The art installation named Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red has been created by artist Paul Cummins and staged by Tom Piper to commemorate the 100th anniversary World War 1. Planting of the Tower of London poppies began on 17th…
I visit Bodiam Castle frequently as my daughter likes it there. I normally have my camera with me, but struggle to come up with photographs that are different from what I’ve taken before. Long term readers of this site will…
This London Panorama was taken from the middle of the Golden Jubilee Bridge, looking west. The original colour photo lacked something but a black and white conversion with high contrast has made it a better image. The Golden Jubilee Bridges…
The sculpture at St Pancras station is a fantastic piece of work. It has been created by artist Paul Day, whose other work includes the Battle of Britain monument and Queen Mother Memorial in London. The work series of panels…
This is a view of Langemark War Cemetery in Belgium. The village of Langemark was the site of the first German gas attacks during the Great War in April 1915. Dedicated in 1932 it is one of four German Cemeteries…
Another day out, another overcast day but this time at Herstmonceux Castle. The daffodils are defying the miserable weather though and add some much needed colour to the drabness of sky. This picture looked a bit flat originally, so…
I was sat on Pett Level beach one afternoon late last summer. The tide was coming in, so too was a sea mist. Fairlight hill was slowly becoming obscured by it. The mist veiled the sun replacing vibrant colours…
Like the Harbour Arm, Hastings Pier is also under constant pressure from the sea. Yet although the pier seems much frailer than the solid concrete harbour arm, it relies on clever design rather than brute strength. The core structure…
This chimpanzee was photographed at Twycross Zoo. He was sat by himself indoors, but luckily there was a window so there was no escape from the gaze of the tourists or my camera. I’ve spent too long wondering what he…
The Hastings fishermen use a variety of tracked vehicles to launch and land their boats. This particular one is a Track Marshall 90, built by a British firm whose history is a bit complex and poorly written. Needless to say…
Bayham Abbey, near Lamberhurst, Kent was founded by Robert Thornham in about 1200 and ‘suppressed’ by Henry VIII in 1538. The ruins were romantically landscaped by the prolific 18th century landscape gardener Humphry Repton whose other work include the Brighton Royal…
Walking through the woods the other day I thought that these densely packed silver birches might make an interesting picture. It was overcast so there was not a great deal of colour to bring out in the composition. So I…
