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Monthly Archives: May 2009
And now in colour …
Had a few comments back from folk about my shots of James May’s plasticine garden. Mostly everyone, from the James May fan club to rugby league supporters with a knowledge of cameras, was saying – why black and white Jon, … Continue reading
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Tagged buckinghamshire, colour, cricket, james may, plasticine garden, southbank
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The singers and the song
Voicelab is an initiative to get everyone singing that runs at Southbank Centre. Obviously I don’t sing because that would contravene the Human Rights Act – or at least good taste. One of the strands of Voicelab is Pulse – … Continue reading
It’s a garden of plasticine, a plasticine garden …
I heard about it on the News Quiz – an entirely plasticine garden made by James May of Top Gear fame. They said it won a gold medal — but that’s not strictly true … Anyway, it’s now in the … Continue reading
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Tagged chelsea flower show, garden, james may, plasticine, royal festival hall, southbank centre
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We are the waiting…
Thanks to those nice folks at HMRC reimbursing me a bit of tax, I am now awaiting delivery of a much-needed fast telephoto. This one in fact. I am quite excited. See here for a bit of a grumble about … Continue reading
Proof!
Let’s ignore the ‘if you send us your photos we promise to use them’ line — let’s go with ‘You like me, you really like me!’. Here’s evidence of two of my cricket pics appearing in the Bucks Examiner. And, … Continue reading
In this town I can’t get arrested
According to The Register, I’m lucky not to be spending several nights in the cells each week. I often whip out the camera on the tube. I have no plans to sell my images and the widest viewership is going … Continue reading
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Tagged arrest, british transport police, candid, london underground, photography, rules, The Register
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Taken by Storm
Storm Thorgerson is clearly as mad as the square root of a box of frogs. But he’s also responsible for some the most iconic images of our time – and many of them have adorned Pink Floyd album covers. If … Continue reading
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Tagged art, covers, gallery, oxo, pink floyd, storm thorgerson, taken by storm
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The police, gawd bless ‘em
There was a fire in Chesham yesterday. It even made the BBC. (Obviously the local BBC and even there Chesham is a town that needs to be referenced as ‘somewhere near Hemel Hempstead.) Anyway, an empty building was gutted in … Continue reading
Criggid
Ahhh … cricket. Could anything be more authentically English than scurrying about the Chilterns watching men in white smash a little red ball and then lose it in the surrounding foliage. I’m sure the rule used to be six and … Continue reading
Get yer camera out
My camera’s been gathering dust. Aside from looking up what chiaroscuro means – in response to a comment on flickr – I’ve had a few days lacking inspiration. In the end it was having time to kill – and then … Continue reading
