The Snapping Bishop

Found along the Thames estuary at Hadleigh, over the last century these ruins have been the inspiration to millions of artists, one of them, a John Constable had spent many hours sketching the ancient desolate towers set against the huge vista of the Thames estuary below.
In 1829, after being married late at 33 years old, [...]

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Everyone warming up a little, stretch those arms, lighten that gear bag and get framing, springs arrived, I don’t care if its not quite true yet and It’ll probably snow next week, but in the meantime… woot.
From the London Docklands, NE quarter.
I shot these three after a quick wander with a mate last week, a [...]

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Third Part of The Chinese New Year ‘09 Sets. ‘Free Hugs’ (Set 3/3)
Set one. (1/3) Titled. What is ’street’ photography.
Set two. (2/3) Titled. ‘Street’ Photography and Perspective.
Set three…
In relation to my first post above:  are the shots below street photography?  I ask myself, does the content of the photograph need to be clear of its [...]

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I wonder if there are any adults left in the world who haven’t heard of a place called Trafalgar Square? As a Londoner I find that question very intriguing! I heard it said recently and this simple idea left such an impact on me, especially considering it may nearly be true to some degree, that [...]

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Hastings, a seaside town in East Sussex, UK.
Okay, I admit I’ve become obsessed, No not with Hastings although I have fallen for the place before, with its fine old town center, classic seaside house frontages and a wonderful 1930s styled promenade. Which was very special at the time with the locals, because it incorporated [...]

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Oooh those little photons …  
Low winter sunlight, its a gift from the gods isn’t it. If I could chose what weather to have any time I wished it would be low evening sunlight, forget your sunsets and sunrises, defiantly rule out mid summer days, then there’s dappled cloud with sun rays; Oh okay, thats’s pretty [...]

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