Rest in peace, East Oxford
Here’s a shot from the graveyard on Cowley Road in Oxford. It’s a rich source of decent photo opps, and I keep meaning to go back at night and do some long exposures, but there are all sorts of insalubrious characters doing their own kinds of exposures there most nights, so I’ve not braved it [...]
Tube bench, Marylebone station, London
On my way back from a meeting (at an uber-swish five star hotel, no less – get me), and the platform on Marylebone tube station was completely deserted, affording me the opportunity to grab this shot of one of the benches. Depth of field was way too shallow at f1.8, but I like the level [...]
No unauthorised access, Iffley village
Joel and I went out to Iffley village in Oxford to take some night shots on Iffley Lock, which was bitterly cold and a bit spooky at that time of night. This one’s my favourite – the gate leading down to the gushing torrents of lock water, which if you fell into them would be [...]
An authentic slice of Italy, Oxford
Err, just kidding. It’s only a Peroni glass. Probably brewed in Stoke-on-Trent or something. Anyway, this was my well-earned pint after From Light To Sound had finished our Oxford show on Friday night. The streetlight coming in from Jericho outside and the position of the Helen & Douglas House booklet behind it made for a [...]
Stairwell, Temple, London
Yep, it’s a photo of some stairs. Bet you’re glad you clicked on this now, right? This is personally notable for me as it’s the first time I’ve tried any of that pseudo-HDR stuff. Well, basically taking an under-exposed, well-exposed and over-exposed version of the same pic and layering them together to get some nice [...]
Abandoned SIM card, Oxford
‘The photographer follows in the footsteps of the ragpicker, who… was directed to finding beautiful what other people found ugly or without interest and relevance – bric-a-brac, naive or pop objects, urban debris.’ – Susan Sontag.
