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Pic of the day: office worker snaps slumbering colleague on Paddington-bound train

September 9th, 2011 10:30am 2 comments

Pic of the day: office worker snaps sleeping colleague on Paddington-bound train

Seen on the 17:19 Kemble to Paddington train yesterday. I wonder if the photo ended up on Facebook somewhere?

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A photo tour of Kew Gardens, London (part one)

September 2nd, 2011 3:24pm No comments


Photos of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Gardens, west London, August 2011

Home to the world’s largest collection of living plants, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – otherwise referred to as Kew Gardens – covers 121 hectares in west London. Scroll on for my photo tour!

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London photographers take pictures, get hassled by security

July 22nd, 2011 5:38pm 1 comment

London photographers test their right to snap photos: security hassles follow

As anyone who follows this blog will know, I’m a mighty keen photographer, and I’m often busy on the streets of London snapping scenes and bagging shots.

Over the years, I’ve suffered increased hassle from generally clueless security guards who seem to think that taking photos in public spaces is the sort of activity that needs forms filled out in triplicate. In advance.

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Old trains galore at the New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn

July 5th, 2011 3:45pm 1 comment

New York Transit Museum, Brooklyn Heights, New York, NYC

The New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn is a great place to visit if you’re in New York and have a bit of an interest in old trains, mechanical things, old maps and transit memorabilia.

Located in the decommissioned Court Street subway station in Brooklyn Heights, the museum costs $6 to get in and lets you wander around old station equipment and step onto vintage cars ( ‘cars’ being what us Brits would call ‘carriages’).

Scroll down to see some more pics from our visit.

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Piccadilly, South Bank and Green Park, May 2010

May 19th, 2010 10:00am No comments

Central London photos, May 2010

I love wandering around London wth my trusty Lumix X3 camera – here’s a few pics from a Friday ramble, starting with a photo of the cranes around Piccadilly.

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