Sweden – Forest & Lakes Video

Over four days in August 2009, I visited a dozen nature reserves around South-Eastern Sweden (see my original post) The sights were so beautiful and magical that I want to share them with as many people as possible. Music: Julia – composed by Ludovico Einaudi, performed by Claude...

Portraits of Stockholm

After my travels through the forests and lakes in Sweden, I found myself in Stockholm with no cash and a few hours to kill. Having already visited Stockholm the previous year, I didn’t feel I need to do any rushed sight-seeing, and knew my way around a bit. After an hour of walking around, it struck me how strongly so many people have similar facial features – the...

Sweden – Forests & Lakes

For the third summer in a row, I travelled to Sweden for an intensive dance workshop. Unfortunately, I sustained an injury in the fortnight before flying out that rendered me unable to take part. Not one to waste an opportunity (or a non-refundable flight), I hired a car and drove around the myriad forests and lakes in South-Eastern Sweden for 4 days. In addition to a dozen or so...

Scooterworks Café

I went to Scooterworks Café in Waterloo with some friends – it’s a fantastic combination of a scooter workshop and coffee shop. Lots of character, great decor, and really good coffee – from an authentic 1957 Italian coffee machine. Sarah, being a great model, as usual Coffee ripples and brownie Sarah, coffee ripples, and the coffee machine Behind the...

Royal Botanic Gardens, Madrid

I’ve not really taken many photos in the last few months, but a spur-of-the-moment trip to Madrid was a great way to get my photo-mojo back in gear. While there were few photogenic subjects in the city, the Botanic Gardens contained a wealth of stunning visual treats. I also put together another Colour & Form montage from the Botanic Gardens . Purple Pansies Close-up of...

Bull-fighting Statue in Madrid

Fountain in Retiro Park, Madrid

Retiro Park, in central Madrid. A bright sunny day. Water fountains. Perfect conditions for capturing the water patterns of a jet of water, with time-frozen droplets of another fountain filling the rest of the...

The Natural History Museum

I visited the Natural History Museum in London today, for a friend’s birthday outing, and took a few interesting photos of the exhibits and the building itself. The famous Diplodocus in the lobby Close-up of the Diplodocus’ head Water patterns in sand Oviraptor embryo in egg Ceiling of the main...

Sweden

I travelled to Sweden again this year for more Acrobatic Rock’n'Roll training with other members of the Cambridge University Rock’n'Roll Team. This team, we spent a day in Stockholm at the beginning, and a day in Vasteras at the end. Unusually for me, I didn’t take that many scenic/touristic photos, perhaps because I was with a group of friends. Or possibly...

Colour & Form – South of France

Two more Colour & Form collages, from a long weekend in the south of France. I was staying near Cannes for my grandmother’s 80th birthday, and visited a couple of pretty villages and drove along the stunning red coastal cliffs (calanques) of Esterel. The second photo shows various fruit, vegetables, and seafood on sale in La Bocca’s market in Cannes. La Bocca...