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Composition Rules OK?

April 15, 2021 • 1 Comment

Apart from the grafitti tag which originated in 1970’s Britain, there is a serious question to be asked concerning “rules” of composition. I am not qualified to make an academic critique of the many guidelines for framing an image, whether in photography or in other visual arts. However, having been fascinated since adolescence by the work of paint...

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Millenium Saint Paul's

April 08, 2021 • 1 Comment

Both St. Paul’s and the adjacent Millenium Bridge are architectural gems, complementing each other across 3 centuries of stylistic change. Given the important, historical lines of sight to the cathedral and the need for aesthetic sensitivity, a satisfying solution was found by building a bridge with “flat supports”, allowing a clear view of St. Pau...

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Roofs

April 01, 2021 • 1 Comment

Other people’s homes are always fascinating, so being able to observe them from the 40 th floor of my apartment was a constant joy in New York. This view extends across 5 streets from W 65 th to W 69 th streets. The image is somewhat fussy, being full of detail, but I like the effect that it has, reminding me of a completed jigsaw puzzle. This is...

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The Big Smoke

March 25, 2021 • 2 Comments

London was called this before they managed to eliminate the famous, coal-fired London smog, so popular with pre-war Directors of Sherlock Holmes and Jack The Ripper films. Fun fact, your humble blogger was born as a consequence of one of these events. My birth was triggered, when my chronically asthmatic mother was hospitalised with respiratory fai...

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The Light At The End OF The Tunnel?

March 18, 2021 • 1 Comment

Another topical moment arose, just as I prepared to write this blog, because France just announced yet another month of “Le Confinement”. My mood chose this image as a symbol of mixed feelings: where are we headed? How long must we go on? Is there light at the end of the tunnel? The small, disappearing, figure of the young woman silhouetted in t...

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