Archive for 'Colour'

Solids and lights

Solids and lights

This is what I get up to when the Christmas TV is rubbish.…

Balconies

Balconies

Slick balconies. If you’ve never lived somewhere with balconies you don’t know what you’re missing.…

Goat

Goat

He was very interested in both me and my camera – a few moments after this photo he was trying to eat my hood.…

Come here my pretty

Come here my pretty

They say a predator’s eyes can mesmerise its prey. I was thinking about that when I took this photo 🙂…

Elephant dance

Elephant dance

Elephants out for a walk at Colchester zoo. There was a lot of circling and shuffling going on.…

Lantern bug

Lantern bug

These insects are interesting in that they are virtually always found in lychee or longan trees. Found in my mum’s garden in Hong Kong (in her lychee tree).

Update: Read Hattie’s poem here.…

IFC lines

IFC lines

IFC Tower 1 in Hong Kong, taken from the observation deck.…

Cambridge boatman

Cambridge boatman

Champagne and strawberries while being punted along the River Cam. The timeless nature of this photo is only spoilt on close inspection when you see the woman is actually looking at her iPhone.…

Younger lady

Younger lady

A friend’s daughter having just slid down a back garden waterslide. If you look closely can see my reflection in her eyes.…

Green stem

Green stem

Part of a bamboo plant, lit from below by a table lamp containing a 40w household tungsten bulb. Background consists of a green cushion from the sofa. As you can see, only the best gear gets used around here.…

One potato, two potato

One potato, two potato

A wonderfully elegant lady carefully examines potatoes in Waitrose. Saffron Walden, 2010.…

Evening light on Tower One

Evening light on Tower One

Evening light on Pedder Street buildings. Hong Kong, 2011.…

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