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i don't really like taking flower pictures, but this one came out quite nicely, especially with a little post processing colour boost. i wonder if i over cooked it a bit ?
i used this flower on the label of some home made CDs last week and it worked quite nicely.
here's the unedited original so you can compare
i'm doing an open university photo course this term, and it's jolly good fun. i've submitted my weekly assignment photos, and here are a couple of spares i didn't use. we're encouraged not to publish our course assignments until the end in case anyone nicks them, but i might share some along the way !
as jane said, one more and it would have been a hat trick.
jane took the great photo of me missing head. i love those kinds of shots.
to p or not to p ? (tuppence or not?)
esther spotted that one of rascle's toys was lacking any upper clothing. luckily her necklass saved our blushes
you are being watched
graffiti at vauxhall station spotted as my train headed in the opposite direction.
this sign was on drinks machine, which may be broken. or it might be mended, in which case remove the sign.
a car with a bed on the roof is technically a caravan. probably.
we went round to regular commenter rascle's house for sunday lunch yesterday. we had a lovely time with top notch food and conversation.
here is his front room, although i think he and his lovely wife managed to avoid being in the picture (they were out playing chicken i think). rascle's mum is the picture though.
we went back to portsmouth historic dockyard yesterday to do more things from our yearly season ticket. it was excellent. this time we went on a harbour tour where our guide helpfully announced military secrets to visiting tourists
sniper on an aircraft carrier
it was a sniper what killed nelson, but i don't think it was this chap
military people are often friendly if you wave at them. perhaps this is where the phrase 'friendly fire' comes from
and this boat had a cow statue on board
what a brilliant idea for outside a flourist shop. they'd decorated their scaffolding to make it in to a feature. excellent stuff.
the museum in the palace of culture and science is a very strange place. totally bonkers.
it's mostly an old school exhibits-at-arms-length in glass cages types of place, but there was one hands on area.
unfortunately it was a demonstration of radioactivity which i thought i'd like to avoid. (it's worth noting chenobyl isn't too far from poland)
still, they had some bonkers exhibits like this type writer which used piano keys for the letters.
and an exhibit which banned the use of thumbs
and an ancient walkman
and some old mobile phones which were surrounded by pennies, seemingly for no other reason than the glass case they were in wasn't done up properly so there was space to drop pennies in (so people did)
and this thing is a pilot training simulator thing (with penny farthings for authenticity)
here is an early apple mac
and the fantastic trolley computer
and i thought this sign was particularly telling. it was in the space section and announced that this rocket was a genuine exhibit (unlike all the others i assume).
the music had a really weird atmosphere and was quite fantastic - you must go next time you are in warsaw (although i wouldn't make the trip just to go).
there are signs along the M4 motorway on the way in to london which inform drivers they are entering a Foot and Mouth control zone. i always pull over my car and let the cows out.
there are enough biological hazards in the UK without people risking further infection by putting pigeons on their heads in the name of tourism. i can't be doing with pigeons.
there was a lomography convention in trafalgar square this week, with 100,000 (i think) photos stuck up on boards. i can relate to their 10 rules of photography !
signs for modern life. there's always a new sexy model available
probably looking for some chopper parking
an excellent thing. trafalgar square is such a great place in the modern era.
part of my new office routine is breaking for elevensies at 8am (i get to the office at 6.30 if i drive) by walking to tesco.
as i get there they are usually opening up and i often see the kiddy tantrum generator machines being dragged out to their posts. sometimes they are still in the doorway.
someone had decided to strangle these poor beasts.
still, if i had the choice of any of these three rides, i'd go for the one on the right as it's goes further.
photo is from the plane on the way back from poland
(update: the cryptic thing i mentioned before has now finished)
is it normally this colour ?
update: looks like his hat isn't the only preference he's changed. i wonder if it's an imposter ?
funkypancake - leading the news as usual !
(in the museum in the palace of culture and science)
like other polish mannequins, this chap had a blatantly green tinge
it's been a while since i've done a cola drinks on railing shot.
as i came out of a meeting at a company head office last week i saw ellen macarthur being professionally photographed. i only realised it was her once she'd walked past me and out the door though, so apologies for the lack of picture !
she's quite small and was carrying her own bags.
and the next day i saw chris eubank in his almost-invisible-on-london-roads lorry cabs. his lorry cab pulled up (on a red route) and he jumped out the passenger seat and ran in to a chemist shop.
see, my celebrity knowledge extends beyond comedians, and includes (at least 2) sports people !
