British Museum

Today was Christmas Shopping day. For some strange reason I decided to do it in central london, Oxford Circus. So many people. It was nuts. Had lunch with A at the Great Court in the British Museum (BM), where todays photos are from. The BM has the Rosetta Stone on display, pretty impressive. It also has the rather controversial Elgin Marbles.
Todays photos were inspired by the other days accidental over exposure. This time it was on purpose!

Leicester Square

Hangover Waiting To Happen

Fear Not

I am alive and photo of the day is not dead. It just got derailed by the work Christmas Party last night. Messy. Very messy. AND I had to go to work today. What is with a work party on a weeknight? Anyway, yesterday and todays photo later. I gotta be somewhere.

First 30 Days Of Photos

Little Camera Strangeness

My little camera has started to do weird things. Like choose a small aperture and warn me of a slow shutter speed rather than just use a large aperture. And those strange shadows are back again. And todays photos are just plain odd. The second I kind of understand because it was a strange half reflection in the bus window. The first is just way overexposed and it shouldn't be. But still, it kinda works. Anyway, hopefully I have just screwed up a setting on my camera somewhere.


Yes I know these photos are one step away from posting photos of my breakfast.

Eye Spy With My Little Eye

It is quite scary playing count the security cameras over here. Apparently the average Londoner has their image recorded about 300 times a day. Disclaimer: My source was the Internet! Not that I have anything to hide from them ....

Why Indeed ?

Sunday Evening ... Already

Where do the weekends go? Caught up with M & E, old workmates, today and did a lap of the Thames in central London. Very cool. Great to catch up with them. Ducked in to the Tate which is where todays photo is from. Have been trying to decide on plans for NYE. Possibly Barcelona. Anyone know a good hotel?

O Christmas Tree

Today A and I headed out to get a Christmas tree. It was a nice crisp day and we caught the train to Syon Park and bought a tree from the garden centre there. Yes we could've bought one a lot closer to home, but then we wouldn't have got to carry a tree home on the train. On second thoughts ....

Buried Treasure

Buried treasure on the way to London Bridge station.

And, yes, another photo of Tower Bridge ....

London Eye

Photo taken on the way back to Waterloo Station. I pass the spot every morning and always resist taking a photo because it's too lazy. Well tonight I caved. Another easy opportunity used up! This photo a day thing is getting harder and harder.

Thanks

Thanks for your comments on yesterdays photo. It is *always* great to get some feedback. Back to the usual fare today I am afraid : reflections and that damn big sky fetish.

More Christmas Lights

Christmas lights on Regent Street. And no, it wasn't me zooming the lens, the bus was moving. I'm not a total one trick pony!

Christmas Lights

Royston Vasey

Made a quick visit to Royston Vasey this evening. It was hilarious.

"My insides are all wrong ...." (please B, lets not get started!)

Long Shadows

Was walking back from doing some shopping and noticed what I thought was a park up the end of one of the side streets. Still short of a picture I thought I would go check it out, you know, so I could give you today's photos of Autumn leaves or bare tree branches. Anyway, it turned out to be a cemtery which was far more interesting. Most of the grave stones were around 100 years old. The sun was just getting low in the sky, the golden hour, and throwing some awesome shadows. So I took the photo that you see above, which I thought would look pretty damn cool. On uploading it really doesn't seem that great. I hate it when then it happens. Grrrr. It certainly isn't helped by the modern buildings in the background (if you hadn't noticed them, then unnotice them again if possible.)
Off to see the League of Gentlemen panto-style tonight. It should be great. Unfortunately it is only for loooooocal people .......

Another Tree

Courtesy of a walk in Battersea Park.

Photoshop Shmotoshop

Went for a walk down along the Thames at lunchtime today, heading in the opposite direction to usual. Really interesting mix of old wharf warehouses and new (not so interesting) developments. The light was a bit dull, so excuse my journey into the realm of Photoshop.

@ Home Sick

I am at home sick today, nothing serious - standard issue cold, but it does mean todays photo isn't from afield. It is the roofline taken out of my steamed up bathroom window. Sums up the rainy weather and early sunsets of the passed week. It is just after four oclock and the sun has already set. The good news is that the earliest sunset is nearly upon us. It occurs in the week following Dec 11th and the earliest sunset time is 3:50pm. So not far to go until the sunsets start getting later again. Strangely enough sunrise continues to get later for a while yet. It is supposedly explained here, but it could do with a few diagrams. Hmmmm. Can you tell that I've been at home all day ....