Canal Scenes

Some images of Venice tonight linked thematically by the canal, I've also included some of the main sights too.


Venice, 30/01/2008


San Simeone Piccolo, Venice, 31/01/2008


Doge's Palace and Campanile, Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008

I'm going to do one more blog on Venice, then move on to other images.

Hasta pronto.

New camera

I've just invested in a new camera and like my first proper one it's a Canon, here's the first picture that I took on it (the new one not the first proper one);


Stoke Newington, 12/05/2009

Must close, I'm cooking jamesinseoul his tea tonight...

More Venice pictures soon.

Graffiti

I'm editing my digital photos at the moment in an attempt to free up some space on my hard drive and seeing all the pictures I've taken in a five year period over a few evenings makes me aware of themes occurring in my work. I'm a bit alarmed by the number of pictures of my feet or shoes that I've taken (perhaps a future blog), one constant that has also survived from back in the day when I'd shoot in black and white on 35mm is photographing graffiti.

What fascinates me about graffiti is akin to the urge scratch your name in the school desk, or even taken photo's, it's about making marks, and in terms of images you can argue that it has it's origins in the cave painting, so for someone interested in visuals I guess there's this primal link, maybe I'm thinking too much...however in the history of photography, I'm not alone in being interested in graffiti, a quick peak at my library shows that Elliott Erwitt was partial to the odd shot.

Tonight's images were all taken in Venice last year, I can't remember the exact locations, but at least two of them were taken in the loo of a bar that incongruously had McEwans on tap...


Venice, 30/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 01/02/2008


Venice, 01/02/2008

Have a good weekend. Hope you like the new template.

Venice in fog

So it's been awhile since I last was here...so long that C has had another birthday since taking the pictures I'm putting up tonight...

These are some abstract images from the Lagoon in Venice in fog.


Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008


Venice, 31/01/2008

Well worth the wait, I'm sure...