The whole point of no return

Countryside! How lovely! Spent a weekend with friends in the West Country, such a treat...long walks in the cold, proper country pubs, fabulous home cooking, what's not to like?

Not entirely sure why the sheep was staring at me like this. I assume the animal was thinking that I was either a) yet another idiot with a camera or b) a soul mate in human disguise. Hmm. 

It's that time of year again...

So Oxford Street has again started the Christmas thing, lots of lightbulbs to generate that special feeling...a bit early for my personal taste, but hey, what do I know?

Anyway, I didn't want to take the usual image so I tried something different. Not sure I succeeded, but I do like the image for its level of abstraction.

A foggy day in London town

Some of you might recognise the song title from an old record of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong (and subsequently covered by Michael Buble). It is pretty much what London looked like today.

With the song on my mind I really enjoyed taking out the camera on my daily commute to the City this morning.

Grandmaster

A few days ago I had the great opportunity to attend a chess lesson with Malcolm Pein, a chess grandmaster here in London. That was a fantastic experience and certainly very inspiring. My fellow chess player comrades, get ready for some serious beating!

Thailand

What a wonderful country. How could you not love the beautiful beaches, indulge the amazing food and admire the friendliness of the people in this country? I will need to return at some point....

This week in London

What I saw this week was a rather happy dog being very interested in everything around him...

 ... and a somewhat bizarre thunderstorm radiating a strange light on Tower Bridge...

Poetry in motion

I went to Wimbledon and saw some pretty impressive matches there. This image I took while Mr Haas got rolled over by Mr Murray. Also saw Mr Federer, and that was really cool.

By no means less exciting though was a baseball match of a bunch of 10-year olds. Poetry in motion, indeed.

You lookin' at me?

A rather bizarre scene when the photographer was trying to find the right angle. Made me laugh.

Wheels in the sky

Passed by a field where a bunch of people was trying to launch their kites....one was particularly impressive....must have been one of the largest kites ever made....

Music Man

A stroll along the Southbank...and a bizarre setting with an old man playing his instrument surrounded by graffiti...

Tiger and Dragon

Today I passed by the Mayor's office and there was a not-quite-so-scary dragon. Unfortunately there weren't any tigers.

Strange place for snow

A few days over New Year's Eve by the sea. Weather was fine, so a long walk along the beach was on the agenda. I was experimenting with long exposures during the shooting and thought this image was actually nice.