28/12/11 - Here is another shot of my Fallingwater model, Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. to quote the great architect - "Buildings, too, are children of Earth and Sun".
Saturday, 31 December 2011
Day 361 - Fallingwater
27/12/11 - For Christmas I receiver this Lego model set of Frank Lloyd Wrights Fallingwater, I think this is my dream house (the real one, not the Lego one). I have loved Frank Lloyd Wrights work since i was about 18 and I think this is one of his greatest accomplishments.
Day 360 - Mr Benn the Explorer
26/12/11 - Here is the second Mr Benn model I received for Christmas, he comes with a handy little picture of some elephants, just in case he forgets what they look like while out on Safari.
Friday, 30 December 2011
Day 359 - Mr Benn the Diver
25/12/11 - For Christmas I received 2 Mr Benn figures from the Kids TV show of the same name, this brings my collection up to 15 models.
Day 358 - Marzipan Fruits
24/12/11 - I love Marzipan and I always look forward to getting some at Christmas, to help out with my 5 a day they come in handy fruit shapes :D
Day 357 - Presents Galore
23/12/11 - Here is the pile of presents that we got for each other for Chrstmas, plus a few from friends too, how exciting :D
Day 356 - Pillar Number 9
22/12/11 - Gunwharf car park is the busiest car park in Portsmouth and here it is as I have never seen it before, and this was at lunch time when it should be difficult to find a space, this was of course taken on Christmas Day as we went out for our lunch.
Thursday, 29 December 2011
Day 355 - Clint, Rachel and Carson
21/12/11 - Another photo of the Barron Family, little Carson was just 10 days old in this photo.
Day 354 - Carson
20/12/11 - Here is the little bundle of joy known as Carson, he is such a cute little thing and is so quiet.
Day 353 - The Barron family
19/12/11 - Here is the Rachel and Clint at home with their new son Carson. — with Rachel Barron and Clint Barron.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Day 352 - Chestnuts
18/12/11 - I LOVE hot roasted chestnuts, I think chestnuts must be one of the best things about Christmas, in fact, I think Chestnuts are the 14th Bestest thing in the World.
Day 351 - Phone Boxes
17/12/11 - Here are some phone boxes in Covent Garden in London. It rained for most of the day while I was there so there were no buskers around.
Day 350 - Cyber Candy
16/12/11 - Cyber Candy is a confectionery shop in London and it is full of all those sweets you see in other countries and want to buy here in the UK, there are enough E numbers to make you explode :D
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Day 349 - Selfridges
15/12/11 - I saw these lights in Selfridges in Oxford street and thought they were cool, they spun really fast and were pretty awesome to watch.
Day 348 - Cathedral Roof
14/12/11 - Here is the roof of Westminster Cathedral taken with my tilt shift camera, I do like those domes, they look pretty awesome.
Day 347 - Westminster Tilt
13/12/11 - Here are another few attempts with the tilt shift camera, this time from the top of Westminster Cathedral Bell Tower.
Day 346 - Christmas Coaster
12/11/11 - What says christmas more than a bright green and purple rollercoaster with the word Christmas plastered onto the signage I ask you?
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Day 345 - Fairground Ghosts
11/12/11 - Here is the Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park, its a magical collection of fun and Christmas happenings. I highly recommend it.
Day 344 - Westminster Cathedral
10/12/11 - Here is the view from the top of Westminster Cathedral bell tower, its just down the road from the world famous Westminster Abbey and its a hidden gem with a very tall bell tower to climb (I say climb, its actually an elevator).
Saturday, 17 December 2011
Day 343 - Books Galore
9/12/11 - Here is one of my book shelves, I love books and have hundreds, I am sure I am single handedly responsible for the depletion of the rain forest with the amount of books I have.
Friday, 16 December 2011
Day 342 - Leaf It Out
8/12/11 - I thought I would have a play about with this leaf and lighting it from behind to see what results I could get, I wanted to highlight the leaf veins and lots of the details.
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Day 341 - Mr Benn and the Magic Carpet
7/12/11 - Here is Mr Benn flying on his magic carpet, He arrived in the post this morning to add to my collection of Mr Benn models. Look he really flies.
Day 340 - Wish Upon A Star
6/12/11 - December the 6th is Saint Nicholas day, originally it was on this day that Saint Nicholas would leave presents in children's shoes.
Wednesday, 7 December 2011
Day 339 - Gene Splicing
5/12/11 - I decided to have a go at gene splicing today but I couldn't find a knife small enough, so I ended up using one of my mums Kitchen knives, how did I do?
Day 338 - Jupiter Rising
4/12/11 - Here is Jupiter (the white line) above the roof of my house just as the moon starts to makes an appearance, this had an exposure time of 22 minutes.
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Day 337 - Splash of Colour
3/12/11 - To celebrate the first Saturday of Advent here are some strips of Plasticine which have nothing to do with Advent but they look nice, hooray! :D
Friday, 2 December 2011
Day 336 - Thor
2/12/11 - This is Thor, I bought him in Norway this year, and he is an old representation as to how he used to look, he is holding his hammer Mjölnir and is the creator of thunder and lightning and also of oak trees.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Day 335 - Leaf in Glass
1/12/11 - I decided to have a play around with some leaves, a glass and some water and came up with this random photo. I also had to jump a few days with the date as I must have messed up sometime in the past, Day 335 is December 1st so Happy December everyone.
Day 334 - Christmas Tilt
30/11/11 - I think this is my favourite of the Tilt Shift photos so far, I like the way the lights on the tree blur out at the top and bottom.
Day 333 - Tilt into the Sun
29/11/11 - another test photo with my new Tilt shift camera, not sure if I like this one but i was trying to go for something a little bit more arty.
Day 332 - Tilt Shift Gunwharf
28/11/11 - Here is another experiment with my new tilt shift camera, its going to take me a while to get used to it and what it can do but I like the results I think.
Day 331 - Tilt Shift
27/11/11 - I recently purchased a Tilt Shift camera from America and it has now arrived, here is the first of many photos trying it out and seeing what it can produce.
Whats tilt shift I hear you ask? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilt-shift_photography
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Day 330 - A Snail of a Tale
26/11/11 - I was doing some time lapse photography and these little snails were the stars of the show :D
Wednesday, 23 November 2011
Day 329 - Levitation
25/11/11 - Here I am trying the David Copperfield style of take off, before long I will be flying around the garden like a bulldozer.
Day 328 - Learning to Fly
24/11/11 - I think one thing most magicians would love to do is to fly, here I am practicing flying in my garden, its very difficult but I am lucky to have several ley lines crossing over in my back garden, it makes it a little easier to power up.
Friday, 18 November 2011
Day 327 - Stampede
23/11/11 - Look, its a Rhino stampeding down Truro High Street at its top speed of 1 mile an hour, you can just imagine the terror on peoples faces cant you :D
Day 326 - Squid
22/11/11 - Here is another creature from the City of Lights parade in Truro, this was one of the more colourful ones.
Day 325 - Pasties
21/11/11 - After the City of lights Parade in Truro there were a few shops still open, This Pasty cafe looked very warm and inviting.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Day 324 - A Giraffe in Truro
20/11/11 - Here is another animal from the City of Lights Parade in Truro, this giraffe had a huge nodding head which would come down over the crowd.
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Day 323 - The City of Lights
19/11/11 - I am here in Cornwall again and Truro is switching on its Christmas lights tonight, they celebrate it with the City of Lights Parade, this year the theme is nature so here is Mr Polar Bear.
Sunday, 13 November 2011
Day 322 - November Sunshine
18/11/11 - It was like Summer in Bosham today, and I was delighted to hear someone had left their car on the beach at low tide and they came back later to find it in 2 foot of water :D
Day 321 - Bosham
17/11/11 - We went to the Weald and Downland museum today, queued for 20 mins to get into the car park, turned around and went to Bosham instead, I am pleased we went there, it has Victoria Sponge cake and huge fluffy dogs (I don't think the fluffy dogs are a permanent feature tho)
Friday, 11 November 2011
Day 318 - Full Moon
14/11/11 - Its always nice to see a full moon, of course I used to be a werewolf but I am alright noooOOOOooooow.
Thursday, 10 November 2011
Day 317 - Bodnant Gardens
13/11/11 - These lovely gardens in North wales are a hidden treasure, belonging to the National trust they are full of surprises, its well worth a visit if your up that way.
Day 316 - Stretching into the Sea
12/11/11 - Here is Llandudno Pier, what a lovely pier, it was just like I imagine an old Victorian pier would be like.
Day 315 - Llandudno
11/11/11 - Llandudno is a lovely place, it was like a typical sunny seaside town with lots to see and plenty going on.
Day 314 - Cottage in the Country
10/11/11 - Here is another photo of the cottage I stayed in with Rach, Clint, Scott, Lisa, Chris, Amy and Nat last year, it was a lovely place to stay.
Day 313 - Llanfaglan
9/11/11 - It was in this cottage I stayed with lots of friends last year, was a lovely little holiday, hope to return sometime :D
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