Yes – I’m afraid all my paranoid fears are coming true. I was filling in time whilst changing trains at Birmingham New Street station by taking some photos of peoplle moving around the station, when I was ‘picked up’ by two undercover police officers interested … Read More →
Category Archives: Art / Design
Frozen barbed wire
Frozen barbed wire Originally uploaded by Dave Haygarth. Strange things afoot in Helmshore today. Ice winds and driving sleet and snow combined with a temperature above melting point – all the trees and fences had this layer of ice on them and thre trees made … Read More →
Why the Chicken Didn’t Cross the Road
Why the Chicken Didn’t Cross the Road Originally uploaded by pointfive. Ace photo on my friend John’s Flickr site. I seem to be having a bit of a Flickr intensive revival at the moment. John’s travelling around the world (again – twice in three years!) … Read More →
San Francisco, the model city
SF, the model city Originally uploaded by mathowie. A lovely bit of photo-tweaking and a nice Photoshop tutorial showing you how to make normal cityscape photos look like those architectural cut-out models.
50 Sad Chairs – a photoset on Flickr
Came across this album of 50 Sad Chairs, by Keaggy. Okay, so they’re not all sad, and the photography could be a bit more accomplished, but they make an inspiring collection of images. This one is a particular corker and a truly brill photo.
Near my office window
Sixteen panning mini photos of the NCP car park on Whitworth Street as seen from the third floor of Bridgewater House. Tell me you’ve seen this before, and I’ll be surprised. Click here to view this and a series of other photos all taken within … Read More →
Them were’t days.
Fantastic poster. Says more about britain in the war than you could ever get across on one sheet of paper. Ace. Simple but funny.
A new poem
Haven’t written a poem for ages and one worked its way into my head this morning on a drizzly cycle commute into work….. Lesley Judd God, she was good - all these years and she still gives me wood. I didn’t actually know her like … Read More →
Flicking hell.
Quarter is a film that shows that, despite having way too much time on their hands, some utter losers have an immense wasted talent. Just watch it.
Are You Worthy?
Found a great Photoshop Contest called “Are you worthy?”. Some top public information-type images that are poignant at times and downright hilarious at others.