Photography – Page 5 – The Wired Jester

Paradise

Boats at anchor Originally uploaded by Sifter. I am back from the amazing Caribbean island of Mustique. Full photo gallery is at Flickr, here. More later… original

Shopping & Escaping Originally uploaded by Sifter. Now that I have a Flick Pro account, I’ve been digging through my digital photos to upload more pictures. This on the left is from a trip to Toronto this time last year. One of the most interesting things about Flickr is the tag system – lots ofContinue reading “Links”

Graves, Rust, Ivy and Flowers

Graves, Rust, Ivy and Flowers Originally uploaded by Sifter. Last weekend a friend and I took a trip to Highgate Cemetery. It’s just up the road from me, and is probably London’s most famous graveyard. Many of the graves are Victorian, so there are plenty of angels about. It’s also the final home of KarlContinue reading “Graves, Rust, Ivy and Flowers”

Here Comes The Sun (…

Cherry Blossom Originally uploaded by Sifter. …you’ll have to sing the lovely George Harrison guitar part yourself). I think it’s safe to say that winter is gone for this year. Contrary to what oyu might expect from me, these aren’t the famous “hanami” cherry blossoms of Japan, but some very fetching ones I saw inContinue reading “Here Comes The Sun (…”

And then there was an answer

“Nobody started it, nobody is going to stop it. It will talk as long as it wants, this rain. As long as it talks I am going to listen” – Thomas Merton So one of the reasons the “British Rain” pic (see below) was getting so many hits is that a US Catholic magazine (!)Continue reading “And then there was an answer”

Something I can’t figure out

Help me! According to my stats, this picture below (“British Rain… Arguably the best in the world”) is the most popular article on this site by a mile. Why is this? Who’s linking to it? My stats program can’t help me on that. It’s as vague as a magic 8 ball…

Blackpool

Blackpool permanently enjoys a strange type of fame. There is the Blackpool that is made out of brick, concrete and rock that sits on the Lancashire coast. This Blackpool is run-down, often wet, cold, and full of desperate drunks and yet… is also surreal, beautiful and weirdly funny [10p Tea virtually demands to be heardContinue reading “Blackpool”

The world through someone else’s eyes

Just a quick post today – life contains to be busy, and I’ve still not got a new camera, as the Optio S4i has been phased out, while its successor, the 5 megapixel S5i, has yet to show up as available. However, a couple of photo related links, both from excellent gadget weblog Engadget. ClickContinue reading “The world through someone else’s eyes”

The Ossuary at Sedlec: Gone but never forgotten

Back in the Spring I visited Prague. As everyone says, it is wonderful. It’s an incredibly popular place to go for one of these sexy “city break” holidays (strangely sexy when you consider it’s just saying “a holiday that’s shorter than you’d like and tries to cram in as much as usual). One of theContinue reading “The Ossuary at Sedlec: Gone but never forgotten”

Cloudscape

At some point, I think I’d like to learn a lot more about clouds. For the moment however, here are some pictures, taken from behind my house at the weekend. On Saturdays, I can hear the rippling sound of the crowd when Arsenal score, because I live very close to Highbury, their stadium – theContinue reading “Cloudscape”