Category Archives: Stranger

Dec 11 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger, Transport

Platform 4, London Bridge

Tuesday 11th December 2012, 11.10am (day 474)

Platform 4, London Bridge, 11/11/12

I seem at the moment to be spending most of my life on the move. Just as well that I don’t mind taking photos of railway stations, then, even if it does sometimes make me look like a trainspotter. I got quite a few photos today that were nearly very good, and even though there’s nothing spectacular about this one, I quite like it; this gentleman just looks very chilled out. All in all it does encapsulate what was another very beautiful day with great light, one on which it was far more pleasant to be hanging around outside than one has a right to expect in mid-December.

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Dec 08 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

Moscow graduation

Saturday 8th December 2012, 5.00pm (day 471)

Moscow graduation, 8/12/12

Here we are at another of the repeating events of my year; this took place on 10th December 2011, but it’s the same day, in essence. And I say the same things I said back then regarding wishing these people well and admiring their achievement.

Incidentally the woman on the left here is from the Russian high Arctic, where they still literally live in yurts and herd reindeer: the very fact that I can somehow, however indirectly, be responsible for someone like her getting a Masters’ degree (in Cultural Management) makes me feel at least partly positive about what I do for a living. Hell, that’s education for ya. One reason, perhaps, why moronocracies across the world claim to be in favour of education but actually aren’t. Good for her.

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Dec 01 2012
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger

Figure at the window

Saturday 1st December 2012, 12.40pm (day 464)

Figure at window, 1/12/12

Is there a voyeuristic aspect to this shot? I like the light, the pattern of the branches contrasted with the brick, the facelessness of it.

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Nov 30 2012
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger

Valley of Lights parade, Hebden Bridge

Thursday 29th November 2012, 6.00pm (day 462)

Valley of Lights, 29/11/12

Back home. It was a beautiful, crisp winter’s day and I got some good pictures around lunchtime, one of which I was particularly keen on, but it was of waterfowl on the canal and I’ve done that theme rather a lot. This one was different – a family captured watching the ‘Valley of Lights’ parade through town tonight, a torchlit procession done to celebrate the turning on of the Christmas lights (at an acceptably late point in the year). A good evening.

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Nov 08 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

Angler, Bergen

Thursday 8th November 2012, 3.15pm (day 441)

Angler, 8/11/12

Any day in Bergen on which it isn’t chucking it down with rain is worth recording. After the end of my workshop today I walked out to the tip of the Nordnes peninsula, which splits the city harbour into two, and took this shot. I like it because of the odd configuration of his hands (he barely seems to be holding the rod), the hood, and the fact that for once, despite being taken right into the sun, there is no flare in the lens.

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Nov 06 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

Early Santas

Tuesday 6th November 2012, 7.55am (day 439)

Early Santas, 6/11/12

Early in the day, more importantly, early in the year. Even if they are pretty… too early 😦

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Nov 03 2012
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger

Bonfire Night

Saturday 3rd November 2012, 7.00pm (day 436)

Bonfire, 3/11/12

Remember, remember, the 5th of November. Or, the nearest available Saturday.

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Oct 24 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

Afternoon stroll, Moscow

Wednesday 24th October 2012, 3.45pm (day 426)

Old Muscovite, 24/10/12

When you see Russians like this you can’t help but wonder what they were doing 50 years ago (around the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis). He looks quite well-to-do: I suspect he may very likely have been the sort of chap who would have had a key role to play in, say, The Spy Who Came In From The Cold. Yes, I’m stereotyping, but not without some justification, I feel.

Hardy chap, at least, particularly to be out without gloves on today. It was freezing in Moscow, literally, and – albeit briefly – I saw the first snow of the winter today. You have been warned.

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Oct 10 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger

Director and cinematographer (kinda)

Wednesday 10th October 2012, 1.45pm (day 412)

Filming team, 10/10/12

Third Manchester picture in a row. Among other things I was filmed today as part of some contractual arrangement or other. Three five-minute takes and it was done. While the preceding talking head was shot I snapped this shot of the cameraman (the one who looks a bit like Rimmer out of Red Dwarf at the back) and director: it captures them quite well I think. Just as well as I was too busy to take more than about three or four photos today.

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Oct 09 2012
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Daily Post, Portrait, Stranger, Urban scene

Smoke break

Tuesday 9th October 2012, 10.55am (day 411)

Smoke break, 9/10/12

This couple were pictured outside the Sackville Building at the University of Manchester this morning, which was incidentally another beautiful, but chilly one.

Do I talk too much on this blog? Do I need to say why I find this picture aesthetically pleasing? I’ll leave it.

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