December 2005
Richmond Park
This tree reminded me of a photograph I had taken in Valley Forge on my first trip to the USA in 1969.
'The Last Sunset' Slideshow
Posted on 1/5/2006 10:57:33 PM | Comments
 1. Posted by Robert K. on 1/5/2006 4:17:33 PM
The trees are similar in the 2 pictures :-) This image is very nice!
 2. Posted by stewart on 1/5/2006 4:38:40 PM
It's funny how certain things stay in your memory like photographing a tree 37 years ago,I can remember a photographer taking a picture of me and one of my sisters in Brighton in 1953.I can see the similaritys between the two trees you photographed.Ni shot.
 3. Posted by w|e|s on 1/5/2006 4:58:07 PM
I too remember whaat the situation was on most of my photographs as well... very nice Tony...
I kinda see this tree conducting the others around... "Okay you there, white oak, move a little to your left, and you, Willow, stop weeping so much and duck down a bit... Now on three everyone say fertilizzzze... :-D
 4. Posted by Melissa on 1/5/2006 7:28:41 PM
Oh very cool.
And I can relate, to the whole concept of remembering the events of most of pictures / how they came to be quite vividly most times.
 5. Posted by tony on 1/6/2006 2:45:08 AM
Robert, thank you. The first tree picture had many memories attached to it.
6. Posted by tony on 1/6/2006 3:13:25 AM
Stewart, thanks. During this year I want to make a real effort to use these old photographs as a starting point and inspiration for reconstructing memories - so many of my memories lie disparate and unformed.
7. Posted by tony on 1/6/2006 3:18:00 AM
Wes, thanks for this - especially the plain-tive story!
8. Posted by tony on 1/6/2006 3:22:45 AM
Hi Melissa, thank you. I'm wondering how we make sense of our own memories, how they become weaved into the everyday world, how we begin to write our own stories, maybe this is just all too much to do!
9. Posted by tony on 1/6/2006 3:26:32 AM
We're off to Maldon today, my birthday, back Saturday evening - have a great weekend everyone!
 10. Posted by viory on 1/6/2006 4:37:46 AM
another great photo. i was right to nominate you for the best british blog on http://www.2006.bloggies.com/ .
11. Posted by Addie on 1/6/2006 9:00:21 AM
Happy Birthday Uncle Tony!! It was nice to be able to talk with you. Hopefully I will be making it over to London this year. This picture is beautiful along with the one from Richmond HIll. Have a wonderful day. Take care.
Much Love,
Addie
xoxoxoxoxoxo
 12. Posted by SYKO TOM on 1/6/2006 6:29:28 PM
Nice!! :-P
13. Posted by tony on 1/8/2006 2:51:05 AM
Viory, thank you .. and thank you very much for the nomination for best british blog! .. I just had a look at the 'Bloggies' site, it's developed a lot over the last few years, and many categories. Thanks again for that.
14. Posted by tony on 1/8/2006 2:53:52 AM
Addie it's great to hear from you on the moblog again and thank you. Take care and I'll see you later in the year.
15. Posted by tony on 1/8/2006 2:54:38 AM
Hi SYKO TOM, thanks.
16. Posted by viory on 1/8/2006 2:58:25 AM
i just hope others will follow. of course you just have to thank just yourself for the nomination by having such a beautiful blog. nice to hear that you knew about this award already. i picked it up at jks' site.
and congrats on your birthday! it was yesterday wasn't it? hope you had a great day!
17. Posted by tony on 1/8/2006 3:17:57 AM
Hi Viory, thank you for the birthday greetings. I'd come across the bloggies a few years ago when I was researching ways of easily creating web sites for photography learning projects I was running. Since then the funding for the projects has dried up and I've got into moblogging and through that back into making pictures! .. and I'm finding TA a great place to support this endeavour at this moment in my life.
18. Posted by viory on 1/8/2006 3:29:52 AM
mmm, i am going to think of a way this could lead to the next project with funding to make the circle round again. you actually stopped photographing for a while? in that case i'm only more happy you found ta. it's a great place indeed. it helps me to get out for a walk and taking pictures regulary. although i'm not focussed enough on making good pictures, i hope they will get better after a while. who knows, one day they will be good enough to start studiing photography? i'm sometimes thinking of that... new dreams thanks to ta!
19. Posted by tony on 1/8/2006 5:00:01 AM
Hi Viory, I'm just about to go out for lunch (with Douglas/Photoshed) but I'm thinking we could run something like a 'Photo-Course' online through TA - maybe this is over-the-top .. will take up too much of our time .. no compensation etc - but maybe we could try some stuff out and see where we get to. I've run plenty of simple photography courses and a TA Photo-Course or Photo-Workshop could pick up on this work in another way - a sort of TA foundation in photography!!??
20. Posted by viory on 1/8/2006 5:06:41 AM
can i assign as first member of your course then? sounds good to me! have fun over lunch and greet douglas from me!
21. Posted by stewart on 1/10/2006 1:05:36 PM
That seema a good idea to me Tony lets talk about it on thursday at the Tate Modern.
22. Posted by tony on 1/10/2006 3:13:11 PM
Hi Viory, I think you'll have to come to London for the course! But maybe after talking with Stewart and Robert down at the Tate we'll come with an online/virtual version of the course too. <> See you Thursday Stewart.
 23. Posted by Odon on 1/15/2006 2:32:59 PM
Very beautiful! I like to see how the trees looks like praying or acting like strange beings. Giants, sometimes. (Me and my imagination...)
24. Posted by tony on 1/16/2006 5:57:32 AM
Hi Odon, thanks. Where would we be without trees? We have a great affinity for trees, we evolved from living in trees to using the timber of trees to form our shelters, and the wood to keep us warm. Trees are special in so many ways. We could probably publish a whole book, made from trees, on why they are so special.
Richmond Hill
In the early eighteenth century the view from this terrace reminded William Byrd, an American tobacco planter, of a similar view near his home on the James River in Virginia, USA and inspired him to name the new city founded on the river in 1737, Richmond.
'The Last Sunset' Slideshow
(0984) Posted on 1/3/2006 8:23:24 PM | Comments
 1. Posted by twig on 1/3/2006 12:51:19 PM
Threads and connections...
...and history
...and memories!
2. Posted by Melissa on 1/3/2006 1:00:33 PM
Nice photo. :)
3. Posted by stewart on 1/3/2006 2:04:04 PM
So that's where the brand name of Richmond cigarettes comes from...
 4. Posted by Edu/\rdo on 1/3/2006 2:48:24 PM
Hola Tony!!!
Feliz Año Nuevo!!!
Esta foto es muy buena!!! ;)
5. Posted by Odon on 1/3/2006 3:14:31 PM
Very nice picture! The sunlight gives a nice effect on the horizon, too. Happy New Year!
 6. Posted by mi on 1/3/2006 4:39:55 PM
Happy New Year!
And could u please take some fotos of Rachel Whiteread if there is still her installtions at Tate Modern?(in case you have time to stop by..)because my fotos are not with high resolution ..
And I really hope to see u this year!
7. Posted by Robert K. on 1/3/2006 9:12:41 PM
Beautiful image Tony!
8. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 11:42:49 PM
Twig, on a clear day you could see Orleans House and Lebanon Court from this spot .. the bend of the river borders St Margarets.
9. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 11:43:39 PM
Thank you Melissa.
10. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 11:46:21 PM
Thanks Eduardo, and Happy New Year.
11. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 11:52:42 PM
Odon, thank you .. the light was crisp and the air clear on this day.
12. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 11:55:48 PM
Mi, Happy New Year. I've planned to walk along to the Tate with the Nomads tomorrow (Thursday), and I'm sure we'll find some polyethylene boxes to photograph!
13. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 11:57:06 PM
Hi Robert, thank you.
 14. Posted by Arlene on 1/4/2006 12:13:20 AM
Beautiful.
Hope 2006 brings comfort to you and health and happiness
15. Posted by tony on 1/4/2006 1:45:36 AM
Thanks Arlene, and all the best for 2006.
16. Posted by tony on 1/4/2006 2:10:03 AM
Stewart, the 'Richmond' brand has probably been used in many ways, the cigarettes got going in 2000.
http://tinyurl.com/b66hr
17. Posted by mi on 1/4/2006 2:35:16 AM
Tony, thank you!and you know what..?
I commented on "Reading Room" and siad it looked like Gursky,
but you were confused with Angie and mi , haha!
Anyway thanks to your conusion , I could pop over Angie's moblog.
18. Posted by tony on 1/4/2006 2:49:20 AM
Mi, ahh ... this makes more sense - but I'll have to rectify the mistake before I get really confused!!
19. Posted by Douglas on 1/4/2006 5:08:54 AM
Great image, memory, some history and a silhouette worth remembering. I wonder if the James river floods as much as the Thames (in this view).
20. Posted by twig on 1/4/2006 12:40:41 PM
I rented a room in a flat in Lebanon Court during 1970. The 'Landlord' ~ the guy with the lease was sub-letting and was one Roger Galsworthy. He was related to John Galsworthy http://tinyurl.com/c7538 but a complete prat! Roger (stupid name) had THE MOST AMAZING Stereo system that he had stolen piece-by-piece from a specialist HiFi store in Richmond where he worked. He also had his shirts professionally laundered. I remember one Saturday having a shower and listening to CSN &Y on his Hifi just before I went on my first date with J... Where do the years go?
21. Posted by tony on 1/4/2006 11:33:22 PM
Hi Douglas, thank you. This period of reflection has inspired and motivated me to recover more memories and discover some histories this year.
22. Posted by tony on 1/5/2006 12:26:19 AM
Twig, I was living in Lebanon Court in 1975 when my parents decided to sell up and go and live in Breton Bay, Maryland. The first people from England had arrived just down the road, on St. Clement's Island, in 1634 - the anniversary of the landing is still celebrated each year as Maryland Day http://tinyurl.com/djjlr
23. Posted by Douglas on 1/5/2006 6:15:32 AM
Lebanon Court=promised land in 1975! Like the multiple convergences. You guys may prove 6 degrees of separation yet again.... Thanks for the Maryland information as I was born in Baltimore (don't let that out!). Breton=French, so was the area one where the French and English lived in harmony? Off to visit your tinyurl!
24. Posted by tony on 1/5/2006 2:33:39 PM
Douglas, I'm sure we'll find a French Connection (1971) if we look long enough. This is getting obscure, I'll pop back to 1969 for a moment in time .. next >
 25. Posted by angie on 1/7/2006 11:07:00 AM
I love shots like this tony...limbs against a brightly lit sky. ;)
26. Posted by tony on 1/8/2006 3:03:43 AM
Angie, hi, thank you. These are my favourite types of picture too, especially when a point or points of interest are framed.
27. Posted by Wendy on 1/9/2006 4:53:34 AM
I've just spent an indulgent hour perusing your lovely photographs. I am moved to tears and just want to say how much I have enjoyed them.
28. Posted by tony on 1/10/2006 6:53:00 AM
Hi Wendy, thanks so much for your comment here. Photographs can elicit so many meanings and evoke all sorts of memories - and for me these recent photographs relate to a particular memory, that also bring back the sadness, and a sense of loss, and bring back many other memories associated with our mum.
The Last Sunset
A visit to Richmond to seek faded memories.
Music: Sun King by The Beatles from the album 'Abbey Road'
'The Last Sunset' Slideshow (Large & Small) 2.29mins.
Posted on 1/2/2006 6:12:23 PM | Comments
 1. Posted by Maurits on 1/2/2006 11:03:59 AM
woweee... another masterpiece.... the large version is so terrific...
Have a great 2006 Tony ....
2. Posted by stewart on 1/2/2006 11:39:17 AM
Tony, I apologize on your last blog I only commented on the image and not the Slideshow, I keep on missing the very small lettering of Slideshow. Anyway I had a look at the show and It's great. I like the selection of music, were most of the slides taken around Wimbledon where you said you were going to with your sister and was It the last sunset of the year.
3. Posted by twig on 1/2/2006 1:25:53 PM
A fitting 'tribute' and an area dear to my own heart.
Slightly unsettling that I am now expecting 'Mean Mr Mustard'...
Love and stuff for 2006!
4. Posted by tony on 1/2/2006 3:04:25 PM
Maurits, thank you, and have a magnificent 2006.
5. Posted by tony on 1/2/2006 3:09:48 PM
Stewart, I added the 'slideshow' text after you left your comment, so you wouldn't have seen the reference. I'm glad you liked the slideshow and music. The pictures are from Saturday afternoon, the 31st December, of the last sunset of 2005 over Richmond Park.
6. Posted by tony on 1/2/2006 3:32:54 PM
Twig, 'Mean Mr Mustard'... sleeps in the park .. and here it's getting dark, so I'll just say 'All you need is love' .. in 2006.
7. Posted by Robert K. on 1/2/2006 4:49:58 PM
Wow, awesome vid Tony! So many beautiful night scenes... and great background music :-D
 8. Posted by Greg on 1/2/2006 10:19:29 PM
A beautiful perspective on the passage of a day Tony. No winter of despair in these images... only the promise that the sun will return to light the day - at least so long as there are good men like yourself to climb hills to greet it .-)
9. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 12:13:46 AM
Robert, thank you. I seemed to end up with a lot of day-for-night pictures in this slideshow!
10. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 12:32:44 AM
Hi Greg, thank you. The river Thames set the scene for the slideshow, especially the flooding of the footpath. The views from Richmond Hill and Richmond Park are quite wonderrful and inspiring. I'll plan on coming back here again soon.
 11. Posted by Tom on 1/5/2006 2:31:55 PM
Tony, this is a wonderful tribute to your mother. As Greg said, the sun will return to light the day.
12. Posted by tony on 1/5/2006 3:10:55 PM
Hi Tom, thanks very much .. I'll keep looking for the light.
The Last Sunset
I'm sitting outside Pembroke Lodge in Richmond Park as the year, the day, this moment fades away. It's 4pm on the 31 December 2005. In Vestal NY it is time for a memorial for my mum to start. I sit to watch the sun settle below the horizon.
'The Last Sunset' Slideshow (Large & Small) 2.29mins.
Music: Sun King by The Beatles from the album 'Abbey Road'
(1094) Posted on 12/31/2005 11:36:40 PM | Comments
 1. Posted by Suzie on 12/31/2005 3:37:03 PM
b-e-a-utiful shot! :-)
2. Posted by Robert K. on 12/31/2005 7:39:44 PM
That is gorgeous Tony!! Looks like a great view for reflecting back and remembering your mother.
 3. Posted by Earl on 1/1/2006 4:27:29 AM
Fine shot, and a fresh start to this new year. You have a lot to build on!
4. Posted by stewart on 1/1/2006 4:30:16 AM
A very good shot for the occasion with the sun fading away with 2005 and your Mother.Maybe this year will be the dawn of another era.Happy New Year Tony.
5. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 4:31:55 AM
Suzie, hi, thank you, good to have you come by.
6. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 4:35:50 AM
Hi Robert, thank you. This place and the scene were just right for this moment in time.
7. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 4:49:48 AM
Earl, thank you. The image is a marker in time, a bright ending and the dream of a delightful new day.
8. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 5:04:34 AM
Stewart, thank you, and yes, a reminder to myself that memories can so easily fade away. Happy New Year.
9. Posted by Tom on 1/1/2006 8:49:57 AM
A beautiful image, a significant moment. May she rest in peace.
10. Posted by angie on 1/1/2006 12:46:42 PM
This is a beautiful shot Tony, please take care ;)
11. Posted by Melissa on 1/1/2006 1:58:30 PM
Very pretty Tony.
I hope you have a wonderful 2006.
12. Posted by Douglas on 1/1/2006 2:27:53 PM
May she rest in peace and in the many memories who hold her dear....
13. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:19:06 PM
Hi Tom, thank you. It's a significant and special time.
14. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:20:46 PM
Angie, hi, thanks, good to have you stop by .. and I'm taking care ;-)
15. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:26:22 PM
Hi Melissa, thank you, and I'm sure 2006 will be wonderful in many ways.
16. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:27:55 PM
Hi Douglas, thank you. I just made a slideshow that touches on these memories.
 17. Posted by Terry on 1/2/2006 2:49:34 PM
Happy New Year!
18. Posted by tony on 1/2/2006 3:42:07 PM
Thanks Terry, have a wonderful 2006.
My Mum
My Mum died on Christmas day. My sister, Marilyn, phones from Vestal, NY to say she died in the night. It's the holidays and people are all around, we're eating and drinking and talking. My thoughts are suddenly emptied. I'd spoken with my mum on Christmas Eve, and we said we would talk again on Christmas day. Marilyn had bought her from the nearby Vestal Nursing Center for an evening meal and to stay over for Christmas day. Feelings of emptiness, loss, loneliness wander around me. I say I will come over and help out in any way I can. I contact the airlines and reserve a return ticket to New York and plan to either drive or get the bus from there to Vestal. Fragmented memories drift by like leaves being carried in a brook to the river and the sea.
The photograph above is from the slideshow of my last trip to Vestal, the shadows are of my mum in a wheelchair and me holding the camera. It's a warm Sunday afternoon in early October, Marilyn has made some tea and we're sitting outside the Vestal Nursing Center talking. Memories from our childhood; stories from a trip to Spain in the 50s; driving through France, visiting Barcelona, Elche, Alicante, Madrid. Stories from the war when both her parents were killed in an air raid while she was at school. Memories of living in London, and memories of her and my father moving to Maryland, USA in the mid 70s. And other stories. I say to her that I must put together a book of pictures and her stories during next year, and she smiles a smile that says 'let's see'.
Marilyn has organised the funeral for Saturday, at St Andrew's Episcopal Church in Vestal, New York. I think my nieces will be flying up there, but my health has not been too good with uneasy sleep, breathing problems and tiredness, so we decide it would be wise for me not to make the trip. My other sister, Wendy, couldn't make the trip either and I'll plan to meet up with her over the weekend and maybe we'll go for a walk in Richmond Park, the area of London we grew up in ...
'Vestal' Slideshows
(7833) Posted on 12/28/2005 11:04:46 PM | Comments
1. Posted by Stewart on 12/28/2005 3:51:38 PM
My thoughts are with you Tony, i've nothing apt to say at a time like this except to give my condolences to you.
2. Posted by Robert K. on 12/28/2005 7:37:27 PM
Tony, I'm very sorry to hear this sad news! That's too bad that you won't be able to make the trip to NY. Hopefully you and your sister will be able to get together.
3. Posted by tony on 12/29/2005 12:31:33 AM
Hi Stewart, thanks, and thank you for stopping by. Words aren't easy to find to describe the disparate thoughts that run alongside the feelings of loss. For me I'll find time to gently and quietly reflect amidst the everyday, and maybe tease out some meaningful words.
4. Posted by tony on 12/29/2005 12:53:39 AM
Robert, it's very good to have you come by. Yes, I'l miss being with my sister and family in Vestal, NY, but I'll do things with family and friends over here during the next few days and over the weekend.
5. Posted by twig on 12/29/2005 4:31:07 AM
Staystrong friend.
Love and sympathy to you and your sisters.
6. Posted by Earl on 12/29/2005 6:35:27 AM
So sorry to hear of your loss. Your photo says a lot, and it reminds me of the blessings of the time I had with my parents before they passed away. May God bless and strengthen you in the days ahead, and may your photos trigger many more smiles than tears in you life.
7. Posted by Greg on 12/29/2005 7:21:30 PM
I'm truly sorry for your loss Tony. It seems that there are always those things left unsaid and undone when this moment arrives. She smiled that "let's see" smile. BUt I do believe God built a universe that will place you before that same smile again... "someday" Until then coast on a lifetime of love she gave you. Condolences and prayers my friend.
8. Posted by tony on 12/30/2005 12:09:51 AM
Hi Twig, thank you, I'll send your love to Marilyn amd Wendy.
9. Posted by tony on 12/30/2005 12:20:44 AM
Hi Earl, thanks so much for that. The photograph is a often associated with a personal memory but when it's shared and becomes part of conversation it can become meaningful in other ways, thanks for your thoughts here.. and btw thanks for your memories in 'another family'.
10. Posted by tony on 12/30/2005 12:28:14 AM
Greg, thank you, I appreciate your thoughts. I suppose 'life' can be seen as an eternal process, with no beginning or ending, just interludes where we try and make the best of our everyday lives .. without too many loose ends ;-)
 11. Posted by blue on 12/30/2005 4:52:35 AM
Its been a while, Tony. I am sorry to hear the news at this moment. I lost my father two years ago during the new year. I know what you mean by feeling emptied. I felt the same when I heard about my father. However, birth and death are things we can not really avoid. I just hope that you are with someone by your side.
Take Care,
Blue
12. Posted by tony on 12/30/2005 5:18:36 AM
Hi Blue, it's very good to hear from you, and yes, life is hard to avoid with its beginnings and endings, and everything in between, including the feelings of loss and grieving. I'm lucky to have Jude here - someone by my side. Take care and all the best for the new year.
 13. Posted by Neoslv on 12/30/2005 5:59:48 PM
I'm very sorry to hear this sad news!. Receive my condolences to you.
14. Posted by ADDIE on 12/30/2005 7:28:28 PM
HI UNCLE TONY
I WISH YOU AND AUNT WENDY COULD BE HERE, I AM SURE YOU DO TOO. WE MISS YOU TERRIBLY. YOUR PICTURES ARE AMAZING; EVERY LAST ONE OF THEM!!!! THE TRIBUTE TO GRANDMA AND THE PHOTOGRAPH IS WONDERFUL. I HAVE TO ADMIT THAT I AM A SHEDDING A COUPLE TEARS RIGHT NOW. THOUGH THERE ARE MANY MILES BETWEEN US, YOU ARE STILL ALWAYS IN MY HEART AND MIND. TAKE CARE OF YOU AND MUCH LOVE TO YOU. SEE YOU IN MAY!!!!!
XOXOXOXOXOXOX
YOUR LITTLE NIECE
ADDIE
15. Posted by KIMBERLY on 12/30/2005 7:45:25 PM
Hello Uncle Tony,
I am sad that we cannot all be together at this time or any other time. The pictures and writings have touched me and make me feel closer to the memories. Thank you for taking the time to post them and for us all to share and remember. Most of them I have not seen before now. The most comforting feeling is that they make me laugh and smile rather than cry. I know in my heart that Grandma is now with Grandad. We will forever have two guardian angels watching over us with more love and power than we will ever know. The next time I am asked a question and I am not sure what my decision will be..... I will simply say "let's see" and I will know that Grandma will help me make my decision to be the best one. All my love to you at this time.
16. Posted by tony on 12/31/2005 12:06:13 AM
Neoslv, hi, thank you for your commiserations.
17. Posted by tony on 12/31/2005 12:19:09 AM
Hi Addie and Kim, how wonderful to have your thoughts here. It was great talking with you both on the phone yesterday. Today, New Years Eve, will be the memorial service for my mum - a day of memories. I'll be walking today, and probably cycling, and possibly photographing, and I'll be thinking of you all.
 18. Posted by francis on 12/31/2005 3:36:04 AM
this is so sad. my thoughts go out to you.
19. Posted by Paige on 12/31/2005 6:45:37 AM
Hi Uncle Tony,
I drove up from Virginia this morning to be with the girls and Mom and my thoughts are with you. Many times this year we've been going through old letters and photos of the family and the nostalgia washes over you. On a recent visit to southern Maryland, I drove by the old house and many happy thoughts came flooding back. Everytime I go to the theater or into the city, I think of Grandma and how regal she was. I am grateful that she was able to meet Baylen (our oldest son) but sad that she'll never know our younger one. Love to you and Wendy.
 20. Posted by francesco on 12/31/2005 8:38:58 AM
Happy New Year
 21. Posted by blue on 12/31/2005 9:44:03 AM
I dont know is it appropriate but I want to also wish you a Happy New Year.
22. Posted by Arlene on 12/31/2005 2:15:13 PM
So sorry to hear about your "Mum''.....hope the New Year brings good memories and some solace to you and your family.
They weather in Vestal can be trecherous at this time of the year...
They often close the airport and it is snowing there right now.
23. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 2:39:49 AM
Francis, hi, yes, it's been a sad week mixed with many good memories.
24. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 2:48:19 AM
Hi Paige, it's very good to hear from you and I'm glad you managed to make the journey to Vestal. I think I'll be doing a lot of looking through the old family pictures during 2006. Take care and have a great year.
25. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 2:49:05 AM
Francesco, hi, Happy New Year.
26. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 2:50:49 AM
Blue, thanks. Take care and have a great 2006.
27. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:14:33 AM
Hi Arlene, thanks for stopping by. This has been a week of remembering and reflecting. Just after my mum's memorial service on Saturday the snows came in.
28. Posted by angie on 1/1/2006 12:45:51 PM
Tony- I'm very sorry to hear about your loss. My thoughts are with you.
29. Posted by Douglas on 1/1/2006 2:22:36 PM
My condolences and thoughts go to you and your family at a difficult time. She went amongst those she loved and she was loved by when she passed on. Of course that can't bring her back, but your families warm memories carry her on. All the best with your trip over and your birthday next week.
30. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:45:35 PM
Angie, thank you .. the sadness lingers, but it's also a time to gather together good memories.
31. Posted by tony on 1/1/2006 3:49:32 PM
Hi Douglas, thanks for this .. as you've probably gathered I didn't make it to Vestal, but I've just completed a slideshow made on a visit to Richmond Park on Saturday.
32. Posted by Douglas on 1/2/2006 1:31:51 AM
I realise from the next posting that Wendy and you did not go over. You went to Vestal such a short time ago, that is what was good timing. Your photographs trigger memories and conversation, I am off to look at the slide show. All the best.
 33. Posted by robert on 1/3/2006 1:51:44 AM
Deepest sympathies -- Robert
34. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 2:23:06 AM
Thank you Robert.
35. Posted by Pam Lieberman on 1/8/2006 11:57:55 PM
Hello Tony,
Remember me? Pam from Vestal Nursing Center. I live in Florida now. I had to write you to let you know how very very sorry I am to hear about Sheila. One of the nurses from the nursing home contacted me to tell me because she knew your mom and I were close.
I want you to know that you all will be in my thoughts and prayers. I will never ever forget Sheila and I consider it such a blessing that she was a part of my life. I thanked God immediately for giving me a job that allows me to have the honor and priviledge of caring for them. That's how I felt about your mom. I looked forward everyday to seeing her and while I was going to nursing school she gave me such encouragement. When I graduated in September she was so happy for me and told me how proud she was of me.
I was so sad when my family and I decided to move to Florida and I had to leave Vestal, because I knew how much I would miss her. My deepest deepest condolonces to you all.
36. Posted by tony on 1/10/2006 3:04:08 PM
Hi Pam, it's very good to hear from you here and thank you so much for these words. I know my Mum really appreciated you and your warm personality. I hope you are keeping well and that life in Florida is working out for you. Take care.
Circus
Christmas lights invite us to become consumed. The Traditional Rickshaw Company ferries the odd couple around. Black Cabs race Red Buses. Security guards become Policemen. Cartoon characters orchestrate the world. This is Oxford Circus.
(0431) Posted on 12/21/2005 8:41:37 AM | Comments
1. Posted by twig on 12/21/2005 1:41:21 AM
Krazy Kapture!
I like the idea of rickshaws, saw some in Japan which were pretty luxurious. Don't know that I'd feel comfortable in London traffic though...
Interesting compo (as usual).
2. Posted by stewart on 12/21/2005 2:55:29 AM
I like the decorations even the red bus has turned blue .
 3. Posted by Melissa on 12/21/2005 5:18:43 AM
Very nice image! I like the "atmosphere" of it. :)
4. Posted by tony on 12/21/2005 10:35:12 AM
Twig, the pavements were jam-packed with people, this piece of road was the 'quietest' spot for taking a pic. The rickshaw looked a strangely calm place to be, if a little cold.
5. Posted by tony on 12/21/2005 10:38:24 AM
Stewart, the xmas lighting has certainly provided a shift in the character of this place.
6. Posted by tony on 12/21/2005 10:39:36 AM
Hi Melissa, thank you. This place has been 'intense' over the last few weeks.
7. Posted by twig on 12/21/2005 2:19:03 PM
Standing in the middle of the street directing traffic...
Must be Nice!
Or was it Cannes?
I had the wrong map at the time.
The photographer was amazing.
I was told how to do it I seem to remember...
8. Posted by tony on 12/22/2005 12:12:55 AM
Twig - 'the navigator' - that's some memory - what year? I'll dig the photo(s) out and put them up somewhere.
9. Posted by francis on 12/22/2005 8:03:36 AM
that's a very, very cool image
10. Posted by tony on 12/22/2005 2:58:34 PM
Francis, hi, thanks. This is a cool and crazy place.
11. Posted by twig on 12/22/2005 3:11:28 PM
Can't remember dates exactly or which trip ~ must try and work it all out one day...Was it scooter or Mini? If Mini then possibly 68!?
12. Posted by tony on 12/22/2005 4:15:31 PM
Hi twig, I've just found the original 'standing in the middle of the street' slide - it's 'Kodachrome' June, 1966, the Lambretta through France and Italy. I'll put some of these pics up on my website over the weekend. See if we can conjure up some more info.
13. Posted by twig on 12/23/2005 11:00:49 AM
Yeah, of course ~ remember the bike being knocked out from under us at a junction in Nice/Cannes? Seems they prioritize/ 'Give Way' to the left and someone was looking the other way!
8¬)
14. Posted by tony on 12/23/2005 11:45:29 AM
... and here's the picture - 'Look no Lambretta'!
http://tinyurl.com/77pyl
15. Posted by Smiling Twig on 12/23/2005 2:00:31 PM
http://tinyurl.com/77pyl
What a photographer.
What a Director.
No reflections though...
Live Long and Prosper dude!
Merry Crimbo...
16. Posted by tony on 12/23/2005 3:38:22 PM
Twig, the reflections come later, much later .. here's a postcard to be going on with - http://tinyurl.com/djf95
17. Posted by twig on 12/23/2005 4:35:36 PM
Is this ~ http://tinyurl.com/djf95 ~ from that trip?
Sh*t where hell was I when you were out taking photo's?
I'd really love to view your pics from that trip!
Y'know, the fading grey cells and all...
18. Posted by Robert K. on 12/23/2005 7:24:18 PM
Whoa... this is a really cool image Tony!! Very impressive :-D
19. Posted by Greg on 12/24/2005 12:01:29 AM
This one seems so exotic... and wonderfully beautiful! A perfect 10 of course! (A Merry Christmas to you and to all those that you love Tony! .-)
20. Posted by tony on 12/24/2005 1:40:06 AM
Hi twig, that was a 'real' postcard from Nice - the image was something I was only aspiring towards at the time.
21. Posted by tony on 12/24/2005 1:44:28 AM
Robert, thanks .. it seemed worth gettting off my bike to make this picture.
22. Posted by tony on 12/24/2005 1:49:28 AM
Thanks Greg, ahh the power of photography to make a place look exotic. Have a wonderful Xmas weekend.
23. Posted by francesco on 12/24/2005 10:51:58 AM
Merry Christmas
24. Posted by Terry on 12/24/2005 12:38:22 PM
What a beautiful place! I love the lights.
 25. Posted by Master Of Mobiles on 12/24/2005 1:24:08 PM
Merry Christmas! :)
 26. Posted by rmstudio on 12/24/2005 5:09:42 PM
Thats a really cool shot! dragging the shutter makes it so sorreal! Have a good xmas!
 27. Posted by superman06 on 12/24/2005 10:05:28 PM
Beautiful image! Happy Holidays from Superman06 and my alter ego, riesen2b (Paul)!
 28. Posted by trueuz on 12/24/2005 10:46:15 PM
nice pic, nice colors combination , perspective and composition.
Thanks for the comments last days, ok... I´ll see u next 2006.
greetings!!
29. Posted by Earl on 12/25/2005 1:48:29 PM
Remarkable shot! I would love to see this in person - so much energy. 10 from me!
30. Posted by Earl on 12/25/2005 1:50:44 PM
Remarkable shot - I would love to see this in person. So much energy! 10 from me!
 31. Posted by Brad on 12/25/2005 3:27:51 PM
Merry Christmas, Tony! Best Wishes to you and your family! *<(:-))
 32. Posted by Jobo on 12/25/2005 5:20:18 PM
Wow! Great shot tony! Did you have to do any dancing on the road trying to avoid cars...? haha!
Hope you have a safe and Happy Holiday's Tony! =)
 33. Posted by viory on 12/26/2005 2:51:52 AM
this is strange. the same lights are in a central shopping street of the hague.
have a merry christmas tony!
34. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:22:24 PM
Francesco, Happy Holidays
35. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:25:02 PM
Hi Terry, the traders around this area make an effort to make this place look lovely each year.
36. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:26:01 PM
Hi Master Of Mobiles, a Merry Christmas to you.
37. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:27:32 PM
Hi rmstudio, thanks, and I hope you had a great Christmas and Holidays
38. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:28:52 PM
Hi superman06, thanks, and all the best to you.
39. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:31:02 PM
Trueuz, thank you. I hoped you enjoyed your holidays and all the best for the New Year.
40. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:33:25 PM
Earl, thank you, the West End of London is certainly worth a visit.
41. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:34:55 PM
Brad, hi, all the best to you and your loved ones. I hope you had a wonderful Christmas.
42. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:37:50 PM
Jobo, hi, thanks, you need to be fleet of foot on these crazy streets.
43. Posted by tony on 12/28/2005 2:40:11 PM
Viory, even the Christmas streets lights you can buy off-the-shelf these days - Merry Christmas.
Reading Room
The circular Reading Room at the British Museum was designed by Sydney Smirke and built 1854-7. This was a research area until 1997 when the bulk of the library was moved to the new British Library at St Pancras. The old research benches are still here and anyone can come in and use this place for reading, studying and computing - but no free wifi .. yet.
(0800) Posted on 12/20/2005 5:48:25 PM | Comments
1. Posted by Tom on 12/20/2005 10:02:17 AM
A lovely subtle range of colours beautifully lit in quite a formal composition.
2. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 10:19:35 AM
Hi Tom, thanks. I must have had another half a dozen people with cameras around me taking very similar pictures.
3. Posted by stewart on 12/20/2005 1:43:58 PM
A nice clear shot,you can see every book individually I like the book that's on the middle floor,5th row from the right,2nd shelf down,2nd book on the left,the red one sticking out slightly.Have you got it???
4. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 3:41:29 PM
Stewart, that's a rare reference book, for use in the Reading Room only.
5. Posted by Robert K. on 12/20/2005 5:01:10 PM
Wow, very nice capture Tony! This place looks huge :-)
6. Posted by tony on 12/21/2005 12:54:17 AM
Robert, thanks. This place is huge. The dome of this Reading Room is 42 metres in diameter - easily enough room for a few Routemaster buses.
 7. Posted by Santa Max on 12/23/2005 2:49:05 PM
This looks awesome, I can live there and read forever.
8. Posted by tony on 12/23/2005 3:33:18 PM
A wonderful idea Santa Max, but you would have to allow the tourists to visit and photograph the place each day ..
9. Posted by (Nameless) on 12/24/2005 4:01:52 AM
And I'm the one of those tourists..I was there in October.
And this shot reminds me of Andreas Gursky.
Merry Christmas and hope to see u in London next year!
10. Posted by tony on 1/3/2006 12:47:04 AM
Hello Mi, you'll have to pop along to the Tate Modern, I think they
will still have some Andreas Gursky pics hanging around - they're
big! Have a great 2006 and I'll hopefully see you in London when
you come over.
11. Posted by Douglas on 1/12/2006 1:17:29 PM
All that shimmers must be refinished gold! I agree that it is like
Andreas Gursky. Perhaps a goal for the new year, thousands of photobloggers
on big photos...
12. Posted by tony on 1/16/2006 6:20:46 AM
Hi Douglas, it may be difficult to find venues that would show these
big prints!
Learning Photography
In 1969 I was asked if I would like to organise some photography at my local youth club. I had worked as an assistant to a commercial photographer for a year and produced photographs for a magazine I worked on. I suggested we could build a darkroom for learning to develop films and make our own prints. During that year at the club I became the 'photography teacher' explaining the processes of picture making to a group of two or three people who learnt some basic skills and developed an enthusiasm for photography. This core group gradually got other people involved in photograpy and the darkroom became the place for listening to music, chatting about clothes and films, developing relationships, and making photographs.
Photography Group 1969. The Samurai Club, Epsom, Surrey.
(8643) Posted on 12/20/2005 4:22:07 PM | Comments
1. Posted by Earl on 12/25/2005 1:58:10 PM
Classic shot. My senior year in high school was 1969, and I got my first camera - a Kodak X-15, 126 format film. I shot dozens of rolls with it, and learned how to frame shots. My graduation to the world of 35 mm was when I saved enough to buy my Pentax K-1000, a little over 10 years later. Thanks for the reminder of good memories, and Merry Christmas!
British Museum Handrail
I've passed this handrail at the entrance to the British Museum many times, this is the first time I've stopped and looked at it. I wondered how an architectural historian would describe this image; with the rose motif on the handrail and the colonnade of Ionic columns, designed by architect Robert Smirke and his brother, Sydney, and built mainly between 1823 and 1857.
(0788) Posted on 12/19/2005 9:59:34 AM | Comments
 1. Posted by skidoo on 12/19/2005 5:30:00 AM
He would say, "Damn that airplane and it's anachronistic contrail!" :-)
2. Posted by skidoo on 12/19/2005 5:30:38 AM
ITS! ITS ITS ITS! Damn! lol
3. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 7:04:48 AM
American architectural historian, Susan Johnson-Roehr, may well have agreed with your uncanny perception Skidoo. ;-)
4. Posted by Tom on 12/19/2005 10:17:58 AM
This is a very perceptive take. I'm trying to think of some witty architectural comment along the lines of ionic columns, ironic handrail. There's clearly a family resemblance. My guess is columns by Robert and handrail by Sidney.
5. Posted by twig on 12/19/2005 1:28:27 PM
Contrails equivalent to the modern Grocer's apostrophe?
You (eventually) pick out the details that we miss every day.
Love the blue skies we're having and it must be near the solstice ... Yipee!
http://tinyur
Like Tom's ionic/ironic wordplay but lost as to the 'family resemblance'.
6. Posted by twig on 12/19/2005 1:29:14 PM
http://tinyurl.com/9ocmq
Are we having Another broken link moment TA?
7. Posted by stewart on 12/19/2005 2:56:41 PM
We all walk by and miss the details of buildings and maybe occasionally stop and look.A nice shot Tony.
 8. Posted by izZZ on 12/19/2005 4:54:29 PM
Great angle on this one...and architetural speaking just lovely.
9. Posted by Robert K. on 12/19/2005 6:03:31 PM
Looks like some of the architecture in Washington DC... very cool perspective!
10. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 12:41:24 AM
Hi Tom, sounds like a reasonable guess. I'll keep this trail warm by following up with a picture of the circular Reading Room, designed by Sydney Smight and built 1854-7.
11. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 1:07:04 AM
Twig, ironic gestures can sometimes lead to trails of condescension .. but maybe its just a way of coming to terms with grocer's apostrophe's. The daze will be longer soon ;-)
12. Posted by robert on 12/20/2005 1:39:46 AM
Hi Tony, photos and art make you look at things. I should go to the British Museum myself, but I lack the motivation. BW -- Robert
13. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 1:58:27 AM
Hi Stewart, thanks. Stopping, looking .. and a little imagination .. I vaguely remember an 'imagination' quote, I'll check it out:
'It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter, because you can invent things. But in photography everything is so ordinary; it takes a lot of looking before you learn to see the ordinary.' - David Bailey
14. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 2:00:00 AM
Thanks izZZ. This buidling is just as fascinating as the exhibits inside.
15. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 2:13:17 AM
Hi Robert, neoclassicism became a dominant international style during the 19th century, especially on public buildings. Nowadays this style is aped on ordinary houses without a touch of irony.
16. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 2:16:19 AM
Robert, maybe we could have a Nomadic meet at the British Museum in the New Year.
17. Posted by Tom on 12/20/2005 9:57:29 AM
I also like the combination of similar colours and contrasting textures. The handrail has a visual glow but I bet its cold to the touch.
18. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 10:58:24 AM
Tom, the low winter sun really helps to bring out the textures and colours. This was a chilly day for London, hovering just over freezing.
Gabriel's Wharf
A photo-walk with the Nomads takes us along the South Bank to Gabriel's Wharf; a market-style space of small shed-like tourist shops, cafes, and a place hiring out bikes for £3 an hour. Robert prefers to keep walking. Later we meet Tom (Digital Compost) at the National Theatre.
(0731) Posted on 12/18/2005 8:19:48 AM | Comments
1. Posted by robert on 12/18/2005 12:33:13 AM
Hello Tony, These guys should be put in hostels - the tourist industry is worth too much to London. Moreover, the bicycle is a more efficient way of getting around.
But I like the pic - bike wheels, sign, blue sky and tramp.
2. Posted by tony on 12/18/2005 1:16:59 AM
Hi Robert, you're up bright an early on this cold, cold Sunday morning (-5 C/ 25F). A tramp with a digital camera!? - must be a tourist in disguise ;-]
3. Posted by Melissa on 12/18/2005 6:23:42 AM
Love the perspective on this! :)
4. Posted by stewart on 12/18/2005 7:05:10 AM
You mean Supertramp with contented smile on his face not even bothered to look at the bikes,his philosophy is 'Who needs a bike when you have feet for walking'
5. Posted by tony on 12/18/2005 8:16:05 AM
Hi Melissa, thanks. The camera was virtually on the ground, luckily I had a swivel screen, which meant I didn't have to also lie on the ground!
6. Posted by tony on 12/18/2005 8:56:30 AM
Stewart, .. and a good pair of boots.
7. Posted by Melissa on 12/18/2005 6:02:29 PM
Ah!
See I try to take shots on the ground sometimes and I usually just aim and take my chances because like, the other day, it was snow. And I wasn't about to get a frostbitten face for the sake of my art. lol
 8. Posted by Paul on 12/18/2005 6:31:02 PM
... nice.. camera-on-the ground shots work welll...
9. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 12:20:55 AM
Melissa :-) ye', if the image is only worth a thousand words then frostbite shouldn't come into it!
10. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 12:26:24 AM
Hi Paul, thanks, good to have you stop by - a grounded point-of-view can sometimes illuminate your perspective on the world!
11. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 2:41:34 AM
Just a Note - The TA Calendar is BACK! + images archived to each month - very neat .. but, still in 'Beta'? I can't seem to get back to 2004. Images don't appear in the 'Archives' view. Only shows '33 Total Posts' !? at top of page. This month 'December' disappears from the list - so can't get back to this month when in 'Archives'. I'll look forward to this progressing. Welcome back Calendar.
12. Posted by twig on 12/19/2005 3:45:26 PM
'Tramp' = Nomad?
13. Posted by izZZ on 12/19/2005 4:53:21 PM
Awesome take and the explanation of a lovely day.
14. Posted by Robert K. on 12/19/2005 6:02:29 PM
Looks chilly there! Nice shot Tony!
15. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 11:51:00 PM
Twig - 'Nomad' A person with no fixed residence who roams about; a wanderer. Also know as a 'Tramp' To travel on foot.
16. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 12:04:54 AM
Hi izZZ, thanks, walking with a camera can lead to exploring and discovery!
17. Posted by tony on 12/20/2005 12:07:44 AM
Robert, thanks, it was a pleasantly cold morning - we had a nice cup of tea to warm ourselves up later.
Is this a Corvette?
I'm sorting through some really old slides, this one was taken near my cousin's house in Annapolis, Maryland during October 1969. I presumed this car was a Corvette Stingray, but I'm not sure, any ideas?
(0013) Posted on 12/14/2005 8:43:26 PM | Comments
 1. Posted by yoshi on 12/14/2005 2:19:57 PM
wishi i could help you solve this mystery...seems like a good guess to me. perhaps izz or max from la could help guide with more clues? all-american shot for sure!
2. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 3:22:28 PM
Thanks yoshi, I hope someone can really identify this car, the inlets or air-outlets behind the front wheels may give a clue, but it won't be the end of the world if I don't identify this - I have a lot more images I'll have to look through and edit and caption.
3. Posted by w|e|s on 12/14/2005 7:02:59 PM
Hey there Tony definitely a Corvette. Stingray I amnot sure about... Stingrays is a specific package of options/add ons... Very cool car either way... :-)
4. Posted by Robert K. on 12/14/2005 8:12:26 PM
Definitely a Corvette!! Very nice!
5. Posted by rmstudio on 12/15/2005 2:28:00 AM
Looks like a 1976 Stingray Chevy Corvette for sure. My Favorite uncle that past away two years ago had one of these exactly like this one same color and all. They where very hard to park cause of the way the front nose fell out of site from the drivers view so it was really hard to judge the distance on the front bumper. One sweet ride... My uncle loved his cars! My favorite care he ever had was a 1968 Thunderbird First car I ever saw with power windows I was like WOOOOhhh...
6. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 7:46:24 AM
Hi w|e|s, thanks for the confirmation .. a very cool car, I still have a memory of the sound it made!
7. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 7:51:17 AM
Thanks Robert, that's it, now it's solidly confirmed .. get rid of the bicycle and get a Corvette Stingray! But it probably wouldn't drive too well around London, and I would have to move to the country, and I would loose my friends and family. Maybe I'll stick with the bicycle and dream a little each day.
8. Posted by w|e|s on 12/15/2005 7:53:43 AM
LOL Tony... You can always ride your bicycle whilst making the Vvaaaarrroooooo sound... ;-)
9. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 8:01:13 AM
Hi rmstudio, thanks, I also came across another car in the States in '69, called a 'Camaro Z28' - if I remember right. This was also a very tasty car. The year before I had seen these sorts of cars hurtling down the Mulsanne Straight at Le Mans. The Ford GT40 was the car I especially remember.
10. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 9:10:05 AM
Wes, on the bike I haven't enough puff left to do the vroo..... I might have to change my lifestyle ;-]
11. Posted by francis on 12/15/2005 2:10:29 PM
I don't know but this is SUCH a good picture. You've GOT to wonder what those guys are doing in such a hot car ;-) Hey, this is a completely worthy mob! beautiful pix, very nicely organised. Got to add you to my lists. Thanks for sharing!
12. Posted by Greg on 12/15/2005 8:30:53 PM
Most definitely a Corvette Stingray - don't know if it's a 69 or 68, but they got bigger in 69. My cousins husband had a 68 and it was a pinch smaller than this. The wheels and the hood say Vette .-) http://www.corvettemagazine.com/2000/APRIL/69/69p1.asp
13. Posted by tony on 12/16/2005 12:27:50 AM
Hi Greg. I think that settles it for me .. but I'm still wondering about that air duct behind the front wheel? I checked out your link and then had a look through google and the cars had slats across this duct/vent. Anyway I shouldn't get too particular, just be content knowing this is a 68/69 Corvette Stingray, thanks.
14. Posted by tony on 12/16/2005 12:58:23 AM
Francis, hi and thanks very much, it's very good to have you come by. We could consider what these characters in the Corvette are about - car salesmen? record producers? bank robbers? accountants? - our stories are limited only by our imaginations!
15. Posted by francis on 12/19/2005 5:23:43 AM
ah, god, tony, they HAVE to be on a drug run!
16. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 8:01:04 AM
Francis, I think these characters are trying to live out the dream
;-)
17. Posted by trevor on 12/21/2005 6:18:12 AM
not sure how this could be a 1976 Stingray Chevvy Corvette "for
sure" if you took the pic in 1969? But then what do I know
about cars.....
18. Posted by tony on 12/21/2005 6:30:04 AM
That date got me wondering as well Trevor - I began to question
whether I had taken this picture in 1969!? I'll have to do some
investigating now.
 19.
Posted by (Nameless) on 2/10/2006 9:17:54 AM
I had a 70 Stingray (C3), last of the Vettes with a chrome front
and rear bumper. The 69 was almost identical to my 70. This one
looks like a C3 (3rd generation), most likely made in 1974 from
what I can see of it. Still considered a "Stingray". Currently,
I have a C6 Vette.
20. Posted by tony on 2/12/2006 3:22:37 AM
Hi Blackhorse, I'm beginning to think that I've at sometime mixed
the dates of my photographs (slides) up - I thought this was taken
in 1969, but you're the second person that has dated this into the
mid-70s! Thanks for stopping by and leaving this information. My
Parents moved from England to Maryland in the mid-70s, so this could
be from a trip to visit them. I'll have to try and find the original
of this pic.
Fallen
In Maldon last weekend the frost leaves a white veil across the garden. Low early morning sun brings back the colours and illuminates a leaf that has fallen during the night.
'Where there is much light, the shadows are deepest.’'
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(0586) Posted on 12/14/2005 7:59:20 AM | Comments
1. Posted by yoshi on 12/14/2005 12:32:21 AM
how lovely and deliate this is. really transcendent beauty here! i too love goethe, perhaps this quote says it best about your photos here:
"A really great talent finds its happiness in execution."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
2. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:44:50 AM
Yoshi, Hi, working late again? Yep, Goethe has a way with words - I would have said something like 'Have some Fun get it Done'. Maybe the words of Goethe encourages a philosophical, contemplative, reflection on the nature being and becoming.
3. Posted by Robert K. on 12/14/2005 4:18:57 AM
Wow, beautiful capture here Tony! I love the lighting :-)
4. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 4:33:28 AM
Robert, thank you. The stays low, piercing and inspiring on these crispy, frosty mornings.
5. Posted by stewart on 12/14/2005 4:41:31 AM
A very delicate shot. The leaf has a light 'terra cotta' colour contrasting beautifully with the lush green grass.. not exactly a Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe philosophical quotation, too deep for me.
6. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 6:46:05 AM
Hi Stewart, translucent light can soften the deepest shadows, is another way of looking at it.
7. Posted by Melissa on 12/14/2005 6:48:05 AM
Pretty image. I like the light. :)
8. Posted by trueuz on 12/14/2005 6:52:41 AM
we were thinkin in the same picture yesterday...
9. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 10:08:15 AM
Melissa, thanks, this light is what gets me up in the morning ;-)
10. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 10:18:52 AM
Hi trueuz, thanks for stopping by .. somedays thoughts and perspectives coincide.
12. Posted by w|e|s on 12/14/2005 7:05:01 PM
This is truly beautiful... I love the color combo here... The light texture on the leaves... and the words. :-)
13. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 12:37:45 PM
Hi w|e|s, thank you. It was unusual to see this leaf sitting here (posing!) .. just waiting to be pictured.
14. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 1:40:00 PM
Hi Robert (M), thanks for stopping by .. any pics of Weimar? A wander around the internet will throw up much writing by Goethe.
Is City Hall Working?
Some say this iconic office block and meeting chamber looks good but that the style has overwhelmed the function of the building.
'City Hall' Slideshow (Large & Small) 4.56mins.
Music. Glassworks: 'Opening' by Philip Glass
(0414) Posted on 12/9/2005 9:03:57 AM | Comments
 1. Posted by Chris on 12/9/2005 1:08:31 AM
Beautiful.
2. Posted by yoshi on 12/9/2005 1:10:21 AM
oh my, this is just cray fantastic! spiral dreams for sure. form vs function...i go with form everytime :)
3. Posted by tony on 12/9/2005 1:13:00 AM
Hi Chris, thanks, good to have you come by .. working late?
4. Posted by tony on 12/9/2005 1:16:43 AM
Yoshi, I found this building fascinating to look at and explore, but I think the office spaces and the public areas lacked .. 'warmth' .. maybe it's just my perception, and I should go back on a warm day!
5. Posted by Melissa on 12/9/2005 5:12:36 AM
How cool.
And what do *you* say about the style vs. function?
6. Posted by blue on 12/9/2005 5:52:09 AM
I definitely need to do some sight-seeing. I am just stuck with all the school stuff. One more week to go and I am FREE!! I like the pic and the colours.
7. Posted by stewart on 12/9/2005 8:57:43 AM
Good shot,the spiral seems to have taken over the whole building,where are the offices located?
8. Posted by twiggler on 12/9/2005 10:28:25 AM
Sometimes it's good to be overwhelmed by style. Doesn't often happen in municipal buildings. Looks a long hard slog if you gotta go to the top. Take a skateboard for the jouney down though Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
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9. Posted by Robert K. on 12/9/2005 6:21:08 PM
Wow, awesome image Tony!
10. Posted by mi on 12/11/2005 3:39:32 AM
great..and can I ask you something..?
I have a plan to write an art book (my second art book)
and really want to put your fotos on, if u don't mind.
Maybe in part of british contemporary art.
Do you have the original images with high resolution..?
It will be great if you permit...
 11. Posted by Cindy on 12/11/2005 4:42:47 AM
sure does look cool!
12. Posted by Tom on 12/12/2005 10:04:32 AM
This building is intended as an icon, so bring on the style. The powers of the Greater London Authority are comparitively limited but this building helps it to punch above its weight in people's minds. Interesting that we call it "City Hall".
13. Posted by izZZ on 12/12/2005 2:49:10 PM
beautiful and Slinkysh...grea find Tony.
 14. Posted by tiff on 12/12/2005 4:13:21 PM
Meh... I'll choose style over function anyday! Hehe only kidding. If I worked there and had to walk up that everyday, I'm sure I'd be devising some plan to make it seem less monotaneous, all that going around and around and around must get tiring... I could imagine getting a little dizzy too if I took off running, hehe. Awesome shot, I'd love to see it in person, but since I can't this really gives an amazing perspective on it all.
15. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:18:09 AM
Hi Melissa, thanks. Style<>Function This building has an unusual design, which, on that level, makes it interesting to me. Outside of the frame are the offices, who's design has changed little. I wonder if as much consideration was put into how people would feel working in this environment as was put into the design of the buidling.
16. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:21:46 AM
Blue, hi, good to have you come by. I checked out your moblog, looks like you pretty immersed in the school work. It's worth wandering around town now and again just to get another perspective on things.
 17. Posted by Gilly Boy on 12/14/2005 12:24:59 AM
awesome!!
18. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:34:17 AM
Hi Stewart, yep, the spiral steps are The Feature of the building. The office spaces are mainly on the South side of the building, to maximise the daylight.
19. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:38:37 AM
Twig this building is awesome! to look at, but I wonder if it's a good example of how people will work in offices in the 21st century.
20. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:48:28 AM
Hi Robert, thank you.
21. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:54:02 AM
Mi, thanks. The art book project sounds great .. and you would be very welcome to use my images, all the original files are high resolution - see more on my 'another photograph' website.
22. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 12:56:47 AM
Cindy, thanks, walking around this staircase was great fun, although I wouldn't want to go up and down it every day .. but it could be a substitute for going to the gym though!
23. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 1:44:56 AM
Hi Tom, that's right, this 'City Hall' building offers a memorable and slightly forbidding representation, putting the GLA on the map as it were.
24. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 1:49:34 AM
Hi izZZ, thanks .. this helter skelter space represents local goverment, a place for much slipping and sliding.
25. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 1:56:41 AM
Tiff, hi, yeh, looking at style sounds like more fun than having to function! I think you could make something of walking up and down the spiral staircase each day though. The office spaces have glass walls, so you'd be able to peek into all these other worlds and imagine how they were coping with the everyday workload - you may even get the odd smile from someone who happens to see you passing by. Did you see the slideshow - it offers a few other views of this space.
26. Posted by tony on 12/14/2005 1:58:45 AM
Gilly Boy, thanks, good to have you stop by,
 27. Posted by MoJames on 12/14/2005 5:02:36 PM
great shot!
28. Posted by tony on 12/15/2005 12:47:39 PM
Hi MoJames, thanks, good to have you stop by.
 29. Posted by jobo on 12/16/2005 11:14:56 AM
making me dizzy in amazement... gorgeous, spiralastic shot tony!!!
30. Posted by tony on 12/16/2005 12:30:57 PM
Jobo, hi, this is one of these spiralling spaces that probably wouldn't exist without computer engineering.
31. Posted by Paul on 12/18/2005 6:29:48 PM
.. what a marvelous photo, tony... .. the spiral staircase just becons me to look and look.. .not walk and walk tho.... if that's the crux of the stylish/functio debate, keep the stairs and install an elevator... ,.. again, kewl shot...
32. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 12:33:01 AM
Hi Paul, ye' I think this elaborate staircase is prone to being looked at rather than used!
33. Posted by GILLY BOY UNDERBOSS on 12/19/2005 12:37:11 AM
THIS IS SWEET!!!
34. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 12:38:26 AM
Hi GILLY BOY UNDERBOSS, thanks, good to have you come by.
 35. Posted by Azhari on 12/19/2005 12:56:46 AM
Facinating architecture...
36. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 1:21:22 AM
Hi Azhari, this building design has stirred up an interesting debate about sustainability and and the role of modern (modernist) architecture.
37. Posted by Azhari on 12/19/2005 1:26:59 AM
Ahhh.. thanks for the info... I like the design..
38. Posted by tony on 12/19/2005 1:55:51 AM
Azhari, if you have a chance look at the slideshow (click Slideshow above), it'll give you some other perspectives on this building.
City Hall
The London City Hall was opened in 2002. The architects, Foster and Partners, had a remit to design a 'signature' building that also had environmental and sustainable credentials. This slideshow explores and reflects upon the architecture (Slideshow 4.56mins).
Music. Glassworks: 'Opening' by Philip Glass
(0078) Posted on 12/8/2005 7:58:38 AM | Comments
1. Posted by Tom on 12/8/2005 2:50:29 AM
Fantastic! This is brilliant even by your standards.
2. Posted by tony on 12/8/2005 1:25:11 PM
Hi Tom, thank you! I hoped it wasn't too melancholic ;-]
3. Posted by twig on 12/8/2005 2:32:43 PM
Very impressive.
Really good match between the images and music.
Still wanna know how you get rid of all the people in your shots!?
4. Posted by tony on 12/8/2005 2:41:45 PM
Twig, thanks. I wondered about the music/images match for some time, couldn't find anything else that matched my imagined 'soundtrack', so settled for this. Shooting people? Don't shoot people? or, wait for the moment when no one is around and shoot.
5. Posted by stewart on 12/8/2005 3:05:53 PM
A great slide show Tony.You have really brought out the architecture in this show.
6. Posted by tony on 12/9/2005 1:25:30 AM
Hi Stewart, thanks for that. This building seems to be all about 'Architecture' - it was designed to be an iconic, stand out from the crowd, space, but I do wonder how it promotes a conducive working environment.
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