On Thursday, the rest of our group went off to Lincoln, which we have visited several times before, so we spent the day walking into Boston, looking round the town, starting with the Guildhall and spending time inside the Stump (St Botophs Church) enjoying the wood carving, reredos etc.
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Monday, June 9, 2025
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Trip to London 1
We preceded a visit to the theatre in London on Wednesday with a look round the Portrait Gallery. It has undergone a lot of renovation work in recent years and now has special blinds that protect the artworks from damage by the sun but also create some fascinating silhouettes. A brief walk to our lunch stop at Ham Yard and then to the Harold Pinter theatre to see The Years - a wonderfully produced and acted play but not for the faint-hearted in places.
Monday, February 3, 2025
Ely Cathedral Sunlit Interiors
Yesterday a party of photographers met at Ely Cathedral to explore the interior architecture. It was a clear sunny day so plenty of light bouncing around inside to show off the vibrant colours of stone, tile, painted wood and glass that comprise this 'Ship of the Fens'. Lots of techniques in evidence from putting camera on the floor to capture the ceiling, HDR (high dynamic range to control the contrasty light) and photographing projections of the window colours onto the floors. There were even a couple of Tilt/Shift lenses to help cope with the very high ceilings without distortion of the verticals.
Thursday, January 9, 2025
Pembroke College Mill Lane Redevelopment
Pembroke College's redevelopment of Mill Lane is nearly complete and I was able to wander round the area yesterday. The hoarding in the second photo with the demolition of the old buildings in the background is from June 2022 and these are taken with the same phone!!
The last three images show the 'modernisation' works in progress for the University buildings and Millers' Yard further down Mill Lane.


Friday, November 15, 2024
The Regal Cambridge
A few images taken through the rippled glass windows of the hall at St Andrews Church of the back of Wetherspoons and the Geology Museum - candidates for a talk I am writing on photographing architecture creatively.
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Kelvingrove
On Tuesday we met John and Margaret at Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, built in a Spanish Baroque style opening in 1901. It was remodelled in 2006 with the Life galleries representing natural history, human history and prehistory and the Expression galleries, which include the fine art collections. The 22 galleries display over 8,000 objects. The centrepiece of the Centre Hall is a concert pipe organ from 1901 with a walnut case front and non-functional display pipes. There is a recital on the organ at 1 pm every day. The last two images are of the Subway system - a great asset when visiting Glasgow.
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