Mackintosh House, University of Glasgow

After visiting Kelvingrove Museum (more to follow), we walked to the Hunterian Art Gallery, a modern building that also has a reconstructed concrete version of the Mackintosh's Glasgow house.  In 1920, the Mackintoshes sold their Glasgow home to William Davidson, including all the Mackintosh-designed furniture and fixtures. Following Mr Davidson's death, these were gifted to the University in memory of the Mackintoshes and their father. The principal interiors have been meticulously reassembled and illustrate Mackintosh’s concept of the room as a work of art. A great place to visit and photograph - sorry we didn't discover this before John and Margaret had to return home.

Tate Britain - The Other Staircase

There seems to be very little written about Tate Britain's colorful staircase other than it is the work of David Tremlett who, in 2011, was asked to create a work for the entrance of the Manton Hall at Tate Britain titled 'Drawing for Free Thinking'. I greatly enjoyed photographing it both in wide view from various positions and some double exposures of the details.

 

Cambourne Business Park

A bit of distraction photography after the supermarket errand this morning but in very poor light and very windy. I had fun setting a recipe in Nik Color Efex that gives an interesting result with the chosen set of images.

Infrared Shots in Cambridge

We walked into Cambridge from Lammers Land on a very windy morning today - even the poplars were bending in the gusts. After lunch, we spent some time photographing inside and outside the Fitzwilliam Museum

Queens House, Greenwich

It is great that the Queen's House is now free to enter and is a treasure trove of paintings and architecture. Designed by Inigo Jones in 1616 it is filled with works of art representing the 400 years by artists including Gainsborough, Canaletto, Reynolds, LS Lowry, Stubbs and Hogarth. I enjoyed the Tulip Staircase, the first centrally unsupported helical stairs constructed in England, and the Great Hall in particular.