Tale of Two Cities

We visited Perth in the morning on Saturday to meet friends for lunch.
There are quite a few of the original tenement houses there with the communal entrances and staircases. In the afternoon we went on to Edinburgh - a great contrast to quiet Perth as it is the start of the Festival so the city was all youth and noise though I did find one back alley way that I liked.

House for an Art Lover

The House for an Art Lover was constructed between 1989 and 1996 from a design of 1901 by Mackintosh for his wife Margaret MacDonald. We weren't able to visit the whole house as there was a wedding on later in the afternoon but they allowed us to view the main rooms.

Scotland Street School

Scotland Street School,which was designed by Charles Renee Mackintosh, was opened in 1906 and closed in 1979. A very light interior with lots of CRM features. I was rather dismayed at how many of the rooms reminded me of my primary school - the desks, ink wells, outside toilets, clockrooms. My London County Council School was much drearier however with brown and cream paint not the vibrant blues and greens. I didn't take a shift lens today as it was raining heavily but wished I had for the exterior shots.

Patterns and Colour

A set of pattern colour images. The first is from Troon Harbour last night - we watched them unpack the fish into these coloured trays.



















The next two are from the Barras area of Glasgow. They are demolishing a lot of the red building and replacing with similar coloured but characterless tall flats.


















The last three are of the Tennets' brewery.

Evening Light at Troon Harbour

Kelvingrove Museum

The Kelvingrove Museum is an amazing collection of objects and there appears to be no retriction on Photography.

Evening Light on the Clyde

We visited the Science buildings area along the Clyde yesterday evening. The first image shows the Crown Plaza Hotel and the 'Armadillo' conference centre. Below is the opposite bank with the Science Museum and the Glasgow Tower.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh Day

The first stop for us on our C R Mackintosh tour was the Willow Tea Rooms. There are two parlours , one in Black and white and one in shades of purple and pink.

We then visited the School of Art. A very tall building so I was pleased to have my Shift lens.

The door panels made a work of art on their own (reversed as mirrors)

Glasgow Back Alleys

We took a short walk round the Merchant City area of Glasgow where we are staying for 10 days and found some interesting alley ways. There are also lots of areas of attractive colour on the buildings, which I am keen to explore.

Friday's Wedding

The rain kindly stayed away right till the evening for Jon and Liz's wedding. The title for the first image is 'On Parade' - would have liked all the flowers held as the centre bridesmaid.

It is always difficult to get all the guests in a single shot - not quite everyone can be seen but gives a memory of the occasion.

The Bride and Groom travelled between Wilburton Church and the Orchard at Aldreth in a beautifully turned out and decorated horse and cart.

The reception was held in a working orchard - a wonderful setting.

IR in Cambridge

Some infrared images from a trip into Cambridge. The two ladies on the bridge were both wearing black - one must reflect or radiate a lot more infrared than the other.

I have done water lilies before with infrared - it makes the leaves translucent. I tried a flower as well this time.

Croome Park

Visited Croome Park near Worcester today. We had some strange wet stuff falling from the sky - I wished I could send it over to Cambridgeshire.
Sun came out later and then the dragonflies and other insects got active.
The Emperor dragonflies were easier to photograph than the Brown Hawker as their flight path was more predictable but still very difficult.
The Common Blue butterfly and Hoverfly on Convolvulus showed up well in dull lighting