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daily photo (10)* Normandy rainbow



_0010737, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

A rainbow appears as we whiz through Normandy on our tandem. We don’t have time to stop, but fortunately I’m sitting on the back!
*[daily photos 10 to 13 are uploaded in a batch as I was internetless in the wilds of Normandy]

Daily photo (9) two gents



two_gents, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

Two lovely gents who visit our canteen often for their lunch. Combined age about 180!

Daily photo (8) blue rainbow



blue_rainbow, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

Roadworks frame a street scene near Covent Garden. I like the way the two small figures are neatly ‘caught’ in the grid of the fence.

Daily photo (7) windows



windows, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

Not exactly a stellar day today. Here, the back of a Bloomsbury building has windows in all shapes and sizes. I used a little lens correction in Photoshop to take the wideangle lean off the building.
[As it happens, the fact that this and photo (6) were both so close to my office, perhaps I should walk less and see more on my daily forays? I think the temptation with London is to tramp off in search of something ‘interesting’, passing great images en route…]

Daily photo (6) chipboard



chipboard, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

A tricky decision again today. Ironically enough, this was the first image of the day, within about three minutes of setting off. It’s not perfect, but I’m pretty happy with it. I made a little crop to give it a modular scale.

Daily photo (5) Faded crane



crane_2, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

A crane at the entrance to West India Dock. Trick to convey the detail with a wideangle (this is quite heavily cropped!)

Daily photo (2) faces



faces, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

A collection of faces at the British Museum

Daily photo (1) spokes and stripes



spokes_stripes, originally uploaded by rachelandjohn.

Seen from the breakfast table; I liked the shapes and curves of the boat and bike.

New camera

brooding Barbican

3 alarms

Barbican grime

Blackwall ripples

© 2009 John Fitzgerald

The joy of a winter stove

When the weather’s a bit grim, it’s very nice to get the stove on the boat warm…need to get some more coal next week though.