Spacewalking

Statue at the National Space Centre in Leicester.

A study of a bike rack

Some shots the same but processed differently.  Some shots slightly different angles.

I quite like all of them but I think the last shot is my favourite.

Brothers out of synch

Out with my grandsons today and by chance I rather flukily managed to snap this photo of them on the swings with them exactly 180 degrees (or pi radians) out of synch.

Bank House, Cherry Street in Birmingham

The shapes and colours of this building caught my eye as I walked past it a few days ago.

Shapes snapped in the morning

Two sets of shapes caught my eye this morning as I walked to and from the gym and I managed to get a couple of quick snaps.

First up the green swoosh of the rails coming down from Snow Hill station car park.

Second the geometric patterns on the upper part of the House of Fraser building on Corporation Street.

 

 

 

Black and white corridor

 

I was at a meeting at a venue today where the corridors had lots of nice moody black and white photos on the wall, many of which had strong geometric patterns.

As I walked down a corridor with walls adorned with those photos I realised I could create my own moody black and white photo with strong geometric patterns.

So here you go.

 

Gothic church

Went for a run in the snow yesterday and took a few photos along the way.  I was particularly pleased with this shot of the rear of Saint Michael’s the Archangel’s church in Halam.  A touch of post processing and there’s a real gothic feel to it.  Someone on social media remarked it looked like it could be a Black Sabbath album cover.

Snow covered lines

I like lines. Here are some lines in the snow.

Lines

I like geometric shapes and the lines in this brickwork, woodwork and stairs took my fancy. Click on the photo to get a full size view.

Keralan backwaters – some photos

One thing any visitor to Kerala must do is got for a trip down the backwaters. The backwaters are a chain of interconnected lagoons, lakes, canals and rivers that snake through nearly half of Kerala. Backwaters boat rides can be a few hours, overnight on a houseboat, or even a few days.

The scenery is stunning and the glimpse into village life is fascinating. I had a day long trip on a human powered boat (much quieter than boats with engines) it was one of the most relaxing ways I’ve ever spent a day – a natural form of Valium.

Click on a picture to enlarge it and scroll through the rest in full frame.

Typical view of the backwaters

Human powered boat similar to the one I went on

Life by the waterside

Pylon foliage