still life photography course part2
the third man in our group was a mysterious no-show. hopefully we didn’t frighten him away after our sad attempts last week. Anyway, after fiddling around for ages with tins and chocolate and beer and wine mike came up with the great idea of putting maltesers on a mirror.
below is a selection of things from tescos. all day breakfast in a tin was my favourite
and here’s a picture of a can of beer. probably.
and here’s dave the lecturer despairing at our poor attempts to subvert the genre and avoid cliches (or clinches)
79 on a foxton new design mini
i used to spot loads of numbered foxton minis for you. i don’t spend so much time in london these days so they are a bit rarer to my eyes. sorry about that.
russell the great
i had a day back at my old office in central london yesterday so met russell (interesting2007 organiser) for breakfast. he chose eggs bacon chips and beans which delighted me no end. i had toast.
today’s one pound apparel
is this a today only, or a constantly updating ‘today is today’ type sign ?
and who voted this london’s best budget shop ? wasn’t me. i was just looking for a plain t-shirt and found only logo’d ones.
a steaming pile of countryside
jane and i did a lovely walk in Hambleden yesterday which was great and covered all your essential inland walking requirements – dense wood, flowing hills, fields full of sheep, a short walk alongside a main road and a stretch alongside the thames before arriving back at the free carpark next to a pub. fantastic stuff.
hambleden is a picturesque place often used for filming. We did the circular walk downloadable here. it’s only the walk which is downloadable. you still have to walk it yourself.
identify the dead nature-thing
i thought this was a squirrel, but jane thinks a rat. there was a red kite flying above our heads when we found this and i was hoping for some swooping action. but none happened whilst we were there.
can you help me identify the dead thing to settle this marital score ?
the stag and huntsman (and us)
i had a day off work yesterday so jane and i went for another walk and a pub lunch. we’re getting in to quite a nice routine, and i can see a nice retirement ahead in about 30 years time (assuming we can both still work by then. might be zimmer framing down to mcdonalds).
anyway, we had our lunch in the Stag and Huntsman in Hambleden and the food was fantastic. you must go.
no ball games (for wedding guests?)
these signs were at cliveden house, which as we now know was the venue for a famous footballer’s wedding and his, no doubt footballing, guests. plenty of signs were therefore needed to prevent football tomfoolery.
red wood
it’s been a while since i’ve photoed an alcoholic beverage on a railing. they were a staple on funkypancake for a while. so here’s a can of red stripe i spotted in a woodland pathway, suggesting someone took the bother to walk down it and leave their can.
people huh. still, it provided a photo.