here was the view from my little hotel in london town on wednesday night. it looked behind a set of terrace houses near paddington station
i thought it was really interesting to see what happens over the back of these buildings which are enclosed all along the street (two rows of terrace houses back to back with buildings along each end as well)
and thanks to the magic of google you can see it from the air too:
and here it is at night (from my window)
i love roahl dahl and this article in the Observer at the weekend (mostly) made me love him even more. when i got to the end paragraph it really struck a chord.
although it pales in to insignificance compared to dahl, i like to hope i occasionally manage to transform the ordinary into something unexpectedly enchanting. and i know i spend a lot of time looking down (at dummies etc) when all the other adults are looking up. that’s not always a good thing though
hoorah for roal dahl’s approach to life i say and his random ‘treats’ and acts of kindness
inspired by a visit to the Andy Warhol exhibition i’ve decided to start a series of ‘slow portraits’. each will be around 4 minutes and consist of someone just looking at the camera as if posing for an old fashion photograph. only small movements like twitches of the eyes reveal you are looking at a movie instead of a picture. all sound will be removed.
the idea is that you should slow down and study the picture in more detail. sort of forcing you to rediscover photographs like they used to be.
i’ll see how i get on – it’s a bit of an experiment. i’ll probably make a specific website for it once i’ve got a few more.
first up is bother-in-law kev
(click on image above to visit the IWF)
can you guess where this photo was taken (clue in the title)
on closer inspection, there are no special offers. in fact this was outside a shop which was selling special offer signs (at full price)
i think this is probably fairly easy. guess the thing !
the exile guessed the gusset, can anyone guess the location (correct answers please shorely & rascle !)
and just to help you out, here’s a ‘making of’ shot of yesterday’s picture
can you guess what this is and where you’d find it ? another clue tomorrow (or a confirmation of the answer if someone guesses it before then)
this dog is pink
and 4 miles later there was an invisible white dog
