PhotoDelusions

PhotoDelusions is moving

2006-05-07T12:26:00.000+01:00

For the timebeing this blog and all its new entries will be available at http://photodelusions.wordpress.com. I hope to see you at the new address.

Howard

Angel

2006-05-02T11:26:00.000+01:00

Detail from a window at Lyddington Bede House, Lyddington, Rutland

Daffodil at Barnesdale

2006-05-01T10:13:00.000+01:00

I was rather taken by the many layers in this late-flowering variety.

Spring blossom in England

2006-04-30T11:30:00.000+01:00

Do you recognise this corner of Oxon? Let's just say that that's the wrong saint's flag on the church ... .

Tulip

2006-04-29T22:50:00.000+01:00

I think this is Olympic Flame, a variety of tulip developed in support of a bid by Amsterdam for the Olympic Games a few years ago.

Ice radiator

2006-04-27T21:09:00.000+01:00

Seen at an exhibition in Stockholm in 1998

Ice skating

2006-04-26T21:48:00.000+01:00

Outside the Hotel de Ville, Paris, 2004

Nuts and dried beans

2006-04-25T23:47:00.000+01:00

Seen in a shop window in Paris

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

2006-04-24T08:38:00.000+01:00

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2006-04-23T23:25:00.000+01:00

One thousand up; the fourth of my one-letter pictures to make 1000 views on Flickr

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

2006-04-22T10:36:00.000+01:00

Lisbon

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

2006-04-22T01:04:00.000+01:00

Belem tower

2006-04-21T13:35:00.000+01:00

The tower at Belem, Lisbon; the previous photo focus on the statue in the foreground.

Belem tower

2006-04-20T20:30:00.000+01:00

This statute is in the forecourt of Belem Tower, Lisbon

Lisbon

2006-04-19T22:15:00.000+01:00

The view from St George's Castle over the old city of Lisbon

Chandelier

2006-04-19T12:37:00.000+01:00

The V&A chandelier by Dale Chihuli. Photo by Nelly

David

2006-04-18T23:22:00.000+01:00

The cast of David by Michaelangelo at the V&A museum in London

Spring blosson

2006-04-17T20:19:00.000+01:00

Spring blossom outside the Natural History museum, London

Alpine meadow flower

2006-04-13T23:14:00.000+01:00

In the Jura, France, summer 2004

Fox and Anchor

2006-04-12T23:13:00.000+01:00

Seen in the doorway of a City of London pub - a sign in tiles.

The New St George Waits

2006-04-11T20:26:00.000+01:00

A traditional music group appearing at the Oxford Folk Festival last weekend.

Oxford Castle

2006-04-09T17:50:00.000+01:00

This new structure is in one of the public courtyards of the redeveloped Oxford castle

Rachel Unthank

2006-04-09T00:12:00.000+01:00

Appearing at Oxford Town Hall as part of the Oxford Folk Festival

Pont du Gard

2006-04-08T11:10:00.000+01:00

August 2004

Red acer

2006-04-07T20:47:00.000+01:00

Taken last autumn at Westonbirt arboretum.

Massachusetts

2006-04-06T22:05:00.000+01:00

In the Fall, of course. Picasa again.

Mosteiro dos Jerónimos

2006-04-05T22:05:00.000+01:00

In the cloister of the Mosteiro dos Jerónimos (Jerónimos Monastery) in Belem, Lisbon.

Lisbon

2006-04-04T22:30:00.000+01:00

The view from St George's Castle

Portuguese tea break

2006-04-03T17:34:00.000+01:00

Remains of those lovely tartlets you get in Belem.

O

2006-04-03T13:57:00.000+01:00

My third contribution to the one-letter group on Flickr hits 1000 views. More here.

Philly

2006-04-03T08:51:00.000+01:00

The annual Spring Show was just a week away when I snapped this on the old 0.25MP cameraphone.

Atlantic Coast

2006-04-02T16:17:00.000+01:00

Praia Grande, near Sintra.

Headington tree removal

2006-04-01T14:03:00.000+01:00

On Osler Road, possibly making way for new bus access to the hospital.

Tiled house

2006-03-31T00:41:00.000+01:00

The upper storeys of a tiled house in the Bairro Alto, Lisbon.

Sailing by

2006-03-29T23:31:00.000+01:00

The 25 April Bridge (Ponte 25 de Abril) in Lisbon from the car ferry that runs between Lisbon and Cacilhas. The exposure was 4 seconds and the camera was balanced on the side of the ferry as it crossed the Targus river.

Europe starts here

2006-03-28T21:28:00.000+01:00

Well, just down the coast actually. One of the most westerly villages in Mainland Europe, Azenhas do Mar.

Belem

2006-03-28T18:45:00.000+01:00

Belem Tower (Torre de Belem), near Lisbon.

French tiles

2006-03-26T16:03:00.000+01:00

Among the monuments at Brou, near Bourg-en-Bresse, Burgundy

Monument to the Discoveries

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Or, Padrao dos Descobrimentos, in Belem, Lisbon.

Lisbon tiles

2006-03-24T19:09:00.000Z

In the centre of old Lisbon, former dairies still have their elaborate decorative tiles.

Lisbon Metro

2006-03-23T23:09:00.000Z

Wonderful clean tunnels with hardly any advertising. Touched up in Picasa.

St George's Castle

2006-03-22T21:12:00.000Z

Ramparts at the castle overlooking the old town, also known as Castelo de Sao Jorge

St George's castle and old Lisbon

2006-03-21T20:33:00.000Z

From the Cristo Rei monument, looking northeast.

Winter woods

2006-03-21T00:24:00.000Z

Near Boar's Hill, Oxford

Oxford skyline

2006-03-19T22:40:00.000Z

The original is 6183x800 pixels; stitched together from a half-dozen medium telephoto pictures, handheld. Olympus's Camedia software used.

The view is from near Boar's Hill to the west of Oxford, looking east to Shotover Hill (centre-right horizon). Click on the picture to see annotations for more locations, including BMW's Mini car factory.

Cristo Rei

2006-03-19T11:43:00.000Z

The outstretched arm of the Cristo Rei monument. Soft focus and other tweaks courtesy of Picasa.
Large version on black

Fados e folclore

2006-03-17T22:23:00.000Z

Seen in the Barrio Alto, Lisbon

Sintra

2006-03-17T19:52:00.000Z

The National Palace at Sintra. The two towers are kitchen chimneys.

Large version On Black

Lisbon Parque metro station

2006-03-17T08:17:00.000Z

The Parque metro station in Lisbon has tiles and decorations celebrating Vasco de Gama and other Portuguese explorers. This exotic creation entwines the station platform going south.

Lisbon and Sintra tiles

2006-03-16T22:59:00.000Z

A mosaic of mosaics.

April 25 bridge, Lisbon

2006-03-16T19:23:00.000Z

A panorama from three photos, stitched using Olympus's Cammedia software.

Full size version from Flickr

Monseratte tiling

2006-03-16T08:36:00.000Z

Seen on the estate of Monseratte near Sintra.

Fado in Alfama

2006-03-15T23:08:00.000Z

A fado singer doing his turn in the Parreirinha de Alfama restaurant in Lisbon.

Bairro alto

2006-03-14T23:02:00.000Z

This map of the Bairro Alto, Lisbon, is drawn on to tiles affixed to a wall.

Swinbrook

2006-03-08T22:04:00.000Z

More Fettiplaces at Swinbrook.

Swinbrook

2006-03-07T23:39:00.000Z

And the great thing about Swinbrook's church is (or are) the monuments to the Fettiplace family. First of two here.

Swinbrook

2006-03-07T17:21:00.000Z

St Mary's church is less than a mile from Widford.

Widford

2006-03-06T21:56:00.000Z

The form of this arch in St Oswald's also caught my eye.

Widford

2006-03-06T17:21:00.000Z

The west end window, St Oswalds, Widford, Oxon.

Widford

2006-03-05T22:38:00.000Z

This is St Oswald's, Widford, Oxon, in its field setting. In front of the church you can see remnants of a deserted medieval village.

Widford

2006-03-05T18:15:00.000Z

St Oswald's church, Widford (near Swinford in Oxfordshire) has some primitive wall paintings. I'm amazed how "I'm feeling lucky" in Picasa picks up the colour and makes the detail more apparent.

Emmanuel Jal

2006-02-24T17:04:00.000Z

At The Anvil, Basingstoke, earlier this week.

Snowdrops

2006-02-23T23:59:00.000Z

Appear to be abundant this year. Photo by Nelly.

Kew

2006-02-15T21:52:00.000Z

Another corner of a greenhouse, shot low-res and tweaked in good old Picasa.

Rachel Whiteread

2006-02-09T23:10:00.000Z

Another view of Embankment, at Tate Modern

Danny Thompson

2006-02-07T22:19:00.000Z

Danny plays double bass and is supporting Richard Thompson on tour in the UK now. This photo was taken last week, and is a 4-second handheld shot tweaked in Picasa.

Great Expectations

2006-02-06T20:15:00.000Z

For all your Ghanian and Intercontinetal foods. Dalston, London. Photo by Nelly.

St Paul's

2006-02-02T21:41:00.000Z

The view from Tate Modern, across the Thames.
large version

R

2006-01-31T08:50:00.000Z

My second contribution to the one-letter group on Flickr hits 1000 views. Why? I don't know. The first is here.

Rachel Whiteread - Embankment

2006-01-30T11:57:00.000Z

Rachel Whiteread's installation at the Tate Modern. A low-res capture from a camcorder and processed with Picasa.

Kew Gardens

2006-01-29T23:55:00.000Z

Taken on a (low resolution) digital camcorder and transferred to Picasa for tweaking.

Bix

2006-01-22T20:34:00.000Z

A trail in some woods, near Bix, Oxfordshire

Sloes

2006-01-19T22:14:00.000Z

Near Sidlings Copse and College Pond (BBOWT), September.

Flags

2006-01-17T22:20:00.000Z

Seen in Brookline in the fall.

Westonbirt revisited

2006-01-15T18:02:00.000Z

Using Picasa's focal B&W and soft focus effects

Bury Knowle Park

2006-01-13T20:43:00.000Z

Christmas Day afternoon, Oxford

i

2006-01-13T12:58:00.000Z

My little contribution to the one-letter group on Flickr has just registered 1000 hits. Yay! A cameraphone picture touched up in Picasa.

Heron

2006-01-11T00:24:00.000Z

Schardam, near Hoorn, The Netherlands

Holland

2006-01-09T22:44:00.000Z

Reflections in the harbour area of Hoorn

Gable decoration

2006-01-08T21:30:00.000Z

Seen in the harbour district, Hoorn, The Netherlands.

Hoorn

2006-01-07T21:12:00.000Z

Using Picasa to work towards a high-contrast effect

Ducks on ice

2006-01-06T20:17:00.000Z

Near Schardam, Hoorn, The Netherlands

Schardam, near Hoorn

2006-01-05T21:39:00.000Z

One of my favourite corners of West Friesland.

Hoorn

2006-01-04T21:13:00.000Z

Old warehouse building in the harbour district

Hoofdtoren, Hoorn

2006-01-03T22:15:00.000Z

The Hoofdtoren (left) by the old harbour, Hoorn, The Netherlands.

Fireworks

2006-01-03T00:29:00.000Z

New Year's eve in Hoorn, Netherlands

St Andrews Church, Headington

2005-12-27T18:37:00.000Z

South Oxfordshire sky

2005-12-26T18:46:00.000Z

Looking south from the Wittenham Clumps.

sky | Oxfordshire | Oxon | Wittenham Clumps

The Now Show

2005-12-23T11:36:00.000Z

I went to a recording of the Christmas and New Year editions of The Now Show last night. This sort of inverse-silhouette has Mitch Benn (right) playing a song whilst the rest of the team sit out and wait their next turns.

Merry Christmas!

2005-12-21T22:29:00.000Z

Scanned from the Taschen book, Surfing, in their Icons series.

Merry Christmas! | surfing | Santa | Taschen | Surfing Santa

Update: Life imitates art! From Christmas Eve's Guardian:

Reading Christmas lights

2005-12-21T10:27:00.000Z

At the Oracle shopping mall.

cameraphone | Christmas lights | night | Reading

Stars and Stripes

2005-12-19T21:20:00.000Z

The American flag, made from plastic soldiers. At Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA

New England | North Adams | Mass MoCA | Stars and Stripes | large version

Smokestacks over New England

2005-12-18T10:30:00.000Z

More ice

2005-12-16T20:54:00.000Z

From The Ice Garden installation, Clarendon Quad, Oxford.

Oxford | Clarendon Quad | Ice Garden | ice | large version

The Ice Garden

2005-12-16T00:25:00.000Z

more mass moca

2005-12-12T23:19:00.000Z

Colour print > Gimp > Crop > Analogise > Picasa
New England | North Adams | Mass MoCA | Picasa | Gimp

Mass MoCA

2005-12-11T11:06:00.000Z

North Adams, MA

New England | North Adams | Mass MoCA | signs | large version

Plimouth Plantation

2005-12-09T23:12:00.000Z

Hobbamock’s Homesite, home of the Wampanoag.

New England | Wampanoag | black and white | Plimouth Plantation | large version

Old Sturbridge Village

2005-12-07T23:33:00.000Z

Another picture of the village centre, through Picasa's filters - focal B&W and soft focus, chiefly.

New England | Fall | Picasa | Old Sturbridge Village

Boston burial ground

2005-12-06T23:32:00.000Z