See them all at once
Look at thumbnails of all the
photographs from this country.
Each picture was made with the Agfa
ePhoto 1280 digital camera.
The Norfolk Broads
Camping for the first time since Nepal, my friend Rachel introduced
me to the traditional English delight of Caravan Parks. A cross between
summer camp and a trailer park it was, by no doubt, an experience in local
culture. We lasted only one night in a tent, hit some local tourist attractions,
and fled to Oxford the next evening. Between the pub and cabaret with the
failed comedian reminiscing about his night with Dean Martin, it was truly
memorable. Impossible to recreate in words, but indellible.
Carpark posters
- Fun, fun, fun. Nonstop at the Caravan Park.
Carpark Campsite
- Our mansion in the mud
BoatDog - Canal
Barges need guard dogs
Mansion - Well, not
everyone lives in a tent
OrganStage -
The Thursford Collection organist and his fans
OrganStar - Robert
amazes the white-haired tourists
Organ - awesome woodwork
on the front
Oxford University
Roaming around this bastion of higher learning and history teaches
you why they play Pomp and Circumstance at graduations. Great architecture,
tremendous history, and just a mile away down the river and through the
cow pastures, my introduction to the quintesential English country pub.
Kings College Lawn
- Abstract of front lawn and windows
Grass - Nice mowing
job
Kings College Window
- Portrait in stained glass
Dorm - Unlike Yale, this
is the real thing
Kings College Glass
- From the cathedral at Kings College
Kings College Arched
windows - Abstract of the windowsills
Square - My dormatory
lawn never looked like this
Green Man Pub_Anja and
friend - the new bartendress and recently returned local
Green Man Pub_Patrons
- Regulars in for "a wee pint"
Green Man Pub_Taps and
Anja - Selection of brews
London Tube
I took a little side route on my photography. My digital camera is
pretty good at low-light situations, so I brought it down into the tube
for an afternoon. Because there is a little video screen on the camera
you don't necessarily have to bring it up to your eye to make a photograph.
you can shoot from your hip and still see what your image will look like.
I started making portraits of subway riders without their knowledge. I
think this could be a very interesting series with some work.
Bored Couple
Black Woman
English Woman
Asian Woman
Interior
TubeSeats
StairEmpty
Tunnel
London around town
Just too damn expensive for a backpacker. I ended up staying at two
hostels during my stay and they were nothing spectacular, and about thirty
dollars a night. Add the cost of frequent pints, daily tube passes, and
entrance fees to museums, movies, clubs. Forget it, there is no way to
survive low cost. But, given I was a tourist, I did tourist things.
Eames Slides -
photographs by Charles and Ray Eames at Design Museum
Sega World Screens
- Media overload at Sega World at Piccadily Circus
Sega World Screens
2 - One second later
Inside Telephone
Booth - those quaint red British telephone booths look different
inside
Tate gallery
Warhol Mao
- Andy Warhol's view of Mao
Warhol Jackie 1
- Jackie O
Warhol Gun -
firepower in the museum
Warhol Jackie Lips
- Abstract of Jackie O portrait
Tower of London
Lion - with a halo
Gun Angle -
decorative firearms in the weapons room
Gun Ring - patterns
of handguns
Red Suit - immovable
tower guard
Chapel - austere
tower chapel
Armor - on horseback
Armor - faceplate
up close
Horses - faithful
steeds
Modern Guard
-
Tradational Guard
-
Faceplate
- metal visor
ToweBridge - over
the Thames
Warrington goes disco
Karen Priestly, who I met in Australia, returned home and turned thirty
years old. When this woman throws a party she goes all the way. The theme
was the 1970's and the guests took it seriously as well.
Thumbnails - Lots of them showing
the partygoers in full 70's dress
My Office - I
took over a spot in the local pub to bide my time
Wales
Who knew that just a few short hours from Central London, and within
the same country boundries, England contained another distinctly different
world: Wales. Most of these are abstracts from an hour at a pier amusement
park.
Pier Ride
Ice Cream
Pier Roof
PierT ables
Pier Tables 2
Pier Ride 2
Pier Ride Roof
Railing
Pier Sign - an example
of bi-lingual signage
Pier Grannies
Sheep
Manchester
Home of the cotton mills and the industrial revlolution in England,
I was interested in manchester because it was the town Lowell massachusetts
was modeled after. I found the familiar brick mill buildings, most empty
and abandoned, just like Lowel, the town next to my hometown. Also, I went
to the well regarded Manchester Science Museum, which focuses on the technologies
that made manchester famous. There is a great collection of airplanes,
steam engines and locomotives, and a terrific interactive childrens science
wing which, to little surprise, held my attention for hours.
Rainbow Ab -
Make a big bubble with this contraption and see how the surface colors
change
Rainbow Sheet
- polarized light gives the surreal texture to simple soap bubble
Red Wheel - Abstract
from locomotive
3157 - nameplate
from locomotive
No - nameplate from
locomotive
Spindles - electrical
breakers from the early 1900's
Dummy - gaslighter
looking worse for wear
Mill Stack -
empty mill building
Iron Works -
mill building exterior
Fence - keep out
Mill Walls -
great loads of red brick
Doors -
Bridge - technologies
from a hundred years apart cross the canals
Sisley Ad - the
new rock and roll England?