School Days
Reluctant morning commuters, Carrer de la Canuda, Barcelona.
Italy
A small set of images taken in Milan and Lecco from a few days spent in Italy. All were taken with the Ricoh GR using manual focus. I think that these have a very different feel to the street photographs from Barcelona – although I am not certain if this is due to the subjects or the photographer…
Waiting for the Train…
Three graffiti faces at the extremely exciting Cisano Bergamasco railway station, Italy. These pretty much sum up the experience of local travel by state railway in Italy – where the trains are infrequent and where you need to walk back in to town to find a tobacconist to buy a ticket because there is no ticketing on neither train nor station. This is in stark contrast to the flashy private facilities associated with the profitable intercity routes (channeling their revenue in to private profit rather than support for the whole […]
Dreaming
Ciutat Vella, Barcelona.
Balanced
Plaça dels Angels, Barcelona.
Macro: Extension Tubes or Close-up Filters?
I have uploaded a short article on increasing the magnification for the Canon 100mm f2.8L macro lens by using closeup filters and extension tubes. Click the link to read more…
Waiting
Waiting to collect scrap metal, Carrer d’ en Xuclà, Barcelona.
Hello
Joaquín Costa, Barcelona.
Recycling
Carrer del Pintor Fortuny, Barcelona. This is quite a common sight – people hunting for scrap metal. This has become a problem for the city council, as the scrap value in part pays for the city-wide recycling system.
Speed
Skateboarder, Barcelona. Long exposure with fill-flash – a bit experimental, but with some practise it should be possible to get some interesting results. Shot with the Ricoh GR using built-in flash.
Concealed
Street sellers, Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona.
Look Back
Carrer de l’ Hospital, Barcelona.
Fish
The abandoned Fase-4 shop-front, Ronda Sant Antoni, Barcelona.
Towel
Plaça Catalunya, Barcelona.
I Exist
Plaça dels Angels, Barcelona.
Just Sitting…
Five images of people sitting, Barcelona. Some of these people are actively working, begging or just resting. It is not always obvious which.
Transient Eye 