14 Wednesday Aug 2013
A rather moving short film about the loss of Manor Garden Allotments to the development of the London 2012 Olympic village. Was it worth the destruction of allotments (and the community of allotment holders tending them) dating back to the 1920’s for the creation of a footpath for the Olympic Village? Hard to see that it was.
09 Friday Aug 2013
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Heron – Greenwich Eco Park, originally uploaded by neilclasper.Thursday morning presented the rare chance to stroll to work along Greenwich Peninsula. Cutting through the edge of the Eco Park, I found this heron mooching around. We watched each other for a while, and it didn’t seem remotely bothered about me taking my time over some photos. It was an unexpected, very peaceful few minutes.
Worryingly, the Eco Park is under threat: a proposed new development includes a 20 storey tower that would put the park in the shade, thus massively reducing its biodiversity. The park have launched a ‘Keep our park sunny’ campaign; it is to be hoped that – for once – our councillors stand up to the developers and preserve this local gem.
01 Thursday Aug 2013
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Shot this morning, on my way to work. One of the many clothes shops around Whitechapel that endure, despite apparently never having any customers. Someone must want that waistcoat, surely?
31 Wednesday Jul 2013
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29 Monday Jul 2013
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A very quick trip to the Crossness Engine Trust’s open day; I hope to get back soon with a wide angle lens…
Open days for the rest of 2013 listed here: http://www.crossness.org.uk/visit.html
26 Friday Jul 2013
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AKZO NOBEL, originally uploaded by neilclasper.
Shot three years ago, looking towards Silvertown from the Thames path around North Greenwich. A glimpse of Antony Gormley’s ‘Quantum Cloud’, and a view of the – sadly since-removed – Akzo Nobel sign.
22 Monday Jul 2013
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I love the colours and textures that the African textile shops have brought to Petticoat Lane. Excuse my converging verticals (or blame them on the iPhone).
05 Friday Jul 2013
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Spotted this tiny herb garden on a window ledge of the former Soup Kitchen For The Jewish Poor, in Spitalfields. Not the best photo, but a cheering sight.
05 Friday Jul 2013
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Blackheath, Fuji X-E1, kites, london, photography, Psychogeography, trees, wildflowers
I’m often ambivalent about the charms of Blackheath; a place desperately convincing itself that it really is an idyllic rural village set by the city, but often as traffic-jammed, noisy, and estate agent-plagued as any other part of London. Last night, though, I walked over the heath from the village back to Charlton, taking a detour to watch the kite-boarders and have a look at the wildflowers along the bunds of Prince Charles Road; it was warm, the sunset brewing up to spectacular, just about possible to ignore the traffic along the A2, and – on foot – take in the variety of plant life barely-perceptible from the bus.
Maybe I’ll put my campaign to have the whole heath re-forested on hold a little bit longer.
Photos all shot on the Fuji X-E1 and processed in the far-from satisfactory Windows Picture Manager. Home insurance payout can’t come soon enough.
01 Monday Jul 2013
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Charlton riverside sunset, originally uploaded by neilclasper.
A JPEG from the Fuji X-E1. I think in RAW I could probably pull a bit more detail out of the shadows, but otherwise I’m pretty pleased with it; particularly the detail in the cable car above the sun.
As yet, the technology doesn’t exist to show this image with the sounds from the incredibly loud karaoke action outside the Anchor & Hope pub just to the left of this viewpoint. What price a peaceful Sunday evening drink by the river?
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