London's Brompton Cemetery
January 26, 2016
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Brompton Cemetery is the only cemetery in Britain to have been nationalised. Like the other cemeteries in London it has a fascinating architectural history. and like all cemeteries it has a vast array of notable and noteworthy inhabitants including nobility, a number of various military hero's and suffragette leader Emmeline Pankhurst.
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Breakfast at the Walkie Talkie
January 15, 2016
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One of the must do things in London is a visit to the Sky Garden at 20 Fenchurch St (aka the Walkie Talkie). The garden covers the top 3 floors of the building and has 2 restaurants and a bar. It's free to go but you do have to book if you want to go up during the day. As you can imagine it is particularly popular at sunset. Getting a breakfast boo...
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Dungeness
November 12, 2015
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I recently had the opportunity to join a group on a trip out to a place called Dungeness on the Kent coast. It is a barren, desolate part of the country dominated by a massive expanse of shale where a beach should be. It is a place that is often referred to as Britain's desert. There is very little there apart from abandoned boats, rundown shacks a...
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Richmond Park Deer Rut - Part 2
November 08, 2015
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My second trip out to Richmond Park for the Deer Rut proved to be fruitful. I was able to take what I learned on the first trip and apply it right from the start. As a result the number of long distance shots I took reduced significantly. I was confident that I could get closer before needing to take an insurance shot. That said sometimes the long...
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Halloween
November 03, 2015
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London has really started embracing the Halloween spirit with people of all ages going all out with costumes, makeup and fake blood. Taking a walk around Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and Carnaby St you see people really playing it up and more than happy to have their photo taken. So much so that can be difficult to get a candid shot as every...
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