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Nude Eros at Night

This nude statue on top of the Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain caused a fair bit of controversy when it was erected in the 1890s in the centre of Piccadilly Circus.  The […]

Tall Paul

At 111 metres in height, the current St Paul’s Cathedral was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1962, when it was overtaken by the Post Office tower (now known as […]

Plum Carousal

I admire this little beauty every time I walk past St Pancras Station – joy, with a touch of jealousy! Hex colour ref:  #8e4585 A colourful note:  in 1958, Crayola […]

Big Ben

Linked to Wordless Wednesday Copyright Debbie Smyth, 16 March 2016    

Hope and Anchor – week 4

My edit for the final week of the March challenge has gone vintage again.  I have used a tight crop to focus on the hexagonal lamp, and have toned down the red […]

Succulents on Cue

The cacti and succulents at Kew Gardens seemed to call out for a spot of monochrome treatment. Linked to Monochrome Feb, Macro Monday and B&W Weds Copyright Debbie Smyth, 28 February 2016 […]

Greenery and Pinkery

    Hex colour reference:   EF98AA A colourful note: mauvelous is the name of a 1993 Crayola crayon, a company with rather traditional colour terms until the public naming competition […]

Love is Afloat in Kew

A question posed in Wordpress land this week was “is your current state of mind reflected in your photography?” Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 February 2016     Linked to I’d Rather Be Birdin’