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-London

Antique Daisies in Hyde Park

It’s week 2 of July’s One Four Challenge – where will my edits take me? I first applied the Antique Light preset in Lightroom, then sharpened, reduced the highlights, increased exposure  and […]

-Slovakia

Sitting in a Flower Pot

Wondering why these people are sitting in a giant flower pot? … I did think it strange as I walked along the river front in Bratislava – until it dawned on […]

-Milan

Milan’s Historic Shopping Mall

This is the ceiling of the magnificent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan.  The strong lines and dizzying circles are geometry at its most stunning. It is one of the world’s oldest […]

-Paris

The Spirit of Freedom

The giant gilded statue that hovers atop the July Column in the Place de la Bastille in Paris, symbolises liberty.  The Genie de la Liberté brandishes the torch of civilisation in […]

-Turkey

Symbol of Fertility

I love pomegranates – as they come or juiced.  They are one of the first things I think of when I think of Istanbul, where you’ll find numerous stalls offering […]

-Sweden

Muzzled Magnum in Malmo

This oversized Colt Python .357 Magnum revolver with a knotted barrel standing outside Malmö Central Station is a sculpture by the Swedish artist Carl Fredrik Reuterswärd.  He created this large bronze piece, […]