London calling

I met with a friend of mine whom I met a few years ago online through photography.
We went to the Shell Wildlife Phtographer of the Year Expo in the natural history museum and then some sightseeing afterwards. Here are the results.

Here is a shot of Alex with his Nikon D200

The museum
The London Tube
A silhoutte of Big Ben and the Parliament
The County Hall is invaded


Assortment of London Eye photos


Big Ben and the Parliament at night

Freezing freezing frozen!

Well the last 5 days it has not rained but instead it was fweeezing :).
What a welcome sight.; yaaay. I think I made some nice photos; again in the Oxford University Park.

A lonely lady warmed up by the first light of the day and so is the grass.

I thought this was breathtaking at the time.
I was very excited when I saw this abstract beauty of mud, leaves and frost. Improved by great suggestions from Dr. Antonella Cotoia (with regards to composition and cropping).

Frosty leaves; cliche! I know I know but it was beautiful nonetheless.
And another day break in the park.

I go round and round :)

Every morning, I get up at 7:30 and take a walk in the Oxford University Park for about 50 minutes. See the photos above and right.




After I come back I eat breakfast, etc and leave for the office around 9. And the following is a small sample of what I see.

First up The Oxford University Press on Walton St; 5 minutes from where I stay on St Bernard's.
And then the graveyard between St. Giles and Banbury Rd; this is 15 second from the department.
Then at the very same place I took a photo of the cross because I was walking from the opposite direction today since I had to have my photo taken on Cornmarket Street. Holy isn't it ?


Anyway, the next post will probably show inside the department etc and my working place.

Stay tuned :)

First weekend in UK : A glimpse of Oxford

All photographs from this day can be found here.


Yesterday I went out for dinner at Anna's (photos will follow shortly). On the way to Anna's I cam across this weird display of air filled structures which were also speakers playing weird noises. This is art!!!
This morning I went out for a long walk to explore and make some photos as the weather was quite decent. I started on Walton St and then followed Cornmarket Street till the intersection of High Street and St Aldates after which I followed High street for quite a while.

Here is a photo from the intersection showing St. Aldates
The image below is of the church of St. Mary the Virgin on High Street
And this one is towards east on High Street. Lovely day ?

Well right after I took this last photo, the skies turned gray and I said whatever; I was walking slowly to digest what I was seeing however I had a hunch that in about 15 minutes it would be raining quite heavy and I would get all wet if I did not reach the physics department where I forgot my umbrella the night before. Well I was right; it started raining cats and dogs and I was in the middle of nowhere; no place to hide or take cover. So I walked and I walked about half an hour under heavy rain/ Luckily I had my rain coat which does an outstanding job of repelling water. Hmm no need to take a shower today I guess :)

More will follow; stay tuned