More London

Some more photos from my trip to London.  All shot with the Leica X1,  and have resorted to using the manual focus.  From my experience in using film, I always go for the lowest film speed, which results in lower apertures and quite a few soft focus pictures.  I recently shot some B/W shots in camera (usually a no no) at 3200ASA and although quite noisy, the photos seem pretty good. The sculpture is not some gaudy art piece from Camden Town but an original Egyptian artefact from the British Museum.

London Visit

Some photos of a recent London trip

Grave Issue

There is a cemetery near my work, and have taken quite a few shots there over the years.  Went to Dayanita Singh exhibition at the Hayward Gallery London and was impressed with the poetic approach to documentary photography.  Also the 'Portable Museum' approach to presentation was powerful.  The fine artist Ana Mendieta also used a variety of media to document her outline for social/historical significance.  Lots of time was required to study the work, which I was struggling with.  Will upload British Museum  and other London photos soon.

Photos of Photos

These two photos of photos are just a reminder of photography's  relationship with both memory and celebrity. Fleeting and Permanence A great book is a thin book by the french philosopher Roland Barthes 'Camera Lucida', which explores how photography catches our attention triggering memories and emotions.