Category Archives: Photo-Blog

Impromptu photos I’ve taken, usually with my mobile phone

St John’s Church

Posted on 14 August 2007 by Robert

This is the latest in a long series of murals to appear outside St John’s Church in Edinburgh. Positioned at the corner of Lothian Road and Princes Street, the church and its paintings are a memorable sight for anyone who … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 5 Comments

Day Light

Posted on 6 August 2007 by Robert

This is a street light in Embankment Gardens, at 3.45pm on Saturday. It is fully switched on and drawing electricity, despite the clear blue skies and impeccable visibility that one might associate with a mid-summer mid-afternoon. There must be a … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, London, Photo-Blog | 11 Comments

FOUND and Kimho Ip

Posted on 1 August 2007 by Robert

The artists/musicians from FOUND remix some of the melodies created by Kimho Ip’s Yang-chin, a traditional chinese instrument. We were at the Out of the Blue Drill Hall in Leith for a content gathering event, watching a chef prepare some … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Music, Photo-Blog, Visual | 4 Comments

WOMUD

Posted on 30 July 2007 by Robert

Thank goodness the festival was not at Rivermead again – I hear the Thames has flooded there and the entire festival would have been cancelled. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Photo-Blog | 3 Comments

Cool for Cats

Posted on 12 June 2007 by Robert

Yesterday my cat fell out of the window and ran up to your car where it proceeded to climb into your engine. Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 3 Comments

LeithLivePhotoBlog

Posted on 9 June 2007 by Robert

I’ve never done any ‘Live-blogging’ on this site, primarily because I’ve never been in a situation where I thought my presence at a computer provided anything new to an event or news story in progress. Anyway, I happen to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Edinburgh, Photo-Blog | 2 Comments

Public Art

Posted on 21 May 2007 by Robert

One of Anthony Gormley’s Blind Light iron statues, silhoutted against the green grass of the National Theatre’s fly-tower, as sown by artists Ackroyd and Harvey. Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photo-Blog, Visual | 1 Comment

Bank Holiday Sardines

Posted on 5 May 2007 by Robert

An overfull service from Kings-X to Edinburgh yesterday. Continue reading →

Posted in Photo-Blog | 11 Comments

Attempts On His Cake

Posted on 3 May 2007 by Robert

Layers of sponge, layers of meaning: My mother does a fantastic line in meta-cakes. Continue reading →

Posted in Photo-Blog, Theatre, Visual | 7 Comments

That fabulous painted cavern

Posted on 13 April 2007 by Robert

It was the rejuvenation of London in the late seventeenth century, after the Great Fire of ’66, which moulded the character of Westminster, The City, and West End through which I now walk. But to celebrate this mess is not … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photo-Blog, Visual | 2 Comments