London skies have been very grey lately, and I’m craving a bit of blue. Here are five blue-skied photos from my archives:
1. Spanish seas mirroring Spanish skies.
2. Bermondsey evening lights.
3. London on a crisp spring day.
4. My (admittedly filthy) skylight.
5. Bristol blues.
You can see more of my photos on my Flickr.
Posted by thefty on 15/05/2012
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The weather is fine in Londontown! Listen to this song by Wilco and enjoy these brilliant blues!
1. Quite possibly my favourite book cover, ever.
2. Piles of sky blue pencils (From here.)
3. A portrait of my toilet. Beauty in small things, and all that.
4. A double blue sky, taken by me, near Tower Bridge.
Right! I’m going for a walk! Enjoy your day, Londoners (and everyone else too, for that matter.)
Posted by thefty on 19/03/2012
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‘Oh it’s all that you can do on this side of the blue’
1. Mass, by Kate Shaw. I had this as my desktop background for a long time. There’s just something so steady and quiet about it.
2. This was also my desktop background, incidentally. I am clearly drawn to images of the sea. Found here.
3. ‘Old Ocean’, by Chelsea Green Lewyta. This one is so…sad.
4. A still from the gorgeous film, Persepolis, based on the graphic novel by Marjane Satrapi. You need to read it, or watch it, or both.
5. This photo makes me feel so small. Does anybody know the original source? I can’t track it down. Found here.
I grew up near the sea, and I really miss it.
Posted by thefty on 31/01/2012
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White Light, White Heat.
1. Sun on concrete and glass.
2. Warm white marble.
3. Reflecting pools and humidity.
4. A breath of fresh air.
5. Way up above.
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Posted by thefty on 13/10/2010
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Blue and white are the colours of Greece. They represent the blue sea and its frothy waves, and also the brilliant blue sky with its pure white clouds. I miss these colours, and it comforts me to see them popping up allover London, too.
1. London
2. Athens
3. London
4. Athens
5. London
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Posted by thefty on 17/04/2010
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I often complain about the English sky, but hey – at least it’s never boring.
1. Veiny trees against the blue.
2. Two white lines and one-and-a-half birds.
3. A washing line bisecting the dusk sky.
4. The enormous, windowed end of Paddington station.
5. Electric cables and an electrical storm brewing.
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Posted by thefty on 07/04/2010
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I’ve never really liked the colour blue, but certain shades are growing on me at an alarming rate.
1. Deep and peaceful blues at the London Zoo Aquarium.
2. Benches matching the night sky.
3. You’d be cocky too if you had a coat like that.
4. The warmest shade of blue, no?
5. Wedding day blues. (It wasn’t her wedding, FYI.)
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Posted by thefty on 22/03/2010
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If I had to describe this colour combo in words, they would be BOOM! and POW!
1. The seats on the Metropolitan Line of the London Underground.
2. Nature knows her stuff.
3. Fabric + light + glass = awesome.
4. I am a sucker for good packaging. But that’s the point of good packaging.
5. Mother nature scores again!
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Posted by thefty on 24/02/2010
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I once danced to this song, back in the days of ballet school. Each dancer got to be their sea creature of choice, and I chose to be…a sea snail (for the silvery garments and slithery movements). It was an inspired choice, I think.
1. Through thick glass, at the aquarium.
2. Handwashing my frocks in the bathtub.
3. Water weeds waving.
4. Silence and rippled, blue light.
5. Fat duck above; fat carp below.
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Posted by thefty on 29/01/2010
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Hello! COLLECTIVE 5 is a once-weekly feature involving photos submitted by readers.
Further details, as well as next week’s COLLECTIVE 5 theme, can be found over here
1. A photo of the ‘Stern-Gerlach Experiment‘, by Tom Melia.
2. Arthur’s Pass, New Zealand. By Rebekah Lyell.
3. Lake Michigan, by Hillary Tusick.
4. A dusty floor (and kickass boots) by Sarah Harrington.
5. Happy blues, by Danie Honeybun.
Ladies and gents, this concludes the second edition of Collective 5. Thanks to this project, checking my email has become quite thrilling – I hope you’re having fun too, and I look forward to another week’s worth of awesome images in my inbox. Anyone can contribute!
Read on for all details regarding next week’s COLLECTIVE 5.
Posted by thefty on 22/01/2010
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Hello!
COLLECTIVE 5 is a once-weekly project featuring your photos.
NEXT WEEK’S COLLECTIVE 5 THEME: Blue. This theme has expired! Click here for the new theme.
A theme is announced every Friday, and you have one week to submit your photographs. (You may interpret the theme in any way you like.) I select the 5 photos that best fit the theme, and post a COLLECTIVE 5 album the following Friday. Absolutely anyone can contribute, and every one will be fully credited for their work. Tell your friends! The more the merrier!
The rules:
1. Only submit your own work!
2. Make sure you tell me your name (and any website/blog you’d like me to link to).
3. All photos will be resized to 450 pixels wide. Keep in mind that this is fairly small.
4. Each contributor may send in only one photo per week.
5. Email your photos as jpeg attachments to top.five.photos@gmail.com. The subject line must read ‘COLLECTIVE 5: (insert theme)’
That is all. Go! Go! Go!
Posted by thefty on 15/01/2010
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I’m not a big fan of blue, but I’m a big lover of red. Together, though, they’re explosive.
1. A colourful Invasion of Athenian walls.
2. On the London Underground, Bakerloo line.
3. Blue eyes in red frames.
4. Colour Co-ordinated cooking.
5. Mini-golf. (Also, does this look like a face or is it just me?)
Posted by thefty on 03/12/2009
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In no particular order:
1. Basketball court, Whitechapel, London.
2. On Stage, Old Fire Station, Oxford.
3. Looking down the Champs Elysee, Paris.
4. The bluest blue, at 6pm.
5. Yes, I had to go there.
Posted by thefty on 19/11/2009
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In no particular order:
1. A dead crab floating.
2. Happy ducks paddling in the sun.
3. Greek fishing boats waiting for their fishermen.
4. Swimmers who jumped off the boat.
5. Waterlilies looking graceful and light.
Posted by thefty on 18/08/2009
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In no particular order:
1. Electric blue.
2. Navy blue.
3. A jumble of blues.
4. A sea like a swimming pool.
5. A gradient of blues.
Posted by thefty on 30/07/2009
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