Donut's Daily Daguerreotype

Daguerreotype - (noun) an early photograph using a silvered plate and mercury vapour [named after L. Daguerre, French inventor, 1789-1851]

August 31, 2005

Lights. Camera. Action!

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The street where I work is often used for filming TV and movies. Unusually this took place on a weekday; filming is usually on a Sunday. A side entrance to the Adelphi building was used as the front of a police station.

August 30, 2005

Magpie

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I'm sore there's a joke to be made here about the old Magpie TV programme, but I can't think of it.

August 29, 2005

Potatoes

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Another crop from the garden. These made an excellent potato salad.

August 28, 2005

Twilight

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More like darkness: the greenhouse lit only by an upstairs light (and a bit of software trickery).

August 27, 2005

How's dem apples?

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Next door's apples looking very tempting. But, as always, the branches with the good fruit are out of reach.

August 26, 2005

The office


Painting, decorating and furniture bulding completed.

August 25, 2005

Blue sky

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Paddington Circle and District Line tube station.

August 24, 2005

The birds

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One of our neighbours leaves out bread crumbs and who knows what, attracting squirrels, crows and bloody pigeons. Probably attracting rats as well. A call to the public health department may be getting a call soon.

August 23, 2005

1 London. 7 million Londoners

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The Mayor's post bombing London diversity/unity campaign.

August 22, 2005

Scaffolding

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Building work on the Adelphi.

August 21, 2005

Painting and decorating

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Painting the third bedroom, now office.

August 20, 2005

Fair weather

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Clouds have no colour. They merely reflect or block light.

August 19, 2005

Man in street

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This guy decided to sleep on the pavement. Most people just walked on by, Eventually someone asked if he was ok. Just sleeping it off.

August 18, 2005

...and the rains came...

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My rather dead umbrella.

August 17, 2005

Hot August Day


Packed park at lunchtime.

August 16, 2005

Coliseum

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The fantastic facade of the recently renovated Coliseum, home of the Egnlish National Opera.

August 15, 2005

Evening light


Another beautiful evening in South London.

August 14, 2005

Glove and ball


Tools of the trade.

August 13, 2005

D.I.Y.


Heat gun and scraper: stripping a window frame in the new study.

August 12, 2005

Photo Friday - Violet


Wild roses in the front garden.

a photo challenge every friday

Slug


The bane of my garden.

August 11, 2005

417


It rained unexpectedly on the way home, so I opted for the bus from Streatham Hill. Still had to wait five minutes at the bus shelter for the rain to ease off.

August 10, 2005

Up in the air


Shot of an incoming jet buzzing South London on its way to Heathrow.

August 09, 2005

Crescent moon

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Ok, rather lame Space Shuttle related picture. The shuttle, which landed today, doesn't go to the moon, but if some people had their way the shuttle might have a role to play as a stepping stone.

August 08, 2005

Chimney

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Time for re-pointing?

August 07, 2005

Low hanging fruit

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Next door's apples looking even more inviting.

August 06, 2005

Beer, here

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A fine bottle of Sierra Nevada Summerfest - went down smooth.

August 05, 2005

Photo Friday - Complexity

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Sudoku.

a photo challenge every friday

Dusk in SE27

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Another beautiful evening.

August 04, 2005

Striped Lawn

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Westminster Embankment Gardens.

August 03, 2005

Venezia

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More from the archives. Piazza San Marco, April 2002.

August 02, 2005

Cricket

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From last year's Oval Test Match against South Africa. Rather drunk at Tea. Not quite the excitement as seen in this year's Ashes series, but an England win nevertheless.

August 01, 2005

Tomatoes

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First disappointing crop of tomatoes.