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Space

12 October 2008 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, City, Man-made, UK, Urban | Tags: Architecture, City, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK | Leave A Comment »

I was on the web cam with Ginger when I noticed the light outside had changed. Pulling aside the blinds I was quite stunned by the sky, and sorted out the webcam so that Ginger could see it too. Being a bit photographically uninspired at the moment, I was reluctantly persuaded to take pictures.

I’ve applied minimal post processing, just enough to darken out the distracting foreground. It really was a spectacular sky.

19 July 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, Nature, UK, Weather | Tags: Gary Allman, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Sunset | Leave A Comment »

Lynn’s big day

Taken on the morning of her wedding, just after she’d finished having her make up put on. The lady doing her make up kindly held the black backdrop up behind Lynn for me.

12 July 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, Friends and Family, UK | Tags: Gary Allman, Lynn Goring-Crook, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portrait | Leave A Comment »

Visiting

This evening I visited my parents’ grave.

I’ve not been a particularly attentive son. I’ve only visited their grave a few times in over twenty years, and this was the first time I’ve taken the time to do some cleaning and tidying up.

Being there brought home my own mortality; they both succumbed to cancer relatively young. If I live another eleven years I’ll be older than they both were.

I sat and thought for a while about what they would make of my life and plans. Thinking about those eleven years, I’m glad I’ve found the courage to follow a more difficult path that will hopefully lead to happiness rather than take the easy route of accepting the status quo.

13 May 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, People, Self Portrait, UK | Tags: Cemetery, Gary Allman, Milton Cemetery, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Self Portrait | Leave A Comment »

Shell

Shell service station, Goldsmith Avenue, Portsmouth

12 April 2008 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, City, Man-made, UK | Tags: Black and White, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Shell, Spot Colour, Urban | Leave A Comment »

KFC at the Pompey Centre, Portsmouth

The Pompey Centre, Portsmouth

This is an unusual post-processing technique for me. Though I like the original picture, it felt a bit sterile. I prefer this take on it.

12 April 2008 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, City, Man-made, UK, Urban | Tags: Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Urban Landscape | Leave A Comment »

Hair Cut

Playing with the settings on my webcam and I rather liked the results.

1 March 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, People, Self Portrait, UK | Tags: Black and White, BW, Gary Allman, Logitech Quickcam, Photography, Self Portrait | Leave A Comment »

Gary Allman – Self Portrait

I was playing with my webcam, and I rather liked the results…

1 March 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, Friends and Family, People, Self Portrait, UK | Tags: Black and White, BW, Gary Allman, Logitech Quickcam, Photography, Self Portrait | Leave A Comment »

Jubilee Church, Somers Road, Portsmouth

17 February 2008 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, Church Buildings, Man-made, UK, Urban | Tags: Black and White, BW, Church, Gary Allman, Hampshire, Nikon D40X, Photography, Somers Road, Southsea | Leave A Comment »

At the end of the evening

The chats are finished, the calls are done, the wine has gone, and the pictures are posted.

Time for bed.

3 February 2008 | Categories: Abstract, Around Portsmouth, Man-made, Other, UK | Tags: Available Light, Desaturated, Desk, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography | Leave A Comment »

Canal Walk, Portsmouth UK

Originally part of the route of the Portsmouth and Arundel Canal, the railway was built in the canal bed.

For me this picture has a forties / fifties feel – ignoring the modern lamp posts, road markings and skyline that is. Most likely this is down to the very slight red tint/yellow tint I gave the picture during processing.

27 January 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, City, Man-made, UK, Urban | Tags: Black and White, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Urban | Leave A Comment »

Across the tracks

Picture taken from the bridge in Holbrook Road looking East towards Fratton Bridge, Portsmouth UK.

27 January 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, City, Man-made, UK, Urban | Tags: Black and White, Fratton, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Urban | Leave A Comment »

South West Train – Fratton, Portsmouth

20 January 2008 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, Man-made, Other, UK | Tags: Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Spot Colour, Train | Leave A Comment »

St Judes, Southsea

I find this modern sculpture rather menacing. There are two of them, one at either end of the shopping precinct.

The sculpture is meant to represent the breaking sea – and not a claw which is more how it appears to me.

10 November 2007 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, Church Buildings, City, Man-made, Sculpture, UK | Tags: Architecture, Church, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, St Jude's | Leave A Comment »

Gunwharf, Portsmouth

3 November 2007 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, City, Man-made, UK | Tags: Architecture, City, Gary Allman, Gunwharf, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK | Leave A Comment »

Sunset – South Parade, Southsea UK

This was one of those moments that no matter how over-done sunset pictures are, it just had to be taken.

18 October 2007 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, Man-made, Nature, Sea, UK, Weather | Tags: Available Light, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Sea, Silhouette, South Parade Pier, Southsea UK, Sunset | Leave A Comment »

Apart…

…for now.

A collaborative picture. Ginger took her self portrait, and I added my half. Matching the tone and lighting was the main challenge.

Day 270 of my 365 Days Project. Day 331 of Ginger’s 365 Days project.

4 October 2007 | Categories: Around Portsmouth, Around Springfield, Friends and Family, People, Self Portrait, UK, USA | Tags: Available Light, Black and White, BW, Gary Allman, Ginger, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portrait, Self Portrait | Leave A Comment »

Royal Mail Sorting Office / Post Office, Slindon Street, Portsmouth

Not very subtle architecture… But I did love the way the sky was reflected in the windows and glass.

As this picture seems to get a lot of interest from people searching for information on the Slindon Street Sorting Office, the links below should take you to the official Royal Mail web sites.

Royal Mail, Slindon St, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 1AF

15 September 2007 | Categories: Architecture, Around Portsmouth, City, Infrastructure and Utilities, Man-made, UK | Tags: Architecture, City, City Scape, Gary Allman, Nikon D40X, Photography, Portsmouth UK, Royal Mail, Slindon Street | Leave A Comment »

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