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Valencia

On my second visit to Valencia I wanted to spend more time in the old city rather in a park which was created in the bed of a diverted river, however the the ‘city of arts and sciences’ (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) is such an impressive part of the city it was hard not to return. The weather was not as kind as first time so I decided early on to photograph in black and white to dramatize the wonderful architecture of the city.

All pictures were taken with a Nikon D600 and processed using Nik Silver Effex 2.0

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the science museum The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the science museum The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the science museum The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the science museum The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences)

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences)

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences)

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences)

Central Market (Mercado Central)

Central Market (Mercado Central)

Central Market (Mercado Central)

Central Market (Mercado Central)

L'Oceanogràfic

L’Oceanogràfic

L'Oceanogràfic

L’Oceanogràfic

L'Oceanogràfic

L’Oceanogràfic

Jardines de Turia - Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia – Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia - Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia – Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia - Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia – Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia - Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia – Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia - Gardens of Turia

Jardines de Turia – Gardens of Turia

La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia

La Lonja de la Seda de Valencia

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Getty Images Gallery Trip

Stairs at the British Museum

Stairs at the British Museum

The recent trip to London to go to a private viewing at the Getty Images turned ended in a bit of the anti climax, thankfully the nearby British Museum and the excellent food at the Gauthier restaurant made the trip worthwhile and enjoyable.

The roof of the British Museum

The roof of the British Museum

At the Getty images gallery my photograph of the coastline along with several others where placed so they could’nt be seen properly in the private viewing, mine might as well been hung in the toilet. That said the images on display where excellent, but that doesn’t really ease my dissapointment.

Getty Images Gallery London

Nikon-Inframe Getty Images Gallery London

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Venice in Monochrome

Some photographs from a recent trip to Venice, Italy.

Cattedrale Patriarcale di San Marco

Basilica of Saint Mark

Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore

View of Basilica di San Giorgio Maggiore from St Marks


Al Covo Ristorante

The wonderful Al Covo Ristorante. Venice

Santa Maria della Salute

Santa Maria della Salute

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Valencia and Costa Blanca 2012

A short break to Spain was an ideal opportunity to see several sides to the country from magnificent city of Valencia to towns on the Costa Blanca.

On our stay we only scratched the surface of Valencia, the impressive mixture of modern architecture of ‘The City of Arts and Sciences’ (Ciudad de las Artes y las Ciencias) built in a river bed to the historic buildings in the old town. The next planned visit hopefully more of the historic old city will be taken in.

disused building on coastline by Torrevieja

Abandoned building on the Costa Blanca near Torrevieja

Road sign in front of colourful building in Cartagena

Road sign in front of colourful building in Cartagena

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe and L'Àgora Valencia spain

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe and L’Àgora (in the distance) Valencia

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Valencia Spain

El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències (City of Arts and Sciences)

a photograph of El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the science museum The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe Valencia

El Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, the science museum The Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

photograph of L'Hemisfèric Valencia

L’Hemisfèric Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències

photograph of L'Hemisfèric and El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia

L’Hemisfèric (left) and El Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía (right)

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Philadelphia – Pennsylvania

A visit to Philadelphia concluded a short trip to the US , which had previously taken me to New York City and Princeton. Snow storms the day before had caused me to postpone the trip for 24hrs, patience was luckily rewarded with beautiful weather.

Museum in Philadelphia

Penn landing in Philadelphia

Tents at occupy Philadelphia

One of the protesters outside his tent at Occupy Philadelphia

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New York City 2011

Today I spent several glorious hours in New York City. Perfect temperature for walking about luckily, because I did a lot of it.

Looking upwards at the skyscrapers in New York City

 

Statue of Atlas at the Rockefeller Center, New York CityM

 

New York city street vendor by Radio City

Washington Square park in New York City

 

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Rome 2011

A small selection of photographs from a recent trip to Rome. More to follow

A tunnel in Rome, Italy

A battered old Fiat 500 on the streets of Rome

Spiral staircase in the Vatican Museum

Wedding party on Piazza del Popolo, Rome