There are places I remember

All my life, though some have changed

Some forever, not for better

Some have gone and some remain

( JOHN LENNON, / PAUL MCCARTNEY, In My Life lyrics)

Hello and welcome to my photostream.. Nowadays i mostly take photos of street art murals around London but i do go to other cities as well. Now i am retired and have a freedom pass it is pretty cheap roaming around London. I look at these images as my memories and like to share them for people that are unable to get around so much.I try to geotag them all so people can find them and do a bit of research about the artists if i can work out who painted it..

A lot of my other photo's were taken around the USA mostly from Amtrak trains which transported me to all corners of that fascinating country. I am from South London in UK but still try to travel when i can.

I don't consider myself to be a very good photographer but have learned some things from observing other Flickr contributors and asking questions. I think composition is one of my better attributes, i now compose photo's better than i used to and this saves time straightening and cropping them later. Most of my shots are taken on auto mode although i do use macro and night settings more nowadays. I am quite good at organizing my work and run lots of groups, plus like making galleries. All my images are creative commons so you are welcome to use them if you wish "for any ( legal ) reason" , if you feel like attributing them back to me that would be nice .. Hi to all the friends i have made over the years on here.. I have run out of things to say when writing comments but still enjoy looking at other folks work

Please feel free to check out my groups index by clicking on the following link www.flickr.com/groups/amtrak_top_shots/rules/

My showcase photo's below are some of my favorite shots for various reasons, and may not be considered my better quality ones..