Shot taken at a square in Medina where a lot of metal work is done. The bird is (I am told!) a stork.

No serious pp done, just a bit of playing around with the sliders in ALR 5.6

This man seemed quite fed up with his day!! Shot taken on the way back from Atlas Mountains.

No pp.

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Panasonic Lumix 14-140mm f/4-5.6 on Olympus E-P1

Could have been better composed, but I like the contrast between the old and the new.

Looks better on black. Click on image or press "L".

Taken during a travel photography trip/workshop in Marrakech. pp done in PS CC 2014 and b&w conversion in Silver Efex Pro 2.

Some more views of the new Library of Birmingham.

Best viewed on black. Click on image or press "L".

Unlike most other walls within the house, these are in extremely good condition. The guide in the room assured me that they were original, with only the smallest amount of repair work made to the plaster.

ISO 3200!

A room off the kitchen at Calke Abbey.

Better on black. Click on image or press "L".

This is part of the tunnel between the Brewhouse in the cellars of the main house, exiting in the stable block. It's about 250-300 yards long and slopes uphill, but that's hardly noticeable.

An annual walk around Birmingham's city centre in aid of the Birmingham Children's Hospital.

The walkway from the Selfridges car park into the store.

Looks better on black. Click on image, or press "L".

Panasonic Lumix GH1/Lumix 14-140/iso200/32mm/f5/1/14

Another part of the Brewhouse Tunnel between the cellars of the main house to the Stable block.

The unusual framing is due to a ladder lying on the floor against the R/H wall.

A statue outside of Birmingham's Hall Of Memory, with the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the background.

Due to open in September 2013.

Hmmmm....

I think it looks better on black. Click on image or press "L".

The end of the tunnel. At the end, steps on the left lead up into the stable block.

The dais of Siena marble sits in the centre of the marble floor. On top of this is a glass and bronze casket containing the First World War and Second World War Rolls of Honour.

Challenging lighting, with the light from the door (right hand side) competing with the gloom of the rest of the interior. I suppose I could have manipulated it more with LR, but I think it show enough detail as it is.

Part of the other scupture in the Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum.

This is the only portrait I managed to get in Marrakech.

The large majority of residents don't allow their picture to be taken and those who do are normally street performers etc. This was the only normal person (ie not dressed in some costume) who was OK with his picture to be taken.

Note that there seems to be no welfare system in Morocco so some money is generally expected if someone agrees to pose for you.

a bit of RAW pp in ALR 5.6, no serious corrections needed!!

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Two Medicine region of Glacier National Park

One of the many narrow corridors inside Calke Abbey. Rope cloned out for Nancy! :-)

North Breakwater Light in Ludington, MI with Olympus E-P1 and Lumix 14-140mm lens.

The top of the RAF Association's emblem "Winston". A stainless steel eagle on top of a globe. The eagle is made from over 1000 hand-forged feathers.

Ludington Harbor with Olympus E-P1 and Lumix 14-140mm lens.