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My attempt at this spiral staircase in the imposing Gran Domine Hotel near the Guggenheim in Bilbao. Didn't get long to shoot in there before they cottoned on to the fact we weren't actually guests...

 

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Only had the 14-30mm lens with me, so this has a slightly different perspective to what I'd normally expect, but it comes out OK I reckon...

 

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The Tomorrowland Transit Authority is the perfect ride for tired feet. Normally short queues and a good sit down in the fresh air as you zoom around above Tomorrowland. Sitting on the front of the train gave a chance to try some long exposure shots of the track and its twists and turns.

 

A huge thank-you to everybody who has viewed, favourited and commented on this picture following it hitting Explore on 20th February 2015. Of all the pictures I've taken in Florida this was the one I least expected to do well, so chuffed that so many of you like it!

 

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Big lens, big compression. Four Calatrava masterpieces in one frame with a gorgeous glow from the rising sun. Peaceful, lovely.

 

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The Round Tower was the first place visited on my whistle-stop tour of Copenhagen, and the architecture within was something I'd never seen before in the UK - a 7.5 turn slope climbing the tower to high above the skyline of Copenhagen. At the top are a few stairs leading to an observation deck and astronomy tower. A popular venue for people, this shot was taken just before the next ground descended from the top.

 

From Wikipedia: The Rundetaarn, or Rundetårn (Round Tower in English), is a 17th-century tower located in central Copenhagen, Denmark. One of the many architectural projects of Christian IV, it was built as an astronomical observatory. It is most noted for its equestrian staircase, a 7.5-turn helical corridor leading to the top, and for the expansive views it affords over Copenhagen.

 

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Completed in 1999 this impressive library sits on the Copenhagen Harbour and dominates the skyline. Inside is no less impressive.

 

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Beneath the Palau de les Arts - and underground - is this curved tunnel, which has skylights to the pavement above. While it looks peaceful the rooms either side are practice rooms for choirs, singers and orchestras. It was quiet as we passed through this time, but that is rarely the case.

 

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Platform One and not a soul in sight as a train departs. The arches of the Guillemins building dominate.

 

A pleasant surprise this evening to find that this image received an Honorable Mention in the International Photo Awards 2019 - my first time entering such a competition, so to get one of my four entries commended is pretty pleasing!

 

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This is what I did for the upshots of Pixel Cloud. I looked far less graceful. The guide at the far end must have thought it hilarious as photographer after photographer laid prone on the floor to get the shot!

 

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An abstract shot of the amazing roofspace above Guillemins Station.

 

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My pursuit of staircases continues. Many people seemed to skip this one in favour of the lifts...lightweights!

 

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Dappled light spills into the Northern Aisle in Ely Cathedral, highlighting the historic stonework and the details contained within it. A stunning cathedral to visit, and one with a very open policy and friendliness to photographers...and some great images to shoot there to boot. Go visit!

 

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A London Bus moves away, blocking the view of the impressive St Paul's Cathedral on the other side of the road briefly.

 

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Another new addition to the Animal Kingdom is the Tree of Life performing nightly shows, with fantastic colours and projections to music at regular intervals. The centerpiece of the park just got even more impressive.

 

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Took Megan to the underpass at Ashland Lakes, all styling by her good self...she loved this shoot!

 

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So, I've recently been away for a few days in Valencia with fellow Flickrite Tom Knowles, a four day quest to do nothing but photography and food. Over the coming days I'll be uploading a few of my favourite images from the trip.

 

First off was a surprise find - heading from the airport to the hotel we got off the Metro by coincidence at this stop and found a small part of Calatrava's work hidden underground!

 

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Those shallow ponds at the end of la Sciencias work rather well at night, and looking the other way too!

 

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One of the "Lovely People" sculptures in The Cube, Birmingham, by the artist Temper. This one is suspended within the huge central atrium within the building and positively looks like she is floating up high into the sky clutching the balloon. Whilst this is processing in black and white, which was my intention when I visited the building, the building actually has some quite vivid blues and reds in the unusual angles and beams - the light though spilling in from above tended to mute it, so I only saw the shot at the time in monochrome or with muted blues in the glass. Weird!

 

Taken during a photowalk around Birmingham with Linda and Tom, the final of my "Floating" images which we were hunting out for a camera club competition.

 

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We only made it out here one evening and I found this bridge somewhat tricky to photograph and have sufficient impact. The impact is certainly there visually, it is one heck of a bridge at 12km across the Targus River.

 

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With a capacity of over 1400 people this is the largest auditorium in Les Arts, and is once more full of small details by Calatrava, from the curves in the circle to the acoustic "bumps" on the tiled walls.

 

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The far side of Liége-Guillemins Station has two high arched areas, one with stairs and the other with escalators. The underground car park is to the right and the arches dominate the view from the subterranean level.

 

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Two Belgian Railways employees stand in a corridor flanked by Calatrava-designed beams. A few seconds later they had disappeared, the beams make entering and leaving the corridor a finger-snapping moment.

 

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As much as the exterior of the Palau de les Arts looks futuristic and individual, the inside is no less impressive. This is the deck behind the main opera hall with it's stunning panoramic views over the rest of the Ciudad de las Artes y Sciencias.

 

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The view from the fourth floor of the Library, looking down into the floors below. An impressive space.

 

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The Design Museum has moved to it's new home in Kensignton High Streat, a Grade II listed building which used to be the Commonwealth Institute. Impressively designed inside and some interesting exhibits to boot. Very angular from all angles, but the fisheye brings something completely different to the design.

 

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A glimpse up at the roofspace in The Design Museum and the skylights and beams supporting the roof.

 

Big thanks to the gazillion people who have viewed, faved and commenting on this - an image I liked but never thought would hit Explore at #6 and become my most viewed image in 36hrs!

 

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A quick trip to the refurbished MK Gallery this evening, and some experiments with the available light around. Big heart for the win.

 

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Another visit to Lumsdale Falls, this time in Winter. Still a magical place, and the water wasn't any higher than normal surprisingly. This was a long-exposure - 85secs with a Lee Big Stopper filter at the second fall.

 

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The top of the St Botoph Building and a glass corridor for the lifts, the control panel is towards the end on either side.

 

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Not been here for a while! A trip to Cranfield to see the Red Bull Flying Bulls DC-6 do a low approach to Runway 21before a nice tight circuit to land, gorgeous old machine visiting for a few days apparently.

 

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Hemisferic tips us a wink, and a nice bit of reflections as one storm clears away and another gathers inland.

 

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My second visit in six years to Ely Cathedral, must go again because there is sooooo much to see and shoot. This shot was taken just east of the Lantern Tower as I moved into the Choir and Prebytery areas, huge arched ceilings towering above with the light shimmering in from the stained glass windows at the far end. Taken from low down the scale of the building is even more obvious.

 

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A handheld grab shot as I descended into Liverpool Street Station, bit of movement as I meandered around London.

 

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On either side of the Palau de les Arts are two spiral staircases, both identical. Tom went high key for his edit, I went low...

 

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The new look for Monument Building, a stunning multi-level twisting of metal in front of the windows of the offices overlooking the Monument.

 

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Probably the most well-known cliché shot from any Open House London, this is something I've wanted to see for 4 years now - but never made it until this Sunday. The atrium is within the Allen & Overy offices in One Bishops Square. The balls stretch up several floors and change colours, shortly after getting the nice reds it all went white until we'd left.

 

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The final run of the night and props fully spinning, a glorious sight and more importantly sound from those Merlin engines.

 

I've uploaded all the shots from the evening at East Kirkby to this gallery, all images on the website can be purchased and social media (Flickr, Facebook, Twitter, G+) followers can get 10% off by using the code SOCMED10 at checkout!

 

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Classic Disney ride, with a long-exposure twist...using the backside of an elephant as a tripod!

 

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Wandering along the Tagus River towards the Belém Tower and the Monument of the Discoveries looms up. This is, and there is no other word for it, MASSIVE. Great stone carvings with details throughout, absolutely incredible to see in the early evening.

 

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Looking along the wall of the southernmost dam on Ladybower at the two towers which jut from the top of the dam into the reservoir. The morning mist is being created by the sunlight warming the cold waters.

 

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Dark and foreboding looking staircase rising from the concourse to the platforms above in Estacao del Oriente, yet more hallmarks of Santiago Calatrava.

 

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Cracking reflections on a clear afternoon in Valencia. Love this place, could shoot here forever.

 

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The Museum of the Sciences is nothing if not spiky, and on the day we arrived the sky was such a magnificent colour that no polariser was needed, nor was any heavy fiddling in Lightroom!

 

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Shot from Waterloo Bridge, the National Theatre looks rather smart lit up at night. Two other icons of the London skyline peek through from a distance as well.

 

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Mam Tor at sunset, looking down on a winding road through the valley. Multiple exposure for a dramatic effect. Blimey it was windy!

 

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Lots of foot traffic on the floor of Hintze Hall in the Natural History Museum, with the new exhibit in the hall fo the giant skeleton of a whale hanging high above.

 

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It wasn't all about Calatrava. I think I've kept four other shots not of his work! This was a short bus ride away and while what I'd aimed to get looking directly at the Torres del Serrans didn't quite work out, I spotted this funky opportunity as I headed back to the bus and did a bit of stacking!

 

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Arriving at the top of the London Eye as the sun lowers in the sky and turns orange.

 

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A little help on the timings from the Photographer's Ephemeris for this shot - I waited until the sun shone perfectly on the back of the Palau de les Arts - look at the shadow at the bottom! I've never done mono like this before, think I need to experiment more to get this right - especially under the "feather", so expect a redux of this at some point.

 

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An evening shoot with the lovely Emily around London, this shot on the steps of St Paul's Cathedral as the sun set behind us.

 

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