An Urban Moment

Cold but clear

2012-01-21T00:23:00.001Z

Cold but clear, a photo by artoo-detoo on Flickr.Cold but clear

London skyline

2010-10-25T00:58:00.001+01:00

London skylineOriginally uploaded by artoo-detoo

London frames - updated

2010-10-11T16:07:00.000+01:00

http://www.flickr.com/photos/inertialweight/sets/72157624394782668/A selection of captures around London.

bench mapping in Edinburgh, Scotland

2009-05-26T07:59:00.013+01:00

The City of Edinburgh very generously provides public benches within the city's picturesque cemeteries like Canongate, Greyfriars and lesser ones strewn about the city. Ditto for its lush parks, even the small patches of green in squares like George Square or the accompanying parks of any of the wide crescents in the New Town. The Water of Leith walkway is literally dotted with benches, each

wilderness London - a quickie

2009-03-30T23:40:00.014+01:00

And then there are bits of London that are left seemingly wild, bits where canny Londoner meets soothing nature. Tranquil breathing spaces, each at walking distance from a zone 1 tube station.Pond at Hampstead HeathHeath at Hampstead HeathRegents Canal, tree cover for ex industrial warehousey 'eye-sores'. (i actually think they're lovely buildings.)'Green Bridge' at Mile End Park, Regents Canal

Views on the South Bank - 1

2009-03-28T08:15:00.000Z

All the photographs above were taken within a mile of one another in central London. they are familiar images, and identifiers of what we've come to think of as London, Global City. the banks of the river (especially south) in this stretch are dotted with public buildings, shopping and eating places. dramatic vantage points to look out at the north bank skyline, and bridges which give you a

Oxo Tower Jetty, South Bank, London

2009-02-22T20:59:00.000Z

In this picture we're looking at the wooden platform, or 'jetty' extending into and over the river. En route to the National Theatre complex, if you're approaching it from the Blackfriars Bridge side, you take a few steps up off the pedestrian path, turn right and enter this rather distinctive place.The most common activity seen here is photography. Londoners and tourists alike take the

Dilli Haat ante-space, December 2008

2009-02-05T00:20:00.000Z