Janey Mac
Emma has a friend, I’m also lucky enough to count her as a friend too. She’s resisted the web fads but now has an excellent new blog to pen her very smart thoughts too. Check it out.
Choosing the right lens
Great concise article on the benefits of different lenses and focal lengths. Not too technical, not too long and boring and illustrated with pictures.
Seb Rogers: mountain bike photography: Choosing the right lens.
That’s a lot of pages to fill
Sometimes I think my job is difficult.. Pleasing clients, contractors, planners, the boss and trying to study part time.
This is something else though. Shooting an editorial of 48 or so pages in two weeks! Some great shots there.
Seb Rogers: mountain bike photography: Shoot of the year.
Bad architecture
My new favourite blog..
SWALLOW FIELDS HOUSING IN TIPTON, WEST MIDLANDS BY CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS: “
THIS BUILDING IS THE DEVIL, IT IS THE ENEMY, IT IS SO UNREMITTINGLY FUCKING GRIM THAT IT’S HARD TO EVEN LOOK AT THE PICTURE WITHOUT IT DAMAGING YOU.
IT’S A COMBINATION OF BOTCHED CURTAIN WALLING, WINDOWS THAT DON’T FIT THE HOLES THEY’RE IN, ALL TOPPED OFF WITH A HAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AN ARMY SENTRY POST IN WEST BELFAST. JUST NEEDS A BIG FUCKING GUN TURRET ON TOP AND IT WOULD FIT RIGHT IN.
SMALL OBSERVATION – I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT I’VE NEVER SEEN EFFLORESCENCE ON THE MORTAR BETWEEN TERRACOTTA BOLLOCKING TILES.
THIS BUILDING WAS SHORTLISTED FOR A FUCKING AWARD. IT COULD HAVE WALKED AWAY WITH ‘BEST RSL-LED LARGE DEVELOPMENT’ AT THE AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP AWARDS. ADMITTEDLY THAT IS NOT A PARTICULARLY COMPETITIVE CONTEXT, BUT FOR FUCK’S SAKE. THE REF MUST HAVE BEEN BLIND.
APPARENTLY ‘THE CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT SOLUTIONS TEAM IS RECOGNISED THROUGHOUT THE MIDLANDS FOR ITS EXPERTISE AND INNOVATION.’ EVERYONE IN THE FUCKING MIDLANDS SHOULD GET OUT MORE.
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(Via Bad British Architecture.)