Battle of Britain Monument

On Saturday my Dad and I took a trip to London, primarily to view the poppies at the tower, photos of which will no doubt follow in the near future. During our time down in the big smoke, we mostly took a walking tour along the north bank of the Thames. The riverside walk has some excellent views of the City, but also many monuments and statues along its path. One of the most striking can be found at Victoria Embankment, commemorating the Battle of Britain.

Tripping the light fantastic.

The nights are getting darker, and despite a mild September Autumn looks like it is finally hitting. Combine this with the travelling goose fair, and you have a perfect opportunity for some light painting photographs.
Camera essentials most definitely included my tripod, although most of the time I had to use it as more of a mono-pod, due to the crowds, and a slow shutter speed.

Nottingham Goose Fair

It was roughly about this time last year, when I started a basic photography course, so I could learn more about how to create pretty photographs. One thing I did back then was visit the Burton Statues, a travelling fair that arrives every October to brighten our town centre for a couple days. As I have at least partially moved to Nottingham, I thought I'd visit one of the highlights on the calendar, the Goose Fair. The fair itself dates back 700 years, though as there are significantly less geese and more fair rides I can safely assume things have probably changed a bit since its inception. So hyped up on candy floss and buoyed by the smell of mushy peas and mint sauce (goose fair delicacy!) my camera and I took a wander and tried to capture what I could of the fair.