This past week I’ve been playing with Picas, a new filter app for my phone. If you follow me on Instagram, you might have seen a couple of shots I shared there. The premise of the app is, according to the description, that it ‘combines deep neural networks and artificial intelligence to automatically redraw photosContinue reading “Picas – Turning Photography Into Digital Art”
Category Archives: Photography
World Photography Day!
It’s World Photography Day today, and so I thought I’d share some of the images I’ve taken, many of which I’ve used on my blog. Also, you can find me on Instagram at helenejones33 – I haven’t been on there for long, but now that I am, I love it! Happy World Photography Day, whereverContinue reading “World Photography Day!”
Old Meets New (With Bonus Orb)
I was in London this past Saturday, catching up with one of my oldest friends. She’s lived in London for many years, so whenever we get together we like to explore places she’s never been to before. This trip was especially poignant, as she is moving back to her native Canada shortly, so will likelyContinue reading “Old Meets New (With Bonus Orb)”
Thursday Doors – Along the Canal
I had a different door in mind for today’s post, but, on a walk with a friend past the nearby canal boat mooring, found the combination of tiny doors, sunshine and colourful boats too hard to resist. I live near to the Grand Union Canal, which links London with Birmingham. The longest canal in theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Along the Canal”
Playing With Pictures
This is a photograph I took the other day on my way home from the supermarket. I thought it quite atmospheric, the way the sky was reflected in the water, the boat and two men silhouetted against the rippling clouds. I published a post a little while ago about using stock photography, and another aboutContinue reading “Playing With Pictures”
Thursday Doors – Museum of Traditional Architecture, Dubai
This door is part of the Museum of Traditional Architecture in Dubai. I wrote about our visit to the museum previously, as one of my Wednesday Wanders, but didn’t include this photo. The Museum was originally a royal palace, now restored and preserved as an example of the traditional architecture of Dubai, before steel andContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Museum of Traditional Architecture, Dubai”
Thursday Doors – Hemel Hempstead Old Town
This is not the first door I’ve featured from our local Old Town, which has buildings dating back to the 1500’s. There was the mystery door at Number 28, and the wonderfully ornate door of St Mary’s Church. This door, however, is from a residential building. I know it’s a private residence because, when weContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Hemel Hempstead Old Town”
Thursday Doors – NatWest Building, Coventry
These rather impressive stainless steel doors are the secondary entrance to the NatWest Building on Hertford St in Coventry. According to Historic England, the NatWest building was constructed in 1929-30, and you can see an Art Deco influence in both the ornate door panels and the stone decoration on the arch. The icons on theContinue reading “Thursday Doors – NatWest Building, Coventry”
Thursday Doors – Graffiti in Barcelona
I can’t believe it’s Thursday again already! Those time-management elves seem to be speeding the clocks up even more as the year moves on, or maybe it’s just me. 😉 I’ve missed a couple of Thursday Doors posts in recent weeks – not because I’ve run out of doors, but rather, a bout of fluContinue reading “Thursday Doors – Graffiti in Barcelona”
Thursday Doors – St Mary’s Church
This is one of the entrance doors into St Mary’s Church, Hemel Hempstead. I love the colour of the wood and the curling ironwork hinges, reminiscent of the more ornate doors at Notre Dame, Paris. St Mary’s Church is in Hemel Hempstead, England. It is a Norman building, built between 1140 and 1180, and hasContinue reading “Thursday Doors – St Mary’s Church”
Helen Glynn Jones 