The thaw in the Deep South is in full swing; even these icicles have dripped away from the office window now.
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Thaw
Posted on January 22, 2013 by Simon Phipps
Snowy Branches
Posted on January 19, 2013 by Simon Phipps
Snowy Branches, originally uploaded by webmink.
Snow is something of a novelty where we live, despite being in England. The mildness that results from being on the coast seems somehow magnified by the rivers and the shape of the landscape, with the result that snow almost never settles here. To make the most of the novelty, we took an evening walk and enjoyed the brightness present even at a cloudy dusk.
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Dawn Tree
Posted on December 13, 2012 by Simon Phipps
One of the advantages of the irregular sleep patterns I’ve been experiencing lately post-travel is I get to see the early dawn sometimes. This was the view from the bedroom window this week.
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✈ Gondola Yard
Posted on April 7, 2012 by Simon Phipps
I was in Italy on business this week and as I was flying in and out of Venice airport had the chance to spend a half-day in Venice. It was foggy and damp, but still enjoyable to walk around for a while. While I was there I stumbled on the gondola maintenance yard. It had to be there in Venice somewhere, but I’d never seen it before. It was clearly a place that had been there for a very long time – since the 17th century, apparently.
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✈ Heading West To SFO
Posted on July 22, 2011 by Simon Phipps
Heading West To SFO, a set on Flickr.
A delightfully clear afternoon flying across Nevada to San Francisco allowed me to take some splendid photographs. Check out especially the shot of Half Dome and the colours of the salt pans in San Francisco Bay.
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✈ Pie Charts In The Plains
Posted on July 21, 2011 by Simon Phipps
Pie Charts In The Plains, a set on Flickr.
Flying from Chicago to San Francisco today I was struck by the fact that there were bar charts, pie charts and many more visible everywhere.
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⚡ Garden Monster
Posted on July 13, 2011 by Simon Phipps
Garden Monster, originally uploaded by webmink.Spotted this vapourer moth caterpillar eating the leaves on one of my blueberry bushes. Glad it’s only 3cm long 
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✈ Old Vienna Reflected In New Vienna
Posted on May 30, 2011 by Simon Phipps
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✈ San Francisco and The Bay Bridge
Posted on March 26, 2011 by Simon Phipps
I’ve been quite lucky with shots taken from aircraft. My photo of Mount Shasta has been purchased by a publisher as an illustration in a geology textbook, and my photo of the San Francisco Bay salt pans has been used to make fabric for an exhibition in San Jose. I still try to get a window seat if I know I will be traversing interesting areas.
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✈ The Fire Falls
Posted on March 6, 2011 by Simon Phipps
My favourite photographer is the late Galen Rowell, whose books (especially The Inner Game of Outdoor Photography, sadly out of print for UK readers) were my inspiration for returning to photography as an adult. My favourite Galen Rowell photograph is “Last Light At Horsetail Falls” – I have a numbered print of it on the wall at home. It epitomises his approach of visualising the photograph you want to make and putting yourself in the place where you will be able to create the image you have visualised.
So I was thrilled to discover that the US National Park Service, as part of their excellent series of Yosemite videos, has create eight delightful minutes about the natural phenomenon Rowell was able to represent. It makes me realise I have still never made a winter visit to Yosemite; I really need to do that.
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