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Shaving (365: 126)
Shaving (365: 126). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Memories of India (365: 125)
Memories of India (365: 125). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I haven’t visited India for a couple of years, so it’ll have changed a lot. I love the country and the people; I’d go back tomorrow given the chance.
(I’m still trying to find a lighting setup to replace my broken desk lamp. I can’t find a replacement tube, and it is becoming increasingly frustrating. This took 2 lamps and a 4’x4′ reflector, and the lighting still sucks. Unlike my desk lamp the ones I have now don’t have any reach or extensive adjustment.)
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Grasp
Grasp — Or should that be ‘Gr-arse-p’? Letting some of my dark side show. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Pearls of Wisdom (365: 124)
Pearls of Wisdom (365: 124) — from the fridge. All too true. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
At the top of the stairs (365: 123)
At the top of the stairs (365: 123). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. If I am being very good, twice a day I climb the stairs of the seven-story building opposite my office.
Once more I’ve arrived at the top without having a coronary.
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Buildings 28 & 29
Buildings 28 & 29 — What wonderful names they’ve got at the university! My office is even better, 35A! Aka David Kiddle. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Nightingale Building
Nightingale Building — The cleverly named building for the School of Nursing. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Brought to Book (365: 122)
Brought to Book (365: 122) Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I love books; just about every one of those shelves is double stacked. Fact, fiction, and illustrations. And I’ll reread some over and over.
The Riddle of the Sands – my travel book, which I can pick up from any page. I’ve read it so many times that it’s become an old friend. Garrison Keillor – oh, I love the sound of his voice, and I can hear it in my head as I read his prose. John Updyke, such observation and power. Iain Banks – Superb. Jonathan Raban’s “Old Glory” – “This Magnificent Book,” it says on the dust jacket – and that doesn’t do it justice; he paints with words quite literally. I could go on; I’ve hardly scratched the surface.
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Time to reflect (365: 121)
Time to reflect (365: 121) Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. I’ve been on leave for a week, and I’m returning to work feeling absolutely wrecked. Oh well, that’s life, not to worry. Worse things happen at sea – well, l actually in the harbour. I’m willing to bet there aren’t many people who had to abandon ship in a marina 🙂
Taken sitting on the sofa bed in youngest’s room.
My hardest job right now is deciding which one of these 25 pictures to make my 365 Days picture.
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Abstracted Rain
Abstracted Rain. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
Rainy Days and Mondays…
Rainy Days and Mondays… Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Not that it got me down. But it is Monday, and it was raining. Bright sunshine now; I really ought to get out more.
I haven’t heard that track for years, an old (and she will be by now, though I’m sure I wouldn’t be popular for pointing it out) girlfriend used to listen to the Carpenters all the time and it sorta rubbed off on me, and yes, I do have one or two albums. That’s me definitely down in the credibility stakes.
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Chasing out the wall, chasing out the wall (365: 120)
Chasing out the wall, chasing out the wall (365: 120) — To the tune of “Bringing in the Sheaves.” Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Light switches are worse as you tend to be working over your head. The downstairs sockets were a nightmare as we have a solid concrete sub-floor, and all the wires have to go up the wall. I was going to say, well, that’s that job done, but I’ve just realised there should be a spur off here for the computer equipment. D’oh!
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Once I thought I needed a better model… (365: 119)
Once I thought I needed a better model… (365: 119). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Now I know I just need someone to take the blasted photographs.
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A quick break (365: 118)
A quick break (365: 118). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. Chasing out for the electrics, I took a quick break for today’s picture.
Not quite as good as the similar shot on Day 90, but what a difference a month makes, two pics in a row and I’m smiling! Just don’t expect it every damn day 😉
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Polling Day (365: 117)
Polling Day (365: 117) – Local council elections, and Gary does his civic duty. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved Local council elections and Gary does his civic duty. After a fraught night, a quick sleep in the garden this afternoon has re-introduced me to the human race. A quick scrub-up didn’t do any harm either. For some reason, this guy looks in good humour too 🙂
Having had all day to get out and vote, I managed to leave it late and had to push up the ISO setting on the camera because it was getting dark, so the picture’s a bit noisy. It was also taken upside down – much easier when using my right hand.
Future Gary: This is not my original shot. But I prefer this one.
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Support
Support. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved 
Support (colour). Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved -
South Parade Pier – Variations on a theme – IV
South Parade Pier – Desaturated. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
South Parade Pier – Variations on a theme – III
South Parade Pier – Black and White. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
South Parade Pier – Variations on a theme – II
South Parade Pier – Silhouette. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved. -
South Parade Pier – Variations on a theme – I
Two pictures, and one variation of each picture.
South Parade Pier – Aged and Duotone. Copyright © 2007 Gary Allman, all rights reserved.
