Hot 'n Cool - # 46/10

A tiny bit of post-processing, but on the whole "as it came" straight out of the camera, and I'm pleased.  The lads buying the sun glasses were pleased too: choosing and posing. "How do I look?"

Saturday promenade - # 38/10

Ambush on Clarence St. - # 37/10

Clarence St., Kingston on a Saturday.  Chuggers (Charity Muggers) and Touts lie in wait.  Note the perfect deployment of forces; the way the net is spread.  Two punters approach, but we know the encounter will be good natured and most will depart smiling and even with their wallets and bank accounts untouched. The experience will be enjoyed by all.  It's street entertainment.

Tribute to L.S. Lowry - # 09/166

The painter L.S. Lowery delighted us all with his clever primitive-style paintings of people rushing rushing about in bleak industrial cities of the North of England.


The other day I noticed this crowd of shoppers on their way back to the multi-storey car park laden with bags, and I immediately thought of Lowery.

The 99p Store! - # 09/31

Business is booming! Everything less than £1.00. Kingston upon Thames - a major premium grade shopping centre outside Central London (if I remember correctly).