A Word a Week Challenge – Metallic

A rather timely visit to Duxford Airfield Imperial War Museum gave me plenty of options for this weeks challenge. Also I don’t need to do a separate blog post . Win Win.

Nice bullet holes this press vehicle recovered from the Middle East.

You really wouldn't want to see this in your rear mirror. — You really wouldn’t want to see this in your rear mirror.

A Word a Week Challenge – Mountain

This weeks challenge was Mountains, so I’ve gone back to last year and a trip to the North of Scotland for a family wedding. So here’s some Highland scenery.

The Duke of Sutherland monument is one of the most controversial in the country. See here for more details.

View from Brora beach to the dark peat covered mountains of North East Scotland

View from the A9 with the familiar rain clouds !

A Word A Week Challenge: Orange

This was too obvious but i do love getting to use my 50mm lens !

Word a Week Challenge – Worker

This weeks word a week photography challenge has popped up with “worker”. See here So here’s a couple from the collection.

Tattooist in Vegas. Apologies for the shirt ! – Iphone 3Gs

P1060979 — The Javelin Collector at the London Olympics and some photographers. Panasonic Lumix TZ5

Dubai March 2013

After the cold of Montreal, a quick 22 hr turnaround in the UK, got me to the UAE and namely Dubai. I used to work here a lot, and my wife used to live here, but this was our first “holiday” there. We stayed with some friends, and had a great time and i got some needed sun. Our main day out was a trip to the newly crowned “Worlds Tallest Building” the Burj Khalifa. This was the day to take the real camera and get some snaps. So, part 3 of the quick Mrben09 Travel series for spring 2013. Click any photo to enlarge.

The "Bellagio Lake" Dubai — The “Bellagio Lake” Dubai

IMG_20130331_193441 — At home with the dogs.

IMG_20130402_143318 — I’ll just leave it here !

P1070587 — The not so lost city of Atlantis.

P1070620 — Remember when you used to be the most famous building in Dubai ?

P1070607 — Last time we were at the marina, there was one open building !

Montreal March 2013

Part two in this particular travel series !

I was working in Montreal late march, and managed to get a late afternoon to myself with which to take the camera out. I took a walk from my hotel down to the dockside. These docks used to be biggest grain ports in the world. Nowadays its more touristy with restaurants, museums and an all round nice walkabout. They had just had an unexpected end of winter snow dump that week, hence the nice snowy sheen to most of the photos. I imagine this place to be rammed on a summers weekend, so i actually enjoyed my walk around with limited people, mainly locals out dog walking. It was also the first on the road opportunity i had to exercise my newly (to me) bought Nikon D80 and 50mm lens.

For more info on the location click here and here

Enjoy