Flue Flirtations.

You have no idea how much effort it took to get that last entry sorted out. Every time I uploaded a photograph it appeared at the top of the page and had to be slowly edged all the way down to its correct position in the text. It took ages. But then, once I’d finished I discovered I could upgrade to a newer version of blogger which, apparently, makes uploading pictures much easier. I say apparently because as of yet I haven’t tried it. That’s what this entry is all about. I thought I’d give it a test run and see how it fares. Judging by my last experience I guess it can only be improvement, but we shall see.

For the test I thought I’d treat you to some photos of one of my pet subjects - chimneys! (Alright, calm down now. All that excitement isn’t good for the blood pressure you know.) I read in some photography book some years ago that it’s a good idea to find yourself a theme if you want to fuel your desire to take photographs. On checking through my thousands of photos I found I had several of some odd looking chimneys so, although I’m just a tad curious as to where this flue fetish came from and, more to the point, where it may lead, it seems my subject matter had already been decided.

 

The trouble with taking pictures of chimneys though, is the angle of view. You’re almost always looking up so the composition is fairly limited. But they are everywhere and come in all shapes and sizes (riveting stuff this, eh?) so the many variations stop it from becoming boring. (Oh yes they do!)

Of course, there are occasions where you get lucky and can find a higher viewpoint to shoot from. The next few shots were all taken from a high rise car park in the middle of town.

Okay, I believe I’ve spoiled you enough with these fascinating excerpts from my private collection. You can have too much of a good thing you know. ;O) But if you’re really good, maybe I’ll treat you to some pictures from my street lamp collection. Bet you can’t wait for that!

In the meantime, I’ll attempt the final challenge and the main reason for this entry, uploading it all to my blog. It’s five minutes to midnight, what do you reckon on my chances of getting this done by twelve fifteen? Nah, me neither!

Tata. x

N.B. Well, it's done. Almost 1AM which is worse than I'd hoped but better than expected. In the meantime, the pictures didn't turn out anywhere near the places they should have. Why is this picture adding lark so damned fiddly!?

B.