Dawid Photography

A fond farewell to London, as we return to South Africa after almost 3 years in the UK this time.  The vibrancy of this city is amazing and we dearly miss our good friends and the services and brunch at HTB !  It's hardly possible to describe our experiences in one blog entry, but we have so much to be thankful for and will always treasure the time of our lives spent here.  Thank you London... Until we meet again! Thames, with view of city and Tower Bridge at sunset Entrance of St Thomas' Hospital, London.

ISO 50    1.6sec    F3.5 I'm delighted to have won this month's competition with this photo of the Millenium Bridge (London, UK)!  The theme was 'angles' and this shot is one of my personal favourites.  The converging lines lead the eye to an illuminated St Paul's Cathedral , one of London's famous landmarks.

What a brilliant play! Jonathan Guy Lewis gives a magnificent performance in this laugh-out-loud one-man show of   I found my horn , based on the semi-autobiographical book by Jasper Rees.  It tells the story of a man who takes stock of the past and decides to take up the French Horn again after 22 years to play Mozart's Horn Concerto No.3 in a concert for the British Horn Society . The play was performed at a fundraising event for  Maternity Worldwide , the charity dedicated to saving mother's lives.  In Ethiopia 1 in 7 mothers die in pregnancy or childbirth compared to 1 in 4,600 in the UK.  Most of these deaths are easily avoidable through simple and cheap methods with a donation of only £1 providing antibiotics, £15 sponsoring a safe birth and £40 providing a ceasarean section etc.   Amongst other initiatives, Maternity Worldwide provides improved access to hospitals, skilled maternity staff and funding to those least able to pay for care. ...

Had some 'fish-eye' fun at St Pancras last weekend! This close up of her shoe is my favourite... Shot details:  ISO400  2sec  F8 fish-eye2  This 30-foot bronze statue was designed by Paul Day and is entitled 'The Meeting Place'. Shot details:  ISO400  1sec  F8 fish-eye2 This is the statue of  poet John Betjeman by Martin Jennings. Betjeman had been the driving force behind efforts to save the site when it was threatened by development plans during the 1960's and the sculpture stands as a tribute from London and Continental Railways to the man who made their redevelop ment of the station possible. Source:  here