Not much to say really except; is it me or has the Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy shrunk? It also seems to have well, no skirting around it, lowered its standards somewhat...
On a plus side, there is now a proper Architecture room instead of having random Architecture exhibits dotted around thematically.
Alas, I am never sure of the camera policy so no pics of some of the few gems in the show. What I did take pictures of were some little sights in London but the impending rain that never fully developed made me wary of getting the cameras out too often.
For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to meet around Picadilly; at least that was where I suggested whereas the reality was I meant by Eros, where everyone sits. To make matters worse, there was some sort of Hari Krishna procession going through so there were extra people out in the area taking photos and videos. While everyone was looking at the All Singing and All Dancing I took a quick snap of the little cherub. As much as I am not one for the twee, well once in a while, you have to really, don't you?
I took another shot from the other side later but alas, too much backlight and the sky wasn't dramatic enough behind it to make it worthy of anything.
A few steps away in a little yard was this unexpected little thing.
Living here, you do sometimes forget that London is also one of the world's great capitals and it is a shame that we who have such easy access to it don't take the time to explore it as we would in a foreign city. Seeing as the weather is right for this sort of thing and well, armed with two cameras and a decent set of filters, I am left with the question of "why not?".
As the comic books liked to say in the 90s, watch this space.
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