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Favorites of 2010

rbanks — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:29:10 +0000

A new year, so time to go through the 4,400 shots I’ve taken this year to pick out my favorites. I was surprised to see that this is the 7th year I’ve done this. 44 images this year, which is pretty much in line with last year’s 42 images + 1 video. It’s a totally random process. I’ve felt a little flat about how focused I’ve been on this activity, despite the new camera I mentioned (and still love) last year. So I’m happy to find that I like the results. Lots more people than normal, and a few shots that are a little more “snappy” than I’d like, but I’m quite pleased.

Here’s the slideshow…

Monaco

rbanks — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 20:48:45 +0000

Here are my shots from our recent, very excellent, trip to Monaco. Highlights included jogging around the F1 loop, watching fireworks through the open ceiling at the Monaco Sporting Club, touring the roads towards Italy in a red Fiat C500 and hiking up to Roquebrune. Amazing. All thanks to Shannon’s bit of award winning.

Favourites of 2009

rbanks — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:05:30 +0000

I’ve added my 2009 Favourite Photos to my collection of Favourites on Flickr. Not a bad year. 42 shots, just like last year, and I’m pretty pleased with the quality and diversity. No night shots, though. I’d like to rectify that this year. I have it down on my list of things to do on 43 Things. I feel quite optimistic about my photography in 2010 now that I’ve bought my GF1.

A certain family resemblance

rbanks — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:08:02 +0000

I’ve shot some Christmas family portraits with that same pair of “strange” glasses that I used last year. Does that make it a tradition?

Here are the rest of my shots from this year’s holiday, FWIW.

The Lookout

rbanks — Thu, 28 May 2009 19:30:25 +0000

I’m really enjoying QuadCamera on the iPhone. Lovely, spontaneous shots.

The Lookout by rbanks.

Favorites of 2008 – a set on Flickr

rbanks — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:57:35 +0000

I’ve done my annual favourite photos Flickr set. Not sure if my standards have dropped, or if I’ve just taken more photos this year than last (a total of 5,454), but the set has 43 shots in it, compared with 28 in 2007. It’s possible now that Maddie is more mobile I’m just taking more shots as we visit interesting places like Egypt.

drawings by steven holl at MoMA new york

rbanks — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:46:06 +0000

Shannon and I are big Steven Holl fans. At least, we love St. Ignatius Chapel in Seattle. We wanted to get married there originally, but we were neither Catholic nor students of Seattle University, where the building is located, so that was that.

MOMA in New York are planning to exhibit some of Holl’s sketches from February next year. He does these beautiful little images in watercolour, focusing a lot on shape and light. Their essence really comes across in the final product.

“‘pré’ gives a fascinating insight into the central element of holl’s design process: drawing. over the
past 30 years holl has juxtaposed form, color, shape, thought, space, and building in small sketchpads.
from little details to abstract studies his collection of drawings cover his thought processes in their entirety.”

drawings by steven holl at MoMA new york

London Bikeathon 2007

rbanks — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:04:47 +0000

As Shannon mentioned, we did the 26 mile London Bikeathon at the weekend. I went a bit stupid with mapping our route. Not sure that it tells you much because the outbound and return routes overlap so closely, but the ride is a really great way of seeing the city, particularly on a Sunday morning when the traffic is a little more relaxed. You follow the Thames, basically, across the middle of London, from Chelsea, to the West, through the City, around the Docklands development at Canary Warf, past some great views of the Dome and ending at a cool little park by the Thames Barrier. Then back again.

It took us four hours at a reasonable pace. It’s a family ride, so there’s no pressure, although guys in yellow jerseys do shoot past regularly, doing the more high-pressured route that combined out loop with one that headed further west to Richmond.

Four hours for an 18 month old to sit patiently. It’s quite a while. Maddie likes cycling, though, and was no problem at all, even nodding off for a while with her pink-helmeted head bobbing around in the seat behind me.

Anyway, it’s a well organized, unusual way to see London. The route’s recommended, even if you don’t manage to make the actual event next year.

Birmingham: City of the Future

rbanks — Thu, 31 May 2007 10:00:24 +0000

One for Shannon…

YouTube – Birmingham: City of the Future

Comfort & Support

rbanks — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 12:24:42 +0000

Comfort & Support by rbanks.

Shannon is curled up with a fever and sore throat. Sidney is providing close support.