Botanical Gardens / Gardone

Sculpture located in the Botanical Gardens, Gardone, photographed in 1993. Gardone Riviera, Brescia, Italy. 

(Jul 1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Malcesine / Harbour

Harbour of Malcesine, on the east of Lake Garda. Veneto, Italy. 

(Jul 1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Fountain / P.za delle Erbe

Fountain commissioned by Cansignorio della Scala, 1368. The statue on top, 'Madonna Verona', is Roman 380 AD. Piazza delle Erbe, Verona, Veneto, Italy.

(Jul 1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Verona / Arena

By Piazza Brà with the Verona Arena, a Roman amphitheatre built C1 AD. In the current era the Arena normally hosts a summer opera season. Veneto, Italy. 

(Jul 1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Piazza Battisti / Riva

Viewed through the archway of what was a lakeside medieval castle. Riva was heavily shelled in WW1 and its reconstruction was overseen by architect Giancarlo Maroni. Riva del Garda, Italy. 

(Jul 1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Lake Garda / Riva

View of Lake Garda from Riva del Garda, Italy. 

(Jul 1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Tiger Sculpture / HK

High-relief of a traditional motif seen outside temples and elsewhere. Perhaps intended to ward off evil spirits. Hong Kong, China. 

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Hong Kong Park / 1992

Photographed in 1992, the park having been formally opened in the previous year. One of the largest public parks in Hong Kong.

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Lippo Centre / HK

Architects: Paul Rudolph + Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd., 1988. Twin towers with articulated dark-blue glass curtain walls. These look splendid to me, but financial failures of the various owners have brought into question the towers' feng-shui. 89 Queensway, Hong Kong, China. 

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Street Scene / Kowloon

Kowloon Peninsula, Hong Kong, China.

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Excelsior / Vista

View from guest room in the Excelsior Hotel (now being replaced by a new office tower). In foreground the Hong Kong Yacht Club on Kellett Island, along with the Cross Harbour Tunnel portal. In distance is the Kowloon Peninsula. Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Excelsior / Hong Kong

High-rise modernist hotel completed 1973 in the Causeway Bay district. 36 storeys, 126m, built on 'Lot No. 1' of the British colonial era. Despite landmark looks and a distinguished history, it was closed at the end of March 2019 and now demolished. 281 Gloucester Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong. 

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Causeway Bay / HK

Marina and day boats near the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong Island. Hong Kong, China.

(Dec 1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Cromer Boats / 1992

Beach boats mainly used, I think, for gathering crabs and whelks. Cromer, north Norfolk, UK.

(1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Bucket / Brigade

 

At Sheringham railway station, part of a heritage line run by the Midland and Great Northern (M&GN) Joint Railway Society. Sheringham, north Norfolk, UK. 

(1993, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Cromer Pier / 1992

Architects: Douglass and Arnott, 1901. Cromer, north Norfolk, UK.

(1992, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Chinese Dried Flowers / II

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Raffles City / 1994

High-rises of Raffles City, the spire of St Andrew's Cathedral, and the Central Business District in distance. Singapore.

(Dec 1994, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film) 

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Pulau Ubin / 1994

Pulau Ubin is a small island in the Singapore region, once a location for quarrying granite. It remains undeveloped apart from a few kampong houses and is a varied biodiversity sanctuary. Singapore. 

(Dec 1994, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Raffles Hotel / 1994

Architect: Regent Alfred John Bidwell, 1899. Raffles Hotel is the low-rise, red roof tiled complex. Home of the 'Singapore Sling'. Beach Road, Singapore. 

(Dec 1994, Rolleiflex 6x6, reversal film)

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Nonsuch Park / May '91

Borough of Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, UK. 

(May 1991, Canon AE1. Ilford FP4 35mm, 100ASA, Acutol 7mins 20C. Scan Epson V370)

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Desert House / AZ

Near Tucson, Arizona, USA.

(Sep 1984, Canon AE1, Kodachrome reversal, scan Epson V370) 

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Old Tucson / AZ

Erstwhile western movie set built 1939 by Columbia Pictures, later a theme park and now closed indefinitely. Tucson, Arizona, USA. 

(Sep 1984, Canon AE1, Kodachrome reversal, scan Epson V370)

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Cactus Museum / Phoenix

Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

(Sep 1984, Canon AE1, Kodachrome reversal, scan Epson V370) 

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Street Scene / Burano

Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy.

(Jun 1998, Nikon F801s, reversal film, scan Epson V370)

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Tre Ponti / Vista

View from Tre Ponti towards the leaning, C17 bell tower of Chiesa di San Martino. Burano, Venice, Veneto, Italy. 

(Jun 1998, Nikon F801s, reversal film, scan Epson V370)

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Torre dell'Orologio / Padua

Clock tower built in the 1430s, incorporating a 1420s replica of an astronomical clock designed and constructed in 1344 by Jacopo Dondi dell'Orologio. Piazza dei Signori, Padua, Veneto, Italy. 

(Jun 1998, Nikon F801s, reversal film, scan Epson V370)

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Riva del Vin / Venice

Near the Rialto Bridge. The city's architectural style is a mixture of Gothic and Baroque, with Byzantine and Islamic influences. Grand Canal, Venice, Veneto, Italy. 

Jun 1998, Nikon F801s, reversal film, scan Epson V370)

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