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Blarney House Cork

A grand castle stands majestically, surrounded by a lush garden filled with vibrant flowers and greenery in the foreground.

Most well known for Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone, the Blarney Estate has much more to see if you have time for a walk around the grounds. This is Blarney House. A Scottish baronial style mansion built in 1874. It was build by John Lanyon of Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon architects. The Colthurst family still lives in this house so we weren’t able to go inside. The gardens surrounding the house are well worth seeing, especially in summer when the flowers are all the colours of the rainbow.

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110 The Queen’s Walk London

Modern curved glass 10 floor office building with Tower Bridge behind at dusk under a clear blue sky.

Formally known as City Hall this curved glass 10 floor office building is 110 The Queen’s Walk. Seen here at dawn. The red light in the lower right of the frame is a light trail from a cyclist’s light. This curve nicely matches the blue lights from The Scoop. The iconic Tower Bridge is off to the left. Complete with the pink and blue of the clear dawn sky I don’t know why I didn’t share this photo 7 years ago when I took it in 2019. Over the years I have photographed this building a number of times. First when it was City Hall in 2007. A year later I was lucky enough to get access to the inside which has an amazing staircase. One of my best shots of Tower Bridge was taken from the 9th floor balcony which was made into a jigsaw.

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Oxford Street in Manchester

A street scene featuring a prominent clock tower in the background, surrounded by buildings and trees.

This photograph was taken on Oxford Street looking north towards St Peter’s Square in the heart of the Manchester’s city centre. It was a quick snap on my iPhone in May 2022 when I was walking around Manchester with my dad. Returning to a once very familiar place can stir up a variety of different emotions. From 2006 to 2009 I lived on Chester Street just a few hundred metres from where this was taken. For three years I walked up and down Oxford Street daily. Somethings hadn’t changed. The Kimpton Clocktower Hotel for example looked the same, despite its new name. The biggest visually change is on the right of this photograph. The huge red modern office building of Circle Square. Central Manchester has changed a lot in the last 10-15 years.

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The Museum of the Future with trees

The Dubai skyline rises majestically in the background, showcasing its iconic skyscrapers and modern architecture.

Walking around a building lets you see the various angles and possibilities of photographs. If you drive to the Museum of the Future this is the road up to the main entrance and carpark. I liked the way the green slopes and trees contrast with the stainless steel facade. My favourite view is on the other side of Sheikh Zayed Road. Take a look at the Museum of the Future during the day and it looks even more spectacular at night.