Category: Photography

Learning to take pictures with different settings.

  • Week 179 – Aug 16th – Rose tree

    The rose tree for the memory of Claire’s mum is blooming well.

    The rest of the plants not doing too badly either. Do you agree?

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    Claire’s mum rose blooming nicely.

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    Flowers doing well, though it looks like the lawn needs a cut, but the weather not helping.

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    The new yellow rose is flowering well.
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 12

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    Bohemian Rhapsody was the second single I ever purchased. This was the first song to have a video for it and this changed how records were produced. Some youngster’s will wonder what this item is.

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    Peter Hince | 4 promotional photographs of Freddie Mercury for ‘The Great Pretender’, 1987

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    This is why I believe he was/is the greatest musical life performer ever.
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 11

    Some more pictures from the walk around Sotheby’s of Freddie Mercury items up for auction in September.

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    Freddie Mercury’s Knebworth Worn Shirt, 1986 – I was at this concert, which turned out to be his last live concert performance. Incredible concert.

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    The bright colours of Freddie kimonos

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    The instrument used to compose some of the greatest songs of the 20th century. Just shows what a talented man Freddie was.
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 10

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    I can’t find anything about the item on the left, the item on the right is a scarlet sequinned short legged one piece stage suit from the 1978 News of the World tour.

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    Various kimonos of Freddie.

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    Superman and flash tops from 1979-81 tours
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 9

    Just incredible the amount of items that were going up for auction.

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    Lot 289 A seed pearl and diamond sautoir, circa 1915 – Lot 292 A ruby and diamond ring – Lot 4 – Fabergé, workmaster Henrik Wigström A jewelled pink gold and silver-mounted guilloché enamel nephrite desk clock, St Petersburg, 1908-1917 – Lot 1791 A silver-mounted miniature dictionary, Tiffany & Co., 20th century – Lot 287 Ruby, emerald, sapphire and diamond bracelet, 1980

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    Urade Katsuhiko Swimming carp, Showa period, 20th century

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    A Wurlitzer Model 850 ‘Peacock’ design jukebox by Paul Fuller, American, circa 1941
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 8

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    Freddie Mercury Statuette by Irena Sedlecká – picture taken by Claire.

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    In the back – A pair of button-upholstered banquettes by Robin Moore Ede and possibly executed by Howard Chairs Ltd., circa 1986 – At the from – circular rosewood and Hungarian ash veneered coffee tables by Rupert Cavendish after a design by Erik Johansson, circa 1989

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    Various items with the Freddie Mercury’s Acoustic Guitar, circa Late 1960s-Early 1970s
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 7

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    Another million plus sales for Queen.

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    Picture of Freddie taken by Claire.

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    The famous green door to the grounds of Garden Lodge. After Freddie death, the door was covered by the many legions of fans.
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 6

    First picture below was taken by Claire.

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    The pose at the end of most concerts. The king of live performances.

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    The iconic crown. I’m sure this will go for a large amount.

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    A Night at the Opera
  • Week 178 – August 13th – Freddie Mercury – Part 5

    Some more pictures from Sotheby’s auction of Freddie Mercury’s many items.

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    Some of the many tops that Freddie wore.

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    4 million sales for there Greatest Hit album 1, 2 and 3

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    Another platinum award for Freddie album

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