Gallery
My photos are arranged in Portfolios of mostly similar photos, usually taken within no more than three months of each other.
Most of these photos (apart from the Diana Fountain in London's Hyde Park) are for sale. There are some photos that I can't sell because of copyright restrictions.
If you would like to purchase a photo please let me know the format (i.e. print, file, JPG, TIF, etc.) and size that you would like. Don't forget to tell me which photo you would like!
Most of these photos (apart from the Diana Fountain in London's Hyde Park) are for sale. There are some photos that I can't sell because of copyright restrictions.
If you would like to purchase a photo please let me know the format (i.e. print, file, JPG, TIF, etc.) and size that you would like. Don't forget to tell me which photo you would like!
***Latest Photos***
This group contains the most recent portfolios that I've added, eventually they will be moved to one of the other groups.
(Contains 27 photos)
 The Italian garden in Kensington Palace Gardens was created by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. It is situated at the North end of the Long Water (or Serpentine) which is the artificial lake created by Queen Caroline. The Fountains are situated at the point where the River Westbourne (one of the Lost Rivers of London) enters the Kensington Palace Gardens.The Fountains have recently been renovated, and notable among the refurbished fountains is one at the very end of the gardens, which now plays most impressively, for many years it only managed a faint half-hearted dribble. As the light was good I took a lot of photos of this fountain. I also took some photos of the area around the Long Water which also looked particularly attractive in the Winter light. | (Contains 43 photos)
 Views of Snowdonia and the Coast around Porthmadog in North Wales. |
(Contains 48 photos)
 The light was simply too good when I arrived at work, so I set off along the towpath towards Richmond in the gorgeous early Autumn morning light | (Contains 50 photos)
 I woke to find a certain mistiness in the air, and rushed off to the parks. The amount of mist was very variable, the mist present when I arrived had cleared by the time I reached the bridge over the lake, then, suddenly, it all rolled back again! After about half an hour it cleared again, and there was a further hour or so of clear weather before it clouded over and the light went for most of the rest of the day. |
Blenheim Palace Grounds and Woodstock
Blenheim is one of the best examples of English landscape gardening. This group contains all my individual Blenheim Portfolios.
(Contains 26 photos)
 Views of Autumn in the grounds of Blenheim Palace; Autumn 2011 | (Contains 35 photos)
 Views in Blenheim Park on May 23rd, a day when there was an exceptional light combined with little wind. |
(Contains 15 photos)
 After a prolonged cold and dismal Winter I was able to get to Blenheim to catch some views of the Park in Spring. There was a slight mistiness when I arrived there, but it did clear later and kindly laid on a warm and sunny day. | (Contains 36 photos)
 The weather didn't look too encouraging on Dec 27th, but I thought I would visit Blenheim for a walk anyway; when I got there I found the light was very good and I took a lot of photos. Unfortunately I missed the snow, but I hope you will enjoy the light nonetheless! |
(Contains 48 photos)
 We had a few really fine days at the beginning of September. I dropped everything and rushed off to Blenheim, arriving early enough to get some really splendid photos of the classic Blenheim view of the Grand Bridge and island across the lake. I think they are some of the best photos I've taken of Blenheim; they make a wonderful slide show, and I hope you will enjoy watching them. | (Contains 19 photos)
 Photos from Blenheim taken in January and February 2008. |
(Contains 24 photos)
 When I was at Blenheim once a lady came up to me and said 'Isn't this beautiful, it is like paradise!' I hope you will like it too! | (Contains 19 photos)
 Photos from a visit to Woodstock over Mid Summer 2007. Although the weather was often dreadful, when the light was good it was very good indeed! |
(Contains 10 photos)
 More views of the Blenheim Palace Park during a very wet June. | (Contains 10 photos)
 Dawn, plus a very angry sky, and spectacular late evening clouds and sun rays |
(Contains 6 photos)
 Photos of Blenheim Park, Woodstock, and some of the park birds and wildflowers. | (Contains 4 photos)
 Photos taken on a generally stormy day before the weather drove me inside! |
(Contains 71 photos)
 I made a visit to Blenheim and Woodstock, the Winter light was very good, as you can see in this portfolio! | (Contains 9 photos)
 I was at Blenheim on Nov 5th 2006 and saw one of the most spectacular sunsets ever. These images record its development |
(Contains 8 photos)
 Views of the Blenheim Grounds at sunrise and sunset in midsummer 2006. | (Contains 8 photos)
 Photos of the Palace grounds in the months April - May |
(Contains 41 photos)
 Photo's of the grounds in the months December - March.I find Winter an attractive season to photograph, the light is often excellent and there is still a lot of colour if you only look! | (Contains 11 photos)
 Here are some photos of animals that I've taken around the Park. There is also a butterfly house which yields attractive pictures! |
(Contains 3 photos)
 In addition to the Park there are also extensive gardens around the palace, these include a cascade where water leaves the main lake. There are also extensive Italian gardens with fountains. | (Contains 31 photos)
 Views of Autumn Colours from the Blenheim grounds together with views of the Palace Gardens and the nearby town of Woodstock. |
(Contains 7 photos)
 Photos from a visit to Blenheim in November 2007 | (Contains 25 photos)
 Photos of the Blenheim Palace Grounds taken in 2008 |
(Contains 17 photos)
 I visited Blenheim on a fine winter's day in December 2008; the low Sun gives a special light which illuminates the grounds particularly well. | (Contains 39 photos)
 Views of Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire (England) in Autumn 2009 |
(Contains 21 photos)
 Views of the Blenheim Grounds in Winter 2010 - 2011 (and some of Old Woodstock too!) |
Oxford & Shotover Hill
Photos from Oxford and the adjacent Shotover Hill Country Park.
(Contains 31 photos)
 Photos of Oxford's Shotover Hill taken in early October 2007 on a simply gorgeous day! | (Contains 16 photos)
 Views of the Radcliffe Camera and Colleges around Christchurch Meadow. |
(Contains 6 photos)
 Views of Oxford Colleges seen mainly from Christchurch Meadow. | (Contains 9 photos)
 Views of Shotover Hill in Winter. I've added a portfolio of photos of Shotover in October 2007; you can see this on http://martinjames.photium.com/portfolio3698.html |
London Wetland Centre (Barnes)
This major reserve for waterfowl is in West London, near to where I live. Portfolios in this group show photos of the birds and other animals, also the site's trees and flowers, together with some sunsets and storms that I've seen at the Centre.
(Contains 22 photos)
 Photos taken in May 2008 of ducks, swans, and other birds at the London Wetland Centre. | (Contains 16 photos)
 Views from the Barnes Wetland Centre in Mid April 2007 |
(Contains 16 photos)  Birds and blossom at The London Wetland Centre (Barnes) in March 2007. | (Contains 6 photos)
 This is a collection of photos of swans at the London Wetland Centre (Barnes) washing and preening their feathers. |
(Contains 17 photos)
 Photos of the birds and other animals to be seen at the London Wetland Centre.For images from May 2008 see http://martinjames.photium.com/portfolio31682.html | (Contains 20 photos)
 Barnes offers a lot of examples of regenerating woodland as exemplified by the silver birch trees, it also has a mass of wildflowers. There is a very wide horizon, which makes it a good place to see dramatic skies and sunsets. |
(Contains 9 photos)
 Images of the London Wetland Centre from Autumn 2007 | (Contains 7 photos)
 Views from the London Wetland Centre November and December 2007 |
(Contains 16 photos)
 I visited the London Wetland Centre and found one of the pair of Black Swans preening its feathers and splashing a great deal of water. |
London Parks
These are views of Hyde Park, Green Park, St James' Park, and Holland Park, with some views of the River Thames. There are also some views of Central London adjoining the Parks
(Contains 6 photos)
 Views of London's Royal Parks (Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, St. James's Park) in early morning light as Spring finally started to make its presence felt. | (Contains 13 photos)
 There was a great morning to Sept 25th 2010, so I took my shopping on a photo trip around Holland Park. I was lucky enough to be able to get some good 'Forest Floor' scenes, something that tends to elude me. I was also able to get some good photos of the Holland Park Sundial, one of those subjects that seem to be really difficult (for various reasons) to do well.I hope you enjoy these photos. |
(Contains 47 photos)
 Views of spring in London's St James's Park as the extended Winter of 2009 - 2010 finally relaxed its grip. | (Contains 23 photos)
 Views of London in January 2010; it was Winter, and it was cold too, even if we didn't see as much snow as nearly everywhere else in the British Isles |
(Contains 15 photos)
 Finally Winter ended, and April turned out to be quite pleasantly warm with lots of Sun and some attractive light too. This album contains photos of the advance of Spring in London's Hyde Park | (Contains 10 photos)
 After a truly dismal winter April 2010 finally came good with a spell of 10 days of uninterrupted fine weather plus a number of other good days as well. I used the camera to good effect in the parks of West London. In this portfolio I have views of London's Holland Park in the Borough of Kensington. |
(Contains 44 photos)
 At last Winter realised it was really out-staying its welcome, and quite suddenly we went from interminable cold to actually quite warm! Spring suddenly started and I was able to set to work in London's Kensington Palace Gardens to record the onset of the leaves and the first young birds of the year. | (Contains 8 photos)
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(Contains 10 photos)
 Views of London in the snowfall of February 2009. | (Contains 5 photos)
 A temporary folder with views of relief sculptures from the Barkers Building in London's Kensington High Street. |
(Contains 11 photos)
 Views of the Princess Diana Memorial Fountain in London's Hyde Park. Free electronic copies are available of these photos. | (Contains 17 photos)
 Views of London's Holland Park (excluding the Japanese Garden) |
(Contains 12 photos)
 Views of a heron at the pond in the Japanese Garden of London's Holland Park. It's stocked with large juicy carp! | (Contains 29 photos)
 Photos taken in London in March 2007; I've particularly concentrated on the wonderful dawn and evening light that we have had this month. I've also included the skies which occurred during a very cold spell in the second half of the Month. |
(Contains 9 photos)
 Photos of London Fogs. | (Contains 12 photos)
 Views of the Japanese Garden in London's Holland Park. |
(Contains 18 photos)
 Views of London's Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens. | (Contains 10 photos)
 Photos taken in London in the period May to August 2007. |
(Contains 10 photos)
 Views of London and its parks in Autumn 2007 | (Contains 17 photos)
 Views of London's Parks taken in mist or fog during Autumn 2007. |
(Contains 6 photos)
 Views in Holland Park early one November morning when the light was exceptionally good. | (Contains 6 photos)
 Views in London's Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens from November and December 2007 |
(Contains 2 photos)
 Views of the main London Parks in Winter 2008 | (Contains 9 photos)
 Views of the London Parks from Autumn and Winter 2008 |
(Contains 14 photos)
 Views, mainly from Holland Park, taken in December and January 2008-9 | (Contains 26 photos)
 Views in London's Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens taken mainly at dawn, October 15th 2009. |
(Contains 43 photos)
 Views of London's Hyde Park, Green Park, St James Park and Kensington Gardens in October and November 2009 | (Contains 18 photos)
 Views of London buildings and sights taken in October and November 2009 |
(Contains 2 photos)
 I pass by Buckingham Palace early in the morning which is by far the best time to see it. This portfolio holds the best of my Buckingham Palace photos. | (Contains 7 photos)
 A selection of views from the central London Parks in late August 2010 |
(Contains 14 photos)
 Pics of London's two largest Royal Parks from January 2011. There was an exhibition of sculptures by Anish Kapoor which attracted a lot of interest. This portfolio has photos of two of them, and I shall be uploading more soon. | (Contains 21 photos)
 These are photos of the St James's Park pelicans which displayed themselves rather nicely for me. I thought these birds had their wings clipped, but it seems I was wrong! In addition to the Pelicans I've got some photos of Admiralty Arch and some other features in The Mall, also the Home Office building in Petty France designed by Sir Basil Spence. |
R Thames
Views of the non tidal Thames; I have been visiting parts of the Thames mentioned in Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men In A Boat', in particular I have travelled over a number of sections by 'Salter's Steamer'. I have also included pictures from the Thames Traditional Boat Show 2009 at Henley on Thames
(Contains 55 photos)
 I took a trip by Salters Steamers from Oxford to Abingdon and back. The light was excellent to begin with, although it became cloudier later, which created some particularly dramatic skies.The Salters Oxford - Abingdon round trip takes about 4 hours; it runs twice daily so there is the option to stay for a while in Abingdon, returning to Oxford by the afternoon boat. | (Contains 50 photos)
 A series of views from a round trip that I made on a Salters Steamer between Wallingford and Abingdon.The River Thames over this section is very quiet but attractive. The main features along this section are the views of the Wittenham Clumps, Clifton Hampden, and the River front at Abingdon. The river here has a quiet beauty that I believe is typically English. It also seems to me to make a particularly pleasing slide show. Please contact me through the web-site if you would like a slide show version of this or any other portfolio. |
(Contains 17 photos)
 Views of New Year's Day 2006 in a magic light that we had during the last hour of daylight. | (Contains 4 photos)
 Views of London's Hammersmith Bridge in January 2008 |
(Contains 47 photos)
 Views of the River Thames between Reading and Henley. I had so many great photos from this trip that it was difficult to select the best ones. I think it makes an excellent slide-show. | (Contains 15 photos)
 Photos taken at the Thames Traditional Boat Rally at Henley-on-Thames in July 2009. I rather like the traditionally constructed Thames boats and there are a surprising number of them still in existence; some of them, like Alaska, (constructed 1883) are of a considerable age. Also included are a few non boat photos that caught my eye. |
(Contains 26 photos)
 I went on a Salters Steamer from Wallingford to Reading and back in order to photograph places mentioned in Jerome K Jerome's 'Three Men in a Boat'. I don't think I could have wished for better weather, the Sun shone all day, there were hardly any clouds in the sky, and there was barely a breeze. | (Contains 30 photos)
 I made the trip between Windsor and Marlow by Salters Steamer on June 4th. The light was a little disappointing for the Windsor- Maidenhead section, but after Maidenhead the light improved and there were some awesome views of the stretch below Cliveden. |
(Contains 51 photos)
 Photos from a walk along the river on December 17th 2006. There was a brilliant light and the tide was in too! | (Contains 53 photos)
 Photos from the River Thames between Putney and Richmond; I like the way that the light changes over the seasons. See also my album of River Thames pictures from Spring and Summer. |
(Contains 23 photos)
 This is the River Thames between Putney and Richmond. The photos show how the light changes with the time of day and the season. View also the companion gallery which shows the same area in Autumn and Winter. |
Sunrises and Sunsets
I'm often around in the early morning and see amazing sunrises. I've collected these with some of my favourite sunsets as well.
(Contains 38 photos)  One of Nature's most spectacular shows, and available almost anywhere in the World! Most of these photos are around London, but some are from New Zealand. | (Contains 49 photos)
 People often say to me 'I don't think I've ever seen a sunrise' Here's some, this is what you may have been missing! The photos are mainly London, but there are also some from New Zealand, and Shropshire. |
Old Machinery
Views of old machines, using steam, petrol, water, and wind power.
(Contains 6 photos)
 Some images from the Bluebell Railway's Branch Line Weekend in February 2008 | (Contains 3 photos)
 Views of the Crossness engines one of which has recently been restored for demonstration workings. |
(Contains 20 photos)
 I'm fascinated by old machines especially beam engines. The engines are mainly steam powered but there are also some petrol, wind, and water driven too! | (Contains 8 photos)
 Views of the water pumping engine at the Kempton waterworks in SW London |
(Contains 12 photos)
 Photos from Paddle Steamer 'Waverley' taken in October 2008 when it visited London |
Brede High Woods
Photos from Brede High Woods
(Contains 11 photos)
 Views of Brede High Wood in April 2008 |
Dorset and Wiltshire Photos
Photos from a training course that I did in Dorset and Wiltshire in October 2008.
(Contains 11 photos)
 I attended a short course in Dorset in October 2008; a lot of photos resulted, here are some of my favourites. |
