Tourist dollars are welcomed.
The tradition dates from 1748.
Taken in June, 1974. Leica M3, 35mm Summaron, 90mm Elmar and 280mm Telyt/Visoflex II. TriX, ‘scanned’ with the Nikon D800.
The original, in Hyde Park, London.
If you wanted free entertainment at the weekend, Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park was the place to go. With rabble rousers from across the political spectrum there was something to amuse or outrage all tastes.
These were snapped in May, 1974. After two and a half years, this was my 99th roll of film through the wonderful Leica M3 which had now become a part of me.
Leica M3, 35mm Summaron and 90mm Elmar, TriX developed in Rodinal, scanned on the Nikon D800.
On the coast.
A scant one hour south by rail from London – if the trains are not on strike – Brighton is a showpiece of glorious Victorian architecture, replete with ornate cast iron and beautiful masonry work. These snaps were taken in February, 1974.
Leica M3, 35mm Summaron, TriX, ‘scanned’ on a Nikon D800.
The upper end.
Taken in January, 1974, Mayfair and Kensington are the ritziest areas of London. Then occuppied by the beneficiaries of inherited wealth, once those fortunes were expropriated by the state via inheritance taxes the properties largely passed to middle east oil seeking a safe haven.
Leica M3, 35mm Summaron, TriX, scanned on the Nikon D800.
All of a piece
The uniforms may have changed and the perambulators (“prams”) are now high tech, but the rich still delegate child care to paid help in upscale London.
Leica M3, 35mm Summaron, TriX, ‘scanned’ on a Nikon D800.