I never tire of photographing the British Museum, especially the Great Court. Today I went for a different approach, using my pinhole camera. The security guard at the entrance was intrigued by my little wooden box, but he eventually decided accept my explanation as to what it was!
I decided not to risk a full size tripod, but instead too my little table top one. This limited my options a little, but also meant I could try some unusual angles!
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The joy of long exposure photography - you’d never know a hoard of children walked up the stairs in front of these mosaics while my shutter was open!
I took another approach for this photo, propping my camera on a small beanbag beside these carved heads.
The classic view of the Great Court. All I had for support was a handrail so I clamped my camera to it with the beanbag for cushioning and, to my amazement, it worked!
On the steps outside the Museum.
With a few frames of film left I went off exploring to find more scenes to photograph and ended up at Daunt Books in Marylebone High Street for this view from their beautiful gallery.
Finally, some fun on the Elizabeth Line on my way back to the station!
Photos taken 1 December 2022