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Liang...

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Sun, 19 May 2013 14:19:02 -0700

... and his ubiquitous mobile phone. Number 1 in my life. Kuala Lumpur.

More of Liang here.

Tiffany lamp - 5

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:21 -0700

A close-up of the intricate design of a Tiffany lamp.

Contrary to what many people believe, a Tiffany lamp is nothing to do with the jewellery company of the same name – nor indeed, the perpetually elegant Ms Holly Golightly. Instead, it’s meticulously designed and handmade by the company founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1943), an American artist and designer noted for his work in Art Nouveau stained glass. He created his first lamp in 1895 or thereabouts – and the rest, as they say, is history.

I photographed this short set of images, with the manager’s permission, at the Tiffany shop in the Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – quite the most upmarket shopping mall I’ve ever visited.

Tiffany lamp - 1

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:16 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

Contrary to what many people believe, a Tiffany lamp is nothing to do with the jewellery company of the same name – nor indeed, the perpetually elegant Ms Holly Golightly. Instead, it’s meticulously designed and handmade by the company founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1943), an American artist and designer noted for his work in Art Nouveau stained glass. He created his first lamp in 1895 or thereabouts – and the rest, as they say, is history.

I photographed this short set of images, with the manager’s permission, at the Tiffany shop in the Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – quite the most upmarket shopping mall I’ve ever visited.

Incidentally, this single lamp was on sale for MYR28,000. That's £6,140 or US$9,340!

Tiffany lamp - 4

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:19 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

Look at the beauty of the dragonfly design here!

Contrary to what many people believe, a Tiffany lamp is nothing to do with the jewellery company of the same name – nor indeed, the perpetually elegant Ms Holly Golightly. Instead, it’s meticulously designed and handmade by the company founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1943), an American artist and designer noted for his work in Art Nouveau stained glass. He created his first lamp in 1895 or thereabouts – and the rest, as they say, is history.

I photographed this short set of images, with the manager’s permission, at the Tiffany shop in the Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – quite the most upmarket shopping mall I’ve ever visited.

Tiffany lamp - 3

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:18 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

The way to Stoneheap Farm

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Sun, 12 May 2013 14:48:47 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

On my trip through the Kent countryside recently, this glimpse of nostalgia caught my eye and brought me to a halt... an old-fashioned finger post, pointing the way to Stoneheap Farm near East Studdal.

Wing Commander Robert Stanford-Tuck DSO, DFC, DFC (US), AFC, RAF

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Sun, 12 May 2013 08:06:24 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

Having just posted (no pun intended) a few German stamps from the Nazi era, perhaps it’s fitting that I should follow them with this – a memorial to Wing Commander Robert Stanford-Tuck, one of the RAF’s Second World War flying legends.

During the course of the war, he was accredited with no fewer than 27 enemy aerial kills, two shared destroyed, six probables and one shared damaged. He served in the Battle of France and the Battle of Britain with ‘conspicuous gallantry and initiative’ and over time was awarded the Distinguished Service Order, the Distinguished Flying Cross with two Bars, the Air Force Cross and the US Distinguished Flying Cross.

After the war, Bob Stanford-Tuck worked as an RAF test pilot before retiring to grow mushrooms in Kent. This memorial is in St Clement's, the parish church of Sandwich, near to where he lived. He died, aged 70, in 1987.

The three RAF crests on the memorial are (left to right) the East India Squadron, Fighter Command, and the Burma Squadron.

Another tulip

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Fri, 10 May 2013 04:42:49 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

Another 'looking down a tulip' shot... and, for this year at least, my last! The Secret Gardens of Sandwich, in Kent. 60mm lens.

Boy in a pergola

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Wed, 08 May 2013 15:24:48 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

The Secret Gardens of Sandwich, in Kent.

Bill and Ben territory

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:49:33 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

It looks like they're expecting to do a lot of potting on in the Secret Gardens of Sandwich.

Sandwich Salutation!

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Tue, 07 May 2013 10:54:05 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

I spotted the tulip featured in my earlier image when I visited the gardens of The Salutation, a Grade 1 listed manor house in the historic town of Sandwich, Kent. This lovely Queen Anne-style house was built by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the great architect of the Edwardian era, in 1911-12. His friend and collaborator Gertrude Jekyll, the renowned horticulturalist, planted the gardens - now known as the Secret Gardens of Sandwich.

The house, set next to the River Stour, takes its name from an inn that once stood nearby. Today, it’s an upmarket bed and breakfast place, but the gardens are open to the public.

Incidentally, talking of Sandwich... if you've not seen it before, this (below) might amuse...

Tulipa blumex

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Mon, 06 May 2013 15:01:43 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

I seem to have been photographing tulips recently... no reason for this, apart from the fact that I like them.

And then along came this spectacular number, the like of which I've never seen before - Tulipa blumex, proudly showing itself off during my visit to the Secret Gardens of Sandwich, Kent (of which more later). This perspective is looking straight down into the flower.

Lowry's people

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Wed, 01 May 2013 12:38:41 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

It's nearly midnight at London's Waterloo Station - and I begin to see where Lowry might have drawn his inspiration...

My Dad, My Hero

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 15:10:28 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

"You have all the answers now..." A heartfelt, touching memorial, I thought - Teddington cemetery, Greater London.

Can you see me?

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:47:15 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

A solitary deer, guarding against natural selection... isn't nature's camouflage exquisite? In Richmond Park, one of Greater London's fine royal parks.

We are three

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 04:29:12 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

Liang.

Instruction overload!

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:54:34 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

I know elfin safety is important, but even so...

Entrance to a building site in Teddington, Greater London.

Spring... at last

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 02:39:35 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

After one of the longest and most tedious winters in recent years, some people are saying that here in the UK we've missed out on spring.

Well, out in the Ham Lands near the Thames at Petersham the other day, I caught a welcome glimpse of spring - and here it is.

Tiffany lamp - 2

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:17 -0700

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Tiffany lamp - 6

nobody@flickr.com (Peter Denton) — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:19:21 -0700

Peter Denton posted a photo:

Classic beauty... and contrary to what many people believe, a Tiffany lamp is nothing to do with the jewellery company of the same name – nor indeed, the perpetually elegant Ms Holly Golightly. Instead, it’s meticulously designed and handmade by the company founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1943), an American artist and designer noted for his work in Art Nouveau stained glass. He created his first lamp in 1895 or thereabouts – and the rest, as they say, is history.

I photographed this short set of images, with the manager’s permission, at the Tiffany shop in the Starhill Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – quite the most upmarket shopping mall I’ve ever visited.