up and downs

on the 7th i posted this photo and i'am happy to announce that the last time i walk past this boat it was floting

boxes

Great Titchfield St, london

July 30th 2013: super

i woke up today with the intention of getting loads of stuff done

it started well, working on music and getting stuff very close to finished

then the internet decided it didnt want to let me try and further myself journalistically, orblet me check my emails, and then it frustrated me that the house was a mess and i had to get it tidied

and then i decided to sit down and try and forget abut all my worries while i put together the Superman Lego set that my best friend bought me for my birthday

followed by a nap, i think it definetly helped

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an apple ipad and edited using Aviary, July 30th 2013

July 27th 2013: Estate Agents

Having jumped on the train heading in the wrong direction from West Brompton, we found ourselves having to jump off at Fulham Broadway and cross the platform to get ourselves back on track

I'm glad we did, otherwise i wouldn't have seen this faded estate agents advertisement on the stations crossing

Photo taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited using Aviary, July 27th 2013

July 27th 2013: Godzilla

Many of the stalls at Earls Court's Hyper Japan exhibition were packed out with collectable figures, including a fine selection of Godzillas and friends

Photo taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited using Aviary, July 27th 2013

July 8th 2013: We Jammin'

my girlfriend, in her parents back garden, enjoying a rendition of Bob Marley on the ukelele and a BBQ as the sun goes down

Photo taken by Glen Byford, using a HTC Desire C and edited using Aviary and Instagram, 8th July 2013

30th June 2013: magazine

today's prompt: magazine

this one shouldn't have been too hard

i knew i'd be taking a magazine on holiday with me to fill the time on the plane/on the toilet, and i'd bought myself a copy of Clash with Beady Eye on the cover

but in a store in Berlin i found this curious beast, i know very little of what it is about, it being in German and everything, but i do know that it has a picture of a lady with a bright red Btman mask imposed over her face, and that was good enough for me

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an ipad and edited using Aviary and XnView FX, 30th June 2013

29th June 2013: tv

today's prompt... tv

before embarking on holiday and having perused the words listed for this challenge, i presumed that our hotel room would have a telly in it

and of course it did

what i hadn't quite counted on was the fact that our hotel room looked out across Berlin and straight upon the city's famous TV tower

although this photo was not taken from our hotel window (trust me, i did take pictures of the views) i took this one as we headed back to our hotel (looming in the background, betraying its true stature) after another day crammed with adventuring

Photo taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited on an ipad using Aviary, XnView FX and Pixlromatic, 29th June 2013

28th June 2013: friendship

today's prompt... friendship

i feel lucky that i've had the chance to travel to some great places and experience some amazing things alongside my best friend

this photo of our two empty glasses was taken on a pit-stop, mid way through a walking tour of Berlin, which we decided to embark on after we'd had a tour around the famous Hansa studios, a day which we rounded out by going along to a great little venue that night and catching a couple of bands...

phew

Photo taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited using Aviary and instagram, 28th June 2013

27th June 2013: shoes

today's word... shoes

as we dash around the house gathering up our bits and making sure that we've packed everything, i stop to take a photo of the cluttered shoe space by the door

my trusty converse..

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an ipad and edited using Aviary, 27th June 2013

26th June 2013: school

today's prompt... school

since moving into my own house nearly 3 years ago, i don't think i really have much that reminds me of my own school, no old school uniform in the wardrobes or any old school photos laying around

but i have got this momento of one of Britain's most famous schools just knocking around the bottom of my wardrobe

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an ipad and edited using Aviary, 26th June 2013

25th June 2013: hair

Today's prompt... hair

a quick look in the bathroom cabinet reveals the product i am currently using in my hair

Photo taken by Glen Byford and edited using Aviary and XnView FX, 25th June 2013

June 24th 2013: holiday

todays prompt... holiday

and funnily enough, i shall be flying off in a few days time, headed for Berlin

Photo taken by Glen Byford, using an ipad and edited using Aviary and XnView FX, 24th June 2013

June 23rd 2013: colour

today's prompt... colour

i was keeping an eye out all day for something suitably colourful for my 23rd photo of the challenge, nothing grabbed my attention enough but i wasn't bothered

because i knew i could always fall back on the tub of face paints that i have been accumalating over a number of halloweens and fancy dress parties

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an ipad and edited using Aviary, 23rd June 2013

June 22nd 2013: family

today's prompt... family

today felt a bit of a stretch, nothing inspiring came to mind, no interesting gimmicks or ideas to try out

today isn't my most inspired, and for the third time in a month, Batman joins me in the photo challenge, assisted by his son Damian, the latest Robin, since the prompt was 'family' after all...

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an opad and edited using XnView FX and Aviary, 22nd June 2013

June 21st 2013: film

today's prompt... film

just a quick pic of a dvd case would be far too boring, and I haven't got any movie posters up at home

I've got my unlimited cinema card and probably a handful of ticket stubs hanging around, oh, and I've also got my 3D glasses!!

one close up selfie later, a touch of adjustment and a rather cool effect that works perfectly on this photo, given it a lightly cracked look and I've got myself an image that would seem quite at home on a genuine movie poster

photo taken by Glen Byford using an ipad and edited using Aviary and XnView FX, 21st June 2013

June 20th 2013: sold out

and then last up was what I thought would be the strongest contender for the photo challenge

but after editing and everything, I was happy with the end result, but not happy enough

Photo taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited on an ipad using Aviary and XnView FX, 20th June 2013

June 20th 2013: FTSE

Next up was a photo of support act, FTSE, a nearly one man band, save for when he was joined by guest vocalists

a genuinely interesting act and inspiring to see what just one person and a small Akai set-up can accomplish on stage

This was edited later in the evening, using the same FX that made a tin of beans into a work of art

Photo taken by Glen Byford using a HTC Desire C and edited on an ipad using Aviary and XnView FX, 20th June 2013

June 20th 2013: gig ticket

It seemed a shame to take those photos, take the time to eit them and then not share them with the rest of the world, so I might as well provide you with the runners-up to my final selection for today's photo challenge

First up was my gig ticket, idling upon the kitchen counter before we headed out to the train station

Photo taken by Glen Byford using an ipad and edited using Aviary and XnView FX, 20th June 2013

June 19th 2013: Toy

today's prompt... toy



but i've only just taken a photo of a toy!?




perhaps I should plan ahead, but nevermind, let's just approach this from a different angle

I'm a massive geek and have got plenty of toys hanging around the house, many are up in the geek room, and since I've put the loft ladder back up I couldn't really be bothered to head up there

what have I got just hanging around the front room?

of course I have a large Batman figure standing watch over my front room from the top of the TV set

I took a few moody looking shots

but then I thought that maybe I should approach this from a different angle

so I took a photo of my Batman toy from a different angle

Photo taken by Glen Byford, using an ipad and edited using Aviary, 19th June 2013