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Nigel Stanley

@nigelstanley.bsky.social

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London based photographer, walker and bass guitarist. Retired from trade union comms and pensions geekery. Labour insidery - a distant memory. Lack of influencer.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · Nov 18

1/5 A walk in the woods
I post a photo every day (most of the time). During the week they are part of a set, and more random at weekends. For my first week here some shots around Chalet Wood in E #London 's #Wanstead Park.

#photography #naturephoto #landscapephoto

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 6h

4/5 #Thamesmead

Rather lovely willows along a path in Thamesmead.

#photography #willows #london

A winding gravel path curves through a natural landscape on an overcast autumn day, bordered by large weeping willow trees with cascading green and yellow foliage on the left, and mixed deciduous trees in autumn colors in the background, with dried grasses and wild vegetation lining both sides of the peaceful walking trail.

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 1d

3/5 #Thamesmead

I like the #symmetry and colour scheme in these #basketball courts, with some top #streetart

A vibrant urban basketball court with colorful painted surfaces featuring orange, red, purple, and blue sections divided by white court lines. The court is surrounded by tall concrete walls covered in bright graffiti murals depicting faces and abstract designs. A person looks down at a basketball sitting on the court. The surrounding brutalist architecture includes gray apartment buildings rising above the court, creating an enclosed, street-style playing area typical of inner-city recreational spaces.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 2d

2/5 #Thamesmead

If Thamesmead is known for anything it's as a dsytopian location in Clockwork Orange. But it's very green with waterways, paths and well landscaped open spaces.

Here's a #heron.

#photography #london

A grey heron stands at the water's edge on a grassy bank, photographed through overhanging tree branches that frame the scene with natural bokeh. The elegant wading bird displays its characteristic blue-grey plumage and long neck while positioned near the calm water, with scattered autumn leaves visible on the grass.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 3d

Silver Efex Pro and a very similar workflow to what I would use for IR.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 3d

No. I took my usual walkabout camera, but it was pretty dark, devoid of much colour and lit by a random mix of odd lights with different colour temps. So BW it became.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 3d

1/5 Thamesmead

This week a set from a walk through Thamesmead - a 1960s social housing development built on marshes south of the Thames on the east of London. This is how I arrived - a footbridge over the railway from Abbey Wood.

#OMsystems #olympus12100f4
#photography #blackandwhite #symmetry

A black and white photograph showing a covered pedestrian walkway or tunnel with distinctive corrugated metal arches creating a repeating semicircular pattern that draws the eye toward a vanishing point. The ribbed metal ceiling and walls form concentric rings that diminish in size toward the tunnel's exit, where natural foliage is visible. The path has concrete walls at the base with small rectangular openings or vents, and the smooth pavement leads forward through this industrial-style covered passage, creating a strong sense of perspective and depth.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 4d

One of my endless London country series - this is the River Brent in #Pitshanger Park in #Ealing w #London.

#photography #landscapephotography #riverbrent

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 5d

Throwback Saturday - I defy anyone not to #relax sitting and watching the sun set off the coast of Turkey in this snap from 2016.

#photography #sunset #BlueSkyArtShow

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 6d

5/5 West Ham Engine House

Two details shots today from around the beam engines that once lifted West Ham's sewage up to the Northern Outfall sewer so it could run down to the Beckton sewage works.
#westhamenginehouse

#laowa6mm #omsystemom1
#photography #blackandwhite

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 7d

4/5 West Ham Engine House

The first snap shows the beam of one of the engines - pushed and pulled by the cylinders under the LH end. The second is under the RH end, it shows the link from the beam to the flywheel that ran the pumps for West Ham's sewage.

#classicmono #photography #blackandwhite

"Symmetrical interior view of an abandoned Victorian-era engine house captured in black and white. Two massive diagonal beams of a 19th century steam beam engine dominate the frame, extending from lower corners toward the upper center where they connect to a central pivot mechanism. Metal guardrails create safe walkways on either side of the historic machinery. The brick walls show heavy weathering and water damage characteristic of long abandonment. A row of five identical arched windows with white frames provides natural light from the upper story. The industrial corrugated metal roof structure is visible above. This type of beam engine was commonly used for pumping water in mines, waterworks, and factories during the Industrial Revolution. The composition emphasizes the geometric lines of the engineering against the architectural elements, creating a striking study of industrial archaeology."

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 8d

There are two cylinders for each engine: 30" HP and 48" LP. The engines turned at 12 rpm and were built by the Lilleshall Company in Shropshire and installed in 1897 and 1900.

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 8d

3/5 West Ham Engine House

The view that greets you when you enter. The boilers were behind the far wall and you can see the cylinders for each of the two engines on either side. The second snap shows a close up.

#photography
#blackandwhite
#urbex
#london #laowa6mm #omsystemom1

"Black and white photograph of an industrial interior with multiple levels, featuring large cylindrical metal columns supporting upper platforms, exposed brick walls, glass skylight ceiling with metal framework, and various mechanical equipment and piping throughout the space."
This alt-text describes the key visual elements: the monochromatic color scheme, the multi-level industrial architecture, the prominent support columns, the distinctive skylight structure, and the overall industrial character of the space.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 9d

Other side of the park to Stratford

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 9d

West Ham wasn't then part of the Metropolitan Water Board and had to make its own arrangements. It was allowed to use the Northern Outfall Sewer (Greenway) that ran sewage by gravity to the Beckton works, but had to install its own pumps. The Engine House is more a chapel of sewage

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 9d

No, but quite near. Abbey Mills is one of the cathedrals of sewage. Wonderfully ornate. It's twin Crossness on the s bank is easier to visit though Abbey Mills is occasionally open. It pumped London's sewage up to what is now the Greenway.

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 9d

2/5 West Ham Engine House

A pair of beam engines were used to lift West Ham's sewage. The engine house still contains the cylinders, beams and the pumps. Here's a big wheel on the pump side of one of them.

#laowa6mm #omsystemom1

#photography
#blackandwhite
#urbex
#london

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 9d

my local park

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 10d

1/5 West Ham Engine House

This week snaps from West Ham Engine House, built at the end of the 19th C to lift West Ham's #sewage up to the Northern Outfall Sewer so it could go to the Beckton Sewage Works. In use until 1972 and neglected for years until recently.
#photography #blackandwhite

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 11d

Belgravia is one of the poshest parts of London full of houses like this (and embassies). The slight curve here means I could capture the numbers. It's a shame there isn't a pillar with a '1'.

#photography
#london
#belgravia

"A row of elegant white townhouses with classical columns and black house numbers (2, 3, 4, 5, 6 visible) along a paved sidewalk. Each entrance features decorative planters with colorful flowers including yellow and blue blooms, and well-maintained green topiary bushes. The architectural style shows Georgian or Regency influence with ornate ironwork balconies visible on upper floors."

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 12d

Throwback Saturday

A #longexposure #lighttrails snap of Tower Bridge from 2017. There's a handy traffic island where you can set up a tripod in the #road

#photography #nightphotography #london #BlueSkyArtShow

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 13d

5/5 #Aldeburgh

The gulls are everywhere and very noisy. This one seems to be dripping with contempt for humanity.

#OMsystems OM1 #olympus12100f4
#gull
#seagull
#photography

Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 14d

4/5 #Aldeburgh

Sunset #boat on the beach.

#OMsystems OM1 #olympus12100f4

#photography
#coastalphotography

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 15d

3/5 #Aldeburgh

Maggi Hambling's Scallop on Aldeburgh Beach - a tribute to Benjamin Britten with a quotation in cut-out lettering from his opera, Peter Grimes: "I hear those voices that will not be drowned"

#OMsystems OM1 #olympus12100f4

#photography #sculpture #MaggiHambling #BenjaminBritten

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 16d

2/5 #Aldeburgh

The #windmill at #Thorpeness - an easy walk from Aldeburgh.

Built in 1803 at Aldringham and moved to Thorpeness in 1923.

#OMsystems OM1 #olympus12100f4

#Suffolk #photography #landscapephotography

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Nigel Stanley @nigelstanley.bsky.social · 16d

1/5 around Aldeburgh

This week snaps from my July #Suffolk trip to #Aldeburgh. Here's a old rowing #boat on the #beach.

#OMsystems OM1 #olympus12100f4
#photography
#coastalphotography

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