Nigel Stanley

@nigelstanley

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· 20d

4/5 Groninger Museum Looking up at a light fitting in the cafe, where the lights fall from a mirror for more attention to detail of the design of absolutely everything in the Groninger Museum in the north of the Netherlands. #photography #architecture #postmodernism #architecturephotography

Upward view towards a large circular mirror opening in a white ceiling, showing an elaborate pendant light fixture with numerous conical brass and metal lampshades, some illuminated with warm light, connected by thin black wires radiating outward in a starburst pattern with small spherical ornaments along their length. In the mirror can be seen a an irregular white table, hexagonal floor tiles and a whicenter, a cross-shaped white architectural element is visible against a floor below with hexagonal patterned off white tiling and a green wall.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· 21d

3/5 Groninger Museum I've always liked a good corridor shot. #photography #architecture #postmodernism #architecturephotography

A long, narrow enclosed corridor with pale blue-grey walls, viewed in strong one-point perspective toward a door at the far end. Both side walls have a series of arched window recesses with dark blue glass, receding into the distance. The ceiling is white with paneled strips and rows of round recessed downlights. The floor is grey and reflects streaks of light from the windows and ceiling fixtures. A small green exit sign is visible above the door at the end of the corridor.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· 22d

2/5 Groninger Museum One of the best things about the museum is the attention to detail thoughout. This snap looks up into a decorative shaft. #photography #architecture #postmodernism #architecturephotography

Looking upward into a narrow tiled shaft, its ceiling, floor and side walls entirely covered in a mosaic of small blue, green, and yellow tiles that recede symmetrically into the distance. Two round mirrored light fixtures are mounted on each side wall, reflecting the tiled surfaces around them. The shaft ends in a plain pale panel flanked by narrow mirrored strips, with a small round dark sensor or fitting set into the left-hand end wall.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· 23d

1/5 Groninger Museum Back to my Dutch trip for snaps from the Groninger Museum - a post-modernist delight. Not always a pomo fan, but if you are going to do it go completely over the top. #photography #architecture #postmodernism #architecturephotography #groningermuseum

A colourful abstract sculpture mounted on a pole atop a grey panelled building facade, featuring a pale blue-green sphere, yellow and mint-green curved sail-like shapes, and curling silver metal tendrils, set against a clear blue sky. Below on the wall, three grey vase-shaped decorative elements are fixed in a row.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· 24d

5/5 Norwich Cathedral More than a week late, here's the final snap of Norwich Cathedral. It's a handheld #vertorama stitched together from lots of bracketed shots from the #fourthirds Olympus7-14mm f4 lens on my OM1. #photography #architecturephotography #churchphotography #architecture #stunday

A dramatic wide-angle interior view of a Gothic cathedral looking down the nave toward the altar, with an elaborate fan-vaulted ceiling overhead. Tall stone piers and pointed arches flank the space, opening into upper galleries with wooden-beamed ceilings on either side. At the far end, tiered stained glass windows rise above a red-draped altar. The stone floor features a black-and-white checkered pattern, with a small floral arrangement and wooden chairs visible in the foreground.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· 25d

Looking for an image for today's #growing theme for the #BlueSkyArtShow I thought this fern fiddlehead was just right. Coils within coils - shot in Tasmania in 2023. #photography #macro #fern #fiddlehead

Close-up of a fern fiddlehead, a tightly coiled young frond covered in fine brown hairs, spiralling from a curved, hairy stem. Tiny green leaflets are visible tucked within the coil. Unfurled fern fronds with serrated leaflets are visible in the blurred background.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 9

4/5 Norwich Cathedral SWIPE The cloisters and vaulted ceiling (see 2 and 3 in this set) both have medieval carved bosses which largely escaped the iconoclastic destruction. Here are four from the cloisters. #photography #churchphotography #medieval #medievalart

Image 1: A carved and painted ceiling boss depicting a group of figures gathered around a table set with dishes, surrounded by ribbed vaulting radiating outward. The figures wear medieval dress in red, green, and gold tones, with an animal figure visible at the bottom center.
Image 2: A weathered, unpainted stone ceiling boss showing several carved figures with raised arms, their faces eroded or missing, set against wooden panelling. Traces of red pigment remain in the recesses, with cobwebs visible among the carved details.
Image 3: A painted stone corbel showing two standing figures in green tunics with gold belts flanking a central kneeling or fallen figure in red drapery, set against a background of gilded foliage and a dark branching tree motif.
Image 4: A carved and painted ceiling boss depicting a group of armored figures in blue-grey armor gathered around a rectangular coffin or chest painted in teal and gold, with a draped figure in red and gold to the left, set within radiating ribbed vaulting.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 8

3/5 Norwich Cathedral The magnificent 15thC ceiling of #NorwichCathedral reflected in a mirror "The system of vaulting is of a tierceron vault with Lierne ribs forming patterns of lozenges and stars along the ridge. " Wikipedia #photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Symmetrical view down the nave of a Gothic cathedral, with an elaborate fan-vaulted stone ceiling and rows of tall columns receding toward an organ case at the far end. A polished reflective surface in the foreground mirrors the architecture, creating a vertically symmetrical composition.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 7

2/5 Norwich Cathedral The #cloisters, begun in 1297, are one of the glories of #NorwichCathedral. This is a #panorama from lots of shots with the #Laowa7_5mm on my #OlympusOM1. #photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Panoramic view of a Gothic cloister corridor meeting at a right-angle corner, with intricate fan-vaulted stone ceilings extending down both wings. Traceried stone windows line the inner wall, looking out onto a central grass courtyard. Stone flagstone flooring runs the length of the walkway, and a carved stone column stands in the right foreground.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 6

1/5 Norwich Cathedral Back to April for some snaps from Norwich Cathedral. This is from an early evening visit with a low bright sun outside, and lots of shadows inside. #photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

Interior of a Romanesque cathedral showing a raised circular altar platform with a cloth-covered altar, candlesticks, and wooden pews, surrounded by tiered stone arches and stained glass windows.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 5

Here's a pile of branches I found in Epping Forest last week. I thought I would try out the new improved subject masking in Lightroom on a challenging snap for a radical edit. Reader, it worked. #photography #blackandwhitephotography #monochrome #classicmono

Black and white photograph of a large conical pile of pale, bare branches and logs stacked into a bonfire or den-like structure, standing in a wooded area with dark tree trunks in the background.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 4

For today's #BlueSkyArtShow #wide theme here's a 2011 #panorama shot in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park. It's probably too wide for social media and I'll post slices in a comment. #panorama #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #reflection #GrandTeton

Panoramic view of a snow-capped mountain range under a clear blue sky with light clouds, with a line of dark green forest at the base of the mountains. In the foreground, a calm lake reflects the mountains and sky almost like a mirror, with several small boats anchored at intervals across the water.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 3

5/5 Groningen Forum More escalators - very slightly blurred as they were moving. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #streetphotography

Black-and-white photograph looking down at a steep pair of parallel escalators inside a multi-storey building atrium, framed diagonally between angled white walls and glass balustrades. Additional escalators and railings are visible on lower levels below, with several small figures walking on a patterned floor at the bottom. A partial illuminated sign with large letters is visible in the lower left corner, and glass-walled office floors are visible in the upper left background.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 2

4/5 Groningen Forum Another Escher-esque view of the escalators in Groningen' s delightful cultural hub. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #streetphotography

Black-and-white high-angle photograph looking down at multiple escalators running diagonally across the frame inside a modern building atrium. Two people stand near a low wall at the top of the upper escalator, and a small group of people is visible on the ground floor below. Geometric floor tiles, a wall-mounted map or artwork, and angled ceiling structures with skylights add layered diagonal lines throughout the composition.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jul 1

3/5 Groningen Forum Looking down onto one of the library floors. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #streetphotography

Black and white photograph looking down into a multi-storey modern building interior with escalators. Two crossing escalators run diagonally through the frame, viewed from above, with glass balustrades and metal handrails. Below and behind them, floor-to-ceiling glass walls reveal several levels of the building's structure and exterior windows beyond. In the upper right, curved shelving units filled with books line a rounded wall, with two cylindrical bookshelves standing nearby on the open floor. An information kiosk with a screen and a signpost stand near the escalators. Two people walk across the light-coloured floor in the lower right of the frame.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 30

2/5 Groningen Forum #Lookingup in this cultural centre on a sunny day. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #streetphotography

Black-and-white interior photograph of a modern building's atrium, taken looking upward at a steep angle. Diagonal walkways and angular ceiling beams cross the frame, with vertically ribbed wall panels punctuated by small rectangular light fixtures. A skylight with a grid framework is visible in the upper right, and strong diagonal shadows fall across a curved white wall on the left. Lower right shows a glimpse of a lower level with glass railings.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 29

1/5 Groningen Forum - a cultural centre that opened in 2019 in the heart of the city, with cinema, library, museum, cafe, bars etc. It's very photogenic with Escher like criss-crossing escalators. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #blackandwhite #classicmono #streetphotography

Black and white overhead photograph looking down onto two parallel escalators in a modern building interior. In the foreground, a bald man dressed in dark clothing descends on the nearer escalator, carrying a bag and holding a mobile phone. The escalators run diagonally across the frame from lower left to upper right, their ribbed metal steps and illuminated side panels creating strong geometric lines. Between and beyond the escalators, sections of tiled flooring and glass balustrade panels are visible. In the upper right corner, a second person stands at a counter or desk on the floor below. The surrounding walls and ceiling are plain and light-toned, contrasting with the dark metalwork of the escalator structures.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 28

I'm no great fan of Canada Geese but their goslings are cute. Shot just over a month ago on the River Lea near Waltham Abbey. #photography #birds #birdphotography #geese #goslings #stunday

Five fluffy goslings with yellow-brown down, black beaks, and black legs stand on grass, with the partial wing and body of an adult goose visible on the left.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 27

Throwback Saturday For today's #BlueSkyArtShow #macro challenge here's 15 images of a small blossom flower focus-stacked into this photo. I think it was a Canon 80D with a Vivitar vintage macro lens. #photography #macrophotography #flowerphotography #stamens

Close-up view of the centre of a white flower, showing multiple white stamens tipped with bright orange-yellow anthers dusted with pollen, surrounding a pale yellow-green pistil. Pink-tinged sepals are visible at the base of the stamens. The white petals fill the frame, with a softly blurred blue and green background visible at the edges.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 26

5/5 Oxburgh Hall The last in this set from the 15th century @nationaltrust moated country house is another rather abstract spiral staircase shot. #photography #blackandwhite #classicmono #architecture #architecturephotography #stairs

A black and white upward view inside a circular brick tower, looking up through a spiral staircase. A worn stone newel post rises through the centre of the frame, with the concentric rings of the brick barrel vault receding upward. Several small rectangular windows are visible in the mid-distance, admitting light into the shaft. Stone steps are partially visible at the lower edge of the frame.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 25

4/5 Oxburgh Hall An interior shot of this National Trust property near King's Lynn. It's well worth a visit - and has beautiful grounds too. A shot where the #Laowa6mmf2 comes into its own on my OM1. #photography #architecturephotography #history

A richly furnished historic room with dark carved wooden bookcases lining the walls on either side, filled with leather-bound volumes. The walls are covered in dense red and gold patterned wallpaper. At the centre is an elaborately carved Gothic-style fireplace surround in dark wood, its mantelpiece displaying decorative plates, a clock, and ornamental objects. The fireplace opening is faced with heraldic tiles. To the left of the fireplace hangs an oil portrait in a gilt frame; to the right, a framed heraldic panel. In the foreground stands a large octagonal table with a green leather top and heavily carved legs, flanked by two carved wooden armchairs with upholstered seats and barley-twist legs. A white marble portrait bust is visible on the right. The ceiling has a coffered grid of dark wooden beams with gilded details.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 24

3/5 Oxburgh Hall Sir Edmund Bedingfeld obtained a 'licence to crenellate' in 1482 - a wonderful name for royal permission to build a fortified house (and moat). Lots of Victorian extensions.but the original survives at the heart. #photography #reflection #architecturephotography #history

A large medieval brick manor house or castle seen from the grounds, with two prominent battlemented towers flanking a multi-storey central range featuring stepped gabled dormers, tall decorative chimneystacks, and mullioned windows. A moat runs along the base of the building. In the foreground are a gravel path, a mown grass lawn, and low clipped box hedging. Bare-branched trees are visible to the right. The sky is clear blue with a faint contrail.

A wide-angle panoramic view of a red-brick medieval manor house and castle complex reflected in the still, green-tinged water of a surrounding moat. The building comprises several ranges at different heights, including a tall square battlemented tower to the right with mullioned bay windows, a lower connecting range with Gothic-style gabled rooflines, and a further turreted gatehouse tower in the middle distance. A large tree in early spring leaf stands between the ranges. Stone steps descend to the water's edge at the centre. The sky above is blue with scattered high cloud.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 23

2/5 Oxburgh Hall The Bedingfields have lived here since the 15th century as Catholics. The chapel was built 'only' in 1838 when it became possible to build new Catholic churches. This is Henry Paston-Bedingfield's mausoleum. #photography #churchphotography #architecturephotography

A marble tomb chest in a church side chapel, featuring a recumbent effigy of a robed figure resting on a pillow, draped in carved flowing fabric. The tomb chest below is decorated with ornate Gothic quatrefoil panels containing heraldic shields and floral motifs. Behind the tomb, a brass memorial plaque is mounted on the plain plastered wall, flanked by a shallow arched niche containing a small figure. Above, a three-light stained glass window depicts three standing religious figures, each in a separate light with coloured robes against decorative backgrounds. The floor is laid with patterned Victorian encaustic tiles in geometric designs, with a circular Maltese cross tile placed in front of the tomb.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 22

1/5 Oxburgh Hall A moated country house in Norfolk. Late 15th century, and in the hands of the same Catholic family until passed to the National Trust in 1952. And here is a shot of a staircase. #photography #blackandwhite #classicmono #architecture #architecturephotography #stairs

A black-and-white overhead view looking down a stone spiral staircase inside a cylindrical tower, with worn stone steps winding downward around a central void, rough-cut stone walls curving upward, and a small electric wall light visible near the top of the frame.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 21

It's very hot in London today - and getting hotter. It made me think of these two snaps I took on a sunny evening on my recent visit to #Groningen in the #Netherlands. #photography #sunshine #stunday

A dark, moody scene of a narrow waterway seen through overhanging trees, their silhouetted trunks and branches framing a bright channel of sunlight reflecting on the water's surface. A lens flare from the low sun appears just behind the leaning trunk in the foreground. The surrounding foliage is illuminated in vivid green, contrasting with the deep shadows of the nearside bank and grass

Two people sit on a sunlit grassy bank at the edge of a calm pond, beneath the wide-spreading canopy of a large copper beech tree with deep purple-red foliage catching the warm evening light. Lily pads dot the water's surface in the foreground, and the tree, grass, and seated figures are reflected in the still water below. Other parkgoers are visible in the background among the trees.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 20

Throwback Saturday. Here's a shot with a #curve for today's #BlueSkyArtShow - looking up in the Museum of Liverpool in 2022. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography

An upward-looking view inside a modern building interior, showing a sweeping white spiral ramp or balcony curving across the frame. At the centre top, a large circular skylight with a glazed grid of metal bars reveals a blue sky with scattered clouds. The ceiling between the spiral and the skylight is clad in brown square tiles, with ventilation grilles and small ceiling-mounted speakers visible. Track lighting is partially visible at the lower left edge of the frame.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 19

5/5 Groningen Station To finish the week's set, here's #looking up at the station of the entrance hall. One great thing about it is that it's not swamped by advertising or branding. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #railwayarchitecture #artnouveau

alt-text please10:04Claude responded: A straight-up view of an ornate historic ceiling, photographed from directly below.A straight-up view of an ornate historic ceiling, photographed from directly below. At the centre is a circular stained-glass skylight dome ringed with radiating blue and red segments and a decorative border of jewel-toned colours. Surrounding it, the ceiling is divided into a symmetrical grid of deeply coffered panels in warm gold and ochre tones, separated by richly decorated beams and borders featuring intricate foliate mouldings in green and gold, red accent blocks, and rosette medallions at intervals. Arched oval skylights with spoke-like glazing bars are positioned symmetrically in the middle zones of the ceiling, admitting soft daylight. In the foreground, rising from below, is the top of a tall ornate black iron street lamp with scrollwork detailing. To the left edge of the frame, a modern steel and glass structure — scaffolding or a glazed extension — provides a stark contemporary contrast to the elaborate historic decoration. The overall palette is rich and warm, dominated by gold, terracotta, deep green, and sky blue.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 18

4/5 Groningen Station Two examples of the signage with some more glorious #artnouveau architecture details from #Groningen station in the north of the #Netherlands. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #railwayarchitecture

Ornate Victorian-era brick facade of a Dutch railway station, featuring a arched entrance doorway with decorative Gothic-style tracery in the brickwork above. A dark navy sign with red scrollwork border reads "WACHTKAMER 3e KLASSE" (Third Class Waiting Room) in gold lettering. The double doors below have red-framed leaded glass windows with a geometric pattern. Fluted stone columns with carved capitals flank the entrance, and a bank of stainless steel mailboxes is mounted to the right of the doorway.

Close-up of a decorative facade panel on a Dutch railway station building, showing a ornate sign with gold lettering on a dark green background reading "BAGAGE / TELEGRAAF / STATIONSCHEF" (Baggage / Telegraph / Stationmaster). The sign is framed with elaborate gold scroll and flourish detailing. It is set within a stone architectural surround flanked by carved console brackets, above a band of red herringbone-patterned brickwork. The surrounding wall features yellow brick with horizontal bands of dark red brick, and a stone pediment with urn finials crowns the composition.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 17

3/5 Groningen Station Zooming in on the central skylight in #Groningen station to see the #artnouveau detail. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #railwayarchitecture #stainedglass

A circular stained glass ceiling dome photographed from directly below, set within an ornate gilded ceiling. The dome radiates outward from a central sunburst motif of amber and gold curved rays surrounding a small rose-pink roundel with a blue border. This central medallion is encircled by concentric rings: a band of pale aqua and lavender elongated petal-shaped segments, edged with bold red borders dotted with evenly-spaced turquoise beads, and a broader outer ring of larger petal segments in muted lavender-grey and soft green tones, all divided by dark lead lines radiating like spokes from the centre. The surrounding ceiling is clad in warm ochre-gold plasterwork with painted decorative pilasters on either side, featuring repeating stylised foliate patterns in olive green, gold, and muted red. The overall palette and ornamental vocabulary suggest late Victorian craftsmanship.

Nigel Stanley@nigelstanley· Jun 16

2/5 Groningen station Closing in on the #artnouveau wall panels in the entrance hall of #Groningen station in the #Netherlands. Such a wonderful way to arrive somewhere new. #photography #architecture #architecturephotography #railwayarchitecture