Hi Tomo, I wear a pair of Peter Storm fingerless gloves in conjunction with a pair of XL mittens. The mittens are fixed by a tape so you can slip them off and let them dangle while you take your pic and slipped on again o/c. Worked for me in the arctic. Happy New Year

The whole building is made of glass, hence, the Shard of Glass or The Shard. Happy New Year

My wife and I stayed in the Union Jack Club, Waterloo, London, during the Mayor's Festival last September, and I managed to get this evening shot of the Shard.

The idea for this picture started one morning when the sun coming through my window cast a shadow of a candle on the wall. I struck on the idea of adding a flame to the shadow but thought multiple candles would work better. To achieve this I bought the 5 piece candleabra from a charity shop (which came with the candles) and set up in my office. Canon 650D with Sigma 18 - 200mm lense was used and multiple images taken, lighting was a desk lamp and the work on the image was carried out in PS Elements 8. Time taken 1 1/2 hours.

Was it worth it? feedback appreciated

Hi Helen Anne, Many thanks for your kind comments, my wife is chuffed to bits. Here is a quick history of the doll's house and I am attaching some more photos:- My Stepdaughter bougt it as a kit to make for her little girl but made a hash of it and threw it in the bin. Luckily we visited that day and when my wife (Barbara) heard the story she retrieved it. She then proceeded to spend many hours and hard work redecorating and building it, not to speak of the many pennies she spent on it.

It is kept in the spare bedroom/office and I built a carriage for it so that it can be moved easily from room to room. I also built a switch box to the side and wired it up so that all lights are individually switched (003). The Christmas Tree is decorated and lit at Christmas and the table is laid with turkey and all the trimmings. Visitors who see it are amazed at the detail. The street name on the front says Baker Street and it has been given the number 221. I have also removed the street scene to show the kitchen and scullery and the roof to show the maid's room and storage space in the attic.

Brilliant work for a beginner, season's greetings

Hi! I'm a Newby. I' attaching 2 photos taken today 25.12.12 or 12.25.12 and hope you all have lovely Christmas

Our Christmas Tree


My Wife's Dolls House