Pub

The pub used to be a focal point within the English community. This aspect of the community is now coming to an end. It is giving way to bars; theme pubs and modern gin palaces are now de rigeur. This is quite peculiar, as gin palaces were all the rage in the 19th Century and early 20th Century. History is going full circle. The pub where I took these photographs was in South London. There are others that I have taken and they are in black and white and currently stored in a shoe box that I need to unearth.

The good thing about pubs is that they have people - this pub was particularly empty; I think that the above photo is quite good evoking the atmosphere as exemplified by the spaces between the people.

Because pubs have people, you can capture moments like this. This photograph has a sense of drama, but if my memory serves me right, the chap in the photo was trying to attract the bartenders attention.

Photography also demands some audacity, I managed to get myself behind the bar to take this shot. I think it's quite good, two converations going at once. This exemplifies the point that what is going on in the background gives depth to the entire photograph.

If this pub were full, I would not have been able to take this shot, but look at the pints of stout lined up on the bar.

A great photograph!. This is what it is all about, capturing the moment where someone enters into the spirit of things. There is something quite flamboyant about the man on the left.

A couple of friends sharing a pint.

Home Introduction Amsterdam Architecture Architecture II Collage Gaudi Greece Mexico Paris Leicestershire Pub Spain Spain Two London London Two London's Architecture Links Search What's New Awards Useful Directories Rochester