The iPhone worked very well while I was in London. It roamed on several local networks and data was nearly the equal as in the US. I got a little paranoid about how much roaming data I was using, fearing the per kb cost, so I kept usage down, turning off background mail updates. There were virtually no open WiFi networks in London, but in the hotels it was nice to have what really works as a pocket tablet computer for web access.
The top image is a grove of birch trees just outside the Tate Modern in London. I walked along the Thames to the Tate Britain to see their first ever major photography exhibition. While the focus was historical and social, it’s always a thrill to see real photographs rather than just web representations. There were a number of modern prints of old negatives and one or two prints from “scans” of original prints.
It’s been said many times, but it can’t be said too often. Subject matter always trumps technical quality, unless the subject matter is itself technical quality. I always leave photography exhibits looking for photographs with better “subjects” and more “meaning” in the image. There’s a limit to the value of formal asthetics in photographs.
