SIX LEGGED CRITTER SINGING IN THE TREES*

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Spiked at high tide

Labels: hull, landscape, river hull, stoneferry, urban

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Back by popular demand

I was never away anyroad, just rather busy with 'life'.

Labels: drypool, drypool bridge, historic, hull, landscape, monochrome

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Saturday, April 09, 2011

York, late November 2010 just before the 'big freeze'.

Labels: hdr, historic, landscape, monochrome, ouse, tower, wintry, York, yorkshire

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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Drypool after the rain 2

Labels: drypool, hull, landscape, monochrome, yorkshire

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Drypool after the rain 1

Labels: drypool, hull, landscape, river hull, yorkshire

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Friday, April 02, 2010

Standing stone, Whitby

Labels: beach, cleveland way, landscape, standing stone, whitby, yorkshire

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St Mary's Graveyard, Whitby

Labels: coastal, gravestone, graveyard, landscape, whitby, yorkshire

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Sunday, October 04, 2009

Viva la shingles

Usually by now I've posted a shed load of images of Nelsonica, Harrogate and Knaresborough (a yank friend told me to visit). But you know how it is? I spent ages processing my images, posted 'em to Flickr etc, then the brown stuff hit the fan....ruddy shingles. Anyroad, I'm still very sore, but back at work thank whoever.

Anyway, here's a flickr slide show of my Knaresborough images, an amazing place, 9 minutes by train, up the track from Harrogate.

Labels: Architecture, harrogate, knaresborough, landscape, Nelsonica, railway station, shingles, sunday, yorkshire

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Harrogate September '09 photostream

Labels: Architecture, betty's tea rooms, foliage, harrogate, hdr, historic, landscape, yorkshire

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

The shore houses

Labels: hdr, hillside.scotland, landscape, loch goil, lochgoilhead

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Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Images under the forest canopy

I took these on the way home from Dunoon. Loch Eck, deep within the Argyle forest park and taken from within the forest canopy. One of the few days it didn't rain during my holiday. Not that it mattered, we'd just had a great Italian meal in Dunoon and I was as relaxed as hell, soaking in the beautiful scenery.

Labels: green, hdr, landscape, loch eck, loch goil, scotland

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Loch Goil at dusk, in colour

Labels: dusk, hdr, landscape, loch goil, scotland, sky

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Carrick Castle, Loch Goil

Labels: black and white, hdr, historic, landscape, loch goil, scotland

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Monday, August 17, 2009

Space alien influence in Scotland?

Looking like space invaders rolling down the Scottish hillside, these lodges are slightly bigger than the 'A' frame lodge I stayed in on the Drimsynie estate.

Labels: landscape, lochgoilhead, scotland

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Saturday, August 15, 2009

I've just got back from Scotland, I'm tired and hungry.................here's a taster of what I saw. The view, or to be more accurate, part of the view from our lodge. It was raining, the glen beckoned........................ a monochrome treatment, HDR to bring out the bleak beauty of the view.

Labels: black and white, hdr, landscape, lochgoilhead, scotland

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Sunday, August 09, 2009

Having a recharge

I'm writing this blog in a rather secluded part of Scotland, sipping a cool beer in splendid, scenic surroundings. Outside our lodge it's raining in the glen, mist obscuring the view of Loch goil and the village of Lochgoilhead. The Scottish highlands are notorious for changeable weather, this morning / afternoon the weather was glorious, warm and sunny so I'm not complaining.

Having escaped the evil empire for a fortnight, I'm trying to recharge my batteries via the medium of photography, fresh air (lots), exploring the local area on foot and generally having some unashamedly and well deserved 'me' time.

I've been drinking in some glorious scenery today, visiting nearby Lochgoilhead on foot, talking to some very friendly and convivial 'natives' gearing down to a much slower and more natural pace of life. I'm envious, though the area is remote, internet access is slow to non existent, radio and television reception is limited or very poor (no FM or AM) I'm not complaining. All the better for navel gazing, which is something I haven't been able to do for months. They should put this on prescription on the NHS.

There seems a wealth of things to do in the local area, from hiring bikes to boats, pony treking though I've yet to find where to go, evidence of equine activity is obvious on the local single track road. I haven't seen any red squirrels (I'd like to photograph some) though I've observed an abundance of lapwings, a single solitary heron, some unusually coloured and tame finches, magpies and hooded crows along with the usual butterflies and the odd crane fly lingering outside the lodge at night. The midges haven't been a problem, which makes a very welcome change to previous years when I've been the midges main course.

Due to the unpredictability of the weather, planning trips etc isn't on the menu. I'm going out and about on an ad hoc basis, with my ever present camera. I'm rather pleased with the images I've captured so far, mainly landscapes. I'm hoping to also capture some wildlife in the remainder of the week, weather permitting. That's it, time to sign off.

Labels: landscape, lochgoilhead, scotland

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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

The 'other' Oxford Street

Not the street in London, But in Hull. It's a bit rough.

Labels: abstract, east yorkshire, foliage, historic, hull, industrial, landscape

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Sunday, January 20, 2008

More views of Applecross

I'm getting used to using my scanner gizmo now. Some more images taken in the early 90's that hopefully, give the viewer an idea of the feeling of isolation I felt at Applecross. Not that it was a bad thing at the time.

I thoroughly enjoyed the week I spent here with my family. The cottage was isolated, but not devoid of surprises. One night we heard strange noises. We grabbed a torch and found to our surprise that the house was surrounded by deer (their eyes acting like 'cat's eyes' on the road side). Normally, unless you travel in the early morning, you don't see these very shy creatures.

Labels: applecross, dusk, landscape, scotland

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Saturday, January 19, 2008

View from Applecross

This image was taken early 90's during a family holiday to Applecross in Scotland. This shot was taken only a few hundred yards from the cottage we were staying in, which was 6 or 7 miles from the nearest village. It was late on, and really was as atmospheric a view as I can remember. Some very happy memories.

Labels: applecross, dusk, landscape, scotland

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Saturday, November 10, 2007

Dusk, the River Ouse, York

Took this panoramic shot while enjoying a tea-time pint of best bitter outside the legendary 'Kings Arms' pub, camera placed strategically atop one of the tables by the riverside. It was a very relaxed occasion if memory serves me well.

Labels: Architecture, landscape, urban, York, yorkshire

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