Paddling

Paddling
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Beside the sea, somewhere in Britain. Printed from an Edwardian glass plate negative in my collection

Horse Plaque

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Peto Gardens in Somerset

Two Hours in Stydd

A gentle walk around the Manor of Stydd reveals much to photograph. It lies close to Ribchester in Lancashire. It has what has been described as a unique set of Almshouses, dating from 1728. The steps up to the veranda are spectacular.

St Saviour's church, established in the mid-thirteenth century, stands in a field close to Stydd Manor Farm and is Grade 1 listed by English Heritage. The church was acquired by the Knights Hospitallers of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. It has an octagonal font decorated with carved shields depicting sacred and heraldic symbols and monograms. Two of these, respectively, show the sacred heart with the wounded hands and feet of christ and five animal heads, possibly representing bulls. The latter look like devils to me! Both shields are illustrated below.

There is also a fine looking wall with an inset plaque recording the date 1830. More on the church can be HERE.

The Almshouses at Stydd

St Saviour's Church

The interior of St Saviour's

The Sacred Heart with the wounded Hands and Feet of Christ

This heraldic device has five animal heads of unknown origin

A beautiful bit of walling at Stydd Manor farm

Street Art

I saw this amazing street art photograph on Pinterest and thought it might be of interest? Click on the image and then the Street Art title on the Board to the right of the photograph to see more examples

Black and White or Colour?

Getting to grips with Black and White. Here is a view from below Parlick Fell, SW of the summit. Today, my Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 upgrade arrived and in converting the image to monochrome, I applied a blue filter. I am pleased with the result but am not sure which I prefer. What do you think? Click on an image and then again for a really close up view.

A Grand Day Out

Here are a few of the photographs I took of a recent visit to Crosby beach. My aim was to capture a few images of the Anthony Gormley installation 'Another Place'. It consists of 100 cast-iron, life-size figures spread across along three kilometres of the foreshore, extending almost one kilometre out to sea.

The figures - each weighing 650 kilos - are made from casts of the artist's body. The work is seen as a poetic response to sentiments associated with emigration - sadness at leaving, but the hope of a new future in another place.

More on the installation can be found HERE and HERE.

A Ron Davies Photo video shows what can be achieved through capturing the different seasons, light and varying weather condition. Marvellous stuff, Ron!

Northern Lights

Great footage of the Northern Lights courtesy of the Guardian:

Vision of the Future

I saw this image - one of several - on Pinterest. If sea levels rose a great deal, then this sort of view might become commonplace.

Source: dailymail.co.uk viaLaurence on Pinterest

Doggin'

Dog inn? There ought to be a law against it!

Imaginary Friends 2

I have started looking down at the ground again and there's a whole new world emerging down there! This is Dobbin. He is a stick pony and was prancing around a lot when I photographed him. He doesn't say much, but he is a good listener!