More from the Lightscapes Set This is another photo taken a few minutes after sun rise
3 stop ND filter / canon 400D sigma 28 1.8 / stiched panarama.
Tatton Park Cheshire England
You have to ask why I titled it magic circle, I don’t think I took one shot of the whole stone circle. Sunset or sunrise is what adds the magic.. if only I could manage to get up early enough to capture the sunrises. / Castlerigg Stone Circle near Keswick in the Lake District National Park. Taken with a Canon 350D. hdr from three raw files. / The Extract below was taken from Wikipedia… Wilkipedia “The stones are of a local metamorphic slate, set in a flattened circle, measuring 32.6m (107ft) at its widest and 29.5m (97ft) at its narrowest. The heaviest stone has been estimated to weigh around 16 tons and the tallest stone measures approximately 2.3m high. There is a 3.3m wide gap in its northern edge, which may have been an entrance. Within the circle, abutting its eastern quadrant, is a roughly rectangular setting of a further 10 stones. The circle was probably constructed around 3200 BC (Late Neolithic/Early Bronze-Age), making it one of the earliest stone circles in Britain and possibly Europe, too. It is important to archaeoastronomers who have noted that the sunrise during the Autumn equinox appears over the top of Threlkeld Knott, a hill 3.5km to the east. Some stones in the circle have been aligned with the midwinter sunrise and various lunar positions.” MY OLD STANDING STONES SET
On this bridge as a boy scout I saw a ghost, from then it became special, almost ethereal in my eyes. The sight of such an unexplained event inspires and triggers the imagination of a young boy to life. I still look at this bridge and wonder which realm the spirit came from and what secrets are held in every arch and brick of this unique structure. In the soft early morning light, the reflections shimmer on the water like ripples through time, stirring the souls of those who have passed over the bridge, and passed across dimensions. This is not just a bridge over a piece of water it is a bridge which spans time, space and maybe spirituality, to me it is the bridge of faith and belief, a bridge of discovery and imagination, a bridge of light and life, a true contender for the most beautiful bridge in the world. To me it is already a winner, it moved and inspired me it helped to make me what I am today, what I believe and what I feel. Alance Bridge this is my entry as the most Beautiful Bridge in the world.
Female mandarine duck landing on a pond, Bushy Park, London
Sun-shower in Tatton Park Cheshire. Best Viewed Large
This secluded tarn, is tucked away in the heart of the Cumbrian mountains. A remote and magical place, with a wild yet tranquil, atmosphere
Alance Bridge Rivington Lancashire taken 10/05/2008
An early morning image of Ullswater in the English Lake District taken near to the village of Poolley Bridge, with the Duke of Portland boathouse reflecting on the lake. BEST VIEWED LARGER
An early morning and highly reflective image of Brothers Water in the English Lake District taken during a recent holiday. As I was making my way up Kirkstone Pass towards Windermere I noticed the mirror-like reflections on the still water of the lake, so without further ado, stopped the car and this was one of many images I took of the lake with the mountainous backdrop reflecting perfectly on the still water.
Ancient Tree near Rydal / Lake District / England I took this photo at the end of walking the Fairfield Horseshoe / I was lucky to get this shot / We had about 30 seconds of sunlight all day, I just / happened to be in the right place right time. canon powershot s50
A follow up to my earlier image of Brothers water in English The Lake District. This time I zoomed in a bit from my previous wide-angled view to get a bit more detail on the hills and composed with the water line midway to take advantage of the beautiful early morning reflections. BEST VIEWED LAEGER Nikon D100 / 18 -70 Zoom @ 40mm / AP F13 for 1/40sec / CP Filter /
I am sure I don’t need to tell you who Beatrix Potter was, her love of the Lake District and nature is World famous. Though she is known to have lived at Hilltop Farm near Ambleside for much of her life, she owned many properties and farms in the area and on her death she left them to the National Trust so that the natural beauty of the area could be enjoyed for all time. There was over 4000 acres in her estate. This was one of her houses on Belle Isle on Windermere, in the large grounds she planted every species of tree that was native to the United Kingdom, it looks so beautiful from my viewpoint on a lake leisure steamer. Nikon D100 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 48mm / F11 for 1/60sec / CP Filter /
For affordable canvas prints please click here The river and banks approaching the lake at Blagdon in Somerset, England. / FEATURED in: / ‘Canon DSLR’ group, November ‘08 / ‘First Things’ group, April ‘09 / ‘The Beauty of The European Waters’, June ‘09 / ‘Your Magic Place’, June ‘09 / ‘Weekly Theme Challenges’ Oct ‘09 / with many thanks. Canon EOS 400D 18-55mm lens / 3 bracketed exposures at plus and minus 2 / Shutter speed 1/25 / AV range 10, 20 & 5 / Merged in HDR programme and then edited in photoshop (highlights, curves, filters and orton effects)
Sold as a Mounted print August 26th 2009 / Sold as a matted print February 2009 / Shot from Loughrigg fell overlooking Loughrigg Tarn in the English lake district national park . / Shot with a Nikon D70s and Nikon 18-70mm lens /
Shot around the fells of Coniston in the English lake district national park Cumbria. / Shot with a NIkon D70s and 18-70mm lens /
An early morning composition looking up Deepdale Valley between Patterdale and Brothers Water in the English Lake District. The white building in the distance is Deepdale Hall, a working hill farm as well as a popular guest house nestling in the shelter of the hills. As I arrived it was so peaceful and quiet, only birdsong and bleating of the sheep on the hill farm breaking absolute silence. Nikon D100 / 18 – 70 zoom @ 46mm / F9 for 1/100 sec / CP Filter
For all those of you who like me, have had enough of Winter gloom and are looking forward to Spring and all the exciting photo opportunities it brings. Taken on a visit to Stover Lake, near Newton Abbot in South Devon a couple of years ago, the two proud swans swam gracefully towards me with their three young fluffy cygnets as if to say, MEET THE FAMILY Nikon D100 / 70 – 300 zoom @ 190mm / 1/640sec / CP Filter
My seond attempt at this place, the first time was a sunrise session with a lovley cloud inversion. I thought that it might work better at sunset with the sun setting in the West.
A scene taken near Grasmere in the English lake district on the winter solstice.
Captured with Canon 1D mk3 and Canon 100-400 lens at Stanley Park Blackpool Lancs UK Canadian Gosling chick ponders over his first ever swim Featured in the All About Water group / Featured in the Canon DSLR group / Featured in the Dimensions group / Featured in the Photography 101 group / Featured in the 300+ Go Long group / Featured in the Art North West group / 2nd Place finish in the New Beginnings challenge in the Canon v Nikon group
This is one of my own favourite paintings. I did it over 20 years ago and takes prode of place in my Lounge room. I painted it off a photo my dad took on my parents first trip. A few years later I was able to go there myself and find the spot and take my own picture, mine was not as appealing as dad’s as the mountains did not have the nice layered look as this one. Painted in Oils.
Through my cyber travels i have come across many photographers work that has been stolen and used without their knowledge / And just recen…
Through my cyber travels i have come across many photographers work that has been stolen and used without their knowledge / And just recently i have found a site that tracks back photos and shows where they are being used on the net / http://tineye.com/ / you simply enter the image address (URL) or choose an image from your HD and the site looks for it in their archives / it even works for images that have been cropped after being stolen or partially photoshopped this is a good example / http://tineye.com/search/0ac89241ed4c8ccd104094f6412ded2e0acfc2d7 / The original is the profile pic of someone who friend requested me on Facebook as something seemed odd/funny about it I put the image through Tineye.com / and you can see the results Another image site which you might like (if you use flickr) is / http://clipyourphotos.com/FP / they serch through the Flickr Front page history for your photos that might have been featured there that you missed any way I hope these are useful for people Cheers Richard
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