A small English village, Hanley Swan in Worcestershire. It boasts a duckpond with a nesting platform. I was camping near there last summer and took a walk to this village. To my pleasant surprise I found this Heron, he was looking rather pleased with himself and in no mood to take flight …......... Copyright 2008 Richie Dean PhotoArtMaster and Adobe Photoshop
On my way home from the city wanted to capture the S curve in the Monash Freeway near East Malvern setup the tripod and aimed the camera through this bloody annoying fence, it was too high for my tripod so i had to zoom in a bit to miss the pailings. White Balance was tinkered with in Lightroom, 30 second exposure at f 11, focal length was was 37mm at ISO 100 Sales 1 Greeting Card Click here for my other images of Melbourne Click here for my other photos of the Monash Freeway
Infra red image of an ancient Oak tree hidden in the valley of the White Leaved Oak, Malvern Hills, England. The tree is thought to be about 1,500 years old and grew from an acorn of a true albino oak which is said to have grown in the area many hundreds of years ago. The Oak is located on the site of ancient earth works and is comonly thought of as being once an ancient place of worship for the Celts and Druids. It is still visited today by local Pagans and Witches and often decorated with offerings of ribbons and crystals.
The Beautifull Malvern Hills in the heart of England. Seen here looking North from British camp, an ancient Iron Age Hill fort , and reputed to be the inspiration for Tolkien’s Weather Top where Frodo is stabbed by the Nasgul’s blade. Taken late in May, just before sunset. The Victorian town of Great Malvern is nestled into the highest of the hills, and is famous for its natural mineral water springs and wells which run freely from the hillside. The Queen even drinks Malvern Water…...could Malvern have been Tolkien’s Rivendell?
Beautifull April evening light slants across the ridge of the Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England. Reported to be the insiration for Tolkien’s Misty Mountains in Lord of The Rings.
Image made from the beautifull Malvhina water sculpture by Rose Garrard from which flows the natural spring water from the depth of the Malvern Hills in Worcesterhire, England. Research by Rose Garrard in 2006 has revealed for the first time an ancient tradition of Well Dressing in the Malverns. In the 12th and 13th centuries the Holy Well was dressed annually with offerings, probably on August 5th, in thanks to St Oswald for water cures there. In 1615 there was a national drought, but as Malvern`s springs kept flowing they “were (well) dressed as a token of gratitude for a plentiful supply of water” (Malvern Advertiser 1870) CS Lewis lived in Malvern as a child, including a spell at Malvern College, 1910-14. He introduced JRR Tolkien to the Head of English, George Sayer and The Lord of the Rings was first put down on tape at his Malvern home.
A thick ocean of mist slowly receeds revealing the Herefordshire and Worcestershire countryside below. The top grey line at the top of the mist is actually the ridge of the Cotswalds just peeking out above the white fog…...then the pinky sky just as the sun is about to rise over the ridge. Taken early October 2008 from the top of the Malvern Hills….often refered to as Tolkien’s Misty Mountains.
The evening comes, the fields are still. / The tinkle of the thirsty rill, / Unheard all day, ascends again; / Deserted is the half-mown plain, / Silent the swaths! the ringing wain, / The mower’s cry, the dog’s alarms, / All housed within the sleeping farms! / The business of the day is done, / The last-left haymaker is gone. / And from the thyme upon the height, / And from the elder-blossom white / And pale dog-roses in the hedge, / And from the mint-plant in the sedge, / In puffs of balm the night-air blows / The perfume which the day forgoes. / And on the pure horizon far, / See, pulsing with the first-born star, / The liquid sky above the hill! / The evening comes, the fields are still. Mathew Arnold
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The Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, England. July 2008
The photograph this drawing is based on was a 35 mm slide I took about a year ago. Malvern road runs east to west, so the setting sun really perked up the colours inside and out of the tram. The tram was empty except for the driver, altough I think it’d help the scale of the image if there were some seated passengers. The image to me has a kind of manic state of mind attatched; everything is slightly off kilter, ultra saturated, and dazzling in some areas.
Every spring, this field on the edge of the Malvern Hills is covered in a carpet of bluebells. Its beautiful and the scent is overwhelming / Lisa x
After a brief snowfall, I hiked to the top of the Malvern Hills to have some fun what little snow we had!
This is one of the many paths on the Malvern Hills, situated in the heart of England, United Kingdom. Our old house backed on to these hills and when my children were small they played on them all day long, safe and free. It’s a very different story now when children are ferried everywhere by car by fearful parents.
I took this photo pretty much becuase the six or seven shop backs I’d passed were in amazing states of disrepair next to this one!
The Beautiful Malvern hills Worcester July early morning, such a beautiful and relaxing place, you can see why Elgar wrote his best works whilst walking the hills.
Malvern Hills on a clear febuary day,
Sunrise over Severn Valley flooded with morning mist. Photograph is taken from British Camp area on Malvern Hills, Worcestershire, United Kingdom.
A final view of the Malvern Hills. A magical place for anyone with a romantic imagination. Great nostalgia! I find myself returning to them time after time. After living on these hills for over 20 years it was such a wrench to leave them….....but we must move on!
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Malvern hills from Peachfield common Winter -the Dodos – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbnVaSi9pdI
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