Grasmere 2013 and some GINGERBREAD

Well the weather was good, I even wild camped in Millie the ancient camper just short of the event site. I had a few worries about being disturbed, but I had a quite undisturbed night. Not so the following day, my fitness is really appalling and I really suffered, butI took some great panoramas and I got in the church and photographed the memorial too. Those pictures will be in the memorials blog. So the day was a success... I suppose.

View into Grasmere

Alcock tarn

On the way to High Rigg from Heron Crag

High Rigg, Fairfield in Mist

Looking back to Heron

Looking back into North Grasmere

Path to Fairfield on the right and Seat Sandal on the left

IT WAS A GREAT DAY OUT!

New Year (Old Year!!!)

Oh dear kept on wanting to blog so little time! A pathetic excuse but here goes! Completed the Keswick round with the Morecambe Bay and Bowland branch of the LDWA.
A good day out. Here are some landscape pix I did.

Old view of Braithwaite from a postcard.
This is where the event started

The summit of Cat Bells. Skidaw in the distance - behind Derwentwater

The other side of Derwentwater Cat Bells is facing! This is the view from the checkpoint.

The climb out of Rosthwaite. It is below and to the left

On the way to Walla Crag. There are one or two walkers up towards the right which I managed to catch.

There are more pictures to add but they have not been prepared yet.

Well its Christmas Day!

Chance to catch up!,
Been over to Manchester to see youngest son. Good drive back roads surprisingly quiet.
However some photographs in the experimental vein!

Photographed through infrared filter 50mm 18 canon lens

Considerably higher value of infrared Same lens as above.

Infrared again 50 mm

Same picture desaturated and contrast and brightness adjusted

The moon at 250mm increased contrast and a drop in brightness.
Tripod shot could still see the moon shimmer, but it seems to have cancelled out the shimmer.
Looks quite good  close up

New Blog!

New blog, A challenge to any photographer is to capture light through a window. Looking at the history of windows glass especially that in churches. The blog is here - but here is the picture that is on the first blog.

Lastingham crypt

Different note!  Thanks to the comments about the shots in St Annes Square - as usual landed in the inbox and not on the blog!

Switching on the lights in St Annes

Some pictures from the Christmas lights switch on!

Who are these people?

Stained glass at Ansdell

Another neat tidy image. This is the only stained glass in this extremely compact church. Above the Altar in the west end of the church! Surely this is the wrong way round. The alter is in the east normally ... True. It seems the church can be any way round God likes!

It is high in the wall,
Just sort of sums up the shoreline, the sea and the sky.
A mix of dividing into thirds, but also halves too

 

No other stained glass in this church.

Frantic Times

Seems to have been frantic for the past 2 weeks.
Noro virus struck the entire family. For 3 days I thought my innards had dissolved, however it gave me plenty of opportunity to read sleep and play with flash. Seem to have got my enthusiasm back for the memorials job. Uploaded several to the Stonechaser blog. Many Many hits - very pleasing. Will upload photos when I get chance.

Ofstead at work, fortunately only got hit once - no comments - nothing - that is good, very good even though it was quite a peculiar lesson!

Got to get back on the road.

Pond attacked by a heron - but the dog saw it off - Hungarian special forces dog - not to be messed with!

Yes and 2 loans to Kiva that is building up nicely too! 97 weeks to go! Roll on 5D for all you photo nuts out there.

Couple more shots

More table work!

Breakfast! Can't be beat!

The Lemon on the left from the fridge - that an the right the Microwave
Apparently keeps things fresh - Doesn't do much for the Lemons!

Taken with the tube.

Using the extension tube to grab a couple of shots. Wondering the best way to get more sparkle into the shots!

Went to a wedding reception at the"Villa" in Wrea Green.  The trifle was a minger. I know that I have felt seriously grim for 4 days. But Honestly!!

My last complaint this Sunday night is the price of  Morrisons Nescafe Cappuchino £2.99. It is £1.50 as Asda - its even cheaper at the Tesco Express in St Annes! Sorry Morrisons. Your store is quite nice - the parking is awful and the prices are through the roof!