We were in a cafe in Ripon the other day for a little sustenance to fuel the rest of the shopping trip. We were seated at a table that had this wonderful little display case full of collectible bits ‘n bobs. I just loved the colour, textures and patina of the wood and to be honest the display sort of reflects my way of shooting, organised chaos resulting in a very eclectic mix.
Organised chaos.
At a country store/craft shop/cafe type place just outside Thirsk in North Yorkshire we had to laugh at this sort of humour. I have now attached a small stone to a piece of chain for personal use as a pocket weather analyser. I have made the chain long enough to reach from my waistcoat pocket to the top of my head. I can take it down occasionally to check conditions 🙂
Weather stone
Just can’t beat walking in the woods in Autumn, kicking the crispy leaves. The contrasty light was a problem though, I had my camera with me (obviously) but no tripod so bracketing to make a HDR wasn’t practical but processing the RAW file in LR5 brought it to where it does convey the way it looked for me.
A walk in the woods.
Can you tell which way the airport is? I took this one evening a week or so ago, I really like cloud pictures. However, the clouds in this picture are being upstaged by the contrails which I think add to the shot.
Contrail sunset
The view through the harbour walls at Whitby, North Yorkshire. They must look an awful lot more welcoming from the other side heading in, especially on a day like this!
The view through Whitby Harbour walls.
Studley water garden on the Fountains Abbey Estate is a favourite place for an afternoon stroll. Here is a view of the Octagon Tower which is situated at one end of a path with the Temple of Fame in the middle and Anne Boleyn’s seat and surprise view at the other. The path is high up in the tree line and just below the Octagon Tower you can see the entrance to the Serpentine tunnel through which you gain access the tower and path to the other two view points. From Anne Boleyn’s Seat you have a spectacular view of the Abbey. See a map here of the estate.
The Octagon Tower at Studley Water Garden.
Why go out looking for dinner when it can come to you? A lazy gull on Whitby quayside.
Crafty Gull on Whitby Quayside
At the weekend we were to be found wandering the streets of Whitby, that of Bram Stokers Dracula fame. It was a typical early autumn day, not too cold but breezy and foreboding skies. There were a few Goths about to add to the atmosphere. For a real flavour of the atmosphere that is generated when the Goths are in town you would need to be there on the Goth Weekend, October 31st – 2nd November.
Anyway here are a couple of shots I took, first one is looking out from the graveyard of St Mary’s Church, which is adjacent to the Abbey, over to the harbour walls. The second one is on the end of the outer harbour wall with a couple of hardy souls trying to catch dinner.
The harbour entrance from the headland
Choppy sea and leaden skies.
The colours are changing now. The leaf and the wooden plank are real enough, it landed on a bench below a Sycamore tree, but my wood carving skills are restricted to Photoshop 🙂 (click image to enlarge)
Autumnal colour.
But who is contemplating what? Walking along this corridor at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park I was taken by this little scene. (Post in LR5 and SEP2)
Relax!
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