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6 hours ago, khm said:

Oh I know where that is, didn't you fancy have a climb down to view it face on, I know it's dodgy doing so but worth the effort?! 

Bit wet and muddy which normally would not be an issue but I was wearing new shoes and had no wish to enflame the wrath of lady wife!

Longish exposure of a little waterfall in Skipton Woods, North Yorks.

16 minutes ago, Paul said:

It looks a lovely place.

Paul.

It really is, Paul - everywhere you point your camera seems to give you a great shot.

15 hours ago, Ryewolf said:

Nice shot John, I wonder what happened to the original seating though?

 

Great perspective on a magnificent building.

Nice set, evoking the mood of late summer in the countryside. Particularly like no. 3 and no. 4. The vivid splash of red in both is the ideal contrast to the golden harvest colours.

1 hour ago, Ryewolf said:

Great set David, another place to put on the bucket list.

So many places - so little time! 

Smallest city in England - and the most photogenic.

1 minute ago, Clicker said:

Looks like a seal point Birman  or a  Ragdoll... if you put on an elasticated  collar with a bell on it it will warn the birds,  at least , of her presence .    They have the most amazing blue eyes ..

Yes, Polly she is a Ragdoll. The bell idea makes sense but she is going home at the weekend.

I am not a big fan of cats but, with some reluctance, agreed to look after Dolly, our granddaughters cat while they are on holiday. She spends most of her time  terrorising the birds on our garden feeders. Spawn of Satan. 

Wow! Classy couple.

Lovely work John - love the way you have caught the light from the setting sun illuminating the spit of land and esp the horse's tail.

As it is pretty futile to try to capture the full scale of a building like this with a puny camera lens, I have concentrated on some appealing details. The ghostly figures in the second shot were (I think) the result of a longish exposure to make the best of the limited light. I though it would be worth posting the shot anyway.

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1 minute ago, Clicker said:

Keep up David ... Its a girl !!

You misunderstand me, Polly - I was talking about Fuji! 

Handsome chap.

11 minutes ago, Denis said:

Another really good set David, you do get out and about !

Thanks Denis. We had a bit of time in Glastonbutu before moving down the road to Wells. Some Wells shots to follow.

The last of my Glastonbury shots. This is the long ruined abbey, dating back to the 8th century. It also has a dubious claim to be the burial site of King Arthur. Apparently somebody dug up some old bones in the 14th century and decided it was the noble king. Pretty doubtful though, DNA analysis was in its infancy in those days. Anyway, as ruins go it is pretty magnificent. 

4 hours ago, Clicker said:

A really nice set David ...almost a promotional feel to it as it certainly captivates that “quirky” (  as you describe it ) atmosphere. Processing suits the subject matter too... could just do with adjusting the verticals on the last image a wee bit though ...

Thanks Polly, I like to build in the odd deliberate mistake just to make sure you are paying attention.....and you always are! 

4 hours ago, Clicker said:

 

Lovely work, Denis. The late afternoon, early evening sequence is a fine subject.

Cracking shot, Denis. The stark contrast between the dark foreground vegetation and the golden light on the geometric buildings is quite striking.

I feel that crocquet is one of those quintessentially English things that no-one has actually ever seen much less played. Here's my first ever sight of this high octane activity at Wells, Somerset. I feel a bit of a fraud sticking it in "Sport and Action" but where else? 

This is a solitary mound plonked on top of the low lying Somerset Levels, finished off with a lonely mediaeval tower. Makes for a great walk.

No - I didn't see anything mundane. 

39 minutes ago, Denis said:

A really good set of images from this now famous little town David, I used to struggle in one or two places trying to get the truck through especially when trying to deliver to a local farm during the festival days!

Nicely processed too

 

Thanks, Denis. We were just speculating how it must be  getting here though the little roads when the festival on - I have absolutely no plans to find out!

Slightly out of season is the best time to visit this weird, quirky town. Just take the Middle Earth turning off the M5 and it's the second on the left. Having a few days in Somerset so more to follow.

11 hours ago, Clicker said:

They weren't very accurate  were they... There's a very  large  single handed  clock with the face actually painted on the wall of St Mary's church in Coningsby in  Lincolnshire ... That's the only oneI have ever seen....

Maybe they were a reflection of the unimportance of the exact time in those days.  half an hour here or there.....so what?