Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

Yarndale 2018: Skipton

So much has changed since we last went to Yarndale in 2013, including my photography skills - looking at the images of past! 

Three of us managed some time out this year, to relax and stop for a while. And as with five years ago, great company, a great weekend and great fun! Not so long next time!

The Yarndale walk is a GREAT pleasure and we all looked forward to the walk, why would you not walk. We shared the path this year with the Park runners - which none of us remembered from 5 years ago! But the sun came out and we enjoyed....


Decorated, so we could find our way....




Little hidden sheep to keep us looking.....


We all remembered the view from the top of the hill....


Exciting things to keep us happy while queueing.....


Community projects to look at and admire....



The entrance hall was a delight with bunting from 2013, while we were side tracked hunting for our butterflies........ Ta Dah found one!  £2333 was raised from donated butterflies!



Sheep from previous years..... nice jumper!


Wool aplenty - all colours all sizes....


Nice jumpers, and naughty jumpers!


Did I mention the colour....


Then of course there is the bus..... it did seem to follow us around! I will have to ride it one year just so I can tell D but with the sun shining we started the homeward walk - exhausted, penniless and weighed down with bags!!


The view, one last time!!


The park....


We ate well, we slept well, and we managed to fit in a bottle or two during the weekend.

We even enjoyed the woods on Monday before heading home!




Great weekend Girls!






Monday, 7 September 2015

Messing Around

Always have the camera ready - don't try and get it out when two dogs are charging towards you!




All processed....





Sunday, 9 August 2015

North Wales: Church in the Sea with the Milky Way

Ta Dah...... and here it is again... hopefully saving the best till last!


North Wales: Llanddwyn Island Sunset (Again)


Rude not to when someone else has taken the trouble....







The moon showing itself from behind the cloud ..... the first time since we got here we have seen the moon.... a good sign perhaps.




Ta Dah.....


The cloud cleared for around 30 minutes, we knew it was going to appear above the Ligthhouse where we had set up and were ready to go........so a decision to move to a position further away just as it started to appear gave me this image.  As many of you know, who are following my photographic journey.....I generally take so long to set up my shots and choose my setting the images and been and gone before I've pressed the shutter button - however, although not the best composition, I did photograph Milky Way - whoop whoop!!!!

Many lessons learnt tonight.

Saturday, 8 August 2015

North Wales: Penmon Point Ligthhouse

Monday 20th: Late Afternoon and Night

A bit of a lay in (up about 9am ish!) after the late night - we did not stay up late enough for Sunrise although it really does feel like we did.  A decision was made to find breakfast - our first 'real' meal since Saturday morning!!!

A full 360o Panoramic image of Penmon Point. have to confess a little bit chuffed with this one - I have not done many panoramic and certainly have never done 360o 




Holiday cottages - would love to stay in these for a couple of nights ....








Experimenting until night time came







Once again - too much cloud for us to see even the stars - may have to be a trip to the supermarket to buy a milky way......

My favourite of the night was my long exposure for the lighthouse....


However, now I've worked the 'Ollie Magic'...



Early morning Finish - tomorrow a day of rest and some processing tuition.

Some experimental processing: