Pennines in camera

We have just got back from a few days in the Yorkshire Pennines.  We were on a HFHolidays break learning about landscape photography from professional photographer Derek Forss.  We were a small group of 9, all very interesting and lovely people! We spent 3 days walking and photographing the Pennines around Malhamdale.

We learnt loads about landscape photogrpahy, in particular, how to capture the changing light.  I learned about exposure and will be changing my settings much more to experiment in different light situations.

 

Here’s a few of my favourite shots:

Looking up to the monument to the desposition of Napoleon on Stoodley Pike.  We walked up there and had our lunch right by the monument.

The highlight for me was to walk on the limestone pavement above Malham Cove

Malham Cove –awesome!

 

On the third day, the clouds were too low to ascend Pen-y-Ghent, so we set about chasing the light as the cloud lifted:

 

We had time for an impromptu lesson on photographing the church interior in Horton-in-Ribblesdale:

Please pop over to my other blog for even more pictures, including those we took in Scarborough, where we stopped for 1 night:

Come on England – part 2!

This was supposed to be the photo on yesterday’s post!

Loads of cars are driving round with these flags clipped to their windows!  I know a rude joke about them, but I won’t tell you that here!  And did you know that having these flags increases your petrol consumption by 3 mph per flag, because of the drag?

 

Anyway, my post yesterday was to give the England time my good luck wish!  They didn’t need it, because they finally played well YAY!  They beat Slovenia 1-0, which means they go to the knock out stage of the World Cup.  They are playing Germany (our old rivals – don’t mention the war!!!) on Sunday afternoon. 

 

GO ENGLAND!!!

Come on England

Nicholas – Budding photographer

I say budding, these photos are better than any we took!

Photos taken Sunday evening on a walk along the Rife at Ferring

This little dog is called Frankie and we chatted for while to his rather eccentric owner!

How cute is this???

Beach

I took this picture last night on our dog walk.  Isn’t the light fantastic?  I don’t think I have ever seen the horizon as sharop as that!  Means bad weather is coming:(

Sandown Quilt show

I went to Sandown quilt show yesterday with my chums, Burnice, Freda (thanks for driving!) and Maureen.  I spent loads of money, ands saw some beautiful quilts:

These were all in the class: Barbados Beckons.  I love the bright, colours, such fun!

 

I did a workshop with Sally Holman.  She is brilliant!  We made a little beach scene, using foundation piecing and texturing.  Here’s what mine lloks like now I have done a bit more to it.  It still needs quilting, and some embellishment:

 

And finally, here’s a picture of my new fabric and stuff:

 

Let’s see how long it takes to actually use it all!

Macro practise in the garden

It is a blue sky with fluffy clouds day today:

So although I should be tidying up and getting ready for Maurice’s brother and sister in law coming for dinner tomorrow, I thought I would take a few moments to practise with my macro lens in the garden.  There are some gorgeous flowers out right now:

 

I love these little daisy like flowers that start out pink but fade to white.

I have loads fo purple aquilegia that have self seeded around the garden.  This one is in the gravel of the patio

This red valerian also self seeds!  It is really lovely at this time of year but looks a mess for the rest!

This yellow flag iris is all on it’s own in a dark corner of the garden, but I managed to capture it in it’s own ray of sunshine!

 

I love the papery pink flowers of this cistus, but unfortunately they don’t last long.

Johnson’s Blue geranium

 

More self seeds!  The foxgloves have made a welcome return to the garden after a year or two’s absence.

Thsi is one of those huge alliums, a big globe head of starry flowers.

 

This is a pot of osteospurnum, in a lovely dark coral pink colour, which fade as they age.