Artistic

Seen near the Lowry centre, Salford.

No it is not night-time with a giant lamp on these yachts. It is simply the low, rather bright sun lighting these sails, making a great coloured reflection especially for me.

Seen in the old centre of Krokow, Poland. This old town is full of trams, lots of them blue and white like this but there are other colours and speeds too. Enjoy full screen.

A wander around the city centre of Manchester can lead to all sorts of places. Here we see what at first sight looks like an old mill of sorts but the flower vase and curtains gives the game away. Yes, these are certainly modern converted apartments with views looking on Manchester's China Town. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb Best viewed full screen.

Here in Manchester we have our equivalent of Amsterdam. A view from one of the many bridges across the old waterways of the old Manchester docks now know as the Salford Quays. For many years a dilapidated eyesore now a desirable place to live and wander. Well done Manchester and its neighbour Salford. See PiP for the whole colour view from this bridge.

Surely proof that God smiles on Britain!!!!....If only..... Sorry about this very dated, politically incorrect title. We British are the first to mock ourselves you know. Joking apart, this is a rather nice chance capture of a wonderful rainbow over the town-hall with its Union flag flying high, of Skipton, in the Yorkshire Dales. Said to be the Gateway to the Dales! Enjoy

A rather artistic view of the splendid River Wharfe in the magnificent Strid Wood, of Bolton Abbey near Skipton, Yorkshire Dales. Enjoy full size.

This wonderfully coloured small town (Villajoyosa) in the province of Alicante, Spain is a joy to behold and wander through. We are here on the road from sea level on our way up to the centre of town which is depicted very nicely in this mural. As can be seen, a town of many fences of every description. As usual, best viewed full screen on black. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb

A rather artistic view taken well above lake Louise, almost at the Lake of St Agnes. Part of the Banff National Park. A view to linger over and simply enjoy.

A rather colourful capture of a reflecting fence in icy waters on a cold blue sky day. The water is part of Dove Stone reservoir and the fence is the overflow guard rail. Best viewed full screen.

Seen from the main promenade of Marbella in Spain. I think this was an apartment block. Enjoy the slight amount of editing effect here.

If you have never seen a patterned shot like this before one can be forgiven for asking "what am I seeing?" No, it is not a giant kaleidoscope nor big Ferris wheel but rather hundreds of bright stars in the black sky. As our planet revolves around its north south polar axis, then so looking from our planet, the stars move around the Stella NS axis too. As Cyprus is in the Northern Hemisphere, all the stars seem to revolve around our northern star: Polaris, which is aligned to our North Pole . Polaris is indeed in the centre of this circle. In practice, this shot is made up of 150 separate twenty second exposure photos of the stars, all on an unmoved tripod pointing to the star Polaris. The 150 photos are then layered on top of each other (stacked) resulting in actually seeing here the circular motion of our stars. The foreground is part of the very rocky and dried clay coastline. Enjoy full screen on black. Thanks to Steve Paxton for his invaluable help in me capturing and creating this.

A rather dramatic view of this splendid castle upon almost an Island just south of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was possible to visit inside too but I had to resist that temptation. Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the northeastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven. The surviving buildings are largely of the 15th and 16th centuries, but the site is believed to have been fortified in the Early Middle Ages. More Info As always best viewed full screen.

Enjoy with me these pieces of drift-wood battling it out for dominance on this beach of St Cyrus, Scotland. We are just short of some teeth on the highest sea-serpents head here. Enjoy large.

A hdr close-up of the adjacent photo. Enjoy!

A short walk in sunshine and then I turn behind me and see this. A raging storm of hail and sleet approaching us fast. We are stood near the port of Montrose here on another bridge looking towards the railway bridge over the river South Esk where moments before taking this, the Scot Rail Intercity flew across. A dash to the car, parked nearby before the ground turned white. Some minutes later, the sun was trying again. Enjoy, Herb

A rather colourful view of this building. One of a few coloured in the same way here near the Linn of Dee. We are not far from Muir cottage and the river Dee itself flows just behind here. Please forgive my indulgence with my art set :) Deserves full screen eye treatment :)

Seen on the edge of a playground in the Lancashire seaside resort of Morecambe. Without the shadows this would have been nothing so once again light saves the day. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb