PaulOfHorsham's photos

The Mole Gap Trail leads from Leatherhead to Dorking, taking in Denbies Wine Estate on the way. I just chanced upon this chalky path and only later discovered the route.

Another Boxing Day stroll down the Hamble and, this year, there was a sailing club taking advantage of the mild conditions

The ferry across the River Hamble in Hampshire has operated since at least 1493. It links the villages of Warsash and Hamble-Le-Rice. This shelter was built in the 1900s (on the Warsash side) for The Bugle Inn to store kegs, with passengers also allowed in (subject to space). An old BBC article provides more information: www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2008/05/10/hamble_warsash_pinkferry_feature.shtml

These are actually shops and snack bars rather than traditional beach huts. Nice and colourful though

For World Photography Day, I wanted to capture something that summarised some of the changes that Covid has brought - fewer shops due to less people out & about as well as the shift to online. If I could somehow include the cuts to public services after 10 years of austerity that would be a bonus. While it's not a great photo, it does just about meet my requirements.

The ruined West Pier is just offshore from the i360. The land which the i360 is built on is leased from the West Pier Trust.

The i360 is an observation pod which rises 140m above the Promenade in Brighton. It was designed by Marks Barfield Architects, the group which was also responsible for the London Eye. It's fair to say that the City Council have not received the return on the investment which they expected. However, with a 25-minute trip costing most of us £16.50, its hardly surprising.

We walked up to Parlick and this will be the view towards Longridge Fell and beyond to Pendle Hill

Stuck indoors, so looking for things to use the macro on - this is an old bed sheet

A visit to the Sussex coast and the first thing I encountered was this quirky signpost. The polariser was in full effect.

At the other end of my stroll along the beach at Selsey, I found a similar signpost offering good advice this time.

Playing around with aperture, as you can see