Panoramio

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.

Fence, stairs and grid shadows as seen on one of our local mills. A nostalgic view for all those that have laboured in such places. HFF to all my viewers. PiP for alternative colour version.

A blast from the past. This old slide taken some forty odd years ago reminds us of the latest past Winter and the old joys of enjoying the snow. This hill has now changed somewhat with new apartments etc covering the top edge and certainly no access to the public any more. The title and photo is reminiscent to the style of our famous Salford artist L.S Lowry. Enjoy.

In the old town of Skiathos, many touches of the local architecture and style met ours eyes and thoughts. Could I catch those scenes and the feelings they convey on camera? Maybe, only you can say! HFF everyone!

Seen in the seaside town of Seaford, Sussex. These are beach-huts lit up by the evening sun-set. Yes, talk about 'the Golden Hour'.

This giant bridge in the desert is in reality a 25cm piece of drift-wood on the beach at Formby Point near Southport on the Lancashire coast. A magic moment caught just moments before all was gone again. Another that deserves to be viewed full screen.

A re-post of the original November 7, 2014 up-load. - I thought this well worth re-looking at, as it was always one of my favourites on here. It also demonstrates to some tune, the tunnel that we are all going through with the Pandemic and to a lesser degree Ipernity. Hopefully, all will be restored to normal soon. In the meantime - just sit back, relax and enjoy! ~This very pleasant drive is actually called Station Road looking towards the Fox & Hounds Inn near the village of Lydford in Devon. Walking or indeed driving along here is almost awe-inspiring in this dappled light. I tried a few evenings to get this kind of lighting just right and I am afraid I never got that quite perfect. The mind boggles what it must be like with heavy snow, hoar-frost or that wonderful Autumnal gold. Enjoy! ~ Wishing you all a Happy New and safe Year

There are fences everywhere in Britain. Here we see a lone fence on a big beach at Formby Point near Southport. HFF to all, and enjoy your weekend, Herb See Pip for my other Dune fence. ps more info on these fences: www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/heritagemanagement/erosion/appendix_1.4.shtml

Sit back with me here and wonder at how sometimes man's involvement with nature can harmonise so well. Taken on the shores of one of the lesser known lakes: Brotherwater in our Lake District. HFF to all, and enjoy your weekend, Herb

Taken inside Pickering station, now used as the terminus of the, 'North York Moors' historical trust line. The residual steam and smoke here combining to give a nostalgic feeling of the age of steam. See PiP " Essentially a tender version of the Standard 4 Tank like 80135 and 80136, the 4-6-0 version of the British Railways Standard 4 design was intended for general passenger and freight use on lines where the usual "Black Five" and similar locomotives would be too large or heavy. 80 examples were built between 1951 and 1957 and were allocated to the London Midland, Western and Southern regions. 75029 was built in 1954 and was decidedly mobile during her service life, being allocated to depots across the Western region including Reading, Oxford and Swindon, with a stint in Wales at Machynlleth and Croes Newydd sheds in the early to mid sixties. Painted in British Railways' Brunswick Green livery used on passenger engines, "The Green Knight" has been a stalwart of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including being passed to work to Whitby and Battersby on the national network. A crack in the firebox was identified in 2015 and she is currently awaiting attention. " NYMR

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 here in Southampton from the decks of a P&O Cruise ship Taken early morning as it was coming to refuel our ship. These last three Ipernity ship inclusions are from my old Panoramio collection but inspired for a comeback again by my Ipernity friend Andreas Boettcher: www.ipernity.com/doc/b.andreas

One of the most beautiful scenes in the British Isles. Believe me, it was even more beautiful walking around here with these views and only the sound of sea birds for company. Inspired after seeing a recent photo in a fellow Ipernity collection by John Goodwin: www.ipernity.com/doc/2248118/47020146 I thought I would bring out an old Panoramio-like photo of mine when I was walking around these parts. Hope you think it was worth it! Enjoy full screen. SEE PIP for my other shot.

Another dune fence from me here, again done at Formby on the Merseyside coast. I have tried to capture the timeless feeling that these scenes provoke as the sun goes down. Footprints and shadows make it for me. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb Best viewed full screen. See PiP for my other Dune Fence

One of the few remaining streets in our town retaining the old cobbled streets of long ago. At the end sits the parish church of St Mary with its old graveyard.. Do I hear a soft footsteps behind me.............?

Diggle canal. x-Panormio 2011

Sailing into the majestic South African city of Cape Town in idea conditions. Here we see, centre stage 'Table Mountain' with its cable-car station as a small blimp at the right-hand side of its flat top. To the right of this scene we also the 'Signal Hill' peak. I was reminded of the the fact that I had not posted any of my African trips of 2014 on here (by seeing a shot by Rod Bally: www.ipernity.com/doc/rodbally/47622726/) and so I hope my viewers will forgave my indulgence now. Best viewed large!

Taken from the shores of Derwent Water. A scanned print of mine, 2002