Phil's photos
Pendle Hill and Trawden village.
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A view of the village of Trawden (where I used to live) and Pendle Hill, home of the "Pendle Witches".
Camera Nikon D90.
Pendle, old Pendle, thou standest alone,
Twixt Burnley and Clitheroe, Whalley and Colne,
Where Hodder and Ribble's fair waters do meet,
With Barley and Downham content at thy feet.
("Old Pendle". Words by Milton & Albert Lambert).
Alice Nutter memorial (2 of 2).
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Alice Nutter was one of the accused "Pendle Witches" executed at Lancaster with nine others in 1612. This statue depicting Alice climbing the gallows steps was commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials.
Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8
More information here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches
Delusions of grandeur.
T-Rex "Stan" at Manchester University museum.
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Taken with HTC "Desire" Smartphone at the Manchester University museum, England.
Free spirit.
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Photographed using an Olympus AZ1 "point and shoot" camera in York, England. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.
Alice Nutter 400th anniversary Memorial (1 of 2).
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Alice Nutter was one of the accused "Pendle Witches". She was executed at Lancaster with 9 others in 1612. This statue was commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of the witch trials.
Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8
More information here:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_witches
Pendle Witch.
Sunset and Sun-spots (view on black).
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Photographed a couple of days after the Vernal (Spring) Equinox when the sun was setting almost due West. Camera: Nikon D90 with Nikkor 70-300mm lens (equivalent to 450mm on a Full Frame sensor).
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Sunset (best viewed on black).
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Sunset at Brierfield, Lancashire. Camera NIkon D300s with Nikkor 70-300mm lens.
Full Moon.
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Photographed using a Panasonic TZ10 compact camera attached to a pair of Celestron 15 x 70 "Skymaster" binoculars. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.
Danger......Low-flying witches !!
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Photographed near the village of Roughlee in Pendle "Witch Country", Lancashire, UK. Camera: Nikon D90. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.
Canada geese.
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Canada Geese at Barrowford, UK, photographed with a Nikon D300s.
Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
Spring's new arrivals.
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New-born lambs photographed at Foulridge, UK, using a Nikon D300s with the AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens .
www.ipernity.com/group/alphabet-site
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis).
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Photographed at Barrowford, Lancashire, UK, using a Nikon D300s with the excellent AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens.
Jackdaw at sunset.
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Photographed in Brierfield in the North-West of England using a Nikon D90 camera and a AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens.
Equine reflections.
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Photo taken on farm-land by the Leeds-Liverpool canal at Foulridge, UK.
Camera Nikon D300s with AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens.
Chilling out.
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Just me...."chilling".
Photographed at The Pendle Inn in Barley, Lancashire.
Camera: Nikon D90.
Software: Nikon Capture NX2.
















