Phil's photos

A house fire photographed a few weeks ago in Brierfield, North-West England. The house was unoccupied at the time of the fire so there were no casualties apart from the car parked beneath the falling debris....it now requires a new paint-job. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Another view of this boat which was frozen into the ice on the Leeds-Liverpool canal following a week of extremely cold weather. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A pair of Llamas (or possibly Alpaca) photographed in fields next to the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Brierfield, North-West England. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Photographed today on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near the town of Brierfield in North-West England. This boat (and many others) were immobilised by the ice on the frozen canal following a week of very cold weather. Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Camera: Sony RX100 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wicker is a technique for making products woven from a variety of cane-like materials, a generic name for the materials used in such manufacture and a term for the items so produced. The word wicker is believed to be of Scandinavian origin: vika which means to bend in Swedish and vikker meaning willow. Wicker is traditionally made of material of plant origin such as rattan, willow, reed and bamboo but synthetic fibers are now also used. Wicker is light yet sturdy, making it suitable for items that will be moved often like porch and patio furniture. Rushwork and wickerwork are terms used in England. (Wikipedia). Photographed in the village of Trawden, North-West England. Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Photographed outside the National Railway Museum in York, England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

This house with the highly-decorated front yard is named "The OK Corral"....the sign can be seen just below and to the right of the horse's head. Photographed yesterday in Brierfield, North-West England, using a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

This unusual item was seen by the side of the road in Brierfield, North-West England. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 and Gimp 2.

This display of a tiger & python was created in 1813 and was originally part of the William Bullock collection. William Bullock was a 19th Century entertainer whose collection of animals went on tour to various countries until eventually being put on display in the ‘Egyptian Hall’ in London. His exhibits were designed to amaze and awe the Victorian public. Since then this exhibit has been drawn and painted, an oil painting by Alexandre Isidore is part of the Louvre collection in Paris and a woodcut by Thomas Bewick also exists. In more recent times it has also been photographed by The National Geographic magazine. It is now probably the best-known exhibit in The Whitaker, a museum located in the town of Rawtenstall in North-West England. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 and PicMonkey.

One of the floral displays in Greenfield Memorial Gardens in the town of Haslingden, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Phalaenopsis (known as "Moth Orchids" and abbreviated "Phal" in the horticultural trade) is an orchid genus of approximately 60 species. Phalaenopsis is one of the most popular orchids in the trade through the development of many artificial hybrids. It is native to southern China, Taiwan, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia (Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc.), New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago and Queensland. (Wikipedia). Camera: Sony RX100 compact. Processed with NIkon Capture NX2.

When she was just six years old my daughter told me....."I'm going to get a BIG car when I grow up". Two photos combined & processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A copy of a print originally taken in 1998 and re-photographed / copied three years ago with a Sony RX100 compact camera. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 and PicMonkey.