Herb Riddle's photos with the keyword: River

Back to last year’s trip to the Yorkshire coast and we see here a view looking up this small tidal part of the river. In past years this section would have been teeming with fishing boats sheltering from the rough seas just a couple of hundred meters below us. Now just one or two die-hard crafts still moor here; so is the scene in all our old fishing villages. It’s early and so I precede the hordes of tourist who now flock to this historical quant place and for once, the weather is kind. Follow PiP for opposite side view in full screen. (page before this one.) Enjoy full screen and have a good week

Pisa on the River Arno is known to everybody. Not really for this beautiful view of its striking buildings on the river but for its famous leaning tower. – That will come later for us but in the meantime, stroll slowly with my wife and I, over its majestic bridges, and soak in the sights and colours on our way to it. Enjoy full screen.

Pisa, as we continue our stroll towards the city centre and the fabled leaning tower we spy this wonderful church here on the River Arno. "Santa Maria della Spina is a small church in the Italian city of Pisa. The church, erected around 1230 in the Pisan Gothic style, and enlarged after 1325, was originally known as Santa Maria di Pontenovo for the newer bridge that existed nearby, collapsed in the 15th century, and was never rebuilt." Wiki Enjoy full size

This shows one of the ways that we take on our isolation exercise walks. It’s about a mile or so from my home near the large hamlet of Grotton. This small valley area had several old mills along the riverside –long since gone now but you can still see here some of the river modifications that they needed. An old lodge (reservoir used for the steam engines) was located just to the left of the metal fenced pathway. HFF, enjoy your weekend

A much smaller river Avon than its more famous namesake at Bristol. This in Devon near Kingsbridge and Salcombe. We are actually taking a coastal walk from Thurleston Sands to Burge Island (pip) and in doing that we must cross the river here just a mile or so up the estuary. We were told that one could wade across in low tide just a few hundred metres higher up from here but that would have entailed waiting another four hours. So a small motorised boat across with the ferryman to be repeated in the opposite direction some 6-7 hours later. Our journey carries on by foot down river and over hills to the right before dropping down to the sea again to the Island. Enjoy full screen.

The second waterfall that one encounters on this walk. Hollybush Spout is a waterfall on the River Twiss and is situated between Pecca Falls and Thornton Force on the Ingleton Waterfall Walk. The waterfall is well named with the surrounding rock squeezing the river above a steep drop to create the water spout. The yellow tint in this water is caused by peat picked up whilst flowing down from the higher hills. Enjoy full screen

Almost at the half way point in the Ingleton waterfalls trail we have a section a little further away from the noisy rushing river. As you can see, this is a popular walk indeed and more fine scenery greets us shortly before the next set of waterfalls.

A spectacular look at this waterfall in flood. This is the river Twiss in the Yorkshire Dales and is seen by taking the 'Ingleton Waterfall trail'. Another to be enjoyed full screen.

The third waterfall encountered on this incredible trail: Thornton Force is arguably the most spectacular of the waterfalls seen on the impressive Waterfalls Walk at Ingleton in the Yorkshire Dales. This is a textbook case of geological unconformity, the river plunging over a cliff of horizontal strata Great Scar Limestone which overlays much older Ordovician Ingleton slates, and is a direct result of the Craven Fault which dominates the scenery of the western dales. Pip of the adjacent page close up. Very nice full screen. Enjoy

A view here of this, what we used to call 'The waterfall' in the country park of Park Bridge. Always a pleasant sight, especially in this lighting. many times I have seen people taking a quick picnic sat on the rocks on the left here. On our return trip today, we passed some boys taking a quick dip in here in their underclothes. Not a thing that I would do, as in years passed, this was one of the most polluted rivers in this area. See too, my alternative views and times here. (ps -this is my second posting as I accidentally deleted this from here some minutes back.)

A vision to cool you down in this hot start of Summer. Another reflective view of the small pond created by the weir. This one taken some time back, way in 2010 with my Olympus. Notice the absence of trees on the clifftops and hills compared with today. Nice full screen

Continuing with this series, here is the same waterfall/weir photo but in Winter. This taken just a couple of years back now so you can see how often I walk this way. Quite a different feeling to the Summer shot here. Enjoy full screen.

A favourite walk not far from my home here in Oldham, this area always looks nice in these conditions and lighting like this. The river today is very high after weeks of heavy rain. This morning we have some snow instead. Enjoy large.

Just a few minutes walk from my home within a tree-laden valley runs a little stream. It's normally very subdued but after weeks and weeks of continuous rainfall it is faster and higher then normal. Anyway, here is an attempt to slow it all down and give it more substance by using a very long shutter speed of 15 seconds with a x10 ND filter and a sturdy tripod. Catch the fallen Autumn leafs on the river bank here, As can be seen, a gentle breeze is blowing and moments later the heavens open up again as I rush back home protecting my lens and camera. Enjoy large.

The fifth and last waterfall on this great walk. Again, in reality not a single fall but a series of them. The Snow Falls on the River Doe are the second real falls to be found on the downward (return) leg of this splendid walk just after the impressive Baxenghyll Gorge (yet to come on here). These falls are often said to be the prettiest falls on this route as the water often looks like white snow locked in the river. The adjacent photo is taken from just a few more metres further down the river. As usual, enjoy full size.

A tranquil view of the river here quite high before its steep decent to Ingleton village via numerous waterfalls. In the background we can just see the peak of Ingleborough with its White Scar outcrops. The distant buildings is the White Scar Cave complex car-park and cafe. These caves burrow their way for miles underneath all this limestone. An adventure that I undertook years ago too. Enjoy full size.

Stroll with me through these woodlands and experience the sounds, smells and light of our natural parks in Autumn.