Month: February 2021
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Dark Night, Bright Lights
And so, we come to the end of our journey through a world without colour and settle upon an image that really is pretty much just black and white. Thank you for joining on this dark and monochromatic journey. Tomorrow a whole new theme will begin, tune in to find out what it is!
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The Holy Island of Lindisfarne
This old castle stands on the peak of Holy Island, a small island off the North-East coast of England. The first records of this place come from the 6th Century AD, although the small castle shown in this photograph was built around 1550.
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The Silver Something
Aside from looking like a very fancy way of storing sweets, does anyone have any idea what this thing actually is?
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Tudor Homes
This is a snippet of the Tudor buildings at Little Moreton Hall. It took around a century for the Moreton family to complete the building of this opulent family home.
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A Spectacled Dove
This bird, with its fantastically dotted wings, and soft “glasses” around the eye, is a real character. As much as a fan of the still image as I am, I wish I’d taken some video of this bird as it hopped slightly clumsily around the rocks.
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Gate Spike
Black and white photography gives the opportunity to appreciate the form and texture of the subject contained within – such as the rather interesting spear head in the middle of this garden gate. What colour do you think that spear head is?
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The Last Leaf
As odd as this may sound, I felt sorry for this solitary leaf as I watched it fall from the tree, only to end up in the mud where it was eventually trodden on by a careless boot-wearing passer by (not me). I’m not sure what that says about me, the leaf, or boot-wearer but…
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Episode 20 – Tips for Planning A Narrowboat Holiday (2021)
In this episode we explain how we use various products (maps, books, and more) to plan our narrowboat trips, and offer some top tips on what we like and how we use them, which could help you with planning your own holiday. There’s also a special guest appearance from Jerry, look out for it. We…
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Leaf Light
Photography means drawing with light, and to me that is summed up in this image – its all about the light, and the lines of the leaves.