This morning we had a quick run down to Long Meg And Her Daughters stone circle for a wander and maybe take a photograph or two. I had to Photoshop the images to lighten Long Meg and the foreground grass a little 😉 Sometime you just have to get down low for a photograph, pity it was rather cold this morning…
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Catching Up
Long time no blog, well a few days at least. I gave in and caught some cold bug which kept me away from the computer for a while, today I can sit and stare at it, then every now and then remember to click the mouse button 😉 luckily the computer is not voice controlled as I still can’t speak 🙂 Anyway, I did manage the odd photograph in between trying to turn myself inside out coughing and sneezing. This morning I decided to try and take a photograph of…
Read MoreChange of plan
When I returned home this morning I thought I’d play with the camera taking photographs of the misty valley and the Moon above; as the morning wore on my plans changed slightly 😉 At this point I thought it would be a good idea to go for a wander with the dog and the camera along the lane – As I took this photograph I thought, wouldn’t it be good to take the Sun poking its head above the hills through the telescope rather than with the usual lenses, unfortunately…
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Today I decided to try a couple of Castlerigg Stone Circle paintings, I want to do an oil painting of the stones but time restraints mean I can only manage to rattle out quick watercolours 😉
Read MoreThe best laid plans…
This morning I had a few things planned so I decided against taking the camera out of the bag until everything was sorted. As with all good plans this lasted around 5 minutes then I noticed the Moon starting to drop behind the trees and the mist rising from the fields.
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