penrith – Graeme Skinner

Nice Knockers

Graeme Skinner — Fri, 09 May 2025 14:23:26 +0000

Went for a wander this morning from Penrith round by Brougham Castle then onto Brougham Hall…

Mind the doors

Graeme Skinner — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 15:42:07 +0000

Quick pen and ink of the door at St Ninian’s Church, Penrith.

Heavy Skies

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 17:01:12 +0000

Driving home a week or so ago we paused just outside Penrith as the sky was heavy and the light was nice, this one was worth printing out in the end.

Heavy Skies over Penrith

One of the benefits…

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:02:13 +0000

…of working night shifts is the drive home in the morning, in fact it’s probably the only benefit of working nights it was only a short drive home from work this week but I did get to look over the valley towards Penrith and the Lakeland Fells in the background with a nice bit of mist to finish the view off.

fvgit inreparabile tempvs

Graeme Skinner — Tue, 14 Oct 2014 08:01:53 +0000

Fvgit inreparabile tempvs – well time may be irretrievable, but at least we can record some of it as it passes us by. I was out yesterday for my morning wander before the Sun popped up over the Pennines, it was pleasant wandering in the moonlight with the wind shaking the trees just enough to dislodge a leaf or two and make the clouds hurtle by. So enjoyable was the experience that I returned home, grabbed the camera and tripod and decided to take a couple of photographs…

I know I shouldn’t have left the light on, but it was dark and Hugo (the dog) may have been frightened all alone This next one has a nice colour to it, until you realize that the orange/yellow has nothing to do with the approaching dawn but everything to do with light pollution illuminating the clouds.

After taking a few photographs I decided to try a small timelapse, it’s been a while since I tried one but it was fun to set the camera up and let it run for a while.

Print for sale…..

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 25 May 2014 15:41:17 +0000

This exclusive signed print can be yours for the minuscule sum of £250000.01

Okay, we discovered yesterday that we have to find somewhere else to live in the not too distant future, so I’m flogging prints, this photograph was taken this morning as we searched different areas for somewhere suitable to lay our hat

Light Fantastic

Graeme Skinner — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 08:08:45 +0000

We stopped briefly just outside Penrith to look back towards the Lakeland Fells as the light was just breaking through the cloud. Decided it was worth a photo or two

It’s Chilly

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 10 Nov 2013 14:28:35 +0000

We had a quick run out this morning, it was the first really frosty morning of the season :-/ so it took us a while to get the car frost free. Anyway, we stopped for a few photographs along the way…

I also took a large panoramic…

Then I focussed on a few leaves.

And while I’m posting leaf photographs, here’s one from yesterday.

Morning Light

Graeme Skinner — Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:19:27 +0000

I was trying to sketch some ideas this morning, the curtains were open, and I tried to ignore the outside world until I managed to get something onto paper worth looking at. Unfortunately the Sun was breaking through the cloud and illuminating a thin layer of mist in the Eden Valley, so I put down the sketchbook and picked up the camera.

Now I should really pick up the sketchbook again and work out what I was thinking of this morning, before I became a little distracted.

Down the Churchyard

Graeme Skinner — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:51:26 +0000

We had a wander down to St Ninian’s this morning and took a photograph or two