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The <i><b>Stanage Edge</b></i> fine grit stone escarpment which lies to the north of the village of <i><b>Hathersage</b></i> in the</div>
<i><b>Dark Peak</b></i> region of the national park. It is an area very popular with climbers ,the climbing routes have varying degrees of challenges.you will also see hang-gliders battling the elements as they soar high on the thermals above Stanage edge looking down at the walkers and climbers.<br />
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Stanage edge stretches for 6 km and great views across the <i><b>Derwent</b></i> and <i><b>Hope</b></i> valleys can be observed. The highest point on the edge is known has the <i><b>high Neb</b></i> which on its trig point measures 458meters.<br />
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Looking north is <i><b>Crows Chin</b></i> and to the west is the Derwent valley with views of <i><b>Win Hill</b></i> and <i><b>Lose Hill</b></i>. The Black and White Image of Stanage Edge shows relics of the areas industrial past, below the escarpment lies abandoned Millstones or Pulp stones, as they where some times called.The image I took was at days end just has the Sun, began to sink below the Edge. Another popular feature of interest in the area not far away in the upper <i><b>Derwent valley</b></i> is the Derwent and <i><b>Howden dams</b></i> with the castle like twin towers which was a major construction project carried out over 100 years ago.<br />
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The dams where made famous by the 617 squadron has they practised low flying along the dams for operation <i><b>Chastise</b></i> which involved a lot of skill and accuracy to bomb dams along the Ruhr valley in Germany in 1943 a dangerous and daring mission.<br />
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A late Spring Walk to collect new Images along the <i>great ridge</i> which</div>
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divides the <i>white</i> and <i>Dark Peaks</i>.</div>
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With my assistant Kato<b> ∞</b> we started our trek from the Mam Nick car park</div>
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above sea level 1700ft Mam Tor which translates to "<i>Mother Mountain</i>"<br />
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We headed out above the Hope Valley and over looking <i>Castleton</i> the route is made easier<br />
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.....<b> Kato ∞ </b>insisted on a Tea break before we headed back along the <i>Great Ridge</i></div>
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Above the Hope Valley the weather began to close in as</div>
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a solitary Hang glider using the Lord's Seat Hill for his</div>
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The wind had picked up driving the hale and sleet over the</div>
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but not for us! but the camera and gear......over <i>Edale</i> we had all Four seasons,</div>
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At the bottom of Mam Tor snakes a Road that travels by Lord's seat, within the Vale of Edale.<br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-20915076869508584532017-06-05T23:13:00.002+01:002017-06-26T22:48:56.112+01:00 WILD GARLIC SPRINGTIME<div style="text-align: center;">
The World famous <b><i>Wenlock Edge </i></b>in Shropshire which stretches from</div>
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<i><b>Iron Bridge </b></i><b>to <i>craven arms </i></b>a distance of about Eight Miles.</div>
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The area has a vast geological history spanning 400 Million Years,</div>
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rich in florna and fauna and a variety of wild Birds;Swallow- Blackcap-Willow warbler-Jackdaw-Blue tit-Robin-Nuthatch-Wren-Raven-Swift-chaffinch, to name but a few.</div>
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On Wenlock Edge the wood's in trouble; </div>
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The gale, it plies the saplings double, </div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">.......Three Ravens a Chevron with two swags in it's design.</span></span></b></span></span></b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">THREE RAVENS</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>THREE RAVENS BRIDGE</b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></td></tr>
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<b> This image was only possible due to the fact the little River was very low, beware the current</b></div>
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<b>though, <i>low River</i> = <i>fast current</i>, hence the opposite saying; <i>still waters run deep </i></b></div>
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<b>I would imagine after heavy Rain, no middle of the Bridge Image is </b></div>
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<b> To see the full Image see here; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_15037080.html">www.amethystlandphoto.com</a><i> </i></b><br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0Wales, UK52.1306607 -3.783711700000026249.6502257 -8.9472857000000268 54.6110957 1.3798622999999735tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-89251024135747855302016-06-12T23:44:00.001+01:002016-09-03T20:54:54.127+01:00SHAKESPEARE'S ARDEN WAY<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; font-size: 48.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">T</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">he Arden Way and Arden forest was known to <i>William Shakespeare</i></span>,<span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;">his</span> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">play <i>"As you like it</i>"is set in the forest of Arden in Warwickshire.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> 2016 is the 400th Year anniversary of the death</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">of <i>William Shakespeare. </i>So with </span></b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Kato ∞</span></b></span> </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">I made my way to this next destination for a late Spring image, featuring the</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">meandering River Arrow, in a landscape that</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> inspired England's greatest playwright, the "Bard". </span></b></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Albert Pinkham Ryder </span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">It was late evening as Kato ∞ and myself, searched part of the</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"> River Arrow along the Ardent Way,</span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">for an ideal view. Dark "Crow Black" clouds formed to our left, it was a </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">promising end to the day, the sinking Sun glowing bright Orange, back-lighting </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">the Hawthorn and River bank, and Cow Parsley.</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Albert Pinkham Ryder painted what is a scene of the "the Forest of Arden",</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">it has the look and feel of my River Arrow image, though not</span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">the actual spot, but it has all of the elements. </span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">This is the final edit image and is on view here; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_14907130.html">Amethystlandphoto</a> </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">For BOOTS. see here; <a href="http://arteginuity.blogspot.co.uk/2016/06/boots-family-cat-has-passed-on.html">Who is Mr Boots?</a></span></b></span><br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-50058945416749387072016-04-20T01:30:00.000+01:002016-04-20T01:30:00.814+01:00RIVER IRFON<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="color: #e69138;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">I</span>rfon
Valley</span>, Powys mid Wales
was my destination for an early Spring image Driving along the old Drovers
Road, with my assistant Kato ∞ we
found an ideal spot to park and explore
the lower Irfon Valley,wolves' Gorge ( Camddwr Bleiddiad ). Heading off
the Road and down the steep bank where the River Irfon flows, there
lies an embankment, almost shore like, peppered with small and
large boulders leading the eye into</b></i><b> </b><i><b>the rushing River Irfon. </b></i></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">You can see this image here;<a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_14804742.html">www.amethystlandphoto.com</a></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">I used a 20mm Sony lens set to </span></b></i><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">infinity; </span></b></i>f16, on a tripod</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">and as close to the foreground as was possible to stay sharp,</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">the tripod was essential. The wind blowing down the valley,</span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"> from from the north was 40+mph. It blew both </span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;">myself and Kato </span></b></i><i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>∞ back</b></i></span></span></b></i><br />
<i><b><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i><b>up the hill on the way back upto the Road.</b></i></span> </span></b></i><br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">I may return here soon by other means of transport</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="color: #0b5394;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">for those who know!</span></b></i></span><br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-30131494920540922302016-02-27T23:39:00.001+00:002016-09-03T21:14:24.211+01:00CHROME HILL STORM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrome_Hill">Chrome Hill </a>on a Winters afternoon. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_Sterndale">Earl Sterndale</a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>was where we had parked Katos car, a week earlier</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>the car had been bogged down in mud at the base of</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Chrome Hill, luckily a passing local stopped to ask</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>if we would like a tow out, so many thanks to him </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>for the rescue. So we headed homeward, without an image, to return a week later.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i> From Earl Sterndale was a 1.5 Miles walk to our view point below Chrome Hill, Blue sky was less than ideal</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>but as I set up, cloud started to build fast high above</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>ridge line, within minutes, streams of cloud had climbed and filled my 20mm Sony lens, five images</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>later, a cold wind blew down the Hill and the opportunity for more images had gone.</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Wisely we packed away the gear, and headed for Earl </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>Sterndale. Looking back from where we came, heavy dark rain clouds were forming. A very wet walk back to the car, but one image was worth the muddy boots.</i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><i>You can see the image here; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_14700502.html">www.amethystlandphoto.com</a> </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: red; font-size: 48.0pt;">E</span><span style="font-size: large;">
very Year (almost;every one Year one month 18 days) there is a Super Moon, see future Years list below.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"> It was a happy coincidence, one day in September I was able to capture an image combining Super Moon, River and Canada Geese.....but it was all about timing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">A Super Moon (Perigee-Syzygy) will appear approximately every 14th full Moon, So they are not a rare event and with the extra illumination 30% and the Moon 14% larger, these additions</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">give a photographer a <i><b>very</b></i> small advantage to</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"> illuminate the land or water.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The Photographer's Ephemeris; <a href="http://app.photoephemeris.com/?ll=52.757270,-1.806911&dt=20150927205400%2B0100&z=17&luuid=fd2843a6-7c43-46b7-b546-17feb96eb27a&spn=0.00,0.01&center=52.7573,-1.8069">Link here</a> was my resource, it gave me the timing for the Super Moon directly over the River Trent at Yoxhall. See the screen shot below.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There was only a small window of opportunity with the Moon lined up vertically above the River Trent. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The idea was to use the River</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">to reflect the Moon light, as it was a flowing River the moon light would appear as a flood of Moon light, so giving that classic moon lit scene. There was a foreground element that was not in the plan, <i>Seven </i>Canada Geese, but they made the night scene come to life. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"> <span style="font-size: x-large;">MOON-RIVER-GEESE</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">See the the image at my web site; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_14416518.html">www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Future Perigee (Super Moon) Years;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">September 28th 2015</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">November 14th 2016</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">No Perigee 2017</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">January 2nd 2018</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">January 21st 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">February 19th 2019 </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks to"The Photographers </span></i><span style="font-size: large;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ephemeris"For the screen shot.</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on the 12th of August, but due to a weather forecast for cloud, the next night I chose Lake Vyrnwy.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u><span style="font-weight: normal;">The first night on the 12th</span> </u></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Llyn Clywedog reservoir was one of the darkest area of Wales I have visited</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">for a meteor event, a very clear bright starry view, with the milky way clearly viewed through</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the upper most part of the sky, the most defined milky way I had ever seen!! (in the UK).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I had though there was a chance to capture a meteor burning through the milky way, but alas no luck this night, but..........to see the Milky way this clear, with no light pollution was reward enough.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">See the image below with the Milky way stretching the length of the image, next time I will make a panoramic image, to capture even more of this celestial display. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">As usual with a major meteor event, we saw some of the Perseid's but the camera set to expose via a digital intervalometer, no Meteors were imaged whilst the shutter was open?. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Sony A900 was set up in BULB mode ISO 1600 lens(20mm),15 seconds exposure at </span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> f3.5</span></span> and dark frame subtraction on each image taken.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">After an hour the fog moved in from the Llyn Clywedog reservoir, the temperature tumbled, almost like it was Autumn, dew enveloped the camera and the car and that put pay to this night's</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">image gathering. You can see the moment the fog rolled in from this next image.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><u>The second night on the 13th</u></span></span> </span></span></h2>
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The second night took me off further north (still in Wales) to Lake Vyrnwy, a much milder night with the local wild life very active, Owls hooting and Bats in flight not to mention the local cats on the prowl.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">The Bats, (possibly pipistelle) where flying round our heads, the torch light attracting the insects and the insects attracting the Bats, I would have tried to photograph them</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">but my mission was the Meteor shower, so that was what I concentrated on, besides I was missing a flash.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a image by; <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Barracuda1983&action=edit&redlink=1">Barracuda1983</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">108 images 1 Meteor, with the timings set into the</span> </span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">intervalometer, it's all about mother nature cooperating,</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I did observe at least 6 Meteors within the lens area, but they were only visible on the mirror lockup timing or the dark frame subtraction timing, very frustrating, ideally another second camera, set up to take up the off sequence, would be a solution, but I only have one top brand DSLR. </span></span> </span></td></tr>
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<b>Stanage Edge, runs ribbon like, four Miles long, from the Cowper Stone to Stanage End.</b></div>
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<b>I had planned to find the <i>CROW CHIN </i>rock, to shoot an image, but time and a</b></div>
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<b>Kato (my Brother) wanted me to get an image for his blog, a marsh or water scene.</b></div>
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<b>We were fortunate to find such an image, on the track to the Redmires Reservoirs, a marshy pool</b></div>
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<b>The gritstone in this part of the <i>DARK PEAK </i>has a multi sparkled quality, not unlike</b></div>
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<b>Although I had intended to walk to <i>HIGH NEB </i>and the <i>CROW CHIN</i> rock, I chose to return</b></div>
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-58924052637534874762014-10-04T23:16:00.001+01:002014-10-12T23:47:56.887+01:00HOWDEN CONTRAILS<div style="text-align: center;">
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-28353482672157647142014-07-06T21:28:00.000+01:002017-02-21T20:45:13.405+00:00STANAGE EDGE-FOLLOW THE LIGHT<h4 style="text-align: center;">
<b><span style="font-size: x-large;">S</span><span style="font-size: large;">tanage Edge ancient, Gritstone escarpment within the Peak district</span></b><span style="font-size: large;"><b> national park.</b></span></h4>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">and if you walk the Edge you will see grindstones abandoned</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">and never put into service, they make a nice foreground</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Another gritstone use was the water feeders, used for the grouse</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> The journey back from Stanage Edge, was eventful. Passing though the Chatsworth </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">Kato ∞ my driver and assistant we both thought this was a stupid </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">speed, after dark and on a twisty Road so Kato ∞ dropped the speed </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;">A wise move!?, a Tawny owlet, flew out across our path, clipping him down</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;"> the side of the car, the owlet dropped down stunned, onto the</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> his flight, Kato ∞ gathered up a rather dazed owl, he bought it </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">back into the car, handing it over to me, i perched</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">him on a blanket, but he was recovering fast, the owl just wanted to fly, </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">and flapped onto the dashboard, so he was recovered </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">enough to be set free.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">Kato ∞ carried the owlet to the fence where he/she, originally flew out, the </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">owlet flapped and glided (wings fully spread) down the valley and </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: small;"> of the owlet, no, it was all too dramatic, plus my compact camera was</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;"> packed away?. The morel of the story is always be prepared, camera ready.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">As for the owlet, hope alls well with him/her, and here is a picture of </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: small;">three Tawny owlets, just about to fledge, by photographer; </span></b><b><span style="font-size: small;">Artur Mikołajewski.</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>See this image here;<a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_12988491.html">http://www.amethystlandphoto.com</a> </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Blue the Colour, in sky and on the horizon, can never be really be touched.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>Making <span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span> a very special hue. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>I would have to agree, the water in my panorama, reflects the deep <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span> </span>of sky</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b>but looking at the water, it appears a much deeper <span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span> <span style="color: black;">it is in fact</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;">due to the great depth of the Reservoir.</span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;">There is one other <span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span> Panorama, on my web site; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_6531372.html">http://www.amethystlandphoto.com</a> </span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="color: black;">Well...........almost all <span style="color: #0b5394;">BLUE</span>, apart from the orange Sun lit cloud above.</span></span></b></span></div>
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-83388153073461411952014-05-18T23:51:00.001+01:002014-05-23T22:10:11.628+01:00NINE STONES CLOSE<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Continuing with the theme of standing Stone Circles</i></b>,</span><br />
I post another set of Stones, near to the "Nine Ladies Stone circle", which<br />
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It was my intention, come spring, to photograph Bluebells in a fine wood, that</div>
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was not possible, but......on the way back from said wood, I made a track</div>
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to another prominent feature in the Landscape, <span style="font-size: large;">Nine Stones Close,</span> a small</div>
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but tall circle of Four standing stones, minus the other Five stones </div>
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The Sun was about to sink below the horizon, it had been the hottest day of the Year<br />
But the long grass was still wet, and glistened in the falling Sunlight.<br />
You may not be able to see the fine detail, in the above image, so I have<br />
cropped out the fine Sun light and water Sun hit highlights in the image below.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The next image is of the two larger stones, covered in lichen and standing tall.</span><br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-23400374635929178372014-03-09T18:51:00.003+00:002014-03-18T19:58:50.785+00:00THE NINE LADIES STONE CIRCLE<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>A great trip (2013) up to the Peak district, to capture the Stone Circle "The Nine Ladies", the stones were very small, but well worth a visit. My trip here had a double purpose, one was to shoot a short film, and secondly I was looking for Bilberry’s, the filming did not go to plan, so I will return here again this Year. But I did find Bilberry’s,with my trusty assistant Kato ∞ but…..too early to pick. <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_12595949.html">www.amethystlandphoto.com</a></b></div>
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<b>I was hoping to put some Film footage, of this stone circle into a future project but bad timeing due to lack of Film continuity, will mean I will have to return, back here, same time same season, this year. I will keep you posted, as and when it's all in the can.</b></div>
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-38014499788922849002013-12-15T22:32:00.000+00:002015-01-06T00:38:47.237+00:00GEMINIDS AND LIGHT POLLUTION<div style="text-align: center;">
<b>This is just an update to say I managed to capture, a solitary Meteor</b></div>
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<b>on this Years Geminid Meteor shower night. It was taken on the 14th</b></div>
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<b>of December 2013, I have updated my blog post, <a href="http://amethystlandphoto.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/lookout-for-geminids.html">"LOOK OUT FOR THE GEMINIDS".</a></b><br />
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<b> They say it takes on average, 1200 photographic images to capture</b><br />
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<b>just one with a fast moving Meteor, within your frame.</b></div>
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<b>Over the Years I have made many attempts, to acquire these illusive</b></div>
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<b>Meteor images, the British weather usually gets in the way, even this </b></div>
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<b>4:30 am capture was flooded by low, advancing cloud. not to </b></div>
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<b>mention the light pollution of nearby villages. </b><br />
<b>Although the cloud did give the Trees, a scenic backdrop.</b><br />
<b>I normally don't over expose my images, but the above image was very</b><br />
<b>over exposed, the low resolution, the internet presents on a home </b><br />
<b>monitor is to say the least, lacking, especially if the</b><br />
<b> image is on the small size. This image is great, viewed at full resolution</b><br />
<b>and a VERY normal exposure. But we don't live in an ideal <i>internet</i> World. -------------------------------------------------------------</b><br />
<b>If you click on the above image, and press hold your key board <u><i>Ctrl key</i></u></b><br />
<b>while repeat press the <u>+ <i>key </i></u> you should be able to view the image</b><br />
<b>larger, but it will be very low resolution.</b><br />
<b>To return your image to it's normal size, repeat the above but press</b><br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-28345822947915861742013-12-03T01:08:00.002+00:002013-12-15T19:15:05.795+00:00AUTUMN AT HOWDEN DAM<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4HWBt1jvO2rrwtKqfRtA4RVv0b_3ZoQDdI9fFAOeCHOeyBpEzbVkwf3wBJ5swFJYywYGydh-V2v3kkRSm3doKWffcHc9yS5DhKcmISRtC0qdgq3kN0ZWW1uy06G8txZ0CmuIiBWS57m-/s1600/howdendamtower.jpg"><span style="color: #073763;">A<span style="color: #444444;">fter a few, "many" weeks of waiting for a tranquil , Autumn Day</span></span></a></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"> I cycled out on the last Autumn Day, before </span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;">the official meteorological first Day of winter!. </span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;">Destination, Howden Dam </span></span></span></b><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b>reservoir</b> in the Derwent valley.</span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;">The Derwent Dam, between Ladybower and</span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"> Howden Dam, made famous by 617 squadrons</span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"> 1943 practice bomb runs, in <span style="font-family: inherit;">preparation</span></span></span></span></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;">for operation "<i>Chastise"</i> the towers resembled the German</span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"> </span></span><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"><i><span style="color: black;">Ruhr </span>Dams</i>,so made for an ideal substitute,</span></span></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="color: #444444;"> for<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>zero level flying. It must have</span></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> been a very difficul<span style="font-family: inherit;">t </span>task,</span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #073763;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #444444;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;"> low flying<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>without<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>instruments, in the<span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span>dark!!.</span> </span></b></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Where do we start?, If you could see the possibilities of a location prior to travelling, precious time would be saved. What follows here is my, and </div>
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my fellow photographers Methods using on-line tools and<br />
applications, but by no means a complete list, I'm sure some one knows even more useful sources.</div>
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First up and a great resource, <i style="color: #cc0000;">GOOGLE EARTH</i>;</div>
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<a href="http://www.google.com/earth/index.html" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/earth/index.html</a></div>
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If you you don't know about <i>Google Earth</i> use the link above, you may also want to download the program from the link.</div>
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My main use with Google earth, is to narrow down a location, for parking<br />
and marking my new found Image area, for a return visit.</div>
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I will not go into fine detail here, but one of the map features, i find<br />
really useful, is the Map marker function always leave a marker on the Map, and make a note in the information box. write down the Longitude and Latitude, for your sat nav etc, most places I travel to are in the middle of no-where.</div>
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The on the Google Earth-map, photo's sometimes give a great clue as to possible potential Image locations, if you see a photo/cluster, it usually indicates a special area that requires more exploration.</div>
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imagination, there is always a new angle to view a potential photograph from, so after i examine users images, I usually follow up on a web search to gain even more information, a second</div>
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I can be more certain of a potential location.</div>
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My next tool, <span style="font-size: large;"><i style="color: #cc0000;">The Photographer's Ephemeris</i></span></div>
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If you need to include our celestial bodies<i>,<span style="background-color: white; color: #f1c232;">Sun</span><span style="background-color: white;"> and </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #3d85c6;">Moon</span></i><br />
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within your Image then look no further than this great Photographers tool.<br />
This next video gives a very visual use of this application, working. <br />
Video tutorial by Matthew Gore can be viewed below;<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #cc0000;">The Photographer's Ephemeris</i>, is also available for mobile devices, this makes</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">it a great tool on the move, or when away from your des<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">k</span>top (or laptop).</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">E<span style="font-size: large;">xample</span></span><br />
This screen shot below, is of a location I used, to line up the setting <span style="color: #f1c232;">Sun</span><br />
with a Tree/hill. The intention was to block out the sun with the tree, and<br />
so dropping the very over exposed blown sky. It never turned out as planned,<br />
I arrived late having cycled to pilsbury Hill fort, from Parsley hay.<br />
The time/date was worked out to coincide with a setting Sun, along the valley<br />
in front of the hill/tree. You can see from the screen shot below, the Orange line<br />
represents Sun set on the 3rd of June/ time 20:42 GMT <br />
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use the above Longitude/Latitude co-ordinates, in your TPE to see a clearer<br />
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Please note; there is NO cycling allowed along the hill trail.<br />
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So the Sun was setting, and I was not prepared for the gas burner, in what was<br />
a soundless valley (apart from sheep). The gas burner of a hot air balloon?, I was<br />
diving into my camera bag, for what seemed an age, my tripod was already<br />
set up on the hill, I locked the camera in position, no time to manually set the exposure<br />
so it was put into auto. It captured a over and under exposed image, and is useless<br />
to my Archive, but my timing in the second photo was spot on!!. <br />
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Sun and Tree and me, lined up, but will the balloon block the Sun?<br />
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Well, it did make a change to the foreground exposure, but no time to make a correctly<br />
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It look's a lot better <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/section343504_286486.html#photos_id=8875789">here/ www.amethystlandphoto.com</a><br />
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This location will be better with some mist in the valley, so I will be using TPE<br />
to plan a trip later in the year, when we start getting the mists rolling in!!<br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">If you get</span> The Photographer's</span> <span style="font-size: small;"><i style="color: #cc0000;">Ephemeris<span style="color: black;"> you will discover, the</span> red balloo<span style="font-size: small;">n</span></i></span><br />
is used to position the land marker in the map positions.<br />
It was pure chance that the balloon in my photo was also red, and also<br />
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A Winter walk, before the big thaw. Six inches had fallen near my home, but I </div>
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I packed a thermos flask and my trusty alpha 900, and hitched a ride into</div>
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Monyash, the side Roads were a little tricky so we opted wisely for </div>
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the B 5055, as we drove through Monyash, I observed the roof gutters had overflowed, forming long Icicles as did my own back home.</div>
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I set out along the Lathkill dale trail heading towards Rucklow Quarry<br />
6 Inches of snow required my viewfinder walking pole.</div>
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The first Birds I encountered were calling Jackdaws high above<br />
the Quarry's tree canopies.<br />
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Just a little further down you will come across "<i><b>FOX TOR"</b></i> but</div>
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from 1776 the name changed to "<i><b>PARSONS TOR".</b></i> Due to the </div>
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tragic accident of the Rev <i>Robert Lomas </i>rector of Monyash,</div>
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who on his horse, fell to his death one stormy night. He was</div>
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returning back to Monyash from Bakewell.</div>
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See here a photo of Parsons Tor; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/section343504_286472.html#photos_id=6530850">http://www.amethystlandphoto.com</a><br />
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Walking away from the tor I came across smaller Birds<br />
(Robins,wrens,firecrest ) on the numerous boundary posts across from<br />
the mossy, River Lathkill. Crossing over the River Lathkill via<br />
the footbridge I headed through the wooded path towards<br />
Cales Dale. Somewhere on my route I stopped to<br />
Photograph a chambered Mossy nest, who's snowy topped<br />
residence may have been <i>Firecrest.</i><br />
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As the light was falling away, I headed towards One Ash Grange farm.<br />
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After leaving the One ash Grange farm, Rooks were gathering in the<br />
chilly winter bows, they are larger birds than the small robins/wrens<br />
and tree creepers/firecrest that feed in the bottom of the<br />
Lathkill Dale, for that reason more probably survive the harsh winter months.<br />
I do have sympathy for our feathered friends, it's tough out<br />
in the countryside.<br />
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Take care on the Roads, and if you visit Lathkill Dale keep to the trails<br />
there are deep mines strewn throughout this area. <br />
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Traveling out from the Craig Goch Dam, I chanced on this River running like a ribbon of mercury, interrupted by the reflections of a setting Sun. I normally never have this kind of fly by, back light Image, from the side of a Road!.<br />
More information here ; <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_10684494.html">Photo</a>John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-80000899481921426762012-12-01T00:15:00.000+00:002019-06-08T17:40:34.110+01:00LOOKOUT FOR THE GEMINIDS<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: blue;"> </span><span style="color: blue;">The Geminids Meteor shower December</span> 13th/14th a Date every year, you can see just one possible way "life", arrived on this planet, <i><span style="color: #cc0000;">Meteorites<span style="color: black;">.</span></span></i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Those innocent Meteors we see each Year, were</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> much larger in the early bombardment, </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">When the Earth was being formed. </span></span><br />
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<i>The above Image was taken on December 14th 2013, you can see on the top left of the picture, a solo Geminid meteor. </i><br />
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<i> </i> <i>An over exposed enlargement of a different meteor, But.............what is the visible line shooting off the Meteor?(almost probably a plane or satellite). </i><br />
<i> </i><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">As i write this the rain is coming down, but that rain would not be</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">here but for Icy Asteroids and Meteors delivering it to the planet, Billions of years ago.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The Iron core of our Earth that gives us Gravity, was delivered to us </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">from across the Universe, and what's even more remarkable,</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">the Iron in your Blood (which we cannot live without) originated </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> from the Iron within Meteorites!! </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">So next time your out in the dark ( if you can find any dark? ), look</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">up, and watch out for those Meteors, and think of our Origin and</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">our ultimate destiny. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">You can find a dark sky map of the UK here;</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> <a href="http://www.darkskydiscovery.org.uk/images/darksky01.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.darkskydiscovery.org.uk/images/darksky01.jpg</a> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The Welsh Marches are very dark. As are parts of Scotland. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">In the south there is always North Exmoor</span></span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> As i posted <a href="http://amethystlandphoto.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/im-new-to-blogging-so-go-easy-on-me-my.html" target="_blank">HERE in January this year.</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">this year most of the meteor showers have the Moon out of the way,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">so its much easier to see Meteors in the night sky.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">you can see the Geminids in the UK, on December 13th into the early hours </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">of next day (14th). on the evening of the 13th Meteors should start to</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">appear after 9:00pm, so not too late, but if you stay up till after midnight</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">you should see the peek of the shower at around 2:00am. no one can</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">predict the weather for the 13th and 14th but the Geminids, if the sky's</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> are clear will be the best Meteor shower of 2012.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Predictions are for 60 to 70 Meteors per hour at it's peek.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">The Geminids Meteors radiate from the constellation of Gemini,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">the diagram below is facing North 10;00pm December 13th</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> Find Orion the Hunter in the South West, Gemini is above,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">you will need to look anywhere else but Gemini, if you</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">see a Meteor trace it back, if it shot from Gemini,you</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">have seen a Geminid Meteor, my camera will be set</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">on Bulb and Iso 400, Manual/Infinity, on a sturdy tripod</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">with remote release, exposure; my preference is for</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">9 seconds or less, using a 20 mm lens, any longer and you will get</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> the Stars-trailing, unless that's what you want?. All makes of camera</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">require variants on the above set-up, experiment, and don't forget </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">to release the shutter when your satisfied you've </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"> seen a Meteor in your frame. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">If i manage to capture an Image of the Geminids, I will be sure to </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">update this page with a Geminid Image,</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">watch this space. </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">For More on Meteors & Meteorites see here <a href="http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black;"></span>http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.co.uk/</a></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Wrap up warm, two of everything and Good luck</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">with the weather. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;">Acknowledgements; Thanks to;</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/" target="_blank">http://www.timeanddate.com/ </a> for the count down timer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #b45f06;"> Autumn</span>, as I promised a return visit to <i>Waylands Smithy,</i><br />
it turned out to be a real gem of a Autumnal day.<br />
Excellent conditions, light wind and good light, with<br />
a bright Azure sky.<br />
The Avenue of Beech trees, which have had a selective prune of their " widow makers", still looked good with their <span style="color: #783f04;">Copper <span style="color: black;">coloured leaves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="color: black;">Have to add a caveat though, the Summers wet and windy </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="color: black;">weather, has made the early leaves fall !!.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="color: black;">But don't let this put you off going out to see the remainder</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #783f04;"><span style="color: black;"> </span></span>of the Autumn season.<br />
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The Images left and right are of the forest path, that brings you to<br />
Waylands, keeping you off the deep muddy road.<br />
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the full Image is seen below, looking more like a Autumn<br />
cathedral than a forest.<br />
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This next image is the about face of "Cathedral Fall"<br />
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subtle floor light and a nice star effect around the Sun!.<br />
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The final Image was the goal of the trip. The Autumn Avenue<br />
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The full Image can be seen <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_10555600.html" target="_blank">" Here "</a> <br />
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Although some selective pruning had taken place<br />
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John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-86618356638755802012012-06-04T23:14:00.003+01:002017-12-22T21:34:50.906+00:00FALL TO THE RIVER NENE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<i><span style="color: black; font-size: large;">Falling but holding on, refusing to give in and stubborn to the end.</span></i></div>
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<span style="color: black;">That description describes a few of my older relatives</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">and may sound familiar to yourself, and your family, or it could </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"> </span><span style="color: black;">describe </span><span style="color: black;">close friends. But I am actually referring to this</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">old tree </span><i><b>Salix fragilis</b></i> (<b>Crack Willow</b>)<span style="color: black;">, in </span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Northampton shire, close to the River <i><b>Nene.</b></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">Another tree is growing out of the Willow, I only</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">with the Willow is termed ; </span><i>epiphyte</i><b>. </b>The<b> </b>Tree</div>
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<span style="color: black;">is only a stones throw to the Village of <i style="color: #cc0000;"><b>Wadenhoe. </b></i></span></div>
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The Small spring & stream that flow under this gravity defying tree, </div>
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run down to the River Nene ( to the Right & out of view ).<br />
While processing the Image I noticed the<i> face</i> to the left side of the tree,<br />
It stands out with a bold expression, against the pool of water.<br />
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If you have a trip to <b style="color: #cc0000;">Wadenhoe</b>, walk by the old church (St Michael & All Angels)</div>
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a very atmospheric building, 800 years old and still in use today. </div>
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I have a desire to make a return visit, SOON.</div>
John Arrowsuchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03088836119476948308noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2345811748710547044.post-83275525691785226062012-05-18T01:14:00.000+01:002012-05-20T20:46:03.970+01:00WILD GARLIC & SNAILS<div style="text-align: center;">
Locations for Wild Garlic, in a fine looking wood are a rare combination, so<br />
some research was required. Google Images was full of Images<br />
but, most were vague and not many locations were<br />
mentioned, on the click through.<br />
But one stood out, and it's location was revealed as <span style="color: #b45f06;">Millington wood</span><i>.</i><br />
An ancient<i> </i>wood containing mainly Ash and Beech, with some conifers<br />
which are being felled in favour of the chalk loving Ash.<br />
The open wood encourages the chalk plants to flourish, but at the end<br />
of <span style="color: #b45f06;">Millington wood</span>, Wild Garlic grow in abundance, in fact the term "carpet"<br />
describes it's appearance perfectly.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_9546108.html" target="_blank">HERE</a> for the full wide view.<br />
Millington Wood is located in the East riding of the Yorkshire<br />
Wolds, and is designated an SSSI, A site of special<br />
scientific Interest. As you enter the wood, you will be stopped in<br />
your tracks, by the sound of Bird Song, that will fill your head,<br />
and as you walk up the Wood, the Onion/Garlic smell, hits you, I'm<br />
already thinking about my sandwich's. <br />
But I'm not here for lunch, my mission is an Image of the<br />
Wild Garlic, so higher up the Wood I slowly walk, taking in the<br />
many Ash trees that were planted, to re-establish the what<br />
would have been here, hundreds of years ago.<br />
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When you get to the far end, a steep climb is in order,<br />
this is where most of the Ramsons grow. I had left my 50mm<br />
lens on the Camera, so had to switch to a wider 20 mm lens,<br />
in order to get more scene in the frame, there is no easy<br />
way to step back here, and you feel like a trespasser<br />
if you step onto the wild Garlic, so most photos are taken<br />
from the Wood path or fence.<br />
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To view the full image click <a href="http://www.amethystlandphoto.com/photo_9564585.html" target="_blank">HERE</a><br />
A view point on the path , gives a fall-away view you can see the<br />
route you ascended from here. I turned this Image into<br />
a Monochrome, I always shoot in RAW format, in order to<br />
convert to Black & White. I bought a Walking<br />
Magazine"Country Walking" the other day (Country Walking),<br />
it was celebrating it's 25th Birthday, and inside was a walk<br />
in the Peak district national park, they titled it<br />
"<b>The White to Dark way"</b>,I thought it was a great<br />
Title for a <i>Black & White</i> photo, but no doubt it was used before<br />
many moons ago, I think my next location<br />
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