Showing posts with label Yorkshire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yorkshire. Show all posts
Friday, 30 August 2019
John Lewis Building (July 2019)
Whilst in Leeds city centre I took a few shots of the new John Lewis building and arcade. It is a stunning piece of city architecture with a front elevation of sculptured stone that leans as it rises, patterned with bronze infills and aqua coloured windows. Also striking is the steel clade car park which reflects diamond shapes in the sunlight - I could have easily spent more time capturing this wonderful building:
Sunday, 19 August 2018
Gunnerside (June 2018)
These are a selection of images taken on a walk from Low Row to Gunnerside in Yorkshire plus some wildflowers photographs taken over a couple of days in the Swaledale area.
Starting with the wildflowers, we were intrigued by the following yellow flower which I think is a monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus). We found it mostly in the wet areas by the River Swale and there were several patches where it seemed to be very abundant:
A few other wildflowers I selected includes: a cranesbill which I believe to be a wood cranesbill; an eyebright; a red clover flower; a speedwell which I think is a germander speedwell; and a knapweed flower (possibly black knapweed).
The footpath from Low Row to Gunnerside ran alongside the River Swale. The water level seemed very low due to the lack of sustained rainfall during May and June.
The fields at Gunnerside are patchwork of drystone walls and barns which I tried to capture as we walked, although we placed more focus on reaching the pub than the photography - far too hot for walking and too bright for good landscaping. I tried mono for a couple of the shots to counteract the brightness but I am not sure it made much difference to the results.
Starting with the wildflowers, we were intrigued by the following yellow flower which I think is a monkey flower (Mimulus guttatus). We found it mostly in the wet areas by the River Swale and there were several patches where it seemed to be very abundant:
A few other wildflowers I selected includes: a cranesbill which I believe to be a wood cranesbill; an eyebright; a red clover flower; a speedwell which I think is a germander speedwell; and a knapweed flower (possibly black knapweed).
The footpath from Low Row to Gunnerside ran alongside the River Swale. The water level seemed very low due to the lack of sustained rainfall during May and June.
The fields at Gunnerside are patchwork of drystone walls and barns which I tried to capture as we walked, although we placed more focus on reaching the pub than the photography - far too hot for walking and too bright for good landscaping. I tried mono for a couple of the shots to counteract the brightness but I am not sure it made much difference to the results.
Saturday, 18 August 2018
Making Hay While The Sun Shines (June 2018)
We had a wonderful day watching the hay being cut and baled at Low Row in Swaledale, Yorkshire. The farmer informed us that the unusually hot weather had meant an early harvest. There was a good view from our accommodation and also at field level providing a variety of photographic opportunities:
The opposite side of the dale at Low Row was patterned with drystone walls, barns and homes:
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