Herb Riddle's photos

A look at Whernside from the south after a night of snow. At 736m (2415ft) it is one of Englands highest peaks and is one of the peaks in 'Three Peaks mountain' challenges. It is joined by the Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent mountains . Ingelborough stands almost exactly opposite the wide valley here at my back. Enjoy full screen.

In this European Tree of the Year 2020 we can enjoy another look at this fine Silver Birch here in Chew Valley, Saddleworth. A splendid tree in all seasons but with this almost surreal natural cloud background it is something else. This years results of our best trees. : www.treeoftheyear.org/results Enjoy full screen CWP (2024/02) "Blue Sky", Runner Up

The first set on falls encountered on this wonderful trail. See adjacent photo for more details.

Seen on our Yorkshire Dales short holiday. The first water encountered on this walk. The Pecca Falls is the name given to a set of waterfalls on the River Twiss in Swilla Glen, near Ingleton. There are five waterfalls in total which collectively drop over thirty metres in height. (http://myyorkshiredales.co.uk/water/waterfalls/pecca-falls/) PiP Enjoy

In 1994 we had a holiday on Lake Garda in northern Italy. At the northern end of the lake was the beautiful town of 'Riva del Garda' from where a climbing road quickly lead us into the beautiful mountain range known as The Dolomites. Here is one of our views I took with my Canon A1 35mm camera. This sight of these three high peaks (Tre cime di Lavaredo) on here is perhaps one of the most famous scenic views of this Alpine range. (see PiP). Original on slide.

A slow view of this very fast falls in flood conditions. Stainforth Force in the Yorkshire Dales is the name given to a series of small cascades on the River Ribble just south of Stainforth Bridge, an old packhorse bridge that dates back to 1675. See Pip for normal view and glimpse of bridge. Tech data: Nikon D7100 at 30 secs. Tokina 11-16 ATX Pro f2.8 @F11. Filter: NiSi x10 ND 100mm (The Big Stopper) mounted in Lee filter holder. All sat on Manfrotto 055 tripod. Enjoy full size

As we stay at home in self-isolation on this beautiful Spring day, our local robin is as 'free-as-a-bird'. His song up here in one of our higher garden trees is quite exquisite and is thankfully answered back in the distance by another of his kind. A sight to remind us of the beauty of our world in these dangerous and sad days of C19. I wish all of you in the same or even worst position than us to keep this sight in mind. We will get over this and enjoy the freedom like these birds again soon. PiP

Time for something different, so here is a scene on the Peak Forest Canal near the Lancashire town of Hyde. A place here where one gets fresh water and some supplies whilst on your canal barge and at the same time let the kids play on the rides. – It looks like some people have waited rather too long for their supplies though :) HFF, enjoy the weekend and keep safe.

A fine view fom near the Ribblehead Station Inn, towards the second-highest mountain in the Yorkshire Dales. At 723m (2372ft) it certainly looks impressive here after a new layer of fresh snow during the night. As can be seen a rather grey day that was as cold as it looks with a biting Northern wind. This mountain forms another of the Three Peaks walk and if you look carefully you can see a couple heading towards or from this. I am not too far from the foot of Whernside. A must full screen.!

A majestic view of this famous viaduct in Winter. The viaduct which is part of the famous Settle to Carlisle rail route is framed nicely by one of the'Three Peaks' mountains called Whernside. At 736m (2415ft) a small hill compared with the mighty Alps but for us here it represents a big mountain indeed. It is joined by the Ingleborough and Pen-y-ghent mountains as part of the three Peaks which is one of Britains greatest outdoor peak chalenges - to do all three in the same day. Ingelborough sits almost exactly opposite the wide valley here. It would have been nice to capture one of the regular trains on this too especailly one of the special steam trains but it was not to be, however I did catch one of the sprinters a short time after -see PiP. Many steam trains including 'The Flying Scotsman' runs over this during certain times of the year. I have yet to see a steam train on here though but I have been on a train that has gone over the viaduct too. The fresh snow was almost gone a couple of days later. Enjoy full size.

Sometimes called Langcliffe Locks Weir, we are just up-river about a mile or so north of the Yorkshire Dales town of Settle. A very long shutter speed here slows the flooded water flow to a milky silk. The river today (a week later) has gone back to it's much lower average level -a bit like this Covid19 virus will do too in time too. Enjoy full screen and keep safe.

A view of the Dales above Settle and Langcliffe showing the typical pictorial landscape around here. Of course these Herdwick sheep are as much a part of the scenery as the limestone outcrops with lone trees. Enjoy large.

A grand walk through the Yorkshire Dales valleys here. We are walking the Attermire Scar trail which has taken us over the style from the bottom wall. Our walk continues along this wall (behind me) for about 500m before descending back down towards the village of Langcliffe. Along this walled section (see PiPs) we are overlooked by high crags in which the famous Victoria Cave lies hidden from view. Enjoy More cave info: www.visitsettle.co.uk/victoria-cave.html

To bring a smile to our faces in these troubled days! Seen near Attermire Scar over the town of Settle in the Yorkshire Dales. Being just after winter, food is still scarce for these high hill sheep, so the farmer thankfully comes and lays food out here in a circle so that they all get their fair share. Our walk continues down the green track seen here on the right. Notice the late comers running to join the dance too. Keep safe and well.

It's still winter for me but that can be good. Join me on this local stroll down to paradise! HFF -Have a great weekend.

Dusk -the time period after sunset but before night and day break. We here in Europe are facing our dusk at the moment with this Coved-19 but a new Big Sunrise is just around the corner. A 30 second exposure here, hence some stars in this semi darkness. Taken behind our rented accommodation a week or so back at Settle in the Yorkshire Dales. Keep Safe and be thankful of our photographic sharing hobby here on Ipernity where we share the love of our Worlds real beauty. Your photo-friend, Herb

Just at the edge of town here, is the old weir of Bridge End Mill, in flood conditions! Normally one can see the top edge of the weir with about 5cm of water going over. Actually, and I wish I had photographed it now, at my back is a very interesting small constuction which I thought nothing of, at the time. It is the 'Settle Hydro' : "Settle Hydro was built in 2009 on the site of Bridge End Mill, one of a number of mills that operated on this stretch of the River Ribble until the mid-twentieth century. The Hydro is powered by water that is drawn from the Ribble immediately above the weir, through a sluice gate, along the mill's original head race, down the Archimedes Screw (the turbine!) and back into the Ribble a short distance from the base of the weir. Electricity is generated by the falling water rotating the Archimedes Screw turbine which, in turn, drives a generator. The electricity is fed by a direct line to the old mill building which now houses a number of apartments. Electricity that is not needed by the apartments is fed into the National Grid." More info: www.settlehydro.org.uk Nice full screen!

Limestone outcrop at Stackhouse in the Yorkshire Dales. A familiar scene on much of the higher hills here. This limestone used to be of vital importance to the welfare of our country. The stones were heated to make the fine powder of lime and then used as a soil conditioner etc. Much of the limestone here was created under our oceans eons ago by the accumulation of sediments rich in carbonate minerals like calcite. Since it is very porous, numerous cave systems often lie beneath these hills.