Herb Riddle's photos

After hours of dull poor weather, its prospects are suddenly better as we see the clouds clearing here from the west. We are near the small borough of Littlebourough. The reservoir being 'Higher Chelburn Reservoir' Good -big!

The tiny hamlet of Durn is the place where this golden glimpse of the Rochdale canal can be seen. We are just finishing our 5 mile round walk around here and so this late golden light is a blessing for me. This is bridge No. 49, a road bridge. Like all the bridges of this canal, they are numbered as are all the numerous locks. They use a slightly different system and so you often get, say lock 39 under or next to bridge 43. Enjoy full size.

Seen in my local valley here in Oldham

The second reservoir up, from the village of Greenfield, after Dovestones is called Yeoman Hey. A look here down its overflow which incorporates concrete water breakers that both oxygenates and holds back swift downward currents that might otherwise damage the next reservoir's bed . A double chance too, to see the local fences around here. HFF, enjoy the weekend.

A rectangular patterned version of the adjacent mono one here. (Both being the same shot in reality.) I know some of my viewers will have a preference as to which one is better and why, but we are all different as is the way we see the world. Feel free to comment on each photo:) Enjoy CWP Rising to the Sky 2024, Joint Runner Up

Many years back now, I took a series of slides depicting our local elctricity National-Grid pylons and power-lines for one of my camera club competitions. After recently being reminded of how these scenes might look today, I eventually got around to venturing out in the freezing cold to take a few shots. The coloured versions looked OK but I liked this toned effect better. I also tried this just as a perfect square and with the power lines going across, you can see that in the PiP (adjacent photo), but I ended up with this as my favourite. Essential full size on black :)

Another look at this wonderful lighthouse here at Ferryden, Montrose on Scotlands NorthEast coast. This taken looking Northwards and presenting it in quite a different light. First lit in 1870, still lit today, but as with all these, there is no lighthouse-keeper now, as it is fully automated. Enjoy full size. See Pips.

Taken in the little harbour of Honfleur, France. It is always nice to see such reflections that so demonstrate the love of light for us photographers. Pips from same place. (Follow them to see bigger or comment.)

Scenes from our mini-safari near Port Elizabeth, South Africa in 2014. Nice full screen Click on PiP in top left of each picture for bigger views.

Seen on the Swartkops Estuary, just off the coast, near Port Elizabeth in South Africa there is quite an industry collecting and producing salt. Here we see some of the patterns created by these salt pans. Not a soul in sight though. Taken on my big Asian/Africa cruise of 2014. Enjoy full screen

Dove Stones reservoir can be charming in all weathers as this high shot shows. A year old already but timeless in its depiction. Enjoy

A wild lane travelling from the village of Holm, to where? In fact nowhere now –it meets our trans-‘Pennine Way’ if you follow it straight but the lane fades away in the distance. Once farms may have dotted this area, like it does a mile or so to the right here but nowadays, it’s simply a sheep and tractor lane, as well as being part of a round walk for us townies with a camera of course. HFF, enjoy the weekend. Nice full screen!

Around our way, up in Yorkshire and Lancashire too, come to that, we have lots of fields and often the separation between them are not made of wire or wooden fences but real quarried cut stone or in reality - rock! No wonder then that the same walls are standing as good as ever hundreds of years later. Now and again we can get to a point of view where the patterns are quite distinguished as here. Taken at Holmfirth, Yorkshire Enjoy full screen

A new way at looking at old traditional subjects. No, this is not snow or frost but rather a different editing process of the bright sun shining on the grass, water and buildings. These are the same buildings of my last photo (pip) but this time looking down into the valley towards Digley reservoir, Holmfirth in Yorkshire. - -Deserves full screen! I wish all my viewers here a Happy New Year and of course a Happy New Decade too. Herb

The Pennines of Yorkshire can be lonely at times. This dwelling of old - long abandoned, must have felt a million miles from civilization. No running water and no electricity or gas must have made life hard here with only the sheep for company. Now, even the most ambitious house renovator keeps clear. A great path though, especially with this lighting. Enjoy

Another of this years scenes of the River Dee just at the Linn of Dee bridge in from Scotland. Not a million miles from the famous village of Braemar.

Sometimes we just have to take a walk. Get into the fresh air, feel the wind in our face and cold air on our hands (sometimes, even warm air!) - Here in my local park I see the sun’s rays reaching through the trees towards me and hear the soft rustle of falling leaves as I stop and gaze at this new-to-me fence. HFF on this our last one of this year. See you next year.

Another view from this popular area. The lighting on here slightly better than my re-walk of this scene just a month or so back, but apart from that, things are the same. To the right, the increasingly busy Gibson Mill with its visitors centre and cafe. To the left the environmentally friendly facilities (WC). pip Enjoy