Yorkshire

Taken in 2012 and originally posted in Panoramio. Theses steps along the old harbour wall would take fishermen down to the boats in years past and also here in the present. For me, the diagonal shape and texture played a great part too. Enjoy.

A long view into this Yorkshire holiday resort. Demonstrating that a day at the seaside is always worth a paddle even in such cool dull weather.

Adult mature Gannent (genus Morus, in the family Sulidae,) seen over the Bempton Cliffs on our Yorkshire Coast. More info on Bempton Cliffs: www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/bird-and-wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/g/gannet

A Springtime view of Filey Brig here on Yorkshire's east coast. A lonely Oystercatcher completes the scene.

A trip to our East coast and Flamborough Head brings this delightful scene here in Springtime. In the distance can be seen the two Flamborough lighthouses, one now defunct.

A colourful shot of this very busy little harbour here in Scarborough on Yorkshires East coast. The colourful boats fight for attention against the colourful backdrop of buildings. Always a delight to be there, especially in conditions like this.

Taken inside Pickering station, now used as the terminus of the, 'North York Moors' historical trust line. The residual steam and smoke here combining to give a nostalgic feeling of the age of steam. See PiP " Essentially a tender version of the Standard 4 Tank like 80135 and 80136, the 4-6-0 version of the British Railways Standard 4 design was intended for general passenger and freight use on lines where the usual "Black Five" and similar locomotives would be too large or heavy. 80 examples were built between 1951 and 1957 and were allocated to the London Midland, Western and Southern regions. 75029 was built in 1954 and was decidedly mobile during her service life, being allocated to depots across the Western region including Reading, Oxford and Swindon, with a stint in Wales at Machynlleth and Croes Newydd sheds in the early to mid sixties. Painted in British Railways' Brunswick Green livery used on passenger engines, "The Green Knight" has been a stalwart of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, including being passed to work to Whitby and Battersby on the national network. A crack in the firebox was identified in 2015 and she is currently awaiting attention. " NYMR

A very cold December night tempts me out to try another star panoramic shot. This taken on the top of' 'Saddleworth Moor' where in all honesty I had expected it to be far darker. My tripod in about 12cm of icy snow and the temperature is -4C. This shot comprises of around 9 portrait photos (about 280deg) stitched for a panoramic photo. Each photo taken by my 18mm lens at around 6 seconds exposure. Freezing hands later, was it worth it?

A view from the River Swale. Built in 1086 by Duke Conan of Brittany in the aftermath of the Norman Conquest of 1066. It stands in a commanding position over this river with the town surrounding its other three sides. It was originally called Riche Mount, 'the strong hill'..

Traversing this beautiful valley that was made by the river Swale here in The Yorkshire Dales we see the characteristic stone walled field system which abounds. Above we can also just make our the late Summer purple heather which carpets the moors around here. A pleasure to walk along as well as photograph.

For one week (at least) a year, the Yorkshire town of Whitby is invaded by Goths. Mainly because much of the book: Dracula, was based there. This character standing in the cemetery by Whitby Abbey has a certain appeal, don't you think!!!!

The large village of Marsden as seen from the hills above is here dominated by its old woollen cloth factory called Bank Bottom Mill. This was one of the largest mills in Yorkshire, giving employment to 1900 workers. During the 1930s Bank Bottom Mill covered an area of 14 acres, employed 680 looms. As is the case of so many of these mills, it closed down in 2003 with the loss of 240 jobs. See PiPs for other views.

A walk along this beautiful stretch of canal cannot be done without documenting it as I have done here. Enjoy full size. Pip

A day out at the other side of our local Pennine Saddleworth moor brings us to the small Yorkshire town of Marsden. We are here at the other side of our very own Huddersfield Narrow Canal tunnel in the Saddleworth village of Diggle. See Pips for other end and also Tunnel venting system. Standedge Tunnel is 3.5 miles or 5,029 metres or 16,499 feet long and is only wide enough for one narrowboat at a time. More info: canalrivertrust.org.uk/places-to-visit/standedge-tunnel-and-visitor-centre#history

A rare waning moon mixed with an almost rare clear night sky tempts me out to the far reaches of our Saddleworth Moor towards Yorkshire, in order to catch the illusive Milky Way from here. In fact you can just make it out as the smears of cloudy light rising diagonally left from the white-hot light of the Greater Manchester conurbation. Seen here also is the red glowing communications transmitter mast of Holme Moss. The white horizontal scratch line is most probably the International Space Station which was due across here at this time (aeroplanes leave a coloured dotted line). PiP For the technically minded, this is a four photo, portrait stitch. Each photo at 20s F2.8 -Tokina 11mm. This photo covers roughly 120° of the horizon. My grateful thanks to our Ipernity friend Steve Paxton without who's help and encouragement, this would not be here.

Another rare clear night with hardly any moon coaxes me out again to our moorlands between Manchester and Holmfirth, Yorkshire. Here we see the now familiar red glowing transmitter of Holm Moss but also a moorland reservoir called Digley. We can still see the light pollution of our great city of Manchester some 15 miles away from here, shetered somewhat by the trees and hills to my right. The tower is directly south of me. Best viewed full size on black. This photo is another massive stitch panorama of 15 photos. Yes 15! all portrait taken in three rows of 5 across.Each photo taken at: ISO1600, F2.8, 20 secs using my Nikon 7100 self times and Tokina 11-16mm F2.8G. Again I am indebted to my Ipernity friend Steve Paxton for his help in all this.

A special treat for all lovers of Autumn colours. Taken yesterday whilst walking the stretch of the River Wharfe near Burnsall. As usual best viewed full screen on black. I wish you all, a great weekend, Herb

The Upper Wharfdale Valley between Kettlewell and Buckden is a feast of harmonic landscapes. The prevailing features are of its river, walls and barns. Here we see a few of its walls just a mile or so from the village of Kettlwell. Just below this scene is its iconic River Wharfe. Another feature of this steep glacial valley is its light as demonstrated here. Nothing too strong -just gentle relaxing shades where if you are lucky a stray deer or hare might break the spell. Enjoy, Herb