Funny Stuff

Jackdaws in Brierfield, UK. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-300mm. www.ipernity.com/group/england

Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8

Camera Nikon D90 with 70-300mm lens.

Photographed near the village of Roughlee in Pendle "Witch Country", Lancashire, UK. Camera: Nikon D90. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Car covered in "Witchgrass", a type of artificial grass made of monofilaments. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens Nikkor 16-85mm.

Camera: Nikon D90 + 16-85mm Lens. The National Railway Museum (NRM) is a museum in York forming part of the British National Museum of Science and Industry and telling the story of rail transport in Britain and its impact on society. It has won many awards, including the European Museum of the Year Award in 2001. It is the home of the national collection of historically significant railway vehicles, as well as a collection of other artefacts and both written and pictorial records. (Wikipedia) www.ipernity.com/group/england

Near Barley, Lancashire. Camera Nikon D90 with the excellent AFS Nikkor 18-105mm "kit" lens....one of the first photos I took with this camera. www.ipernity.com/group/alphabet-site

Magpie "Hitch-hiker" seen near the village of Newchurch-in-Pendle. Photographed with a Nikon D90 camera fitted with the "kit" 18-105mm lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

Seen on a car in Colne, Pendle, UK. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Nikkor 16-85mm. NOTES.

This little steam-powered train was spotted in a park near South Shields, UK.

Seen on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Colne, UK. They say "An Englishman's home is his castle" but this seems to be taking security a little too far for a wooden shed in the middle of nowhere :-) Camera: Panasonic TZ10.

An industrial-sized jam pot in the "poetry garden" at Trawden, Pendle district, UK. This bowl was discovered in a farmer's field at Wycoller, just over a mile away, and once belonged to Sir William "Pickles" Hartley (1846 – 1922), jam manufacturer and philanthropist who founded the Hartley's jam company. He was born in Colne, Lancashire and attended a local British and Foreign School Society school. www.ipernity.com/group/england

A confusing sign seen on the Cycle Route Waymarker 68 in Colne, England. According to these directions, Hebden Bridge is both left (North) and right (South) although in fact there are no left or right turns here. Hebden Bridge is actually 11 miles from here to the East !! .................................................................................................................. www.ipernity.com/group/england ................................................................................................................. www.ipernity.com/group/sony.rx100

The “Conversation Piece” consists of 22 life-sized copper-bronze statues near The Groyne lighthouse at Littlehaven Beach, South Shields. Designed by the Spanish artist Juan Munoz they have been a talking point for the last few years. Locals refer to the figures by various names such as "The Weebles", "The wobbly men" or "The Fisher Folk". Photographed with an Olympus SP55OUZ bridge camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Another shot from the archives, photographed in the grounds of Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, North-East England. This is a great way to mow the lawn......assuming you have a castle-sized one !! Photographed with an Olympus SP550UZ "bridge camera" and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

"What are these, so withered, and so wild in their attire, that look not like th' inhabitants o' the Earth, and yet are on't ?" (Shakespeare: Macbeth). This photograph was taken with one of my first digital cameras, an Olympus AZ-1 compact which had a very low-resolution sensor by today's standards. Photographed outside "Witches Galore", a Gift and Souvenir shop in the village of Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire, North-West England. Processed with Nikon NX2 software. (Title & quote from "The Scottish play").

Could this be where "The Doctor" spends his time between trips through space and time? Seen on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Barrowford in Pendle district, North-West England, and photographed using a Nikon D90 camera. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A digital close-up (taken using a Panasonic TZ10) of an old film-photograph / print which was originally taken in 1986 or 1987. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2. Models: Sarah & Charlene.