Winter

Winter scene on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Barrowford, UK. The ducks have found one of the few places not frozen.

Pendle Hill viewed from Barrowford Locks on the Leeds-Liverpool canal. www.ipernity.com/group/england

Pendle Hill, viewed from Colne. Camera: Panasonic TZ10. Pendle Hill is famous for its links to three events which took place in the 17th century: the Pendle witch trials (1612), Richard Towneley's barometer experiment (1661), and the visitation by George Fox (1652), which led to the foundation of the Quaker movement. A Bronze Age burial site has also been discovered at the summit of the hill. (Wikipedia). More information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendle_hill

Winter in Brierfield, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. Camera: Nikon D90 Lens: Nikkor 70-300mm

A test shot on a cold but sunny day, using my AF-S DX Nikkor 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED "Super-Wide" lens. Taken in Raven's Clough wood on the outskirts of Brierfield. www.ipernity.com/group/england

Photographed during a winter walk along the frozen Leeds-Liverpool canal, between Brierfield and Nelson, North-West UK. Camera: Canon Powershot G10. www.ipernity.com/group/england

Colne Water is a small river near the town of Colne in North-West England. It is formed at Covey Bridge by the confluence of the River Laneshaw and Wycoller Beck. From there the river runs in a westerly direction via Cottontree to join Pendle Water at Lowerford. The Brown colouration of the water is caused by peat particles from the hills and moors which surround the area. Photographed on a very cold and frosty morning whilst walking from Brierfield to Trawden. Camera Nikon D90 and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

In 1652, during the early years of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), their founder George Fox claimed to have had a vision on top of Pendle Hill. "As we travelled, we came near a very great hill, called Pendle Hill, and I was moved of the Lord to go up to the top of it; which I did with difficulty, it was so very steep and high. When I was come to the top, I saw the sea bordering upon Lancashire. From the top of this hill the Lord let me see in what places he had a great people to be gathered. As I went down, I found a spring of water in the side of the hill, with which I refreshed myself, having eaten or drunk but little for several days before." (George Fox: An Autobiography, Chapter 6) Today Pendle remains strongly linked to the Quakers, giving its name to one of their centres for religious and spiritual study and contemplation in the United States. (Wikipedia).

This was originally a daytime photo of the frozen Leeds-Liverpool canal which didn't turn out the way I intended, so I did a bit of "tweaking" with PicMonkey to add the night sky and turned it into an evening shot using the "opacity" tool in my Nikon NX2 software. The camera used was a Nikon D300s.