Phil's photos with the keyword: Model

In Norse mythology a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who choose those who may die in battle and those who may live. Selecting half of those who die in battle, the valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin whilst the other half go to the goddess Freyja's afterlife field, Fólkvangr. Valkyries also appear as lovers of heroes and other mortals where they are sometimes described as the daughters of royalty, sometimes accompanied by ravens and sometimes connected to swans or horses. (Wikipedia). Camera Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A life-size witch model / manikin photographed outside the "Witches Galore" souvenir & gift shop in the village of Newchurch-in-Pendle, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. This village and the surrounding areas were the setting for Britain's most famous (or "infamous") witch trials, The Pendle Witches, in 1612 which resulted in the hanging of ten people at Lancaster. Most of the so-called "evidence" was based on the testimony of a 9-year-old child, Jennet Device, whose mother, brother and grandmother were among the victims. In those days, just to be accused of witchcraft usually meant you were automatically considered guilty unless you could prove (without any legal help) otherwise. www.witchesgalore.co.uk

"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").

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