autofantasia's photos with the keyword: gate

Thought I'd share this lovely display of tulips, which I came across last week growing in an alleyway in Northallerton, North Yorkshire. For Sight & Sound: Tony Christie - Avenues and Alleyways youtu.be/mcfGeNqp-bY youtu.be/jj4UFqKG5YI youtu.be/Q1wLoZHcp3Y

For this week’s Sunday Challenge for which we were asked to take a photograph of something that used to be something else or for which an alternative use has been found. This old bike is one of probably hundreds that have been decorated, painted and/or transformed to help promote this year’s Tour de Yorkshire and which can be found at various points along the race route. Not only do they help promote the staging of the race, but they provide a splash of colour and a warm welcome to participants as they cycle past. The Tour de Yorkshire is now an established annual event and follows a new route through Yorkshire each year. Around 1.5 million people come out to watch the race in 2015 and this year it is hoped even more people will turn out to cheer on the 18 teams of eight riders as they travel to all four corners of Yorkshire, linking together the county’s sporting, historic, industrial and literary greats. The race forms part of the legacy of the historic Yorkshire Grand Départ of the Tour de France which was held in Yorkshire back in 2014, along with the Yorkshire Bank Bike Libraries initiative which aims to offer every child in Yorkshire access to a bike. For more information on this exciting 3-day event please visit the official website by following the link below: letour.yorkshire.com Also for the Sight & Sound group ... what else, but Mungo Jerry and "The Pushbike Song" - enjoy: youtu.be/mxgV8e360mU youtu.be/te6xAeEu0ps youtu.be/te6xAeEu0ps?list=RDte6xAeEu0ps Best viewed large for full colour effect!

This shot of the gatehouse at Whorlton Castle was taken for a recent Sunday Challenge when the theme was looking down , but not used at the time. The ruins of Whorlton Castle, a late 11th century motte-and-bailey fortress, are located on high ground to the west of the abandoned village of Whorlton. The castle itself seemed to quickly fall into disrepair, so much so that by 1343 it was described as being 'ruinous and without yearly value' Today, the only significant remains are those of this 14th century gatehouse, which may have been built by Lord Philip Darcy, who died in 1419. The rectangular structure stands partially within the ditch and its entrance passage was protected by inner and outer portcullises, which you can see in my shot. As for the village of Whorlton, it was destroyed by the Black Death to the extent that by 1428 only ten householders remained.

The theme for this week's Sunday Challenge sounded so simple at first: leading lines . Simple, that was until I went out and started looking around for a suitable subject to photograph. Anyway, despite my best efforts this was the best I could come up with. Although perhaps not what you first think of as a "leading line" I felt that the chain, which secures the main gate onto the playing fields at Northallerton Rugby Club, did constitute a line of sorts and to me at least it draws your eye towards the main subject of the shot: the old padlock. There are also some other more traditional lines, albeit perhaps less obvious, that I felt also played their part in making this image a suitable contender for the challenge. There's the gap between the fence post and the frame of the gate that runs behind the padlock. Then there's the rusty spring on the gate itself that comes in form the right hand corner. As for the processing that was done using Photomatix. I only recently purchased this software, but I'm already growing very fond of it.