Heaton Hall
One of the largest parks / green spaces in greater Manchester area. Originally the grounds of a stately home which I think is no longer used. This place is very busy all year through with various events, shows, fairs & people generally enjoying a taste of the country side in a urban location.
This images was taken on the 4th January 2011. My nephews wanted to try his new bike out in the snow that he got for Christmas so off for a walk we went with my sister & nephew. It was a quieter day in the park but the conditions were quite treacherous. One of the very few people we saw on our walk around was this keep fit fanatic.
Although the sky is dark it was fully loaded with yet more snow in the coming days. I like the look of the abandon mansion in the back ground with a single jogger in red with contrasting coloured top against the snow.
Morning Mist
A child hood haunt, a local park near Bolton, I spent many a happy weekend fishing by the small lodges with my Dad as a child. When I got older we were allowed to bike ride down the canal from my home town to this park on our own it was about 3 miles.
This was my first return for many years, the place hasn’t changed much, apart from the larger of the lakes has 1000s of swans and geese & god knows how many other types of bird there. A great place for the kids to come feed the ducks.
This was taken on 17th January 2011 (my birthday) I called into the park before meeting up with family later on. It was a very frosty freezing cold morning as the sun was rising there was tons of mist lingering around the few small lodges & ponds the park was busy with morning dog walkers when I spotted this view, fired away to slowly really as the lady was a little further away than I had liked
I still love the sense of winter, early morning and cold this images creates
Whitby At Sunset
I was lucky enough to grab a few days away on 7th July 2011, I decided on Scarborough with a few days out here and there, this is Whitby, I have never been before, its a quaint yet busy place on the north yorkshire coast line. I had a great day until my 18-85mm lens packed up on me just after I had climbed 100s steps to get to the abbey ruins high above the town. GUTTED. (day after I bought my 24-70 F2.8 L lens to cure my depression)
I took this shot just after our Tea in a local famous fish & chip restaurant. It cost us £75 for 3, (don’t ask) as we walked back to the car sun was setting resulting in a warm glow across the estuary with some great reflections as the sun was setting.
Lads Sunset
This picture was taken on the 8th August 2011 sums up our summer holidays camping in Cornwall with my sister, nephew and his mate. Cornwall is an awesome place, so are the beaches, the people and generally the weather is pretty kind to us to. This was our 2nd ever camping trip of which I am becoming a huge fan.
The sunset, silhouettes and reflection in wet sand sands makes this classic style image that really works for me
Thanks for Looking
Daz
