North York Moors summer 2018

[Shaun Haselden]

OK, so, Tuesday 17th July 2018 I became 59 years old which I treat as unbelievably lucky. Sue and I decided to go for a drive to the North York Moors for the day close to where we used to live. We started off in Hutton Le Hole driving over the top to Spaunton Moor, one of my favourite places. After that we spent a bit of time in Rosedale Abbey photographing the old iron ore kilns and a bit of landscape. Fab lunch was had in the Blacksmiths Arms in Lastingham followed by a long drive home. Stunning day out and a couple of hundred miles covered.

 

[Raza Shaikh]

Beautiful set!

 

[Shaun Haselden]

Thank you Raza.

 

[Shaun Haselden]

Just like to add that I am not entirely convinced by the version of the old iron ore kilns. I shall be doing another much more 'gritty' version.

 

[Shaun Haselden]

Well, I tried to make the image a lot more 'gritty' than before. Here is the result.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Congratulations on reaching 59, you are 10 months younger than me!

Those are great pictures, very dramatic. I love what you do with the skies.

 

[Shaun Haselden]

Dave, many thank you's for the 59 year old thing. I could say "It's just a number" but we know it's not really.

Regarding the photo's, well I just put my maximum effort into capturing the skies because for me that is where the wonder of nature is. The landscape is largely carved up by humanity and with the exception of vapour trails, the sky is the true miracle. No matter when you take a photo of a beautiful sky you will never be able to replicate it, it constantly evolves and changes. I have so often waited for half an hour or so in the hope that the sky will become what I anticipate. Quite often it does. I once took a photo of a huge concrete WWII structure on a beach waiting for the sky to replicate an explosion behind it. It did exactly that. One of my best images ever on that subject. Anyway, enough. Thank you again.

 

[Shaun Haselden]

OK so not 2018 rather 2006. Taken whilst I lived up there in Pickering. These shots were taken on moorland close to Grosmont where the North York Moors Railway runs from/to. I used my then Nikon D70 fitted with a Nikon 28mm f2.8 AF-D which worked out close to standard in focal length terms and I used a Cokin grad grey.

 

[Shaun Haselden]

Oh yes, forgot to say, one is part of High Bridestones stone circle and the other is of the grouse butts up on the moor where people pay massive sums of money to shoot.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Another fine pair of images, with dramatic skies! I am reminded of the week I spent in Cornwall visiting a number of ancient sites.

 

[Milan Vjestica]

Fine set of images. The toning makes them work well, especially the skies.

I really should do more B&W.

 

[Pete Askew]

Lovely stuff, Shaun and congratulations on making 59 - youngsters, Eh!

What a fine way to celebrate.