Nice Pies!
Hillary Windass of W.J. Harrison Butchers Kilham Village East Yorkshire with their tasty savories.
Watercolor artist Brian Hardgrave
Brian Hardgrave is a watercolor artist based in Kilham village, East Yorkshire. Brian’s talent also includes painting in acrylics, his paintings cover a wide range of subjects including the beautiful landscapes of the Yorkshire Wolds.
Keeper of the Village Green
Norman Gardener, Nafferton village resedent for 40 years. Keeper of the village green, seen here in the summer of 2005.
Final Resting Place
Fine views from the steeple of St Edith’s Church over Bishop Wilton village East Yorkshire, the stone building in the bottom right of the picture was the resting place for the deceased before burial.
Mic Coe Take Two
I ran a black & white picture of Mic in an earlier post and was so please with the set here’s a colour version.
God Bless Photoshop
Click here to launch Gallery The language of photography is Light, and as a professional photographer I often find myself under a tight deadline having to make pictures in less than perfect Light. An absolute no-no for landscape photography used to be don’t shoot under the midday sun, especially in the summertime, it’s high and [...]
Friendly Villager’s
I was covering a country feature today, as often happens I started chatting with a lovely local guy Mick Coe, he kindly allowed me to make his portrait in his workshop.
What I did on Sunday
Spring is here and the weathers definitely warmer, good excuse to take the bike for a run, stopping off at Bishop Burton for a photo call.
The Men of the Bowling Club
The men of the Holme on Spalding Moor bowling club take a break from pre season ground maintenance.
Who ate all the Pie’s
I spent a very productive morning in Holme on Spalding Moor today, a lovely East Yorkshire village, a real village teeming with people. The picture shows David filling pork pies at A. Laverack & Sons, Butcher & Baker. Thanks for the complementary pie it was very tasty!.
Scary Angels
These are two of the Impressive monuments to members of the Wilson family found on the north side of the St James churchyard, Warter Village in the Yorkshire Wolds. I gave the shot a touch of ‘Glow’ in Photoshop to give the figures a dream like quality. D700 62mm f4 @ 1/640, ISO 200
Brick-a-Brac
Frances Atkinson runs ‘Allsorts’ a small bric-a-brac shop on Grape Lane, Pocklington. When I photographed Frances she was enjoying a busy period, there was certainly a rich and varied stock available to shoppers.
All Angels Garton
If you ever find yourself passing through Garton on the Wolds, spare a few minutes to take a look at the magnificent ‘St Micheal and All Angels Church’.
The Bells Ring Out
I written on this blog before about the joys of being a photographer, meeting people, visiting places seldom if ever seen by the public, this job being one of those. Two loverly bell ringers who had turned out on a freezing winter day, only too happy to help me get the ‘winning shot’. We had [...]
Fresh after Christmas excess
After the excesses of Christmas day it was nice to get out of the house for some fresh air, I think everybody had had the same idea in Selby. More Selby images on Flickr
Winter sun over Nafferton Mere
WInter daylight is of course very short, but the good news is the days are now getting longer! roll on summer.
Gargoyles, Hamsters and a head for Highs
In 2005 I was given the opportunity to take some photographs of Beverley Minster, nothing unusual there, but I also had access to the craftsman’s workshop in the centre tower containing a huge treadmill which is the ‘human engine’ of the Minsters crane used for hoisting supplies to the afore mentioned tower workshop. I also [...]
Winter Fast Approaching
Spent the morning in Nafferton Village today, you can defiantly feel a change in the season, the early frost had gone and left a dew you could almost swim in! Still a nice time to be out camera in hand.
The Blacksmith
I spent the morning in Garton on the Wolds yesterday, a lovely picturesque Yorkshire Wolds village. Being very fortunate to photograph the village blacksmith John Crossland owner of the Garton Heritage Forge, I arrived un announced and John took time our of his busy schedule to accommodate me, many thanks John! I’ve worked on country [...]
