I am often looking at different ways to take a photograph. My favourite pictures are often those that give you a hint of what a subject is, rather than sharing its whole. On a recent trip out, I came across some flowers. Unfortunately I am not much of a gardener, so can’t tell you what the flower is.
What attracted me to photograph this, was the stamen – it reminded me of a colourful tree, and even a colourful piece of brocolli. I it makes a very interesting picture, and a lovely abstract.
How lucky was I, to find myself in the ideal place to take this wonderful picture. I was standing on Tower Bridge, when I noticed the colour of the sky changing to an orange glow. I just had to take this picture.
I really like how the orange reflects of the walkway. I am very happy with this picture.
I wonder if it is a Whitby thing? I don’t think I have seen so many miniature statues advertising businesses. This is another one, found outside a cafe/restaurant in the town:
Posted in Advertising, Fun, Photography
Tagged Advertising, Statue, Statuette, Whitby, Yorkshire
This is from my visit to Whitby in North Yorkshire – a photographer’s paradise. There will be more pictures to follow, but I wanted to share this one. There is so much to see in Whitby, but for some reason, I liked this. This is on Whitby Pier, and is meant I guess for people to look more closely at the passing ships. However, when I visited this spot, there were no ships to be seen. I just thought this view was a contradiction when compared to the rest of the town and it actually appealed to my sense of humour:
I do like these statuettes that are dotted around to advertise what a cafe/restaurant has for dinner:
This was taken in Whitby, and although I would have really liked a Crab Sandwich, I never actually got to try one on this visit.
This was a real surprise and delight. At Whitby Abbey every summer weekend, a group of three actors perform a version of Bram Stoker’s “Dracula”. The actors led us around the ruins of the Abbey, telling the story of the Count.
“Dracula” is heavily linked to Whitby. Bram Stoker wrote the novel while living in Whitby, and many of the local folklores made it in to the story. Hence why the story was being told in the Abbey.
The show lasted over an hour, and the whole audience appeared to be engrossed in the story. I thoroughly enjoyed the show, and would have been prepared to pay extra to see it. The show was free for all those who were visiting the Abbey (although you have to pay to enter). Here are some pictures of the actors of Griffin Historical Society, at work:
If you find yourself in Whitby this summer, make sure you time your visit to the Abbey to see one of these performances.
Posted in People, Photography
Tagged Actors, Theatre, Whitby, Whitby Abbey, Yorkshire
A rest stop on the way to Whitby, primarily to look at the view of the Yorkshire moors was taken over by a couple of sheep who seemed to be roaming around the car park. There was a warning that sheep were around:
Sheep are quite highly strung animals, and as soon as you get close enough to take a photo, they move on. One in particular seemed to take umbrage to people pointing cameras at him:
However, I did manage to get a couple of shots that I was pleased with:
Even so, it appears the one in the last photo, couldn’t wait to get away either!!!
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