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Cornwall 2015

July 27, 2015July 27, 2015Posted in Long ExposureTagged 6d, Architecture, astronomy, black and white, canon, cornwall, England, long exposure, milky way, monochrome, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, national trust., night shooting, night time, starsLeave a comment

We decided to get one last holiday before the baby comes in September so we decided a few nights down in Cornwall would be an ideal break away. Laura booked us into a small holiday cottage for the first night a few miles from Weston-Super-Mare which was an ideal stop off point on the way to her aunties in Porthpean on the southeast coast of Cornwall.

Weston-Super-Mare sand sculpture

Then on to Cornwall via a couple of National Trust properties.

Mevagissey

The Tall Ships at Charlestown

And the Milky Way taken from Porthpean beach

The weekend before Christmas

December 22, 2014December 22, 2014Posted in Long ExposureTagged Architecture, black and white, canon, christmas, erddig, festive, mono, monochrome, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, national trust.1 Comment

So the wife and I managed to get everything sorted for Christmas with time to spare so we decided to make the most of a free weekend together and go away. I found a nice hotel near Ironbridge as we had some vouchers to see the attractions there. Something I’d highly recommend.

First stop was Blists Hill.

The Baker

Blacksmith

Candle maker

The dentist chair

http://www.ironbridge.org.uk/our-attractions/blists-hill-victorian-town/

We then went into Ironbridge to look at the at the Bridge and have a look around the town. There’s a brilliant shop if you like a good selection of Beers and spirits.

Ironbridge

Next stop was the hotel for some rest, food and drink before a busy day on the Sunday. Up and out fairly early, we headed to RAF Cosford which I was looking forward to. I was amazed by the architecture of one of the Hangars there, especially with the light I had.

RAF Cosford

Laura with Airfix James May and his Spitfire

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_May%27s_Toy_Stories

I really wanted to get a good shot of the Vulcan but just couldn’t get the angle I wanted with it being indoors and surrounded by other planes, not to mention the size of it! I would definitely recommend RAF Cosford though and I’ll definitely go back there.

We then headed over to Attingham Park for a bite to eat. Whilst driving up to the house I noticed a few Deer in the grounds. We had a walk over and I was surprised at the numbers there, between 160 & 200 according to one of the notices.

Deer

Attingham house

The Skylight

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/attingham-park/

We had booked tickets for the light show at Erddig as it was on the way home and something we had both seen last we and wanted to photograph. This was the first year that they had put the event on and after speaking to a volunteer, it looks like they will be doing this next year as it paid for itself and had a very good response from the public.

View from the canal

Reindeer

http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/erddig/

And thats it. A filled weekend before christmas thanks to being very organised with most things. Something we will hopefully be able to do again next year.

Tatton Park…

November 23, 2013November 23, 2013Posted in National TrustTagged cheshire, gardens, Knutsford, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, national trust., park, tatton park1 Comment

Well it was that time to re join the National Trust. After letting our memberships expire and not having time to re new due to other commitments (my new wife planning our wedding being the main one!)

So we joined on Thursday night for our planned day out on Friday to Tatton Park, Cheshire. I really do rate the National Trust. The work they do is fantastic, and there is always something for the photographer.