Sunny Blackpool

Josie and I took advantage of a beautiful sunny March day and decided to walk the Blackpool Promenade from its beginning at Squires Gate all the way to The Tower, a distance of almost 3.5 miles! It is flat and smooth all the way.

After a coffee break, we cheated, and in a first for both of us, caught the tram back to the terminus!!

We took some images along the way, particularly of the big bright blue sky!!

Fuji X-E2, 18mm Fuji lens.

LONELY

TOWARDS THE TOWER

BLUE ON BLUE

BLUE PORTHOLES

SPARKLING SPHERE

RED TOWER

CENTRAL PIER VIEW

CURVES EVERYWHERE

LIFEBELT POP

JOSIE AND THE BIG ONE

A BRACING SEASIDE VIEW

RUSTY SPIKES

THE BIG ONE

VANISHING POINTS

Up To Wintery Snowdonia

I took a day trip to Snowdonia, North Wales and the National Trust area known as Glyderau (after the Welsh for 'heap of stones').

This spectacular area of Mountains and Lakes is just off the A5 road that passes through the heart of Snowdonia, so is very easily accessible, and the paths up to Llyn Idwal from Llyn Ogwen are very well maintained.

I used my Fuji X-T1 with two different lenses, the 10-24mm for wide shots of the whole scenery, and the 55-200mm for detailed close-ups of the distant rock faces.

I've divided the blog into three sections; black and white, views and details.

BLACK AND WHITE

VIEWS

DETAILS

Brockholes Wildlife Trust site

I took advantage of a clear, crisp day and went to this wetland/wildlife centre near Preston today.

The calm lake gave me a chance for my favourite 'reflections' images, and using a 'long' lens gave me a chance to create some bokeh (aesthetic blur) shots too.

I'm no 'twitcher', but there were plenty more knowledgeable people happy to tell me the names of the birds I togged!

BOKEH

Bulrush Sparkle

Bulrush Bokeh

Bulrush Bokeh Sparkle

 REFLECTIONS

Golden Reflections

Jetty Reflection

Trees and Lake




BIRDS

Canada Geese

Chaffinch

Treecreeper

Wading Heron

Nuthatch



OTHER SIGHTS

Hungry Squirrel

Nosy Squirrel

Moss Patterns

Bulrushes

Tall Bulrushes

Crocus

Snowdrops

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

More images from my visit to the Catholic Cathedral, less close-up detail, more use of the wide-angle lens, and different treatments of the same subject in some cases for variety.

These first 3 images of the same subject, although from different angles, use;

1) Standard Processing
2) 'Classic Chrome' Film Simulation
3) Black and White Film simulation

The following images show the amount of colour that washes over the interior of the Cathedral.

Outside the building, the large Stained Glass slabs give an idea of the colour that awaits inside.