A macro image of the inner workings of a ladies wrist watch. In real life this is appx 2cm acorss and is a masterpiece of engineering precisionn.
Visited Portland Bill and spotted this gloriously rusty old crane. No idea what it was used for as it is far too small to have lifted any meaningful sized stones.
155 steps will take you to the lantern level of the 41 metre high Portland Bill lighthouse framed here by a somewhat past its best crane.
155 steps will take you to the lantern level of the 41 metre high Portland Bill lighthouse. As a major tourist attraction its paint is kept rather pristine.
At around 18 miles long and also known as Chesil Bank, this pebble beach stretches north-west from Portland to West Bay and the pebbles get progressively smaller along the way.
A Rotary branded ladies wristwatch that seems to have sproinged. In real life the watch face is appx 2cm across so this is a strong macro.
John Fowler and Co road roller number 16663 built in 1926. It spent some time working for the Zastron municipality in South Africa before coming back to the UK and being lovingly restored..
Manns patent steam cart & wagon Co number 1365 in the colours of Beyer, Peacock and Co Ltd, Gorton foundry, Manchester. Seen here at a steam rally.
A mildly sinister image based very, very loosely around poor old Yorick. Having a collection of photo props can be fun.
An image originally created for a photograpjy club competition that is just too much fun to keep hidden
Bridge 22 on the Trent and Mersey canal, Derbyshire, UK. Canal bridges are numbered much like road junctions and are pretty much the only way to work out where you are as even canals that go through towns and cities often do so at the very edges.
Beam engine in motion. View from the valve floor of Claymills Victorian Pumping Station, Burton on Trent.
A mildly sinister image based very, very loosely around poor old Yorick. Having a collection of photo props can be fun.
This was on display at Carlisle cathedral along with an explanation of the symbolism.
At Moine House, Scotland is this somewhat scary graffiti. Much as Im not a lover of graffiti in principle I rather like this piece.
A still life creation of quartered oranges and lemons resting on top of the knife that committed the crime. An alternative version is available.
A still life creation of quartered oranges and lemons resting on top of the knife that committed the crime. An alternative version is available.
Chrome hill is in the Peak District in Derbyshire and is seen here from the adjacent village of Earl Sterndale. A concessionary path runs over the top and when viewed large people may be seen in this image.
Hartington is a small village in Derbyshire and famous for cheese - Stilton cheese to be more precise as it is the only Derbyshire based Stilton cheese manufacturer. This shop in the centre of the village offers not only Stilton but a range of other artisan cheeses too
The tourist season is yet to start and the dodgem cars on this fairground sit neatly arranged by the back wall.
Famous of course for its spring water Buxton has been a spa town for hundreds of years with people coming to take the waters. This little fountain works all year round, the water slightly warm after its passage through the earth and there is normally a queue of people filling up all manner of receptacles to take home.
A mildly sinister image based very, very loosely around poor old Yorick. Having a collection of photo props can be fun.
