Through the eyes of a travelling photographer
The annual Danson Park fireworks display was held this evening across the lake providing a fine view, with proceeds going to a charity. Living on the fringes of the park, managed to avoid the traffic congestion.
Reverse bungy
I will be travelling back up to Newcastle and Scotland tomorrow, with a week to explore Loch Ness, and Isle of Skye.
Spent the evening walking around Quayside by the River Tyne in Newcastle. The main feature of Quayside is the Gateshead Millennium Bridge, which tilts to allow boats to go under. I’ve left some images higher resolution to take in the full detail of the scenes.
From Tyne Bridge
Alnmouth is a quaint village just off the A1058 coastal highway. The golden sand beach, is one of the best around that I’ve seen, with many families out on this fine autumn day.
Alnwick Castle in Northhumberland a medievel castle, recently seen in some Harry Potter films. Photographic wise, it was quite limiting – lack of trees, and harsh midday sun. The nearby Alnwick Gardens looked splendid from the outside, but couldn’t justify another £9 charge to get in there also! The inside library, art room and dining room were great, however a strict non-photography rule was in place – This has been the tradition, however most other castles now allow photography inside.
Canon 1DMk III low light capabilities – ISO 3200, F4 (wide open), 1/4 second
One of England’s finest racing circuits, Brands Hatch, held host to the World Touring Car Championship during the weekend. Support racing included the GT Open series (Ferrari F430’s, Lamboghinis, Dodge Vipers and Aston Martin DBRS9’s)
Full gallery of Saturday’s racing/qualifying can be seen here: www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/wtcc
The Shoreham Air Show, based in West Sussex, was a great celebration of 50 years of Battle of Britain Memorial Flights. A wide range of aircraft were on display, both on the ground and in flight. The weather was fine for most of the day, until the final air display, when the English rain came down
Full gallery of photos can be seen here:
www.warrenwilliams.co.nz/shoreham
Attended the Sundays’ Shoreham airshow, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. Amongst the highlights were the four Guinot biplane wingwalkers.
More photos to follow in the coming days, including Hurricanes, Spitfires, B17, B25 and Vampire.
Buckingham Palace, is the official London residency of the Queen and monarch. Despite the clouded Sunday evening, the streets were bustling with hundreds of tourists all willing to grab a quick photo.
Whilst on the London Underground network, heading towards Buckingham Palace on the Victoria line, this station surprisingly grabbed my eye 😉
Canterbury Cathedral, Kent, is one of the oldest Christian structures in England. With history going back 1400 years, the architecture of this amazing cathedral cannot be compared to anything else. Several hours could easily be consumed in looking through every nook and cranny, and visiting the library of 30,000 books. In the limited time I had, still managed to view the main galleries and prayer rooms.
Tower of Canterbury Cathedral is 72 metres high
Moody Skies, over Canterbury Cathedral
Grave in the Canterbury Cathedral courtyard
The very high ceilings, with splendid architecture
Sheer scale of the internals is impressive
Two months have passed now since landing in the UK, and so far quite relieved to have seen many wonderful sights. The next few months will be interesting, with light rapidly fading away, as autumn and winter approach.
Members of the Photography-on-the.net/forum website have pieced together a masterpiece of a book. Featuring 12 sections, 160 pages, and several hundred photos, I was fortunate enough to have 3 of my own images selected.
The signature shots, and sections can be found here: http://potn.smugmug.com/gallery/2697840
Warren and Kirst in Fiji – (People)
Sheep on Summit Road, Christchurch – (Nature & Animals)
Jonah Lomu – (Sport)
The book is available for US$39.95 plus shipping via Blurb.com – Shipping costs are quite high for one book, but significantly cheaper for multiple books.
The overcast weather to England’s largest free air show, didn’t deter people from turning up in their masses.
Blades – Ex Red Arrows pilots
Wingwalkers on biplanes
Boeing HC2 Chinook
P51D races along the shoreline
Messerschmitt BF108 (N1002) – NJ C11
The last surving Battle of Britain, Hawker Hurricane R4118
Worlds’ fastest helicopter -Westland Lynx does a loop!
Supermarine 509 Spitfire T9C – G-CCCA (H98 / CBAF 9590)
Oasis Hong Kong 747-400, arriving from the South West at 500 feet
Eurofighter Typhoon – afterburners and vapour
After the flying display at Eastbourne, there was an RAF dog agility demonstration on the field.
Hadrian’s Wall, Northern England was built by the Roman Emperor, Hadrian, in AD 122.
These shots were taken in the area, with some of the ruins – Hadrian’s Wall is thicker than the wall seen here
Off the beaten track, behind Hadrian’s Wall, I came across some cows nearby to the country road.
Just the cutest calf, in the perfect setting
English countryside, Hadrian’s Wall
“This is making me cross-eyed”
Cow legs?
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