More Images

After a long absence on the blog, I am pleased to say that I have finished processing the images from our short time in Sicily. To appreciate a warm blast from this sunny island go to www.photolocate.com and put 'Sicily' in the search box on the front page. But have a pause on the front page and enjoy the current rolling slide show of images from Sicily.

Now back home after many weeks away in 2010, I am hopeful of getting more images available for viewing.

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More images to come before too long.
In the meantime, visit Lytham St Annes and the annual Photoshow of the Lytham St Annes Photographic Society. Come and see over 600 images from Society members.

Just returned from a trip to Sicily. A place of history, scenery, warm sunny weather, and a chance for a variety of images. Need some time to process them, but hope to have some on the website (www.photolocate.com) before too long. In the meantime, here is one of the last I captured on the last morning at 6am. (That is local time, = 5am UK BST!) An early morning one of Mount Etna, which, unlike the volcano in Iceland, was sleeping peacefully. The day previous the cloud cover was down well below the summit, forcing the planned trip up the mountain to be abandoned.

New set of Rolling Images on front page

Spring and sunshine are here, at last. To celebrate and to brighten our front page our rolling screen is of flowers. What an amazing pallet of colours that Nature presents to us. We take great care when choosing our clothes to ensure that there are no major clashes of colour. But how rarely do the colours of flowers seem to clash.

A Visit to Andalusia

In October we went to this southern part of Spain. Flying in to Malaga, we visited Ronda, Cordoba, Seville and Granada. This was a fascinating journey where we enjoyed the coming together of Moorish and Christian influences down the centuries. The weather was still very warm with temperatures into the mid-30's whilst in Seville. I would like to be able to pay a return visit with a bit more time to explore some of the fascinating photographic oportunities that occur in this area. For a look at some of the images I did manage to capture in the time available, click here .

New image on "These we have sold on website"

I have changed the image on the website under this heading
This image was taken at Lowestoft on a cold November day. The wind was blowing and the rain had just cleared away. I liked this one.The dominant colour is blue, portraying the chill of the day. The wind is blowing hard to generate the spindthrift, the spray from the top of the incoming waves. The cloud formation echoes the waves and the breakwater points the way to the sea view. The bright winter sunshine offers hope. 
This image shows that you can sell pictures of everyday scenes from your local area. You do not need to rely on those from exotic regions! Mind you, I do prefer the warmer places. After taking this we hurried to the cafe for a hot cup of tea!

To have a look at the bigger version on the website go to Lowestoft Beach

Gone to Coventry!

We have been to the City of Coventry for a few days, based in one of the Britannia Hotels. We were there to spend a few days with friends as none of us had spent any time in Coventry. The City is well known for the Cathedral that was bombed in 1941 and the new one built alongside. It is certainly an interesting contrast in styles.

There is a very good Museum of Motor Transport giving a chance to see the development of the car down the years. It also brings a realisation of the manufacturing skills and facilities that we no longer have in this country. Although we did not visit, there is also a Motor Cycle Museum. If you do go, rejoice in the fact that entry to these Museums is now free.

Our other pleasure was to visit some National Trust properties in the area. Just a shame that photography is not permitted for commercial purposes. Kennilworth Castle is a magnificent edifice, particularly with the new Elizabethan garden.

Another nearby property is Baddesley Clinton. A very interesting house with some good gardens and an outstanding Dahlia Border containing over 140 varieties.

We enjoyed our visits especially as the long awaited summer arrived for our visit!

Our travels were completed with a visit to Dunham Massey, another NT property. This was to have lunch celebrating British Food Fortnight. I had a very good venison casserole with apricots and a bottle of local beer. I must say the deer seemed to be in hiding when we walked in the park after lunch. perhaps it was in protest!