BillF Posted August 23, 2015 Report Share Posted August 23, 2015 Went to the Ravilious exhibition in London last weekend - quite wonderful. Particularly taken by this picture of one of my favourite parts of Britain (it shows the Westbury White Horse carved into the chalk dip slope on one of the beautifully curvaceous hills in Wiltshire). In the 1970s I bought a photograph by Fay Godwin from this series after climbing up to the Westbury horse: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) In the 1970s I bought a photograph by Fay Godwin from this series after climbing up to the Westbury horse:Nice photos. I'm trying to work out which part of the horse is in the photo. The only curved bit on the Westbury is the tail:and that goes downhill rather than up.Could the photo be from the Eddington horse just over the border in Oxfordshire?Or one of the others.Puzzled as I can't get my head round where the photo fits on the Westbury.(Sorry, I'm a bit obsessed with those horses - memories of travelling to Cornwall in the early 60s when you'd see them on the journey.)At least she didn't do the Cerne Abbas giant! (Edit: now why didn't I just look it up on Google?...it is Uffington - http://www.younggallerysalisbury.co.uk/art-comes-in-many-shapes-and-sizes/)(Edit 2: Noticed you said you climbed up the Westbury, not that the photo was Westbury...just too eager to ramble on about white horses. I will not, however, mention the Andorran White Horse that Northerners have plagiarised in North Yorkshire) Edited August 24, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) One of my favourite places - Wheal Coates near St. Agnes in Cornwall.And the amazing transformations of the sea there every fraction of a second: Edited August 24, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Some more Fay Godwin: Pennine views from a book with Ted Hughes: Edited August 24, 2015 by BillF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) I'm not familiar with Godwin but those images are very striking. I see from linking to that last one it's from around Hebden Bridge. I like this one again from Wiltshire:And this one is iconic for that part of the world: Edited August 24, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted August 24, 2015 Report Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) Those Godwin pix look like ECM covers. JK. They're striking images. Edited August 24, 2015 by HutchFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted August 25, 2015 Report Share Posted August 25, 2015 Blackburn in the 1980s The Blackburn mills before industry moved abroad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted August 26, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 (edited) Some touristy snaps from London:Three honeypots in one.The old and the new.Can't say I care much for the Albert Memorial but there's something appealing about its glitter contrasted against the blue and cloud of late afternoon. London Bridge Station - Hedge Fund London under construction. Edited August 26, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 The largest ice caves in the world (Werfen near Salzburg) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted August 26, 2015 Report Share Posted August 26, 2015 Lower Manhattan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted September 2, 2015 Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Bus stop shelter, Aral, Kazakhstan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 St. Patricks NYC.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 The Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. I took this photo on an intensely sunny afternoon but after playing around with filters for a little bit I came up with this kind of film noir look. One accidental effect that was cool is the Orpheum sign on the top of the building looks like it is illuminated but it's actually just getting struck by the sunlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 The Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. I took this photo on an intensely sunny afternoon but after playing around with filters for a little bit I came up with this kind of film noir look. One accidental effect that was cool is the Orpheum sign on the top of the building looks like it is illuminated but it's actually just getting struck by the sunlight. Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 The Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles. I took this photo on an intensely sunny afternoon but after playing around with filters for a little bit I came up with this kind of film noir look. One accidental effect that was cool is the Orpheum sign on the top of the building looks like it is illuminated but it's actually just getting struck by the sunlight. Nice Beautiful shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 A giant plastic six- pack on a sculpture of dolphins in Vancouver to make a point about ocean littering and pollution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Recently chosen as Britain's ugliest building and winning something called "The Carbuncle Cup". Can't say it upsets me too much though that skyline does seem a bit higgledy-piggledy. I get more upset by what goes on in the buildings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 A giant plastic six- pack on a sculpture of dolphins in Vancouver to make a point about ocean littering and pollution.Yup, like these. Us humans have to remember we are the stewards of blue planet. We far too often forget. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted September 5, 2015 Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 I can't remember where this is in Manhattan. It was a really humid day and I wanted to jump in the fountain to cool off a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted September 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 I can't remember where this is in Manhattan. It was a really humid day and I wanted to jump in the fountain to cool off a bit. Nice shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 (edited) Cotopaxi, Ecuadorhttp://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2015/sep/05/the-20-photographs-of-the-week Edited September 6, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted September 6, 2015 Report Share Posted September 6, 2015 Moon Hoonhttp://www.mixedgrill.nl/2015/08/29/gebouw-met-twee-manen/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 7, 2015 (edited) New stone monument found by Durrington Walls near Stonehenge. http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/sep/07/stonehenge-archaeology-ritual-arena-neolithic-monumentPicture would make a nice album cover.Liked that one too. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/sep/10/stonehenge-teeming-chapels-shrines-archaeology-research Edited September 7, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted September 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2015 (edited) One I took at the weekend - The tropical storm Grace over the far-eastern Atlantic, as seen from the International Space StationSourceAnd one from my gap year:Source Edited September 8, 2015 by A Lark Ascending Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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