poppy

poppy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Alone, beautiful and delicate. Not me, this lovely orange poppy that I saw at the weekend.

Taken at f1.8 as I was experimenting with a huge dof :-)

All Saints

All Saints, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

All Saints Church in Daresbury, England.

All Saints

All Saints, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

All Saints Church in Daresbury, England.

squatter

squatter, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A funny looking plant / flower ..... and THEN i noticed the little critter sitting on top! Can anyone help ID these two wonders of nature?

towering

towering, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

One from today’s day out, taken at Bluebell Cottage Gardens in Cheshire, England.

Get lowwwww down and hope for the best!

intruder

intruder, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

This little bug suddenly appear in my view finder as I was about to take the shot. Bugs love my flower shots, yeah that's it….

free

free, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another taken with my 200mm the other day :-)

lady

lady, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken with a 200mm lens...

what moo looking at?

what moo looking at?, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

7 hungry moo cows!

2

2, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Two fit, young birds posing! (well, that are!!!)

smail

smail, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Take in the country village of Daresbury in Cheshire, England. I don't know whether or not this was really a postal office at one time in the past... but it made a nice vintage picture :-)

buzzy

buzzy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken in Daresbury last weekend when we went to see the Lewis Carroll birthplace. Dozens of bees everywhere and here's one of 'em!! Thanks for viewing.

betws-y-coed

betws-y-coed, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken in betws-y-coed, directly facing the sun. Sometimes this works.. sometimes it doesn't. I'd like to think it worked this time? :)

llyn idwal

llyn idwal, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken at the start of our walk through llyn ideal in wales one cloudy morning.

sparkle

sparkle, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Something I knocked together in Aperture with a little help from Topaz Labs too. Made the shot in Daresbury in Cheshire, England.

Looks great on Flickr now they've updated their pages format. Enjoy this .. err... whatever it is! ;-)

memorial

memorial, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Black and white with a little selective colour. Made in Apple Aperture 3 on my Mac. See flickr for location details of this awesome church in Lancashire, England.

caught in the crossfire

caught in the crossfire, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Picture taken today in the little village of Daresbury in Cheshire, England. We had the day out to play tourist and visit the Lewis Carroll birthplace, church and visitor center, etc..

But whilst we walked here, I came across this rather cool looking Chrysler on the roadside .. I'm still saving up for mine! ;^) Made in Apple Aperture and also Topaz Clean.

For more Lewis Carroll / visitor information:
www.lewiscarrollcentre.org.uk

St. Michael

St. Michael, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Quite the sight as you walk the streets of Conway.

tea, anyone?

tea, anyone?, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

I've not posted any abandonment or "ghost town" images since our Texas road trip back in 09 .. Hardly the same, but we did find this old pavillion at Hardcastle Crags during our woodland walk.

A little googling came up with this snippet of info: "The old Pavilion by the river Hebden at Hardcastle Crags this was used as a tea room in the 1920s unfortunately it is now beyond repair so is probably going to be demolished in the vey near future."

Thanks for viewing !

weeeee

weeeee, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken using my 200mm lens across an open field in the Wigg Island area of Runcorn in Cheshire, England.

I think it's very summer-y !

hardcastle crags

hardcastle crags, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Hardcastle Crags in West Yorkshire, England. Basically, a sooc shot - but cropped (thanks Jim) and flipped into b/w….. Using Apple Aperture v3.

bumble

bumble, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A little bit of macro ... 200mm but i ain't getting close to anything that stings!

gibson mill

gibson mill, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

An old cotton mill in West Yorkshire near the town of Hebden Bridge. It's also a great walk through the woodland in this part of the southern Pennines.

www.nationaltrust.org.uk/hardcastle-crags/

St Nicholas' Chapel

St Nicholas' Chapel, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Here I shot a rather simple perspective of a cool (and private) chapel in Cheshire, England.

However, the sky was a dull and very boring grey. So I spiced it up a little in photoshop and also layered in a fake sun too...

I like it now!

See the flickr page for more info....

fields

fields, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken today - a field of daisies in West Yorkshire, England.

curly, larry & moe

curly, larry & moe, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Come on, the funniest and cutest pic you've seen today, right?

duo

duo, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken using magnifier filters on my 200mm lens. And why not...

catch 22

catch 22, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Taken at Bowness-on-Windermere in the English Lake District. Vintage mid-toning applied in Apple Aperture.

droop

droop, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Made using the the app called Big Aperture, from the Mac AppStore. I like it already!

if looks . . .

if looks . . ., a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

All I said to it was "cheese burger" !!

moon

moon, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

This was shot during the afternoon on Saturday - I just thought it was weird that the moon was out during the day. Especially so early....

Shot using a 200mm and hand held too. I need a 400mm lens now! lol

daisy

daisy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Just a humble macro shot using a 10x magnifier filter on a 70/200mm lens.

a well earned rest

a well earned rest, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Birds over here are so lazy !