slow down!

slow down!, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Black & White piccy taken at the Moore Lane Swingbridge in Cheshire, England.

swingbridge

swingbridge, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Moore Lane Swingbridge in Cheshire, England. Processed in Aperture and then layered with a texture in photoshop for that olde vintage feel...

olde times

olde times, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

What happens when you take a bum shot but strangely you still like it? You texture it !!!

Rescued! ;-)

cool sheep

cool sheep, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Cool sheep taking 5.... Textured in Photoshop on my Mac for a more painterly effect.

lancashire

lancashire, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Trying out a plugin for Apple Aperture called Perfect Effects (free). Seems like it's really cool... although I doubt I could afford to upgrade! $$

Donations very much welcome!

Until then, enjoy rural Lancashire...

mag

mag, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A little bit of macro to start the weekend.... Ok, I've no macro lens as such. This was taken with those awful mag filters. PITA to use but sometimes the results are good.

remnants

remnants, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another from Whalley Abbey in Lancashire, England. This time looking across the ruins towards the country house.. Processed in Aperture & textured in photoshop.

Join me @ 500px :
500px.com/applecrypt

ruins

ruins, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

The ancient ruins of Whalley Abbey in Lancashire, England.

busy

busy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

I've uploaded 20+ images over the last day or so - I won't post each and every one here. So please, just check out Flickr directly.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/applecrypt/

Comments always welcome :-)

mersey estuary

mersey estuary, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

The famous Mersey Estuary in Runcorn looking north towards widness (I think). The Runcorn Bridge is actually to my left off picture...

ouch!

ouch!, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another taken at Dutton Locks and that fella dropped the rope on the poor woman's head. Ouch, indeed !!

shame

shame, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Ignoring the mess ... shame on the council... this is actually a cool pic in b/w. Hope you agree!

red eye

red eye, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Still saving for a macro lens... until then, a hefty crop will have to do! ;^)

shipwrecked

shipwrecked, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A shipwrecked ghost ship!!

izzy

izzy, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Cold, wet and windy - well it is summer in England!! Still, we had a rather nice canal-side walk yesterday.

See flickr for more info.

chillin'

chillin', a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Just a chillin' in the shade on a hot day ...

spike

spike, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Dunno the name of this "flower" but it made a pretty cool pic..

focus

focus, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Playing with the depth of field ..

home

home, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Following on from my three earlier pics today - here are three more! All are of the Manor ruins in the Wycoller village. Not much left but it made for some nifty shots. More to come…

Thanks for viewing :)

More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycoller_Hall

home

home, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Following on from my three earlier pics today - here are three more! All are of the Manor ruins in the Wycoller village. Not much left but it made for some nifty shots. More to come…

Thanks for viewing :)

More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycoller_Hall

home

home, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Via Flickr:
Following on from my three earlier pics today - here are three more! All are of the Manor ruins in the Wycoller village. Not much left but it made for some nifty shots. More to come…

Thanks for viewing :)

More info:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wycoller_Hall

walking the pennines

walking the pennines, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Walking the pennines in Lancashire, England.

jumbo

jumbo, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

A jumbo entrance in the country village of Wycoller in Lancashire, England.

decor

decor, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Milk as decor ... that funny country way, eh? ;-)

III

III, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Final ducky pic for today ;-)

stand your ground

stand your ground, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

stand your ground law - I support it and so does this little fella too! All processing done in Apple Aperture 3.

pond life

pond life, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

It's been a while since I did any texturing in photoshop.. So why not here with this quack quack image?

I love the golden tones and these are because it was such a lovely sunny day. Two more ducky shots coming.... ;^)

countryfile

countryfile, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

The beautiful Lancashire countryside in England. Part of my 50mm project too - I'm keeping this lens on. Love it !

Landscape image ... 50!!mm ... I like it! :]

pack horse bridge

pack horse bridge, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

This is one of my personal favourite pictures that I’ve ever taken. It follows on from yesterdays Flickr upload of the Pack Horse Bridge in Wycoller, Lancashire, England.

For reference see here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/applecrypt/7456983382/in/photostream

I love the angle, light and dof so much. Great composition.. Ok, enough!

pack horse bridge

pack horse bridge, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

This bridge was so tiny! Taken in the country village of Wycoller in Lancashire, England. I'll have some more uploaded soon….

More info :
transportheritage.com/find-heritage-locations.html?sobi2T...

Thanks for viewing :-)

lancashire

lancashire, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

We spent the day in the Lancashire countryside visiting a tiny little village called Wycoller. Here's one of the pics during our day…

lindisfarne

lindisfarne, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another from the 2010 archives …

This one is Holy Island in northern England. A wonderful place to visit & we wanna go back!

a view from holy island

a view from holy island, a photo by Steve_Gregory on Flickr.

Another olde from my archives.. but the processing was done today. Completely fake light as I wanted a more "sunset" type image here - although this was probably taken around midday!

Even with my novice photoshop skills, I think I did a good job here... Comments and advice always welcome! :-)