*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2025.03.08 ***

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NCV
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March 8, 2025, 7:47 p.m. March 8, 2025, 7:47 p.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Frozen art

Recent -20C(-4F) temps left some mark...

I see a delicate beauty with these ice patterns.
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NCV
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March 8, 2025, 9:19 p.m. March 8, 2025, 9:19 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

Lead Mines Clough and Other Stuff

It's been a while since I've visited the upper reaches of Lead Mines Clough, so I decided to head up there last Sunday, only to get a sharp reminder of just how unfit I've become.

Lead Mines Clough is a steep sided gorge formed by Limestone Brook as it leaves Anglezarke Moor and makes its merry way down the hill to eventually merge with The River Yarrow right before the point where the Victorians came along and captured the combined sum of their outputs (along with a bunch of other moorland streams) in the Yarrow reservoir.

A Lone Tree

As I turned the corner at the bottom the lane before it finally reaches the canal, I noticed this lone tree silhouetted against a nice and dramatic sky. I did spend some time trying to inject more sunset tones into the sky, but most of what I tried looked very fake and monochromatic, so this is more faithful, albeit tweaked a little. It's a pity there's a bit of tree peering over the wall from the adjacent field and there are few bits from the top of the holly bush that lines the side of the road hiding in the shadows at the bottom of the frame.

I enjoyed your walk up the gorge, and the quiet landscapes. The last shot is spectacular, thanks to the sky.
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Vahur
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March 9, 2025, 12:27 p.m. March 9, 2025, 12:27 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

A Day in Verona

Impressive work, in old days they had time to praise God...
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Vahur
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March 9, 2025, 12:28 p.m. March 9, 2025, 12:28 p.m.
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@Woodsider79 has written:

Return to Dufton Ghyll

Have been doing grandparent duty this week, so took the opportunity to head back to Dufton Ghyll. The valley is geological reserve in recognition of the old quarries which have left superb cross sections of New Red Sandstone, now covered with characterful trees and a flora of mosses, ferns and lichens.

This looks like work of art...
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Vahur
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March 9, 2025, 12:36 p.m. March 9, 2025, 12:36 p.m.
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@NCV has written:

@Vahur has written:

Dipper

In my trip to Lapland I had opportunities to shoot dippers.

Somehow, I enjoy your pictures of small birds, much more than the more spectacular eagles and other big birds I see on photo forums.

You are using an amazingly long lens! 1000mm in 35mm equivalent. Are these hand held, or do you use some sort of support, like a monopod?

Thanks!
I use OM System's 150-400 with built in 1.25TC. These images are handheld as this lens is quite lightweight with 1.9 kg and not front-heavy, so no problem to carry it or swing around. And OM System/Olympus stabilizer is quite good so I can get sharp enough images with relatively long shutter speeds.
I had small travel tripod also with me but used it only for filming video clips, which was not very successful because of wind and tripod being not stable enough. It's another level which I haven't mastered yet...
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Vahur
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March 9, 2025, 12:44 p.m. March 9, 2025, 12:44 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

Lead Mines Clough and Other Stuff

Looking Back

This is the view looking downstream from the path having followed it for a while. I was enjoying the organised chaos of the woods and the many charismatic trees that line the side of the gorge. You can see how the side of the gorge falls off sharply at the river, with anything up to a 20 foot straight drop into the shallow waters, so it pays to tread cautiously along here.

Thanks for taking us along to your trips!
I like this image most, nice splash of intense colours found here in this drab season.
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Woodsider79
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March 9, 2025, 7:58 p.m. March 9, 2025, 7:58 p.m.
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@SteveMonks has written:

Lead Mines Clough and Other Stuff

Looking Back

This is the view looking downstream from the path having followed it for a while. I was enjoying the organised chaos of the woods and the many charismatic trees that line the side of the gorge. You can see how the side of the gorge falls off sharply at the river, with anything up to a 20 foot straight drop into the shallow waters, so it pays to tread cautiously along here.

Wizards

Having retraced my steps from the waterfall, I then scrambled up the side of the gorge to reach the far more civilised top path. Although you can no longer see much of the river from here, there are plenty of other interesting things to point the camera at, such as these two trees duking it out for hillside supremacy. This is what it looks like in reality.

Another nice walk - love the commentry 😀
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Woodsider79
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March 9, 2025, 7:59 p.m. March 9, 2025, 7:59 p.m.
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@ChrisOly has written:

Frozen art

Recent -20C(-4F) temps left some mark...

i see a bird - a pigeon I think - flying past a tree. 😁
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Woodsider79
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March 9, 2025, 8:01 p.m. March 9, 2025, 8:01 p.m.
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@Daneland has written:

I am not in a good mood for photography or forum participation, but I don't want to pass another week.
PS: WM I hope you recover fully swiftly.

🍋‍🟩 🟢 🚦🔴

Great catch! Nice outfit too...shoes 😍 But then I never have reason to wear things like that... Better a new pair of hiking boots 😉