Being 42

Dec 05 2012

Coming into land at Domodedovo

Wednesday 5th December 2012, 4.00pm (day 468)

So far, Hebden Bridge has avoided any snow, but the same is not true of Russia, as you see here. Still, I suppose that’s how it should be in December.

This is – I think – a quarry, pleasantly lit by the setting sun; but then again it doesn’t really matter what it is. I just like the shape, and the further evidence that we get a whole different perspective on the world from several thousand feet up. A lot of photos on this blog have been taken from planes for that reason – I should count them.

Tagged 43, air travel, gallery, photography, quarry, Russia, snow, sunset

Dec 04 2012

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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Working in the river

Tuesday 4th December 2012, 9.45am (day 467)

This has been going on down by the weir for a few weeks – work being done to install a water turbine to power the nearby shops in the old mill. A highly positive step that surely only the most reactionary old duffer could object to (but we have some of those, round here, believe me). The cloud on this shot has been caused a few seconds earlier by the guy in the yellow jacket wielding his angle-grinder.

Moscow again tomorrow… By the way, don’t ask me why I suddenly decided to start putting the day number at the top – but I have. So now you can see how long I have been going on this. (I retrospectively added the day number to earlier posts.)

Tagged 43, builders, gallery, Hebden Water, photography

Dec 03 2012

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Daily Post, Interior

Making a phone call

Monday 3rd December 2012, 1.30pm (day 466)

Lucky for me that she was, because like most Mondays, this was a difficult to day to find a) inspiration b) the time to actually take a photo.

Mind you, she might look sort of serene here, but whatever she was on the phone to someone about was really pissing her off. I think that was why she was sat out here on the stairwell, instead of making the call in an office somewhere.

Tagged 43, Ellen Wilkinson Building, gallery, photography, stairs

Dec 02 2012

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Daily Post, Flora/Fauna

Frosty morning

Sunday 2nd December 2012, 11.30am (day 465)

Stayed below freezing all day today, the coldest day since Moscow back in March. Beautiful weather however, a glorious winter’s day. These brambles have made a break for freedom above a stone wall up the road from our house.

Tagged 43, brambles, frost, gallery, ice, photography, wall, winter

Dec 01 2012

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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger

Figure at the window

Saturday 1st December 2012, 12.40pm (day 464)

Is there a voyeuristic aspect to this shot? I like the light, the pattern of the branches contrasted with the brick, the facelessness of it.

Tagged 43, gallery, photography, window

Dec 01 2012

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Daily Post, Portrait

The Rocky Horror Show

Friday 30th November 2012, 9.20pm (day 463)

We had this at our local cinema tonight. Let’s do the Timewarp again.

Tagged 43, cinema, gallery, Hebden Bridge, photography, `Rocky Horror Show

Nov 30 2012

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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger

Valley of Lights parade, Hebden Bridge

Thursday 29th November 2012, 6.00pm (day 462)

Back home. It was a beautiful, crisp winter’s day and I got some good pictures around lunchtime, one of which I was particularly keen on, but it was of waterfowl on the canal and I’ve done that theme rather a lot. This one was different – a family captured watching the ‘Valley of Lights’ parade through town tonight, a torchlit procession done to celebrate the turning on of the Christmas lights (at an acceptably late point in the year). A good evening.

Tagged 43, black and white, gallery, parade, photography, Valley of Lights

Nov 28 2012

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Daily Post, Urban scene

Norwegian Noon, November

Wednesday 28th November 2012, 12 noon (day 461)

This is one of those where I didn’t seek much photographic quality out of the daily pic, and instead just documented an interesting event. Well, I mean, it’s an everyday event, but look how low in the sky this sun is. And I’ve applied no filters or digital manipulation to this shot. This is really what high noon looks like in Bergen in late-November.

Tagged 43, Bergen, gallery, Norway, photography, sun

Nov 27 2012

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Daily Post, Landscape

Fish farm near Bergen

Tuesday 27th November 2012, 3.20pm (day 460)

It could be sharper, I know, but give me a break; this was taken from a plane, into the sun, at quite a sharp angle (looking backwards relative to the direction of travel), through a window half covered with little slivers of ice. Those apologies aside… I’m kinda happy with this one. Some shots you just get lucky with.