Photography

Château d’If island fortress in the Bay of Marseille

Long lens photo of the Château d’If island fortress in the Bay of Marseille. The stormy waves are at Marseille beach park, Plage Borély. The surfer is having trouble catching the waves as it’s too rough.

Seaford cliff

This is one of the groynes under Hawks Brow, part of Seaford Head.
Many visitors here, some enjoying the King Charles III England Coast Path.
Interesting light.

sky, sea, clouds

sky, sea, clouds

A study of horizons: the junction of sky, sea and clouds.
This series started with a sunset that reminded me of J.M.W. Turner’s sunsets. Then I started noticing natural gradients and transitions around me in Menton, some of which I am presenting in this series. The last image is from the plane flying to the North.

More photos: Horizon

2682, ‘Princess’ of Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway
2682, ‘Princess’ 0-6-0 arrives at Lakeside Station. Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway

What’s not to like about a steam train on a preserved railway? Lakeside on Windermere has evolved from a 17th century coaching inn to a Victorian, then Edwardian, railway resort with the arrival of rails from Ulveston in 1869. It was (and is still) a popular interchange between the lake steamers and the railway. Passenger rail service reopened briefly after WW2 but the line was finally closed in 1965. A large part of the line and yard at Haverthwaite was built over for the A590 trunk road, severing the Lakeside branch from the BR network. Nonetheless the Lakeside & Haverthwaite Railway reopened to passenger traffic in 1973 under enthusiastic private ownership. 

Moon rising over Marseille

The face of the Moon rising over the Chaîne de l’Étoile, Marseille while the sun is setting in the opposite direction, almost making the eclipse.