Self Portrait in Sedbergh, Cumbria, UK

The sunset casts tree shadows on the local school library in Sedbergh, Cumbria, England. Click to enlarge.

York

View of York, North Yorkshire, England, as shot from the roof of York Minster. Constructed in 1338, York Minster is the second-largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. Shot at sunset; click to enlarge.

Written on the Door of the Anglican Church in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England

Today's photo is from Leeds. This was written on the entrance door of the local Anglican church. Click to enlarge.

Eclipse

This photo was taken at 8:47PM CST just west of the Nebraska State Capitol Building. The sower statue atop the capitol is in the foreground. The moon is about three quarters eclipsed; it is blood red from the last rays of sun filtering through the earth's atmosphere. Click to enlarge.






This photo was taken at 9:13PM CST from roughly the same spot. The moon is just entering total eclipse. Click to enlarge.

York Minster's Buttresses

Today's photo is of York Minster's flying butresses at sunset. Constructed in 1338, York Minster in York, North Yorkshire, England, is the second-largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. Click to enlarge.

York Minster (I)

This is the interior front entrance of York Minster in York, North Yorkshire, England. Constructed in 1338, York Minster is the second-largest Gothic cathedral in northern Europe. Click to enlarge.



This is an HDR photo created with 10 photos in 1 stop brackets, tripoded and cable released, merged and downsampled in Photoshop CS3.

The Corn Exchange, Leeds, UK

Today's photo is of The Corn Exchange in Leeds, England (click to enlarge). Built in the mid 1800's, the building was originally used as (surprise) a corn exchange. It was converted into shops in the 80's (fetching a strong patronage from counterculture clients) and is currently being renovated (i.e., ruined) into a food plaza. It is a beautiful building.

Electrolier, Victoria Quarter, Leeds

This is an HDR photo of an electrolier hanging inside the Victoria Quarter shopping center in Leeds, UK. This photo is composed of 8 images, shot tripoded and cable released with a 20D and a Canon 10-22 lens, assembled and downsampled with Photoshop CS3. Click to enlarge.

Mossfall

Moss in the cracks between masonry atop a friend's home in Hebden, UK. Click to enlarge.

Idols

Today's photo is of a golden statue of a rather animated Paul from St. Paul's Cathedral in London, UK. Click to enlarge.

R. Mutt

I don't normally take too hard a look at the loo, but this was one of the most visually interesting bathroom installations I've ever seen. Found inside a pub in the middle of nowhere, Cumbria, UK. Click to enlarge.

Minuteman Missile Launch Control Panel, Kimball, NE

Okay, okay, just kidding. This is actually the control panel to a medium sized offset press in England. It did seem like something out of Doctor Evil's secret lair, though.

Penrith Castle

This is an HDR photo of Penrith Castle in Penrith, Cumbria, UK. (Click to enlarge in new window.) The castle was built over a period of around 70 years, between 1399 and 1470 as a protection against those wily Scots. Today, it's only a ruin. This was assembled from 8 photos shot at 1 stop brackets, tripoded and cable locked, on a Canon 20D with a Canon 10-22 lens. It was assembled and downsampled in Photoshop.






Here is one of the 8 photos used to assemble the HDR. This is what the shot looks like without HDR -- as you can see, you entirely lose some of the shadows.



Did I mention I love Cumbria?

Carriage

Candid of bus passengers in Leeds, UK. To view full size (you can't really see much in the thumbnail), give it a click. I don't usually go after candids with my superwide lens, but that's what happens when you only have one camera body and no time to switch to telephoto. :)

Preen

Today's photo is of a duck preening itself in Hebden Water in Hebden, UK (click to enlarge). I liked this one more turned on its side. :) I think more people should experiment with turning pictures on their side -- it can have different effects on the image. For example, doing this to this image completely confuses the sense of perspective; it seems more two dimensional this way.

Layers

A telephoto shot from downtown Edinburgh, Scotland. I like the fashion shop; seems like an odd juxtaposition. Click to enlarge.

Descending

Riding down an escalator in the London Underground. Shot with the Canon 10-22 at 10mm. on a side note, some of the newer tube stops had flat panel video monitors in the escalator stairwells instead of the more traditional paper poster adverts; I have a feeling that in another 10 years, poster adverts in the tube will be a memory of the past.

Yes, Mamn

Jazz, on the tube train from London to The Ridgeway 'burbs. I was a bit surprised just how far out the tube ran; I'm fairly certain one would get by perfectly well in London without owning a car.

Street Seagull, London, 2007

A seagull takes off near the Tower of London. Click to enlarge. (Thanks to Andy T for the heads up :))

Cabin Near Ashness Bridge, Cumbria

My wife and her friend, Becca, stand next to a stone cabin near Ashness Bridge in Cumbria, UK. This is an HDR photo created from 9 photographs, tripoded, converted and downsampled in Photoshop CS3. Props to the girls for holding so still. :)