Note the "new" walkway in the background.

The "new" walkway.

After Spiritbird's image of despair I recalled this image which I captured after making a donation and getting permission from the subject.

More of my images may be seen by clicking here.

At the risk of being ridiculed for the amateur photography, here's my contribution to La Spice's nursery rhyme challenge

More images at www.lochnessimages.com

This image was captured yesterday driving over the mountains near Glencoe with no knowledge of the up coming challenge; otherwise I might have chosen larger figures. La Spice please note the red jacket !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just for fun - take a photo to illustrate a Nursery Rhyme

Little Polly Flinders

Sat among the cinders,

Warming her pretty little toes.

Her mother came and caught her,

And whipped her little daughter,

For spoiling her nice, new clothes.

In Chelsea the architecture is very unique and diverse old with new
This Bistro has been many things over the years
A book shop /A hairdressers/ now a Bistro....
I pass it every day and the chef is always standing outside smoking....
Every afternoon.... there he is.... He always smiles and says hello
But I have never been inside.... too expensive!!!
But I always Admire from afar.... then nip into Macdonalds for a fish burger and a hot choc...

Snaps Factor 4 has been announced. All are welcome to join in. Check the Snapsfactor blog for other details

The rules.

Below is the title of the Snaps factor 4 photograph competition.
Take a photo which somehow relates in your mind to the title
You have until Friday 7th November to send me your photo.
It must be a photo you have taken
Anyone can enter up to the date (even if they haven't already given in a name), but you can only enter one photo. Try not to get yourself in the photo.
Please don't post your photo on your own blog so that voters can vote just for the photo. They are to be anonymous
Send me your photograph to cj592@btinternet.com Make sure you add your blogger name to the post
After the deadline date, I will post all the photos and you can rank your favourites

The title for this Snapsfactor is....... Halloween

Don't stare at me!

MY SISTER'S PET WITH A CLEFT LIP AND NOSE!

A GARDEN IN CRETE

I took this photo a couple of months ago. I'm currently using it as the wallpaper in my mobile phone.

This was from an earlier trip to Duck Island at Columbian Park in Lafayette Indiana.

This is my Son and BA. They really love each other

I adore the architecture and the raw earthy mystery that lies beyond....

From this magnificent shadow of splendour is an eye stretching panorama.....

A souvenier from Crete.

Here are a couple of short videos showing the effects that can be achieved using stop-motion photography, with a short depth of field setting and tilt-shift lenses...

I love the way that an almost 'world-in-miniature' effect can be achieved...

The North Wind Blew South from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Beached from Keith Loutit on Vimeo.

Blands Cliff, a steep cobbled street built in the 1760's by the Quaker merchant John Bland leads from the main town of Scarborough down to the sea. Professional artists began the project of painting murals on the walls in 2002 and will be continuing over the next few years, adding more paintings and sculptural work, helping to regenerate the old town of Scarborough.

For more on Blands Cliff click here

Both The Moon And The Owl Show Deepness Beyond.... Wise.... Reflective.... Queitly Domain.

And greys!

These are three consecutive shots taken this afternoon from the exact same spot but in three different directions. What a mixture!

The club organiser suggested captioning this image as Air Control required.

Click the picture to enlarge it.

Cheers, Tom.

The boat that I row won't cross no ocean
The boat that I row won't get me there soon
But I got the love if you got the notion
The boat that I row's big enough for two
Me and you

If anybody wants to see my London images please click here and then on the London tab.

Come out ... Be Brave....?
Beauty around you ....will change...
Seeming gentle.
But still ever changing...
return to your shell your protection...
Your sheild.

Images of attractive models captured on London's South Bank and Musicians playing at Covent Garden Market may be viewed at www.lochnessimages.com

More images taken on a visit to London may be viewed under the London tab when you click here.

When I was a child I recall my Father repeatedly saying ' It's safe as
houses'.
That statement would be ironical now in the new straightened economic circumstances.

More new images taken in London are posted on my web site seen by clicking here and going to the London tab.

Love the buzz of Brighton... in contrast love the tranquility of the sunseting.
And the night begins....

.......waking up to this

Have a lovely day and Happy Birthday and big hugs to Davidjohn

(click it to enlarge it)

Strange to see an image like this.

Tom.

P.S. Sorry about the lamp-post!

Click it to enlarge it.

Cheers, Tom.

I was surprised to find this rose hanging on. (shame it's a bit out of focus).

 Photo taken from Haddon Hall in Derbyshire.

Walnut

It was delicious!

Tomorrow I'll be going back with a carrier bag!!!

Energy, glow, magical in many ways!!

Have a drink on us. We've been nationalised today but the Champagne lifestyle must go on ! More images at www.lochnessimages.com

I was prompted to make this post by a comment that jenray made on my blog here. This is as good a time as any to remind photographer’s again of their rights. As long as you’re on public property or a public highway and you aren’t behaving so as to cause a breach of the peace or obstructing the highway, then you are legally entitled to photograph almost anything or anyone you like. A tripod has been construed as an obstruction in the past.

There are some restrictions regarding some public parks and squares and some particularly sensitive buildings that you should be aware of. Photographing police officers is perfectly legal. See this:

No-one has the right to ask you to delete any images, and your equipment can only be confiscated if you are arrested by a police officer. If you are on private property such as a shopping centre, you can be asked to leave the premises, but they may not confiscate your equipment, may not ask you to delete pictures and may only use “reasonable force” if you resist their demands and/or continue photographing.

But having said all that, some sense is required. If you stand on the pavement with a 300mm telephoto lens shooting into a children’s playground, you can expect trouble.

This site has a good summary of the legal situation:

http://www.urban75.org/photos/photographers-rights-and-the-law.html

This is the UK Photographer’s Rights website (they have a very useful pdf summary of the situation):

http://www.sirimo.co.uk/ukpr.php

Cheers, Tom.

MORNING PERSPECTIVE!

A NEW HOPE ON EARLY MORN.

Hi my name is Sarah Appleby and I am looking for anyone who is interested in doing some wedding photos for me? The wedding isn't until next year but like most doing it on a budget so we're just looking to see if there is anyone out there who might be interested I figure it could help you as much as us build up a portfolio etc... and payment of course. Well get back to me either on this is email me sarah_31@hotmail.co.uk

Thanks

Sarah

I took this picture a short while ago. What do you reckon it is of? You really need to click the picture to see the larger version to stand much of a chance.

Cheers, Tom.

http://www.forgottenrelics.co.uk/bridges/gallery/conisbrough.html

Honestly, I didn't throw him. This picture catches Dan mid-leap for his ball. (click the picture to enlarge it)

Cheers, Tom.

Dazzled by the autumn colours in the sunlight today on the way to the pub.

x

I love the sound of waterfalls and view nature's raw beauty!

Prompted by Seasideman's posting

These photos were taken at Scarborough earlier this year.

found this mysterious combined fruit plant in my garden this morning...

It would have been rude not to have taken lots of photos today!

These are a couple of photos taken on my recent holiday in France. Usually I find night photos a bit hit and miss but I am quite pleased with these.

The Hotel de Ville (Town Hall), Arras

The Pont de St Laurent over theRiver Saone at Macon

most of the conkers fell off without forming.

Daisies

Hi to everybody...here's today's sky outside...just two lonely little clouds against a lovely blue sky...an Indian summer at last... They were actually sort of sandy coloured but couldn't catch that...now they've gone completely...there's a few daubs of grubby cloud now..HLOL...very strange...

Great big hugs...

Love, HorC
xx

The trees are bare, the nuthatch perched.....
Natural beauty in all seasons!

That's what it was called. I assume it was a folly as there did not appear to be any special use for it.

 Took this a few Sunday's ago at Melbourne in Derbyshire.

Hi to everybody...looked out of the window about half an hour ago and thought the clouds looked really lovely so snapped them...they've gone now and become bigger and less defined...click on it to see larger image...

GBHs..

Autumn is the eternal corrective, it is ripneness and colour and a time of maturity;
but it is also breath and distance.
Indeed Autum is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.....
" Thy bounty shines in autumn unconfined and spends a common feast for all that lives.

Prefer ducks to pigs!!!(private joke)
No jokes about eating duck....I'll be highly offended!!!!
An insight to know that they feed on "Lotus" seeds and water vegetation.

I took these yesterday at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) in Watford. For those who have not seen Dam Busters (where the hell have you been) this is where the testing was carried on the explosive used in the dam duster raid, has the plaque states.

Pyracantha or Firethorn is a very popular shrub that grows in abundance. Usually the berries are red dark orange or even yellow. I've never seen these colours before.

Here it is for you aspiring cooks:

To extract the juice, boil pound of berries in 3/4 cup of water for one minute. Strain the juice through clean cloth. To one cup juice, add one teaspoon lemon juice and package powdered pectin. Bring it to hard boil; add 3/4 cup sugar and continue boiling for 1 minute, stirring constantly. Pour into hot, sterilized jars.

You can't see me on the bus....But I'm giving you all a wave!!!

Spanish Cathedral doors

I know, it rained all day in most parts of the UK, in Glasgow it was a perefect day in Rouken Glen park.

The puddle is a left over from Saturday.

A lovely tree, and, more importantly, an ice cream van.

More up to date images of the North York Moors Railway will be posted at www.lochnessimages.com
It is well worth visiting and travelling on this railway and giving it your support.

Sorry about the poor composition of this picture and the wonky horizon, but the only way I could take it was with my camera balanced on a post for 8 seconds and so I didn't have much directional control. But it does at least show how clear the night is and how bright the moon. It gets bigger if you click on it.

Cheers, Tom.

Waves flow through me bringing flowers into bloom, in sunlight and gentle rain,
Warming the damp earth, filling the pockets of darkness until they turn inside out and seeds fall,germinate,send shoots to the stars which burst into showers of gold,..........

Set the night sky aglow, then drift into butterflys waltzing with the petals,billowing in summer breezes..........

rest in ferns by the wondering stream,murmuring among stones
ancient sounds that have always been
always will be.

I posted this on my blog the other day and someone said I should post it here .

Image captured in a hard to reach Station Levisham on the North York Moors Railway. The Railway is well worth a visit especially if Sir Nigel Gresley or The Duke of Gloucester are running.
More images will shortly appear at www.lochnessimages.com

No, not the popular blogger

Snow hasn't hit the lower parts of north-eastern Bavaria just yet but it was pretty icy this morning after a dark, cloudless night.

You can find a few more photos on my Webshots homepage

an old tree that grows through the stone wall

This photo of the past still holds true...I try to retain a healthy aura....

"A space opens....I open to....Like a flower!!!

Flowers: symbol's of new beginnings

this proud man is my Dad...
He's great indeed, he asked me to photo him with his car

Credit Crunch

  Just a quickly penned poem did it in the last 10 minutes so not my best.
 I will try a photo too

THE DESERT AND SPIRITUALITY:
The desert has a strong relationship with spiritual quests.
The desert itself invokes images of vast expanse, where man may be alone to commune with the higher power and forces of nature.
For the "Sufi poet Rumi" poetry about the desert was an allegory for a spiritual quest of the soul journeying into the infinite.
" I learned to live for now
I learned to enjoy the beaches
and let life come as it may"

Just some other pictures of views that I like, comments appreciated....

outside the park

in the park

its been a while since i was last here. My sight has deterirated to a very low level now. but iv not given up on photography or my other art. iv just adpated. what i do now is get the settings how i want them to capture the feel of the area around me then i hold the camera at arms lenght and just click. I cant see what iv captured till i get home and blow it up big on my computor

heres a couple of pics iv taken over the past couple of weeks.

Saharan sunrise:
" Morning has broken.... like the first morning"....

I'm sure davidjohn will get lots of fabulous photos for his latest challenge THE CREDIT CRUNCH.... maybe really arty shots of Banks and pictures of the Bradford and Bingley bowler hat logo or whatever.

Click to enlarge

I was trying to write a poem on the credit crunch but am a useless poet when it occurred to me that an image telling the story would be quite tricky and make a good topic for a challenge. If anybody is interested let's give it two weeks and see if any exciting shots appear on the photoblog. Below is my attempt at a poem on the subject; please will somebody else try it.

Depression.

The credit crunch
Not a morsel you can munch
Financial markets pointing down
Serious matter to make you frown.

Both shares and pension
Cause enormous tension
If you've still got money
Spend it quickly on your honey.

If you rely on plastic
And your spending is fantastic
Think it over again and again
For your sanity to retain.

 Another eirie statue taken at Melbourne Hall, think it was just the way the light was catching it and the unusual colour of the stone that attracted me to it.

I love sunsets and sunrises and the moon and the stars, some of it is just to do with the beauty of the sky and a celebration of the universe (Yup I am a bit of a hippy I am afraid), some of it is symbolic of my belief I s'pose, so it is a spiritual thing. But at this time of the year when that "winter feeling" descends upon me seeing their beauty is literally a life saver. This week has been the last week when I will see my house in the daylight during the week, next week I will leave in the dark and return in the dark, so to witness such a beautiful and prolonged sunset like last night is a gift from nature that I will treasure.

In other news there is one more day AFTER today to go before the weekend which is disappointing because when I woke up I thought it was Friday. Not sure why I am so disorientated. I have been off site at work twice this week, so perhaps that is what is wrong.

Hope you all have a good day.

XX

This one

Snapped in Valladolid in September 08

Men at work giving the final touches

More of these pics on my blog

This one

I like the way the setting sun is reflecting of the tower block in the middle of the piccy.

It was nice being at "the beach" this evening.
X

And this is where I found myself at sunset tonight so I thought I would share it with you.

Apologies for the image quality, it was taken one handed on my mobile while eating a chocolate dream cake Krispy Kreme Donut with the other hand and it was a trifle windy so there is some camera shake.

X

Ok, it was a long time in coming, but here's my self portrait complete with new hairdo, so good excuse to take the picture lol.

This last photo is off route from the Henna fields a place called La Roseraie

Scenes of beauty....A close up and a landscape. Two colours creating two stunning photos.