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As I have an artificial right knee, I pondered a while how I was going to get down the side of this river bank. I had visited the day before but as I was without my trusty walking cane I didn't feel confident enough to attempt it. And I so wanted a shot of these waterfalls looking straight on to them. As I stood there pondering, I inadvertently knocked my Walking cane in to the river! I wasn't sure how deep the water would be or if the rocks would be too slippy, however, in order to rescue my Cane before the river got chance to whisk it away in the current, I scrambled down quickly enough to retrieve it. Only after doing so did I suffer the pain in my knee! Serves me right for even considering such a dangerous manoeuvre on my own!
I hope you'll agree the whole painful sacrifice was worth it! I love waterfalls!
This stunning Sea Arch is located on the Crohy Head peninsula of Donegal, Ireland. You could very easily drive past this road side cliff without ever knowing what lay beneath. Typically more of a sun set location I decided to make the trip for a sunrise shot yesterday morning.
On the way there it was apparent that I would not get any nice colours with the sky filled with thick cloud. I parked the car and scrambled down the very steep and slippy hill to reach sea level.
This is truly a stunning place but I really struggled to get a composition that I liked as the tide was on its way out leaving behind a very cluttered scene with huge abundance of rocks and boulders everywhere.
Having made a 120 mile round trip I felt I wanted to give it ago anyway. A location I will certainly revisit again but will plan this to have the water higher with the hope of being able to frame something a bit more pleasing next time.
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And beyond the timeless meadows and emerald pastures, the rabbit holes and moss-covered oak and rowan trees and the "slippy sloppy" houses of frogs, the woodland....
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This was one of those will it, wont it sunsets. There was a bank of cloud that wasn't supposed to be there according to the apps, but it cleared just in time for sunset thankfully.
Great to be out with my good friend Oli and met up with another local tog who was out for the first time after 6 weeks recovering from a hip replacement operation. It was safe to say that at 78 yrs old with a new hip he went nowhere near the slippy rocks but still got some great shots from angles I've never seen before.
Ardessie Falls are spectacular waterfalls situated on the mountain-side below An Teallach and Sail Mor.
When the falls are in spate, this is very impressive. Climb up the muddy path on either side of the falls and follow the path as it leads up the side of the waterfall. Above the waterfall at the road there is another fall of about 40 feet. Higher up, the waterfall splits into two, with wide flat rocks visible in the centre – it is possible to cross the falls, but care should be taken as the rocks can be wet and slippy. The waterfalls here are spectacular – water gushing fast and furiously round rocks and down deep gullies in a series of rapids.
Soft kitty, warm kitty
Little ball of fur
Happy kitty, slippy kitty
Pur pur pur..............The Big Bang Theory
Thanks to Evie Shaffer/Pexels for the texture and thanks to Lucy for being a perfect model.
Sunset at the Crohy Arch in Co. Donegal
it was very chalenging to get down to that arch, slippy slope plus very slippy rocks but worth on the end, exceptional place.
Also known as Trwyn Du Lighthouse stands at 29m tall in the eastern extremity of Anglesey North Wales, The Lighthouse has a stepped-base designed to discourage the huge upsurge of waves that had afflicted earlier lighthouses on the site and reduce the force of the water at the bottom of the tower.
When we arrived the tide was out leaving lots of green moss and extremely slippy rocks. I was walking for no more than about 1 minute before i flipped up and landing flat on my back thankfully nothing more than a few bruises and a cut on the arm as i left the camera gear in the car to have a look around first.
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This is the tide breaker located at New Brighton Merseyside, but climbing onto it with my camera and tripod was challenging at best...It was really slippy and neck breakingly risky...The things we do to get that shot. Lol.
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You guessed it - somewhere along our walk around Lake Vrynwy . HFF :))
Well, the heavy snow didn't fall here - we have just a dusting of icing sugar!! How disappointing - I do like snow!
This narrow pathway is right at the edge of the lake, a bit slippy, muddy & wet in parts.
You have to watch how you walk!
As I neared the summit of Parkhouse, I saw the only other soul out on this area, stood on the summit. He had a small dog with him and I presumed he had made the climb up from the (West) Chrome Hill side as I hadn't seen anyone making the climb up on the East side from Glutton Bridge.
I took this shot, showing the final slope and the shapely Chrome Hill behind the walker, before I joined him on the top. The climb up was pretty slippy and I asked him how things were on the West side before I started the descent. He said, "oh that's much worse, it's lethal"! Hmm, not what I wanted to hear from the "Dragonslayer".
These hills are often referred to as the "Dragons Back", as they are Carboniferous Reef Knolls from ancient sea beds. The resistant Limestone has been left to form these shapely beasts with the softer sedimentary rocks that surrounded these ancient coral reefs having been eroded away.
pose: [west end] poses - Ohhh sh... (bento female fatpack)
"Drive boy dive boy
Dirty numb angel boy
In the doorway boy
She was a lipstick boy
She was a beautiful boy"
Off the tripod, balancing on slippy rocks with overflowing wellys! Lets just say I got wet and so did everything else trying to get this close up of the falls.
Seasons meet each other. Mostly it means gloomy days, slippy roads, uncomfortable feelings. But it also brings some nice conditions that we may photograph.
Again the high bank of Nemda river in my region. First warm rays of October sun touch the frosty grass.
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Located on the Antrim coast of N. Ireland this is the first image I have shot at this popular area, instead of going for the iconic harbor shot I decided to take a little walk on round the cove to see what else I could find. Stumbling over a few slippy rocks I found something interesting, The water was pretty calm on this cold wet morning so I needed to be patient and wait it out until a wave finally reached the rocks at my feet.
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This stunning Sea Arch is located on the Crohy Head peninsula of Donegal, Ireland. You could very easily drive past this road side cliff without ever knowing what lay beneath. Typically more of a sun set location I decided to make the trip for a sunrise shot yesterday morning.
On the way there it was apparent that I would not get any nice colours with the sky filled with thick cloud. I parked the car and scrambled down the very steep and slippy hill to reach sea level.
This is truly a stunning place but I really struggled to get a composition that I liked as the tide was on its way out leaving behind a very cluttered scene with huge abundance of rocks and boulders everywhere.
Having made a 120 mile round trip I felt I wanted to give it ago anyway. A location I will certainly revisit again but will plan this to have the water higher with the hope of being able to frame something a bit more pleasing next time.
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A bitterly cold day in the Peak District, but now I'm acclimatised to the cold after the autumnal warmth of Spain, I made the full traverse of Parkhouse and Chrome Hills yesterday.
I took this shot on my way back down from Chrome, but I wasn't going to attempt the climb and descent of `Parkhouse" again on my return to Earl Sterndale.
The climb up Parkhouse wasn't too bad at first, but whilst the slope was icy, the top quarter inch of any soil areas was soft and it was sticking to the bottom of my Boots making things treacherously slippy. The descent you can see on the distant ridge of Parkhouse was lethal with the steep drop off either side. It certainly concentrated my mind with my heavy camera rucksack not helping my nimble steps on the slippery knife edge limestone rocks.
Anyway I survived the slithering descent and had a lovely day out and I only saw one other hardy walker with his dog. This sheep grazing amongst the snowy grass seemed oblivious to my presence, as I took in this wonderful view of the Peak District Dragon Back!
This stunning Sea Arch is located on the Crohy Head peninsula of Donegal, Ireland. You could very easily drive past this road side cliff without ever knowing what lay beneath. Typically more of a sun set location I decided to make the trip for a sunrise shot yesterday morning.
On the way there it was apparent that I would not get any nice colours with the sky filled with thick cloud. I parked the car and scrambled down the very steep and slippy hill to reach sea level.
This is truly a stunning place but I really struggled to get a composition that I liked as the tide was on its way out leaving behind a very cluttered scene with huge abundance of rocks and boulders everywhere.
Having made a 120 mile round trip I felt I wanted to give it ago anyway. A location I will certainly revisit again but will plan this to have the water higher with the hope of being able to frame something a bit more pleasing next time.
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Situated at the top of Birchen Bank Wood, Woodhead, Derbyshire. Once you reach the end of the path you have to cross the stream. From that point it is a tricky climb over wet and slippy boulders before you get to the waterfall. Winter or early Spring or after prolonged heavy rain are the best times to go. But be careful!
we're going to catch a big one!
What a foggy day!
We're not scarded.
Uh-uh! Pebbles!
Big, slippery pebbles.
We can't go over it.
We can't go under it.
We've got to go through it!
Oh no!
Slippy Slidey!
Slippy Slidey!
Slippy Slidey!
Jurassic Coast - you're wonderful!
This is the river Dart at Dartmeet Devon UK - clicked a few years ago now, but the moment I saw the fotos on my hard drive I was Instantly reminded of the tricky and slippy terrain and the fabulous ancient woodland one has to clamber through to get to this little cascade.
Stop on my way to photoclub tonight, there were some kind of fine brown mud on all rocks, it was really slippy.
Bit light painting with my drone. Tina lighting the jetty boards up with the magic wand very slippy when it's frosty
Another shot from my walk on Wednesday down the Afon Mellte in the Brecon Beacons. I've called this Taking chances a track by Sharon van Etten, as I slipped over shortly after this and nearly ended up in the river while clutching the tripod and camera in my hand. It's all part of the fun, but some of these rocks are so slippy! This shot is for Adriana Aprati who dedicated a beautiful waterfall shot to me yesterday.
First snow dusting.
Snow through the holes on a rubber mat
on the balcony!!!
January 17th 2023
Talsarnau or Talsamau is a village and community in the Ardudwy area of Gwynedd in Wales. Its population was 525 in 2001, and had increased to 550 at the 2011 Census. The village of Talsarnau is situated on the A496 coastal road between Maentwrog and Harlech, close to the hamlets of Eisingrug and Llandecwyn.
This is the section of Ripon Canal , north Yorkshire between Nicholson and Renton's Bridges
Though sunny the temperature was hovering around freezing and this well walked path was quiet and very slippy underfoot. Very thin ice can be seen on the water in sheltered places.
To the left over the hedge is the Ripon City Wetlands Nature Reserve
Into the hole, i do go
Under me, the steps they flow
Tempting me, so very deep
Into the mist, slippy and steep
Where in the hole, now does wait
The beautiful feel of sweet fate
That does stroke my excited skin
As i slip and slide within
Over the steps, that slowly flow
Out from the hole, where i do go
Crohy Head in the north west coast of Ireland in County Donegal is mostly known for its amazing Sea Arch but with other stunning rock formations hours can just disappear here. Having made the steep decline down the precarious cliff the immediate temptation is to turn right and shoot the arch from the best most common angle but taking a turn left opens up so much more which I have not seen a lot of images from.
This double arch really caught my attention but found it hard to shoot, trying to get a composition meant having to navigate over a number of ridiculously slippy rocks which made me and my camera pretty nervous.
Just standing watching here for a short time you got to see just how scary and rough the sea is. Although it was a fairly calm day every now and then a huge wave would thump its way around the rocks with a deafening bang.
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Bloody slippy these with the moss on, lucky for me my balance is good and I stayed on the drier rocks
Wild Otter on The River Don - a bit slippy here
What an absolutely brilliant day, we were treated to 3 hours of fishing, preening fun and frolics.
We were delighted to see this mother and daughter happily fishing and playing on the banks of the river.... such a treat so close to the city.
The Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra), also known as the European otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter, and Old World otter, is a semiaquatic mammal native to Eurasia. The most widely distributed member of the otter subfamily (Lutrinae) of the weasel family (Mustelidae), it is found in the waterways and coasts of Europe, many parts of Asia, and parts of northern Africa. The Eurasian otter has a diet mainly of fish, and is strongly territorial. It is endangered in parts of its range, but recovering in others.
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One of my first attempt at playing around with filters.
Because the filters were cheap, they produced a purple haze, either love it or hate it!
Ive posted a couple of images from this location. It was one of the last places I visited before COVID hit the UK.
Anyone who has been to these falls, which are pretty much underneath the Trinnacle, knows that its merely a trickle most of the year. I decided to visit after a lot of winter rainfall and it was in good flow.
Anyone who's been here will also know that its a bit of scramble to the falls and the rocks around the falls are so slippy its pretty hair raising knowing where to put your feet!
As I was making my way along some slippy rocks to take a picture of Lysekil's lighthouse *points 3 pictures to the right in my photostream* I saw a sailing boat powering through the narrow gap between the mainland and the small island of Humlesäcken. At the speed he was going at he was either an accomplished sailor, or rather foolish as there wasn't much room for error. Quickly dug out the camera and snapped a few shots before the moment was passed.
This was the view of Chrome Hill as I had successfully descended the most treacherous bit of the Parkhouse ridge (mainly on my derriere). My Scarpa Manta boots had a coating of sticky mud on their Vibram soles, which meant staying upright on the slippy limestone quite impossible. There wasn't enough snow and ice for crampons, so I have now ordered some micro-spikes for situations like this in the future.
It was strange to see the Peak District's "Dragon Back Ridge" coated by snow and ice on the North faces, with the South sides being cleared by days of winter sun. I think the effect accentuates the shape of this wonderful reef feature. Hence the pun on "winter chrome-plating"!
It was quite an exhilarating little trek, in fact I found the Parkhouse descent quite embarrassing, having scaled many a peak in the Alps, I have never before had to slither around like a geriatric sloth on a descent from a hill. I'm just glad there were no others around to watch it!
You can see from this shot and another I will post at some point, how exposed this little ridge is. You certainly get a lot of excitement from this Hill and the view of Chrome is just great from here.
My first foray out in 2023 saw me "marching monsoonal" around the Yorkshire Dales. At times the conditions were quite atrocious with poor visibility and torrential rain. In the odd weather breaks, I managed to get some waterfall shots I had not done before, after all it was only fit for waterfall shots in these conditions.
Here is a curious little falls, in full spate in the village of Wensley. I confess they took a little bit of finding too! They are tucked away behind what used to be an old watermill, it still has its water-wheel in situ, but sadly non-functioning.
The water levels made getting this shot quite precarious with the fast flowing waters and slippy, mossy, rocks making the descent down to this spot a little challenging. I think the best composition would be on the other side of the water, but that was impossible with this level of water. Glad I found this, though, it made a nice shot with the road tunnel as a backdrop, certainly one to revisit, now I know how to find it!
I did enjoy the first day out of 2023, even if conditions were challenging and I certainly had the place to myself, more or less!