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I saw the aurora forecast early yesterday evening and later noticed incredible pictures starting to appear on Facebook and Twitter from nearby and further south. It was a last minute decision to head out of the city and try my luck somewhere along the Drymen road.
The Whangie carpark was busy and, although I was delighted to see the aurora visible to the naked eye (the first time I've seen it), I wanted a better view from higher up and further away from car headlights. So instead of lingering I grabbed my camera gear and ran up the hill in the dark.
For about an hour the aurora remained a steady but faint greenish glow in the distance. Then without warning the glow appeared to grow far stronger, jump closer and become more structured, waving and rippling slowly, a vast curtain across the northern horizon blowing in the solar wind.
The display went on like that for 15 or so minutes before fading back to its previous state. I waited for a repeat but eventually gave up when my "torch" (an app on my phone) ran out of battery and I remembered I had work in the morning. So it was back down the hill to the car - not running this time - with only the glow from my camera's LCD screen to guide the way.
Note to self: bring a proper torch next time.
However many times I see the northern lights in the years to come, and I hope to see plenty of them, I won't forget last night in a hurry.
St Mary’s Church, Pakenham, Suffolk - aerial photo
Seen here from the air, St Mary’s Church stands prominently on its rise above the surrounding farmland north of the A14. It’s one of Suffolk’s few cruciform churches, its layout marked by a central tower and projecting transepts — an architectural plan much more often seen in neighbouring Cambridgeshire than in this county.
The story of the building reaches back to around 1100 AD, when a man known simply as Walter founded the original church of nave, tower and chancel. The chancel was extended in the 13th century, and the graceful octagonal belfry — an unusual feature in Suffolk — was added in the 14th. Later still, large Perpendicular windows were opened at the east and west ends during the 15th century, bringing in more light to what had become a substantial medieval church.
By the mid-19th century the structure was in need of attention, and architect Samuel Sanders Teulon undertook a major rebuilding in 1849, recreating the north transept and renewing much of the nave roof. His distinctive Victorian hand can still be seen in the north porch and fittings. A further programme of repair and reordering took place between 1980 and 2007, when the tower was strengthened and the exterior carefully restored.
Inside, the church retains its Norman south doorway and a richly carved medieval font decorated with symbolic creatures — a reminder of the imagination of East Anglian craftsmen. The windows hold stained glass from several periods, from fragments of 15th-century glass to 19th- and early-20th-century work depicting biblical scenes meaningful to this rural community.
Pakenham itself is a remarkable village, unique in England for having both a working windmill and a working watermill still in operation — a living echo of its agricultural past. The church, with its blend of Norman beginnings, medieval development and Victorian renewal, reflects the same spirit of endurance that defines the village around it.
Views of a steel shade structure of woven mesh that covers a large rooftop courtyard area between the University of Arizona’s medical research and bioresearch buildings.
I really like the way we can see many different "landscapes" when we look at the structure in nature.
Macro of the central spine of a peace lily leaf. The image is formed from a stack of around 60 frames to build a detailed impression of the structure and texture of the leaf close where it is changing from green to brown.
The dramatic portico of the U.S Federal Reserve Bank at 101 Market Street in San Francisco, California. This 12-story structure, built in 1982, is located in the financial business district of San Francisco, sometimes referred to as "FiDi". The District is home to the city's largest concentration of corporate headquarters, law firms, banks, savings & loans and other financial institutions.
This photographic image was artistically enhanced using an
application called "Prisma". Prisma transforms normal photos into amazing images that attempt to replicate the human artistic touch. This phone-based app turns photographs into digital art in the style of drawings, watercolors, and paintings.
Root structure of an old tree at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, just north of Half Moon Bay, California.
From my Wild and Weathered Wood collection.
A super cell moves across the Great plains of South Dakota with a cattle ranch below.
Tornado Alley, May 2013.
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These metal and concrete structures line the entrance of the yacht harbour in Oostende. The rust adds a vibrant touch of colour.
To me, there is something sculptural and rhythmic about these structures. You could see it as an accidental piece of industrial art. Nature has added barnacles and seaweed as an extra design element.