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A curiously named waterfall to be found at the head of a narrow valley on Belmont Moor.
I had been here once before about 6 years ago, but the whole area has been deforested since. It was quite difficult to get to these falls with all the debris and felled trees. The falls themselves were obscured and I actually took this through the branches and trunks of felled trees lying across the front of the falls, hence the offset composition!
First visit here.
Spoke with a friend last night and a planned weekend reading Hilary Mantel's final installment of Wolf Hall turned into a three hour sleep, a 04:15 start, and a mad dash down the A55.
I was watching the sky the whole way and it was looking angry but perfect. I think I must've mimicked some of that anger when we hit the 40mph average speed roadworks, with zero cones and zero workmen for what seemed like 20 miles. I probably muttered a few choice words, especially when every McDonalds on the way was closed and I'd not had a morning coffee. Hell hath no fury like an Adrian without his morning coffee.
I normally do a fair bit of research before going to a new place but didn't have any time so had no idea what to expect. I knew I wanted to take the cliched shot of the boats tied up but had no idea how long the walk was. 06:10 with the sky on fire and sunrise at 06:11 and we were still a good 5 miles away plus however long the walk took.
Fortunately the sky just got more and more intense and we soon realised we were in for an absolute treat. Sat Nav took us to the parking spot and the walk from the Western edge of the lake down to the boats is only a 200m stroll with a couple gates to negotiate.
The wind was ridiculous, gusting to 60 mph as the Easterly blew down the valley directly in our faces.
I'd had visions of it being still and tranquil with low mist on the lake and a little colour in the sky like the fantastic shots I've seen of here. I tried a few long exposures but the boats were far too blurry and the wind had whipped up waves that were actually breaking. Pretty sure it's unusual for an Easterly to be blowing here and the mountains on either side acted as a funnel so we felt the full force of the venturi effect.
Spent about an hour being battered and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it but we opted not to make the walk around the lake, instead retiring to the safety of the car and making a hugely welcoming brew.
Very testing conditions and frozen to the marrow but what a fantastic location.
I wanted to get the three bridges together with all three bridges landing and looking north. So I've named them the "Three Sisters" The weather was ideal yesterday with the low cloud base giving me the opportunity for a long exposure, I hope you enjoy my images, thanks again for taking the time to view and comment. The blurb and credits below was sourced from Wikipedia.
The Forth Bridge is a cantilever railway bridge across the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland, 9 miles (14 kilometres) west of Edinburgh City Centre. It is considered an iconic structure and a symbol of Scotland (having been voted Scotland's greatest man-made wonder in 2016), and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Forth Road bridge, opened in 1964, spans the Firth of Forth, connecting Edinburgh, at Queensferry, to Fife, at North Queensferry. It replaced a centuries-old ferry service to carry vehicular traffic, cyclists and pedestrians across the Forth
The Queensferry Crossing is a road bridge in Scotland. It was built alongside the existing Forth Road Bridge and carries the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth between Edinburgh, at South Queensferry, and Fife, at North Queensferry, (courtesy of Wikipedia}
Yesterday they started major roadworks to the bridge, however, there were no major problems during the morning peak after the Queensferry Crossing had closed to southbound traffic for resurfacing work. Motorists travelling towards Edinburgh from Fife have been diverted onto the Forth Road Bridge while 15 metres of tarmac on the crossing is replaced.
It still looks beautiful from this standpoint
Seen on a water feature in the Octagon incenter of our city.
Again sunny here, have a good day and thanks for swimming by.
These calla lillies were photographed early in the morning, in my garden. I use my cedar hedge as a background.
A group of buildings known as 'The Three Graces' on Liverpool Waterfront. They are from left to right, the Royal Liver Building, the Cunard Building and the Port of Liverpool Building.
Southbound Acela 2121, a New York-Washington train, overtakes an NJT commuter train making its stop at Elizabeth. In the distance, the rear of train 134 can be seen heading north toward Newark. I believe the NJT train was 3719 for Jersey Avenue.
Another view over the Three Sisters and Jamison valley at sunrise.
It's a view of which I never tire.
A cozy cuddle this morning. I’m very tired after Thanksgiving. I tried to cook and keep it simple but probably overdid it.
We had rain and overcast conditions the whole day yesterday... but we got three minutes of great light at sunset.
Fortunately I was in the right place at the right time to be able to capture it... in the middle of a wheat field, on a farm near Durbanville.
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm at 10mm, aperture of f11, with a 1/15th second exposure.
Click here to check out my Vertorama tutorial.
Lucretia and Thing enjoy hanging with the dogs around the fireplace in the evening.
Blythe a Day: Three Dog Night
This fireplace was a garage sale dream! The seller barely had anything left, but this was sitting there on a table waiting for me. I have been wanting to make a fireplace like this for Blythe - can't beat finding one for $2! It was a wall hanging originally. I added some brick scrapbook paper. I may repaint it when I get around to it.
Doll: Silent Lucretia Blythe
Robe: Ebay
Dogs: Barbie 1980s
Chair: Sindy ($1 from a doll show)
Fireplace: $2 garage sale last week
Phone: flea market find
Fire: made by me from hot glue, sticks, and a votive
Floor: made by me
black bench: thrift store find repainted
Walls: wrapping paper from the thrift store
Red wooden cabinet: garage sale find repainted
Lantern: Hobby Lobby
Skull: My son 3D printed it
Three strands unwinding from a piece of synthetic rope.
The Cordage Institute defines a strand as "the largest individual element used in the final rope making process and obtained by joining and twisting together several yarns or groups of yarns."
They also define dozens of other terms of importance to those in the rope business.
Approximately 1.5:1 reproduction ratio (24mm edge to edge). The full rope is about 5mm or 3/8" across.
Three Gentoo Penguins in a row on the rocks of Cuverville Island in Antarctica.
Read my blog post about this penguin colony: Antarctica – Penguin Colony on Cuverville
We had a really enjoyable visit to Berwick upon Tweed whilst we were on holiday. We walked along the River Tweed to the Royal Border Bridge which you can see in the distance. It is a Grade I listed railway viaduct built between 1847 and 1850. The bridge in the middle is the Royal Tweed Bridge built between 1925 and 1928 and finally the bridge in the foreground is Berwick Bridge, known as The Old Bridge. It is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624, so no wonder it is called The Old Bridge
Models - Riley McLean, Annie Ogren, Kaya Muller
Check out our Behind the Scenes video on this shoot at - youtu.be/XJI2A4Zk9zY
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