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Whinstone Lee Tor, Peak District, UK
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Photographically, Christmas day was looking like the best of the weather forecast. So I delayed Christmas dinner and headed to Whinstone Lee Tor. It doesn't take ling to walk up to here, and during that time there was some lovely light. But, just as I was on the final stretch, the sun dropped into cloud. After that, I only had a few moments of light then I waited for over an hour in the wind before heading back down, glad I'd captured something at least.
This shot was taken from Combestone Tor, which is in the centre of Dartmoor, half way between Hexworthy and Venford Reservoir. It is virtually on the edge of the road, and is the most accessible of all the Dartmoor Tors. There are beautiful views of the valley of the River Dart, with Dartmeet and the remains of its clapper bridge about a mile away to the left of the picture
These outcrops, like the many tors found throughout Dartmoor National Park, are formed through freeze-thaw action over the course of millions of years. Before the Ice Age, when the surrounding land was fertile and covered with trees, water would seep into the bedrock and clean the dirt from above it, exposing it to the elements. When a cooler climate took over and the temperature would rapidly vary over the course of the day, the exposed rock was eroded by the water within it being frozen (and hence expanded) and unfrozen repeatedly.
Combestone Tor is the park’s prime example of such weathering that occurred to most of the land in the area, with much of the process showed in various stages across the rocky face.
The last waypoint on our circular hike at Avon Dam was Black Tor. Coming over the hills from the Bronze Age settlement Rider's Rings we crossed grassland to reach the tor which nicely overlooks the Avon valley. There's some fabulous views in pretty much all directions from up there - the way down to reach the river again was a bit adventurous and not very well marked. Last year we got about 30 ticks by walking through an area like that with lots of fern to cross - this time we were lucky and remained without tick bites.
Having a play with some older images today, this is another one from my trip up to Great Staple Tor on Dartmoor when we had a bit of snow.
This winter has been very disappointing for me so far, I've been hoping for more snow up on Dartmoor so I can get some photos for next winter's edition of Dartmoor Magazine, which I've been asked to be a featured photographer for. So far all we've had this year is high winds, grey skies and rain. I missed the best of the snow as I was down in Cornwall so haven't really had a chance to get out. Fingers crossed Jack Frost will eventually turn up in February and give us a couple of weeks of nice cold winter weather.
Anyway, I'll stop moaning about our climate, Here's another view from the tor with a slightly different composition than the last couple of shots I posted.
White Tor, Derwent Edge, Peak District, UK
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Not an easy shot to take or process, but I thought it was worth a go.
A sunrise photo from Mam Tor.
Just as the sun broke the horizon a bank of low cloud came over, the views were gone shortly after taking this shot.
Upper Tor, Peak District, UK
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I eventually got some light this morning. I was at Ringing Roger for sunrise but low cloud rose up and snuffed it out.
After hanging around in the wind for a while, I carried on to Upper Tor and arrived just as the cloud started to disperse and I got a few moments of light..
Over Owler Tor, Peak District, UK
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A shot from Friday morning looking towards Hope Valley. I have a better composition with better light from a similar position. But I messed up the focus.
Good to bump into Martin Levers and have a chat. It felt like the old days.
I've uploaded a photo from each of the past 4 mornings now. Quite tired.
Epic sunlight illuminates this classic composition of Staple Tor for my first landscape shoot of December 2014. I’m hoping that this is a sign of things to come for the rest of the winter season. Thanks for looking – Mk.
Last night I ventured up to Pew Tor, a scouting trop as it's new Tor for me. The clouds didn't really hang around for sunset but I did get some lovely glow over the trees in the distance so I took some shots with the long lens instead,
Another shot from yesterday's trip up the moors. this is Middle Staple Tor, the second largest of the three tors in this spot. With all the snow and grey skies it has a nice winter feel to it, but the weather yesterday was actually quite pleasant. There was no wind (for a change) and the temperature wasn't as cold as I'd thought it would be. I didn't even have my gloves on!! I just wish I'd had a bit longer out there yesterday instead of having to rush home for work.
Higger tor gets a lot of visitors, on a weekend hundreds of folk walk up from the Fox House,Upper Burbage bridge or Surprise view car parks. This only gives a taste of the area. i like to walk up from from the valley starting at Hathersage on a weekday. When you reach the 1424ft summit rocks it feels like you have climbed a proper hill.
Bodmin Moor
Rough Tor is a tor on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, its summit is 1313 feet above mean sea level, it is the second highest point in Cornwall. The site is made up of a neolithic tor enclosure, a large number of Bronze Age hut circles, some contemporary monuments and an interesting array of rock formations.
This photo was taken looking towards the North Cornwall coast in the direction of Port Isaac, from the highest point we could safely manage to scramble to.
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Ellingen
Das Pleinfelder Tor ist das letzte existierende Stadttor der ehemaligen Stadtbefestigung der Stadt Ellingen.
Auf dem höchsten Punkt der Ellinger Altstadt befindet sich der Torturm, der von zwei Rundtürmchen flankiert wird. Das massive Pleinfelder Tor ist mit dem Wappen des Deutschen Ordens geschmückt. Im Tor befinden sich heute ein Heimatmuseum und ein Spielzeugmuseum.
Horsehill Tor, a hill at the western end of Edale. The zigzag paths on the hill are likely old 'sledways' which were used when bringing peat down to the valley which was cut on the high moorland. This practice occured until the railway was brought through the valley when coal became the preferred source of fuel.
White Tor, Derwent Edge, Peak District, UK
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All about the light... and shadow.
Sembrano non curarsi molto del transito di questo treno cisterne, le mucche che popolano il prato del "villico" di St. Jodok. Titolare una doppia con le immancabili Taurus
A recent sunrise photo from Higger Tor in the Peak District.
I came across this composition while trying to get out of the wind which was very cold considering the time of year.
Eventually the sun broke and started to add some colour in the sky.
The tower of St.Michael's is all that remains of the second Church dedicated to St. Michael, on the top of Glastonbury Tor. An earlier C11th timber church was destroyed by an earthquake on 11th. September 1275. The second St Michael's Church was built in the C14th by Abbot Adam of Sodbury, incorporating the foundations of the previous building. Its likely that the Monastery of St Michael on the Tor was a daughter house of Glastonbury Abbey. This Church survived until Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539 when it was demolished, although for some reason the tower was left standing. Glastonbury Tor stands 158m above the surrounding Somerset Levels. Archeological excavations in 1892 revealed evidence of human occupation of the site going back at least 5,000 years. The Tor features prominently in the mythology of King Arthur. Taken with a 1981 Polaroid SX-70 Land Camera Supercolor Autofocus on Polaroid (TIP) film. 'RoidWeek Autumn 2022 Day 3,Photo 1.
The view across Hathersage Moor to Hiigger Tor from the gritstone of Over Owler Tor on a morning where the sunrise colours never lived up to their promise.
Die Festung Lichtenau geht auf eine mittelalterliche Wasserburg zurück. 1406 kaufte Nürnberg den Ort und die Burg Lichtenau von Friedrich II. von Heideck. Durch die Lage Lichtenaus als taktischer Vorposten der Reichsstadt Nürnberg innerhalb des Territoriums der Markgrafen von Brandenburg-Ansbach kam es in der Geschichte häufig zu Spannungen und zu Zerstörungen während kriegerischer Auseinandersetzungen. (Wikipedia)