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[ArkAngel]

Knaresborough, looking out towards the Vale of York

 

[Big G]

Knaresborough, looking out towards the Vale of York

Lovely part of the country, done quite a few roofing jobs out that way.

 

[brancho]

The view from my upstairs window yesterday morning (the only time of year I'm up early enough to do sunrises!)

Very nice shot and such a short distance to travel for it.

 

[brancho]

I was in the area so I stopped by at Blea Tarn for some shots. The water was frozen and the reflections were good but the light was not great.



Blea tarn 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A long exposure


Blea tarn 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[Reno Lewis]

This one was taken a while back, but I've never shown it.

 

[brancho]

This one was taken a while back, but I've never shown it.

Nice shots Reno
You live in a nice part of the world too.

 

[brancho]

A recent trip to the beach

Parton sunset LE by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[brancho]

Here are a few shots from yesterday. After I got up off night shift I went to the harbour to shoot some waves.

There was a guy fishing on the end of that pier when I took these.


Stormy harbour 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Stormy harbour 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Then after a short trip home for a cuppa I went to Buttermere and was caught in this squall


Buttermere passing squall by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[LoneWalker]

Great pics. I love bad weather shots.


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[hog]

Geocaching solo yomp...Isle of Man.

 

[brancho]

Nice shot Hog were probably having the same weather here

Here is a shot from a local beach

Drigg dunes 1 by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[Macaroon]

Now that really is a great shot of the dunes, Alf

 

[Wander]

Stormy harbour 2 by Alf Branchr

I love this picture.
It's so much better than all those 'smoky water' pictures you do - it's an impressive technique but it is getting a bit long in tooth.
But the above image is just great - lucky you for being in the right place at the right time, and also well done you for having the eye and knowledge to capture it so well.
Very well done indeed!

 

[brancho]

I had a little bit of time before going to work so I went to Wasdale as the weather was passing through nicely I only had a couple of hours so here is what I got.


Wasdale weather by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Wasdale weather panoramic by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Wasdale weather LE by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Wasdale weather Panoramic 2 by Alf Branch, on Flickr




What do you think?

 

[Bishop]

Slackwater at Carmarthen in the grimlight of dawn.


When you see it having link issues

 

[Amon81]

Those are some beautiful landscapes!

Time to add some gore!

My Personal photo of the day is a macro shot I took while swapping the dressing of the cut my crooked knife did to my thumb.



I'm surprised it doesn't hurt at all.

 

[Wander]

Black Poplar catkins...

 

[brancho]

Here are another couple of shots from my strange light eveing at the beach which I actually took after getting back from Whitby that day having shot sunrise on the east coast.


Mono of a failry familiar scene but a different frame


Parton rocks mono by Alf Branch, on Flickr


This is a receding wave shot as it was getting rather dark as I recall the same evening



Receding wave by Alf Branch, on Flickr


Another mono on a different beach



Sand and shell by Alf Branch, on Flickr


A shot taken on the same stroll on the beach while walking in the dunes


Watching the aproach by Alf Branch, on Flickr

 

[Wander]

Brancho, you live in a beautiful part of the world and you have a marvellous eye for catching it.
Which leaves me wondering why you rely on the 'smoky water' effect too much.
You don't need it.
Let the landscape and place speak for itself.
Look at those last two pictures - it's not needed. You've used that sense of place and your artistic eye to speak. And that's why they are SO much better than those first two. Those first images would have spoken just as loudly and just as clearly if you left that smoky water effect out of it.
It's a personal thing, of course, but I think that effect has been done to death. Others (including you) may disagree, and that's fine.
But you have an artist's eye, and a wonderful landscape to set it free on, so you don't need to keep doing those things. Let it go. Or at least try to ween yourself off it. They would have affected me more without that effect.

 

[wingstoo]

Brancho, you live in a beautiful part of the world

If only they knew Alf...

Though it has improved quite a bit in the past 30 years...

There are so many beautiful places around your home town some of it probably isn't so.

Your photography certainly has brought a lot of the beauty of the area in West Cumberland and the lakes, really would like to get up there just to take pictures, my local "Lakes" is "The Elan valley" and I am learning a lot about the area to get some really good pictures.

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