Aug 29 2011
2011 Ormskirk MotorFest images now available
I’ve just uploaded my images from the 2011 Ormskirk MotorFest. The gallery is available to view on the Photography menu.
Photography
Dec 7 2010
See an Ormskirk sunrise
I’ve just uploaded some images taken from Ormskirk about an hour after sunrise on a heavily frosted morning in December. Yes, it was cold, but I braved it. View the gallery and see what you think.
Dec 5 2009
Buying from out-of-town stores, is it worth it?
There was a time when Britain’s towns were full of small family-run businesses that sold everything we wanted and their staff were only to happy to help. Then came out-of-town stores on trading estates, putting all these nice local businesses out of the running because they could not afford to compete. Well, it looks like [...]
May 6 2009
Photo gallery – lighthouses
I have an interest in most things maritime and not least lighthouses. Often situated in the most inhospitable locations, the designers of these buildings deserve medals for ingenuity, innovation and sheer metal. Unfortunately, I’ve never been to an outlying lighthouse to be able to photograph one, but even the land based ones of structures of [...]
Jan 27 2009
New live webcam
We have a new live webcam installed in the Amateur Radio shack and you can view it here. The system uses a free webcam server and hosting provided by Camstreams. I have, over the last few days that it has been live, found it to be very reliable and consistent. I will, during the next [...]
Dec 1 2008
Lake District photographs – November 2008
These photographs were taken over the weekend on 29/30th November 2008. The north of England was in the grip of a major freeze with temperatures dropping down to minus five to nine (depending on where you lived) and not reaching zero during the day. Coupled with that, fog was a major issue. Please note that [...]