2018-07-19 18:56
Part 2 of my video clips recorded on a recent visit to the Sealife Attraction at Blackpool, I will just put the clips here and if you would like to see the original 4 videos and post cl… Read More
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2018-07-19 18:23
These are a series of short recordings I made whilst recently visiting a sea conservation attraction, Sealife in Blackpool. Although some would consider the entrance fee of £58.50 expe… Read More
2018-07-19 14:38
Brearley is a small hamlet that sits between the mainline railway and A646 Burnley Road between Luddendenfoot and Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire.Brearley features a former Baptist Chapel which… Read More
2018-07-18 10:06
Dixon Scar Woods, also known locally Dixy Woods is a small woodland Nr Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire. It stretchers up a small hillside from the valley bottom alongside the River Calder at… Read More
2018-07-16 13:47
Broad Street Plaza is a mixed use development featuring bars, restaurants, hotel, gym, health centre and cinema complex. Planned for many years by the local authority on the site of a former… Read More
2018-07-15 17:28
Stoodley Pike is a hill above Todmorden, West Yorkshire which has the notable feature of a war monument sitting upon it. I have previously posted more about the hill and monument here i… Read More
2018-07-14 17:23
A small selection of pictures taken using the camera on my Sony Experia phone on Monday 9th July 2018, as I was passing. There are a total of 13 pictures which can be seen here, on Flickr, a… Read More
2018-07-08 13:27
I have recently installed some new software that's edits pictures to give the appearance of a drawing. I have edited the following and uploaded them to Clickasnap and Flickr. These are the p… Read More
2018-07-01 16:16
Just having a play around today where I downloaded some video content from Pexels Videos of various boats and sailing scenes and over laid them with Sailing by Rod Stewart. Below is the… Read More
2018-06-30 16:22
Holme Chapel and Cliviger Gorge are a set of pictures that I originally featured here in a post from September 11th 2016. The reason for the update is that the entire set of 20 pictures… Read More
2018-06-17 14:56
The North Dean, Stainland or Greetland and Stainland branch line was a double track railway that ran from the main line at Greetland, Near Halifax climbing approx. 1.6 miles up the valley to… Read More
2018-06-02 17:23
This collection of pictures was taken over a 4 year period on the Calder & Hebble Navigation canal between Lister Bridge (8) over the canal and Salterhebble Railway Bridge (9). This is o… Read More
2018-05-28 11:06
Dewsbury railway station is the last station remaining in the town of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The line that passes through the station connects Leeds with Manchester. At 1 stage Dewsbury w… Read More
2018-05-12 11:44
I Have recently been having a little play around with Photoshop and searched the internet for the globe, little planet effect. This is the result of my first attempt and whilst far from perf… Read More
2018-05-06 16:09
In 2014 whilst holidaying in Portinatx , Ibiza I set a day aside to walk to the lighthouse along the coast. The distance was approx. 2.5 miles (4km) from my hotel the Club Vista Bahia. Despi… Read More
2018-05-05 14:54
St Peters is a Grade I Anglican Church in the Diocese of Bristol. Still hosting services the Church serves the community of Langley Burrell stretching in to the northern part of Chippenham… Read More
2018-04-29 12:49
Denby Dale Railway Station and Viaduct is a set of 14 pictures taken in May 2016 using a Nikon d3300 SLR camera. There are 10 available to see here and on Flickr with an additional 4 exclusi… Read More
2018-04-22 13:32
Ibiza sunset 15 is a new album of pictures recently uploaded to Flickr. They were taken on the evening of July 16 2014 at 4 minute intervals as the sun set over the Mediterranean. At the tim… Read More
2018-04-13 18:38
There isn't really a lot I can add to this other than recently whilst walking along the canal from Elland to Salterhebble I was passing Woodside Mill Lock which was once again overflowing. U… Read More
2018-04-08 15:47
These are 3 short videos taken during a recent minor snow fall to hit Calderdale on Easter Monday 2018. They were all filmed at various location around the Sowerby Bridge Wharf area where th… Read More
2018-04-08 15:36
I consider my you videos as a small extension of my photography, I have always wanted to picture the Tamar Bridges, as yet not had the opportunity so recently passing over the road bridge I… Read More
2018-04-02 08:51
At the moment I am just trying a couple of different things out for my YouTube channel, this includes uploading a video featuring parts of Beethoven's symphony No.7, part 2 Allegreto. Anothe… Read More
2018-04-01 13:47
A video on YouTube that I uploaded this morning featuring Beethoven's Symphony No.7. / 2 Allegretto performed by the Wiener Philharmonic conducted by Leonard Bernstein. It just happens to be… Read More
2018-03-30 13:46
Ibiza has always been a popular destination for visitors welcome or unwelcome. The islands position in the Mediterranean meant that people travelling between Europe and Africa often used it… Read More
2018-03-30 10:07
Continuing my collection of pictures taken on the Calder & Hebble Navigation canal through Calderdale. This selection of 15 pictures which can now be seen on Flickr, Clickasnap and here… Read More
2018-03-24 14:45
St Nicholas Church, Cumberworth is an Anglican church in the Diocese of Leeds. This is the third church to have stood on the site. The first church is thought to have been built around 1255… Read More
2018-03-18 11:58
Willow Hall Dam 2013 is a set of 18 pictures taken in 2013. There are 16 than can be viewed on Flickr with an additional 2 exclusive to Clickasnap via the links below. They were taken on Dec… Read More
2018-03-11 12:48
Ravensthorpe Railway Station serves the suburb of Ravensthorpe in the outer reaches of Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. Although the station is sited at the junction of 4 lines it only has 2 platfo… Read More
2018-03-10 16:33
Croydon Airport, which was also known as London Airport is a industrial estate, that was the major airport for London in the 1920' - 30's. Located in South London it was developed as the mai… Read More
2018-03-04 19:30
I have today launched a new blog, not really anything to do with this photography one but it may be of interest. Occasionally I may use some of my pictures there but on the whole probably no… Read More
2018-03-04 13:56
Littleborough Railways Station is a 2 platform railway halt serving the town of Littleborough, Greater Manchester. It is the last station before the Summit Tunnel that runs underneath the Pe… Read More
2018-02-27 19:02
These are a couple of short videos taken whilst driving, The first being taken in November 2013 showing a crossing on the Woolwich Ferry.The Woolwich Ferry is a vehicle ferry service in East… Read More
2018-02-25 18:49
In July 2013 I was on the island of Lanzarote and had the chance to take a tour of the Timanfaya National Park. Whilst on the tour I took many photo's which I have previously posted plus a v… Read More
2018-02-25 09:12
The Pickle Bridge Railway was a line through the outskirts of Brighouse connecting Bradford with Huddersfield. The line opened in 1881 and remained in use until 1952 when closed due to subsi… Read More
2018-02-24 14:24
Copley Canal side Archers, now a seating area but I remember vaguely as a kid they were some sort of canal side delivery point. The canal side area being walled off and a funnel running into… Read More
2018-02-24 09:01
In 2013 I had the opportunity to spend a few days on the island of Lanzarote, as part of my stay I had a couple of days to pass the time and I took a tour of the island, I have to say it was… Read More
2018-02-18 14:16
The Rishworth Branch line is a former railway that ran along the Ryburn Valley from Sowerby Bridge to Rishworth with stops at Watsons Crossing Halt, Triangle, Ripponden. I have recently post… Read More
2018-02-18 13:26
I find abandoned railway fascinating and luckily living in Calderdale there a few within a short distance. The Rishworth Branch line is 1 I have walked many times but the first time I took a… Read More
2018-02-17 13:44
Bank House Tunnel ( Also Known as Copley Tunnel) is a short curved railway tunnel built in to the hillside through a rock face around Salterhebble Hill, Halifax. The tunnel carries the line… Read More
2018-02-11 17:18
New YouTube Video slideshow featuring 48 images taken at North Dean Woods from Copley to Norland during a recent snowfall in December 2017. The images refresh every 5 seconds and the video c… Read More
2018-02-11 16:52
A new slideshow video I have uploaded to YouTube featuring in order pictures taken along the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal from Sowerby Bridge Wharf to Bridge number 8 Copley Lane at… Read More
2018-02-11 16:24
Images from Calderdale is a YouTube slideshow I uploaded today set to music. It features 60 pictures taken within the boundaries of Calderdale from Walsden to Brighouse, and from Warley to N… Read More
2018-02-03 16:35
During a holiday on the island of Lanzarote in July 2013 I took in the tour of the island, during this tour 1 of the activities / site visits was to the Vinos el Campesino winery to try a sp… Read More
2018-02-03 14:42
Whilst on a visit to Lanzarote in 2013, myself and my wife and daughter did the island tour which took in many of the visitor attractions on Lanzarote. One of the highlights was the visit to… Read More
2018-02-03 13:22
Operation Starfish was a large scale 2nd World War decoy plan to fool German bombers in to dropping there payloads in the wrong areas. The plan was developed by Colonel John Turner after the… Read More
2018-01-28 18:39
These are a set of new pictures taken on this stretch of the Calder & Hebble Navigation on the 29th December 2017. They have been added to my previous set of pictures taken on the canal… Read More
2018-01-28 14:09
Devil's Bridge and Stanley Bridge are 2 crossings within a few hundred feet of each other over the River Lune at Kirkby Lonsdale. These pictures were taken on April 4th 2015 using a Polaroid… Read More
2018-01-27 11:30
Another 7 pictures just taken whilst in London, 4 of planes that were flying over to land at Heathrow Airport taken from the Old Kent Road and 3 more of the River Thames taken from the south… Read More
2018-01-27 08:45
The selection of pictures were taken along the banks of the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal at Copley, West Yorkshire. They were taken between 2014 and the present day over a distance o… Read More
2018-01-21 14:43
These are just a set of 10 random images taken in London during 2014. My job takes me there regularly and they were mostly taken very quickly whilst sat waiting in various stationary traffic… Read More
2018-01-21 10:07
Marsden Railway Station is a train halt on the Huddersfield Line serving the village of Marsden, West Yorkshire. It is the last stop in Yorkshire on the line that connects Huddersfield with… Read More
2018-01-20 14:34
Stoodley Pike is a hill that overlooks the town of Todmorden, West Yorkshire. It is notable for the presence of the Stoodley Pike monument at it's summit. The hill and monument give outstand… Read More
2018-01-20 11:47
I previously posted pictures and video taken at Sowerby Bridge Railway Station on the 28th January 2017. That post can be seen by clicking here. These 2 pictures were taken on a frosty… Read More
2018-01-14 17:19
This set of pictures available to view on here, Flickr and some exclusively to Clickasnap were taken on The Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal between Copley Footbridge and Copley Rai… Read More
2018-01-13 19:15
I have previously posted about Mearclough Bridge with 16 pictures featured taken around the bridge over the last 4 years. These pictures were taken during a recent snowfall that landed on Ca… Read More
2018-01-06 14:05
This is a small set of just 6 pictures taken on Monday 26th May 2015. I happened to be in heading down from Scotland and had a an hour to pass north of Berwick Upon Tweed, unfortunately I wa… Read More
2018-01-01 15:03
The 23 arch Copley Viaduct crossers the valley connecting Halifax with Sowerby Bridge and beyond by rail. Although railways came to Calderdale in 1841 Halifax was not connected to the rail n… Read More
2017-12-31 19:02
FREE BITCOINS.Well now I've got your attention, I am always looking for ways to support my photography and blog and recently I have been informed of FreeBitco. The offer opportunities t… Read More
2017-12-31 16:00
North Dean Woods are a typical example of British Woodland through the ages. They can be found on the outskirts of Greetland, Calderdale stretching from the valley bottom alongside the River… Read More
2017-12-30 12:13
Brockholes Railway Station serves the village of Brockholes, Approx. 4 miles to the south of Huddersfield, West Yorkshire on the Penistone Line.The station opened in 1850 and was the junctio… Read More
2017-12-28 14:59
Dunkeswell Methodist Church is a small community house of worship serving the village of Dunkeswell, Honiton, Devon. I was at the nearby aerodrome for work with time to kill so I went for a… Read More
2017-12-27 15:56
Recent firework display featuring background of Prelude No, 18 by Chris Zabriskie.. Not really much to add other than it lasts just over a minute and is now available to view here and on You… Read More
2017-12-27 15:03
Sterne Mills Bridge to Copley Footbridge is a distance of 2.25 furlongs (0.28m - 0.45 km) along the canal path and passes along a wooded valley that stretchers down to River Calder. There ar… Read More
2017-12-26 18:09
Ribblehead Railway Station can be found a short distance from the southern end of the famous viaduct in the scenic setting of the Yorkshire Dales. It was originally opened in 1876 on the Set… Read More
2017-12-26 11:13
Sowerby Bridge Coal drops are a Grade II listed former coal delivery point that sits alongside Sowerby Bridge Railway Station. The drops form part of a viaduct, raised embankment that runs f… Read More
2017-12-25 16:11
Edwards Road to Sterne Mills is a collection of 19 pictures taken along the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal. Edwards Road bridge is approx. 1 miles from Sowerby Bridge Wharf with a dist… Read More
2017-12-24 11:57
St Paul's Church is a seemingly abandoned but definitely redundant church overlooking the town of Denholme, West Yorkshire. It was granted Grade II listed status on the 7th March 1985 and wa… Read More
2017-12-23 14:11
This album of pictures has been taken over the last 4 years using various cameras along the stretch of canal from bridge 1 Chain Bridge, past Walker (Mearclough1) and Mearclough (2) bridges… Read More
2017-12-22 14:48
Halifax Minster or to use it's full title, the Parish Church of St John the Baptist is one of only 3 minsters that can be found in the county of West Yorkshire with the others being at Leeds… Read More
2017-12-21 15:56
Over the next few weeks I will be posting the pictures amongst others that I have taken along the Calder & Hebble Navigation Canal. I have walked it a number of times with my camera on t… Read More
2017-12-17 18:22
I did a previous post about the canal basin and wharf at Sowerby Bridge on the 29th July 2017. In that post I put a little about the history of the wharf and the pictures featured were ones… Read More
2017-12-16 18:21
The Queensbury Tunnel is a disused railway tunnel that connected Holmfield, Halifax with Queensbury, Bradford. It stretchers for a length of 2287 metres through the hillside that the town si… Read More
2017-12-16 12:24
Donkey Bridge crossers the Maple Dean Clough, Near Norland, West Yorkshire. It can be found by following North Dean Road up from Copley to the hairpin bend and then following the woodland pa… Read More
2017-12-16 09:22
Bronte Waterfall is a small waterfall on Haworth Moor, West Yorkshire. It is linked with the Bronte sisters and not far from Top Withins the house that is thought to have inspired the Earnsh… Read More
2017-12-12 16:14
Gas Works Road Bridge crossers the River Calder near to the town of Sowerby Bridge, West Yorkshire.The original bridge was built in 1816 by Samuel Aydon and William Elwell and this is largel… Read More
2017-12-11 17:16
Bronte Waterfall is a small waterfall on Haworth Moor, West Yorkshire. It is linked with the Bronte sisters and not far from Top Withins the house that is thought to have inspired the Earnsh… Read More
2017-12-11 15:10
Mirfield Railway Station has served the town of Mirfield, West Yorkshire since 1845. The town received its first railway in 1840, when the Manchester and Leeds Railway opened the first secti… Read More
2017-12-03 18:07
Hebden Old Bridge also known as the Old Packhorse Bridge is a Grade II listed, 3 arch stone bridge that crossers Hebden Water in the market town of Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire. The bridge… Read More
2017-12-03 16:33
The Standedge Tunnel is a set of 4 tunnels that run through the Pennines between Standedge (Marsden), West Yorkshire and Diggle, Greater Manchester. £ tunnels were built as railway tun… Read More
2017-12-02 15:05
Todmorden Railway Station is a 2 platform station originally built by the Manchester and Leeds Railway alongside the Lancashire - Yorkshire border, but now firmly part of West Yorkshire.The… Read More
2017-11-26 19:12
Carter Bar is the point where the A68 road crossers the border from England in to Scotland. It is 45 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne and 58 miles south of Edinburgh. The border features a… Read More
2017-11-26 15:11
The Summit Tunnel is a 1.6 mile long railway tunnel through the Pennines in Northern England. Connecting the town of Littleborough, Greater Manchester with the large village of Walsden… Read More
2017-11-19 17:30
Tuel Lane Lock is a canal lock on the Rochdale Canal at Sowerby Bridge. The lock was built as part of the reopening of the canal and replaces locks 3 and 4 that were filled in during the 195… Read More
2017-11-18 13:59
The Halifax Gibbet Law.The following is taken from a notice within a display cabinet at the Bankfield Museum, Halifax. The display features a model of the gibbet and the original blade which… Read More
2017-11-12 15:37
The Z3 and Z4 are a range of convertible and coupe roadster sports cars built by BMW.The Z3 was first produced by BMW in September 1995 and was the first car ever solely manufactured outside… Read More
2017-11-12 13:11
Copley River Bridge is a former toll crossing connecting Copley and Greetland across the River Calder. The original Bridge was built by Richard Kennet-Dawson in 1831 who was the last Lord of… Read More
2017-11-05 13:53
Early Morning Sunrise is a set of 11 pictures I took in November 2015 as the boat I was on was entering the port of Zeebrugge in Belgium. I was on the boat as I was on a trip to Bruges and t… Read More
2017-11-05 10:17
Originally built as the Rydings in 1841 for miller John Brooke the buildings were bought by the town of Brighouse in 1897 and converted to the Brighouse Library. The grounds were converted i… Read More
2017-11-04 13:16
Built in 1851 Canal Wharf Saw Mills occupies a prime position alongside the A646 Burnley Road, Rochdale Canal, and River Calder at Hebden Royd between the village of Mytholmroyd and the town… Read More
2017-10-28 13:58
The Ribblehead Viaduct is a set of pictures taken in April 2015 using a Polaroid is2132 digital bridge camera. The impressive structure is somewhere I had wanted to visit for a while and I w… Read More
2017-10-21 16:05
A new time lapse video filmed on my dash cam on probably one of the most scenic stretchers of motorway in the United Kingdom. The film starts as I was passing Burton in Kendall services whic… Read More
2017-10-07 15:06
Walsden Railway serves the community of Walsden, Nr Todmorden, West Yorkshire. It's the 2nd station to serve the village opening in September 1990 replacing the one closed on the 6th August… Read More
2017-10-06 12:33
I was recently passing near to Scammonden and stopped off to film a few different views from the bridge and nearby. The bridge is known by 3 different names those being Scammonden after the… Read More
2017-10-05 14:53
Just trying a few different things at the moment and one of my current ideas is just to video things that may not appear of interest to anyone but me, but I figure that if it interests me th… Read More
2017-10-04 15:59
St Paul's Spire is all that remains of the former million pound church opened in 1847, which closed in 1912 and was demolished in 1931. The spire is Grade II listed and sits inside the forme… Read More
2017-10-02 14:47
I've started a companion blog to run alongside this one which will only feature pictures taken in Calderdale, as well as link's, information on the camera and the date and that's it. A bite… Read More
2017-09-24 12:48
The Neath and Tennant Canal are 2 independent but linked canals in South Wales. The section I was close to what the Tennant stretch of the canal running past Neath Abbey Business Park. The f… Read More
2017-09-17 14:22
Timanfaya National Park established in 1974 in the south western part of the island of Lanzarote and covers approx. 20 square miles. It is cover entirely by volcanic soil and roads have been… Read More
2017-09-17 13:21
Recently I had to drive from Wakefield to Brigg due to work and I thought it might be a bit of fun to film it and speed up the results to reduce a 1 hour 10 minute journey in a truck down to… Read More
2017-09-16 13:18
These are a selection of 7 pictures taken on the 16th January 2016. This was the day I purchased my Nikon d3300 SLR and despite the wintery weather I wanted to get out and try it. This area… Read More
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