n our Cornwall holiday this year we were only 15 minutes from the beach. If we weren’t walking along the coast to Watergate Beach, we were walking near some other beach.
Here is a selection of seaside shots captured on the iPhone.
Cornwall Selfies
e went to Cornwall for our summer holidays again. This year we were just outside Newquay at Watergate Beach.
The weather was pretty poor for most of the 14 days, but I didn’t let that me eating plenty of ice cream.
Yachting on the Broads
went sailing on the Norfolk Broads again this year. This time we had a bigger boat; a 36 foot yacht.
It was a pretty adventurous two days. We managed to run aground a couple of times, my brother nearly fell in and lost his mobile phone. We managed to get tangled up in a racing dinghy’s marker buoy dragging it down one of the broads with the dinghies chasing after us as they tried to go around their buoy.
I expect we’ll be banned from returning next year.
New Year’s Day Walk
couple of days after New Year’s Day this year the family went up to Therfield Heath near Royston for a walk.
I took my selfie stick with me…
Trip to the Shard
n the 12th September Jane and I went up to London to visit the Shard.
The trip was a Christmas present from our girls and it took us 9 months to get there.
We chose a lovely day, fortunately. It must be awful to pay the money and get up there only to see clouds and dull light.
I took three cameras, my DSLR with a 70-200 and a 24-105 lenses, my Fuji X10 compact camera and, of course, my iPhone.
We were up there around three hours and to be honest I could have stayed longer.
I loved the way the scenery changes as the light changes and the sun moves across the sky throwing shadows in different ways.
The view from the toilets is pretty unique!
y father, brother and sister, hired a sailing boat on the Norfolk Broads for a few days, so we went up to meet them for the day.
The weather wasn’t great but it remained dry until we ended our day of sailing at one of the pubs, whereupon it absolutely chucked it down.
I took most of my photos on my compact camera but I did take a few on the iPhone.
Lincoln Cathedral Visit
y middle daughter is currently studying at Nottingham Trent University out on their remote campus at Brackenhurst.
We popped up for a visit and whilst there went into Lincoln for a visit round and some lunch. I’d not been to Lincoln for many years, since before the children
were born when we were doing some family history research. We spent a few days in the Lincolnshire County Records Office not far from the Cathedral.
Whilst Jane and the girls were doing some shopping, I headed off on my own to take some photos. I grabbed a few shots around the outside of the
Cathedral, sadly there wasn’t enought time for a look inside. I’ll have to save that for another trip.
Lincoln Visit
hilst visiting my daughter at Nottingham Trent Uni, we went into Lincoln for a small visit.
I left the females to go off and do their shopping and lunch thing, while I walked around the city centre with a couple of cameras.
I discovered Street Photography this year and tried a few shots out.
Trip to Southwold
had the half-term week off work in October. As we hadn’t had a summer holiday we were trying to go on day trips on the time that I did have available.
We popped up to the North Norfolk coast. We visit the area a lot and usually stay near Cromer.
We walked down to the pier and had some chips. While waiting for the others I saw an elderly chap who appeared to be writing on the barrier which surrounds the pier. I couldn’t really believe that he was doing some graffiti, though that is exactly what it looked like. I walked over to get a closer view and it was then that I realised he wasn’t writing, but cleaning out the engraved lettering on a plaque.
The handrail is covered in memorial plaques, so I had to get a few shots.
After some time on the pier we took a leisurely stroll along the prom and then went into town where we had a chance to look round the church. On the way out I spotted a cat sitting in the porch who seemed quite content to let me stroke him and take a few snaps.
Visit to Eastbourne
y dad, brother and sister live in Eastbourne. We don’t get down there enough, but it was nice to have a visit this September.
The weather was great, so we went for a walk along the sea front.
Paralympics
We went to the Paralympics and witnessed one of the best live events I’ve ever seen.
hilst we did manage to get tickets for the Olympics, I was refused time off work so couldn’t go, so our visit to the Paralympics was the only experience I had of the London 2012 Games.What an experience it was. The roar of the crowd in the Olympic Stadium was incredible. We were fortunate enough to watch Jonny Peacock win his 100m gold among other great events.
I took the DSLR with 70-200mm lens and got some great shots, but I also took pics on the iPhone.
Wrest Park
s long-standing members of English heritage, we have free entry to Wrest Park. It’s the nearest English Heritage property to use so we tend to go quite often.
Trip to Aldeburgh
Trip to Aldeburgh
n September the family had a day trip out to Suffolk, to one of our favourite places in the country, Aldeburgh. Jane and I used to go there before we had a family. It was in Aldeburgh that our interest in family history began when we visited a genealogy stall at a fete in aid of the local lifeboat.
As usual, I was allowed off on my own for an hour or two to take some shots, naturally I took a few on the iPhone as well as m DSLR.
Some of them were taken with one the HDR Apps, the tractor on the beach and the shot of the white and orange boat “LT336” which has done quite well in a couple of camera club competitions.
All the shots here were processed on the iPad.
Visit to Overstrand
e popped up to Overstrand on the north Norfolk Coast this week.
It’s one of our favourite destinations and we always enjoy walks along the beach to Cromer.
Graduation at Nottingham
W/aux_dropcap]e went up to Nottingham for Cathryn’s graduation.
She achieved a first class honours degree in psychology and was presented with her degree in the city centre theatre.
I took a few shots on the walk from the car park to the venue.
Visiting Cambridge
had a visit up to Cambridge. I took the bike on the back of the car and cycled in from the park & ride.
I took a few pics around the familiar places and also a couple in the shopping centre.
Bluebell Woods
itchwood near Codicote is one of our favourite places. We have been there every year since the children were born and usually go when the bluebells are out.
I usually take my DSLR but also take a few shots on the iPhone.
These are all taken with Hipstamatic.
Trip to Brighton
e went down to Brighton to see family. It poured with rain but we went for a walk on the pier, and had an ice cream all the same.