Darklemon Photography

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grass and clover carpet...

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We sighted this beautiful owl on our way home.. im no expert on birds but i think this one is a short eared owl. If you know im incorrect then please let me know...

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taken on the way home somewhere between Carlton and Kettlewell...

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wren..

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Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Beadale, North Yorkshire..

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A few circus animals were staying in a field just outside the caravan site....

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Thorp Perrow Arboretum, Beadale, North Yorkshire..

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The river Ure, Leyburn

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Brimham Rocks...

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This is just one of the many beautiful fields we walked through... this one was a few minutes from Wensley

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Brimham Rocks...

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Photo taken around a dried up pond called 'Pinker's Pond', near Coverham in North Yorkshire, created in the 20th century..

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From Brimham rocks you can see 'Golf Balls' in the distance, they are located some eight miles west of Harrogate. This is RAF Menwith Hill and is run by the US National Security Agency (NSA). Its the world's largest listening station.

Brimham Rocks infomation...
http://www.dave-ford.co.uk/Brimham_Rocks.htm

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Grace..

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Hello everyone.... hope you are all well? I can't believe its been so long since my last posting... Over the past months I have been up to alsorts and I now have quite abit to put up on here! I wil start with a couple of photos that I took on my recent holiday in North Yorkshire...

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I havn't been out with my camera much lately. Grace is growing so fast, she starting walking a couple of weeks ago. I have very little time to myself now that shes on the move! Javmango has asked of me to have a go with long exposures, which I think is a good idea. So over the next few weeks I hope to try it out. In the mean time I will leave you with the latest potrait of Grace and her daddy....

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Hello, I hope everyone is well......
Here are some more Towneley shots...

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Merry Christmas everyone, hope you enjoy yourselves....

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I took these next few a couple of months ago....

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As we made our way along the windy path through Strid Wood at Bolton Abbey, we came accross a "money tree". It was spectacular to see... couldn't resist adding to it!

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Road trip to Bolton Abbey, Strid Wood and the river Warfe...

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I decided to apply a warming filter over my previous image..

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morning stroll around the park :)

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Hello everyone :) Its just been Halloween and I thought I would share a few of the moments...

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I took these next few on my mobile phone. The lighting on this particular day wasso beautiful. Sun light filtered through the trees as my partner, daughter and I walked through the park. I wish I had brought my main camera along but I still captured moments using what I had. I am actually rather pleased with the outcomes. I enhanced each image a little using Photoshop as they were quite over exposed.

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I mentioned typing up some basic information about Towneley Hall a few posts back. Unfortunately I havn't come accross any images to go with it...

Towneley Hall was the historic home of the Towneley family from the mid thirteenth century. I looked into the heirs of the Towneley and came accross a Richard Henry Towneley who was the last male heir but he died before he could inherit Towneley and the estates. Eventually the inheritance was divided between co-heiresses, with the Hall passing onto a lady called Alice Mary Towneley and a Lady O'Hagan. Lady O'Hagan was the last resident there before the Hall was opened as a museum.

In 1901 it was sold to Burnley Corperation. The family left in March 1902 and in June the park was opened to the public. A year later the Great Hall and the South Wing of the house were opened for a temperory art exhibition.

After the division of Towneley estates, Lady O'Hagan lived in the Hall. She became interested in many aspects of social and educational work, served on the local Education Committee, was a County Magistrate and President of the Ladies Committee of the Victoria Hospital. She supported the Legue od Social Serives. She opened a schoolfor mothers in 1914, which was hoped would reduce the mortality rate.

Lady O'Hagan died in November 1921.

During 1903 when the Great Hall and the South Wing were opened, exhibits were displayed in a 'W. T. Tayor'. This man, first name William, worked as a prominent electrical engineer involved in travel all over the world. Between 1908 and 1913, he sent exhibits from Mexico, Peru, Eygpt and Kashmir to Towneley Hall to be displayed. Some KAshmir embroideries were made especially for the museum.

Today the musuem has a variety of displays that you can explore. These include natural history, eygptology, local history, textiles, decrotive art and regional furniture. Its definately worth a visit...

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A tree was planted in memory of him several years ago. I visited the area and photographed my little Grace beside it...

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I wanted to include an old photograph of my dad and myself. He tought me to respect plants and animals as well as everyone around me....

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All edited images are posted now.....

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Another edited image from one of the ones below is up on my Digital Art blog. I will post one or two a day...

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Again its been a while! I have just posted an edited version of Towneley Hall on my other blog...

http://darklemondigitalart.blogspot.com/

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Iv'e been along this path many times in my life....

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I havn't been on here in a few days... I have been shooting away in various places, including Yorkshire, Worsthorne and of course Towneley Park. I mentioned previously that I was keen to produce images around my hometown park, particulally ones I recall from my childhood....

Towneley Hall garden....... my father used to plant up the flowers in there.

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I posted one of my rainbows on the 1st of August.. I have now put up my edited version on my other blog.

http://darklemondigitalart.blogspot.com/

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I havn't really been out on any photo shoots in the past few days. Hopefully I will tomorrow though...
I hope it rains in between with a few sunny spells. The sudden changes in lighting facinate me. During my recent holiday in Yorkshire, I managed to take photo's whilst the rain fell, this is something I hadn't quite experienced before. I always thought to myself... 'shouldn't go out, it's raining and overcast...' I failed to realise just how a dreary scene could be something much more than a warm, clean and pleasent one. Rainfall creates drama and the darker lighting provides eeriness.
I am quite pleased with these new developments in my work. I am looking forward to going out and producing this darker imagery with more feeling behind it.
My hometown has always been a special place to me. My father passed away when I was seven years old.... I remember going to work with him at the weekends. He used to work as a plant propagator. I became aware of plants and wildlife from an early age and Towneley Park was the place I spent much of my time. The majority of my photo's were taken here and so I think my next self set brief will be to recapture the areas from my childhood, this time appling elements of the weather. I might edit the images later in Photoshop for a desired look using filters etc.

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Kilnsey, a small villiage just north of Grassington and south of Kettlewell in Upper Wharfdale in the Yorkshire Dales. The villiage is famous for its proximity to Kilnsey Crag ( an overhanging limestone cliff, popular with climbers and sightseers).

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The journey home....

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I forgot to put this one on earlier... the MG34 Gerenral Purpose Machine Gun

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The journey home was extrodinary. The clouds were low and it rained on and off. When the sun had its moment, the land was lit up in different parts.
In some areas there were low moving rain clouds travelling accross the hill tops. I had much fun dodging the rain with my camera!
I was lucky to have come accross a perfect and full rainbow. Although there wasn't much to see in the fields underneath this splender. The beauty of the arch created a great picture. I hope you enjoy the next few......

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This is my favourite. As I was concentrating on the gun, the bus crept into my frame. I was lucky to have most of them looking at me...

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Bagpipes

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Golden Lion in leyburn

Tribute - Albert Allick ''Al'' Bowlly (7 Jan 1899 - 17th April 1941)

Popular international Jazz singer during the 1930's.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_blJzon-hA

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