Whitby

Just a few snaps I took when I was at Whitby with the sunset I took on my way home.

South Shields

The second image shows one the the guns that protected out coastline in the 2nd World War.

The last image shows the cruise liner sailing through the mouth of the Tyne to the sea for it's journey.

Coast

Took these on Sunday at Tynemouth and Whitley Bay.

Newbiggin

I had a lovely day out today up the Northumberland coast, stopping at Newbiggin. Last time I was there the heavens opened, but today it was a glorious sunny day. Walking around the promenade I spotted the two life-sized figures of 'The Couple' statues that are in the middle of the sea. Newbiggin is a lovely little town and well worth a visit.

Beadnel

Taken on my holidays in January but haven't got round to developing all the photos yet.

Settings
(Beadnel Boats)
Focal Length - 22mm
ISO - 125
F number - F/4
Exposure Time 1/40 sec

(Beadnel Harbour Sunset)
Focal Length - 17mm
ISO - 100
F number - F/4
Exposure Time 1/30 sec

Blyth

The small dot near the top of the sky is the moon which we could see all day. Another hand held image but I dont think it's turned out too bad.

Blyth is situated on the north east coast of England within the county of Northumberland. It lies approximately 20 kilometres [13 miles] north east of Newcastle upon Tyne.
The history of the port and town of Blyth dates from the year 1723. Newsham (pronounced 'news ham') and Cowpen (pronounced 'coopen') being the oldest parts of Blyth. The history of the port dates from the 12th century until 1854 when the Blyth Harbour & Docks Board was formed, and 1882 when the Blyth Harbour Commission was formed. Blyth ship building yard was the largest on the north east coast until it closed in 1967. The port reached it peak as a coal shipping port by the early 1960's.
The Blyth area has always been dominated by heavy industries such as foundry work, ship building and mining.But with the closure of the rail link, the shipyard, the pits, by the mid 80's Blyth had to diverse and change to light industries, such as clothing, electrical and small manufacturing businesses.
Blyth has two weekly markets on Tuesday and Saturday as well as indoor shopping in the Keelrow shopping centre. A feature of the keyside at Blyth being the row of nine windmills on the pier to generate green electricity,people come from afar to view and photograph them.
The 'Blyth Spartans' amatuer football team is known far and wide for their great cup exploits,plus we have a very popular Rugby,Tennis and Cricket club.Blyth also has a very long stretch of sandy beach and good fishing on or offshore.

Settings

• Camera Olymus E500


• Aperture - f/6.3


• Shutter speed - 1/80sec


• ISO-100


• Focal Length - 11mm


• Exposure compensation 0 step
  

St Mary's Lighthouse

"Reached between the tides via a short causeway, St Mary’s Lighthouse has all the fascination of a miniature, part-time island. The Lighthouse, completed in 1898, on a hazardous coast for shipping, remained operational until 1984 when it was superseded by modern navigational techniques.
North Tyneside Council now operates the Lighthouse as a visitor centre, through the Libraries and Museums service.
Facilities include a popular shop and an exhibition/meeting room, which is available for hire.
Visitors can climb the 137 steps to the top of the Lighthouse, which provides spectacular views of the North East coast. The surrounding Nature Reserve contains an area of rock pools, cliff top grassland, a beach and a wetland habitat.Further services provided include an educational service and organised activities during some school holidays".

For all I've lived in the North of England all my life i've never yet till today visited St Mary's Lighthouse. Friends in my camera club regularly visit here in the early morning for the sunrise and have taken some outstanding photos (see Annas Blog on my 'Other Bloggers' links). I've yet to drag my body out of bed unfortunately. Not that I'm lazy, it's just I have to get up very early in the morning during the week for work so at weekends I like to have a lie in till around 8am. So, unfortunately, no sunrise images for me, just a beautiful sunny afternoon, but very cold. Ofcourse I forgot my tripod and had to take the photos 'hand held' unfortunately. I think i'm going have have to leave a tripod in the car from now on.



Settings

• Camera Olymus E500
• Aperture - f/7.1
• Shutter speed - 1/60sec
• ISO-100
• Focal Length - 22mm
• Exposure compensation 0 step
  

Holiday

Hi everyone, sorry I haven't posted for a while but i've been away to Bamburgh in Northumberland for the weekend for a friends 50th Birthday.
It was a nice weekend and I managed to get in some photography amongst the celebrations.
The weather was a very windy on the Friday. My tripod was moving a great deal while photographing and when I checked the images they were way too blurry, so I gave up using it and just hand held the camera the rest of the time.
Saturday, however, was lovely and sunny but very, very cold. I got to use my tripod finally which I got for Christmas.
Here are some of the photos I've taken.

Bamburgh, once the capital of the 7th century Kingdom of Northumbria, is now a seaside village dominated by the magnificent Bamburgh Castle, overlooking mile upon mile of golden sands. The sight of the castle on its rocky outcrop, 180 feet above the pretty village is simply unforgettable.

The village itself is very popular with visitors who come to browse the interesting gift shops or eat at one of several good tea shops and hotels. There is a village green with benches Also in the village is the Grace Darling Museum commemorating the lifeboat heroine who is buried in the village church.

One of my faults in the past year has been to hand hold the camera while I take Landscape shots. I've had some good results, BUT, they could've been better if I had used a tripod. So I'm trying to make myself get into the habit of taking the tripod with me where ever I go now.

Settings
Life Saver

• Camera Olymus E500
• Aperture - f/4.5
• Shutter speed - 1/50 sec
• ISO-100
• Exposure compensation - 0 step
• Focal Length - 13mm
  

Two Trees

• Camera Olymus E500
• Aperture - f/8
• Shutter speed - 1/40 sec
• ISO-100
• Exposure compensation - +0.3 step
• Focal Length - 17mm

Raging Waves

• Camera Olymus E500
• Aperture - f/9
• Shutter speed - 1/320 sec
• ISO-100
• Exposure compensation - 0 step
• Focal Length - 200mm

South Shields

South Shields is a coastal town in Tyne & Wear on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. It has six miles of coastline and three miles of river frontage, dominated by the massive, functional if not beautiful piers at the mouth of the Tyne. These are best viewed from the Lawe Top, which also houses two replicas of cannon captured from the Russians during the Crimean War the originals having been melted during World War Two.

Armed with my wide angle and 200mm lenses, camera and tripod I started off in the car to go to Marsden in South Shields thinking I would have all afternoon to concentrate on taking good photos. How wrong I was...... Traffic jams into South Shields held me there for nearly 1 1/2 hrs. My favourite spot at Marsden closed off due to subsidence and the steps down to the beach cordoned off. I ended up having to go down by the pier in South Shields itself. So much for all afternoon to take photos.
I have to say though, I look forward to the weekend, and weather permitting, getting out into the fresh air. Being couped up at work all day during the week and unable to get out sometimes gets me down, but it also makes me appreciate my weekends more too.
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Settings

• Camera Olympus E500
• Lens Zuiko Digital 11-22mm Wide Angle
• Aperture Priority
• Aperture - f/22
• Shutter Speed - 1/6 sec
• ISO-100
• Focal Length - 22mm
• Exposure Compensation -0.3step