A West End Christmas

17 12 2008

I have a feeling that there will be a number of future posts on a similar theme – depending on whether I manage to get to all the locales one my list with lovely Christmas lights. There’s something quite romantic about the dark afternoons and the fairylights brightening open spaces.

Well, that’s my take on it, and perhaps because I grew up knowing hot Christmases I will always feel that a cold Christmas is something akin to living in a Christmas card. So there you have it – I’ve outed myself. I am a Christmas tragic, and am proud of it :)

Swarovski snowflake at Scotch Corner, Knightsbridge

Swarovski snowflake at Scotch Corner, Knightsbridge

Swarovski crystal snowflake, Knightsbridge

Swarovski crystal snowflake, Knightsbridge

Christmas Harrods

Christmas Harrods

Bedecked Museum

Bedecked Museum





London’s a winter wonderland

17 12 2008

The Christmas markets in Hyde Park are a fabulously almost-kitsch hybrid between temporary mini theme park and Anglecised Weihnachtsmarkt.

But having said that, the lights are lovely, and they make for a good photography subject. Here are some of the photos I took on the weekend:

London Eye-style wheel in Hyde Park

London Eye-style wheel in Hyde Park

Whirligig - Winter Wonderland

Whirligig - Winter Wonderland

Weihnachtsgeschaft

Weihnachtsgeschaft

Dancing lights

Dancing lights

Red fairy lit avenue pointing the way to the outdoor ice rink

Red fairy lit avenue pointing the way to the outdoor ice rink





The Peak District

12 12 2008
A series of landscape photos taken in the Peak District, in Wildboarclough and Macclesfield Forest.
Moon rise

Moon rise

Fenceline shadows

Fenceline shadows

Winter sunset

Winter sunset

Milestone to London in the winter's sunset

Milestone to London in the winter's sunset

A window on the fields

A window on the fields

An abandoned stone barn

An abandoned stone barn

Dry stone wall with snowdrift under the moon rise

Dry stone wall with snowdrift under the moon rise

Hiker at sunset

Hiker at sunset





Hoarfrost

11 12 2008
On a recent weekend trip to the UK’s Peak District we were treated to a magnificant overnight hoarfrost that simply had to be captured.
Hoarfrost on a holly leaf

Hoarfrost on a holly leaf

Frosted botanical garden

Frosted botanical garden

Ice crystals on a tabletop

Ice crystals on a tabletop

Afternoon sunlight through the ice crystals

Afternoon sunlight through the ice crystals

Frost-fringed leaf

Frost-fringed leafHandprint in ice

Highlights on a dry-stone wall

Highlights on a dry-stone wall

Winter silouettes

Winter silouettes








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