Landscape « Lamppost Pictures

Winter evening on the Thames

7 01 2011

sunset on the Thames at low tide - seen from Hammersmith; 'red sky at night, Nature's delight'

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Tags: cold, dusk, Landscape, London, photo, photographic study, Photography, sunset, sunshine, Thames, Water, West London, winter
Categories : Cityscape, Europe, Landscape, London, UK, winter

Great Wall

16 12 2010

Great Wall of China

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Tags: ancient, Beijing, China, Great Wall of China, Landscape, photo, photographic study, Photography, sunshine
Categories : Beijing, Buildings, China, Landscape, Summer

Skating on thin ice

2 12 2010

Skating on thin ice

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Tags: ice skating, Landscape, Peak District, photo, Photography, snow, sunset, thin ice, winter
Categories : Europe, Landscape, UK, winter

164 miles to London

2 12 2010

A milestone we came across in the Peak District, 164 miles to London

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Tags: Landscape, London milestone, milestone, Peak District, photo, photographic study, Photography, snow, UK snow, winter
Categories : Europe, Landscape, London, UK, winter

Chinese lions

15 11 2010

Taken in September, 2008

Processional road approach to the Qing dynasty tombs, to the north of Beijing

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Tags: China, Landscape, photo, photographic study, Photography, Qing dynasty, Statue, Summer
Categories : Art, Beijing, China

Cornwall – Plymouth and surrounds

12 11 2010

A summer’s weekend to Plymouth and Dartmoor

The river Tavy at Tavistock

Young friends at the river Tavy, Tavistock

The churchyard in the village of St Dominicks

Old stone wall of the churchyard in St Dominicks

The new bridge, Two Bridges, Dartmoor

Wild stallion on Dartmoor

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Tags: Cornwall, Dartmoor, gravestones, horse, Landscape, photo, photographic study, Photography, River Tavy, Stone wall, Summer, Tavistock, Water, wild horse
Categories : Landscape, Summer, UK

Seascape at Dunbar

13 06 2009

A glorious afternoon at Dunbar, on the coast of the Firth of Forth (slightly east of Edinburgh)

view of the coast at Dunbar

Exploration by photography

View at Dunbar

Panorama from Dunbar

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Tags: Dunbar, Edinburgh, Firth of Forth, Landscape, photo, photographic study, Photography, Scotland, sea, Spring
Categories : Beach, Edinburgh, Europe, Landscape, Scotland, UK

Winter sunshine

4 01 2009

I took these photos to try to capture a glorious winter’s afternoon on Lac Leman

Lac Leman and the French Alps from Crans

Village church of Crans

Mossy wall, macro view

Mossy wall, wide view

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Tags: cold, Crans-pres-Celigny, Lac Leman, Lake Geneva, Landscape, mossy wall, mountains, old church, photo, Photography, sunshine, Swiss Alps, Switzerland, winter
Categories : Christmas, Crans-pres-Celigny, Europe, Landscape, Switzerland, winter

A preserved fairytale

4 01 2009

As part of our Christmas wanderings, we made a day trip to the lovely village of Gruyeres when we were recently in Switzerland. Following are some of my favourite photos from the day.

Gruyeres village church and graveyard - sun-drenched and snow-dusted

View from the courtyard of the Chateau de Gruyeres

Through the window pane - Chateau de Gruyeres

The box hedges of the Chateau's formal garden, draped with snow

Swiss sunset, Gruyeres

Giger Museum, Gruyeres

As a post-script, I’m really not sure why there’s a Giger museum in the postcard-pretty hilltop medieval village of Gruyeres, but there is. So if you’re a mad-keen ‘Alien‘ or Giger fan, Gruyeres should be on your ‘to visit’ list. Me? I was more than happy just to explore the Chateau