Snowed-in lamppost ... reminiscent of Narnia ...
Vail Main St by night
Vail Main St
Statue shrouded in snow
Bronzed deer
Melting snow by a street-fire
Vail by night
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Tags: Colorado, gas fire, Lamppost, melting snow, Narnia, night, photo, photographic study, Photography, snow, snowy trees, Statue, tree lights, USA, Vail, winter
Categories : Christmas, Cityscape, Landscape, winter
Rocky Mountain Glory
10 01 2009What’s more fabulous than a day of solid snowfall, followed by a glorious sunny morning of skiing on fresh powder snow?
Morning glory in the Rockies
Snow-dusted pines on the slopes
Mountain forest
Bordering the ski run
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Tags: mountains, photo, photographic study, Photography, pine trees, Rocky Mountains, skiing, snow, snowy trees, sunshine, USA, Vail, winter
Categories : Landscape, winter
Winter sunshine
4 01 2009I 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 2009As 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 
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Categories : Christmas, Cityscape, Europe, Gruyeres, Switzerland, winter
A West End Christmas
17 12 2008I 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 crystal snowflake, Knightsbridge
Christmas Harrods
Bedecked Museum
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Categories : Buildings, Christmas, Cityscape, Europe, London, Street art, UK, winter
London’s a winter wonderland
17 12 2008The 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
Whirligig - Winter Wonderland
Weihnachtsgeschaft
Dancing lights
Red fairy lit avenue pointing the way to the outdoor ice rink
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Tags: Christmas, Christmas lights, cold, Hyde Park, London, night, photo, Photography, Weihnachten, Weihnachtsmarkt, winter
Categories : Christmas, Cityscape, Europe, London, UK, winter
The Peak District
12 12 2008A series of landscape photos taken in the Peak District, in Wildboarclough and Macclesfield Forest.
Moon rise
Fenceline shadows
Winter sunset
Milestone to London in the winter's sunset
A window on the fields
An abandoned stone barn
Dry stone wall with snowdrift under the moon rise
Hiker at sunset
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Tags: cold, England, frost, Landscape, Macclesfield Forest, Peak District, photo, Photography, Wildboarclough, winter
Categories : Europe, Landscape, UK, winter
Hoarfrost
11 12 2008On 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
Frosted botanical garden
Ice crystals on a tabletop
Afternoon sunlight through the ice crystals
Frost-fringed leafHandprint in ice
Highlights on a dry-stone wall
Winter silouettes
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Tags: cold, England, hoarfrost, Landscape, leaves, Macclesfield Forest, nature, Peak District, photo, Photography, sunlight, UK, winter
Categories : Europe, Landscape, UK, winter
Bruges / Brugge, Belgium
30 11 2008This (abbreviated) series of night-time photos was taken 21 – 23 November in Bruges, Belgium.
The Bell Tower - Bruges
Christmas lights in the Market Square
La Cure Gourmande - biscuit and confectionery shop
Lamppost in Bruges
Market Square by night
Bruges Old Town
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Categories : Belgium, Bruges, Christmas, Cityscape, Europe, winter
Views of the Eiffel Tower
22 10 2008It always strikes me as odd to see all the tourists (regardless of city / sight / phenomenon) all lined up, all taking essentially the same clichéd view of famous landmarks. So on our last trip to Paris, I decided to experiment with some very different angles of La Tour d’Eiffel
'Up the skirts' of the Eiffel Tower
As we walked further away from the Tower, I saw another angle to experiment with. I love the retro feel that black & white gives to this photo.
Retro Eiffel Tower
And last, but not least, we got a fabulous view of the Tower late in the afternoon from the Seine.
The Eiffel Tower on a winter's evening
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Tags: black and white, blue sky, Buildings, cold, Eiffel Tower, France, Paris, photo, Photography, winter
Categories : Buildings, Cityscape, Europe, France, Paris, winter
