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  1. Today’s Photo A Temple Folly. This is the “Temple Shelter” that can be found high up in Williamson Park, Lancaster. Originally designed by Sir John Belcher, the Temple Shelter stands some 100 metres south of the Ashton Memorial. The Temple lost its perimeter columns and roof many years ago. The restoration of the Temple took place between 1998 and 1999 as part of the Urban Parks Heritage Lottery Project in Williamson Park. I like this place. It feels secret and comfy with, of course, excellent views of the park and beyond. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo A Temple Folly. This is the “Temple Shelter” that can be found high up in Williamson Park, Lancaster. Originally designed by Sir John Belcher, the Temple Shelter stands some 100 metres south of the Ashton Memorial. The Temple lost its perimeter columns and roof many years ago. The restoration of the Temple took place between 1998 and 1999 as part of the Urban Parks Heritage Lottery Project in Williamson Park. I like this place. It feels secret and comfy with, of course, excellent views of the park and beyond. Click here for the full-size image.

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    A Temple Folly. This is the “Temple Shelter” that can be found high up in Williamson Park, Lancaster. Originally designed by Sir John Belcher, the Temple Shelter stands some 100 metres south of the Ashton Memorial. The Temple lost its perimeter columns and roof many years ago. The restoration of the Temple took place between 1998 and 1999 as part of the Urban Parks Heritage Lottery Project in Williamson Park.

    I like this place. It feels secret and comfy with, of course, excellent views of the park and beyond.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  2. Today’s Photo Paddling Around the Park. The lake, with fountain, that can be found at Williamson Park in Lancaster. I really wanted that fountain to be switched on, alas it was not to be. There were however plenty of ducks, which made taking this shot tricky. I was going for long exposures and, of course, all these ducks kept swimming in and out of shot all the time. It didn’t help that the guy to the right kept throwing in more bread for them to scamper after. This is possibly the most amount of cloning and healing I’ve ever had to do on water! Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Paddling Around the Park. The lake, with fountain, that can be found at Williamson Park in Lancaster. I really wanted that fountain to be switched on, alas it was not to be. There were however plenty of ducks, which made taking this shot tricky. I was going for long exposures and, of course, all these ducks kept swimming in and out of shot all the time. It didn’t help that the guy to the right kept throwing in more bread for them to scamper after. This is possibly the most amount of cloning and healing I’ve ever had to do on water! Click here for the full-size image.

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    Paddling Around the Park. The lake, with fountain, that can be found at Williamson Park in Lancaster. I really wanted that fountain to be switched on, alas it was not to be.

    There were however plenty of ducks, which made taking this shot tricky. I was going for long exposures and, of course, all these ducks kept swimming in and out of shot all the time. It didn’t help that the guy to the right kept throwing in more bread for them to scamper after. This is possibly the most amount of cloning and healing I’ve ever had to do on water!

    Click here for the full-size image.

  3. Today’s Photo The Lune and the Light. Gazing across the River Lune in Lancaster, beautiful magenta clouds created a kind of vortex in the sky, the river is still and the night is young. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo The Lune and the Light. Gazing across the River Lune in Lancaster, beautiful magenta clouds created a kind of vortex in the sky, the river is still and the night is young. Click here for the full-size image.

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    The Lune and the Light. Gazing across the River Lune in Lancaster, beautiful magenta clouds created a kind of vortex in the sky, the river is still and the night is young.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  4. Today’s Photo Ashton Memorial. I love this building. This is the Ashton Memorial, found high up in Williamson Park, Lancaster. It is known as a folly—that is—a building that is mostly designed for decorative purposes, though these days such buildings tend to serve secondary purposes as well. Gotta love the English language. It was built between 1907 and 1909 by millionaire industrialist Baron Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of over £80,000; around £4.5m in today’s money. At around 150 feet tall, it dominates the Lancaster skyline and is visible for many miles around. It also offers spectacular views of the surrounding area including Morecambe Bay. The building is in the Edwardian Baroque style and was designed by John Belcher. Thanks, Wiki! I love it when it feels like I get an entire park to myself. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Ashton Memorial. I love this building. This is the Ashton Memorial, found high up in Williamson Park, Lancaster. It is known as a folly—that is—a building that is mostly designed for decorative purposes, though these days such buildings tend to serve secondary purposes as well. Gotta love the English language. It was built between 1907 and 1909 by millionaire industrialist Baron Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of over £80,000; around £4.5m in today’s money. At around 150 feet tall, it dominates the Lancaster skyline and is visible for many miles around. It also offers spectacular views of the surrounding area including Morecambe Bay. The building is in the Edwardian Baroque style and was designed by John Belcher. Thanks, Wiki! I love it when it feels like I get an entire park to myself. Click here for the full-size image.

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    Ashton Memorial. I love this building. This is the Ashton Memorial, found high up in Williamson Park, Lancaster. It is known as a folly—that is—a building that is mostly designed for decorative purposes, though these days such buildings tend to serve secondary purposes as well. Gotta love the English language.

    It was built between 1907 and 1909 by millionaire industrialist Baron Ashton in memory of his second wife, Jessy, at a cost of over £80,000; around £4.5m in today’s money. At around 150 feet tall, it dominates the Lancaster skyline and is visible for many miles around. It also offers spectacular views of the surrounding area including Morecambe Bay. The building is in the Edwardian Baroque style and was designed by John Belcher.

    Thanks, Wiki!

    I love it when it feels like I get an entire park to myself.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  5. Today’s Photo Locomoting Across the Lune. There are quite a few bridges that cross the River Lune in and around Lancaster, but this one’s the funkiest. This is the Lune Millennium Bridge, designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium of 2000. The first time I crossed it I mentally bookmarked it for a photo. Those beams remind me of a ship’s sail. Just me? I was fortunate to get some lovely pinks during Lancaster’s post-sunset Blue Hour as well. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Locomoting Across the Lune. There are quite a few bridges that cross the River Lune in and around Lancaster, but this one’s the funkiest. This is the Lune Millennium Bridge, designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium of 2000. The first time I crossed it I mentally bookmarked it for a photo. Those beams remind me of a ship’s sail. Just me? I was fortunate to get some lovely pinks during Lancaster’s post-sunset Blue Hour as well. Click here for the full-size image.

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    Locomoting Across the Lune. There are quite a few bridges that cross the River Lune in and around Lancaster, but this one’s the funkiest. This is the Lune Millennium Bridge, designed by Whitby Bird and Partners, and built at a cost of £1.8m to commemorate the millennium of 2000.

    The first time I crossed it I mentally bookmarked it for a photo. Those beams remind me of a ship’s sail. Just me?

    I was fortunate to get some lovely pinks during Lancaster’s post-sunset Blue Hour as well.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  6. Today’s Photo Williamson’s Lake. This is Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire. It was constructed by millionaire James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, and his father, also called James Williamson. The site used to be a quarry, in fact, and most of Lancaster’s beautiful old buildings are made of stone that came from this old quarry. Not far from the entrance of the park is this lovely little lake, surrounded by lush trees and the deep orange of the old quarry. As the sun was setting, poking through the woods behind, it cast dancing shadows on these trees and the rock face. I quickly hopped onto this rocky outcrop next to the lake and set up the tripod there and then. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Williamson’s Lake. This is Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire. It was constructed by millionaire James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, and his father, also called James Williamson. The site used to be a quarry, in fact, and most of Lancaster’s beautiful old buildings are made of stone that came from this old quarry. Not far from the entrance of the park is this lovely little lake, surrounded by lush trees and the deep orange of the old quarry. As the sun was setting, poking through the woods behind, it cast dancing shadows on these trees and the rock face. I quickly hopped onto this rocky outcrop next to the lake and set up the tripod there and then. Click here for the full-size image.

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    Williamson’s Lake. This is Williamson Park, Lancaster, Lancashire. It was constructed by millionaire James Williamson, 1st Baron Ashton, and his father, also called James Williamson. The site used to be a quarry, in fact, and most of Lancaster’s beautiful old buildings are made of stone that came from this old quarry.

    Not far from the entrance of the park is this lovely little lake, surrounded by lush trees and the deep orange of the old quarry. As the sun was setting, poking through the woods behind, it cast dancing shadows on these trees and the rock face. I quickly hopped onto this rocky outcrop next to the lake and set up the tripod there and then.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  7. Today’s Photo Marvel at the World. Near the summit of Pendle Hill, Lancashire. The reservoir down there is the same one from yesterday’s photo Yeah. We’re pretty high up. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Marvel at the World. Near the summit of Pendle Hill, Lancashire. The reservoir down there is the same one from yesterday’s photo Yeah. We’re pretty high up. Click here for the full-size image.

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    Marvel at the World. Near the summit of Pendle Hill, Lancashire. The reservoir down there is the same one from yesterday’s photo

    Yeah. We’re pretty high up.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  8. Today’s Photo Climbing to be Better. Of course, apart from the main advantage of going on hikes and walks with Bamber and co. (whom I will always be eternally grateful for), the other key benefit is the exercise. As someone who has long been of a larger-than-average size for quite some years now (though these days this is, thankfully, decreasing), exercise is key. My job involves sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours a day and then, if I’m not hiking somewhere, then I’m sitting in front of a computer at home, processing photos. Which is why, wherever possible, I jump at the opportunity to explore some other little-known part of the UK and go hiking and shooting. Without these excursions that push my limits, I fear I would be much bigger. And deader. I think about that a lot. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Climbing to be Better. Of course, apart from the main advantage of going on hikes and walks with Bamber and co. (whom I will always be eternally grateful for), the other key benefit is the exercise. As someone who has long been of a larger-than-average size for quite some years now (though these days this is, thankfully, decreasing), exercise is key. My job involves sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours a day and then, if I’m not hiking somewhere, then I’m sitting in front of a computer at home, processing photos. Which is why, wherever possible, I jump at the opportunity to explore some other little-known part of the UK and go hiking and shooting. Without these excursions that push my limits, I fear I would be much bigger. And deader. I think about that a lot. Click here for the full-size image.

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    Climbing to be Better. Of course, apart from the main advantage of going on hikes and walks with Bamber and co. (whom I will always be eternally grateful for), the other key benefit is the exercise.

    As someone who has long been of a larger-than-average size for quite some years now (though these days this is, thankfully, decreasing), exercise is key. My job involves sitting in front of a computer for 8 hours a day and then, if I’m not hiking somewhere, then I’m sitting in front of a computer at home, processing photos.

    Which is why, wherever possible, I jump at the opportunity to explore some other little-known part of the UK and go hiking and shooting.

    Without these excursions that push my limits, I fear I would be much bigger. And deader.

    I think about that a lot.

    Click here for the full-size image.

  9. Today’s Photo The Guild of Preston. Welcome to the Preston Guild Hall & Charter Theatre. The Preston Guild Hall Entertainment Complex is dominated by 2 venues that host on average around 300 events per year with over 100,000 visitors. The Grand Hall Arena was designed in 1972 as a prestigious concert venue seating over 2,000 guests. The Charter Theatre is a smaller venue with a much more traditional theatre ambiance seating 780 guests. Always wanted a shot of this place. =) Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo The Guild of Preston. Welcome to the Preston Guild Hall & Charter Theatre. The Preston Guild Hall Entertainment Complex is dominated by 2 venues that host on average around 300 events per year with over 100,000 visitors. The Grand Hall Arena was designed in 1972 as a prestigious concert venue seating over 2,000 guests. The Charter Theatre is a smaller venue with a much more traditional theatre ambiance seating 780 guests. Always wanted a shot of this place. =) Click here for the full-size image.

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    The Guild of Preston. Welcome to the Preston Guild Hall & Charter Theatre.

    The Preston Guild Hall Entertainment Complex is dominated by 2 venues that host on average around 300 events per year with over 100,000 visitors. The Grand Hall Arena was designed in 1972 as a prestigious concert venue seating over 2,000 guests.

    The Charter Theatre is a smaller venue with a much more traditional theatre ambiance seating 780 guests.

    Always wanted a shot of this place. =)

    Click here for the full-size image.

  10. Today’s Photo Water Under The Bridge. The sound of running water… easily one of my favourite, and most relaxing, sounds. I could’ve happily stood here, listening to the sound of the River Honddu trickling by, for hours. Click here for the full-size image. Today’s Photo Water Under The Bridge. The sound of running water… easily one of my favourite, and most relaxing, sounds. I could’ve happily stood here, listening to the sound of the River Honddu trickling by, for hours. Click here for the full-size image.

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    Water Under The Bridge. The sound of running water… easily one of my favourite, and most relaxing, sounds. I could’ve happily stood here, listening to the sound of the River Honddu trickling by, for hours.

    Click here for the full-size image.