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January 2017
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Photographers Resource |
ISSN 2399-6706 |
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Issue No: 156 |
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Everyone at
Photographers
Resource
Would Like to Wish You All
A
Happy NEW YEAR
and a very successful 2017 |
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Welcome to the first edition of 2017. January
always starts off with a bang with the New Year celebrations and a great time to
get
firework
displays and lightshows. As we have gone up a couple of days early I have added
the New Years Eve events to the beginning of the January diary, I didn't want
you to miss out on all the fun. This month there are various events which take
place outside which involves fireworks and processions such as the
Lerwick Up Helly Aa
on Shetland, where a Viking ship is paraded
through the town with a procession of fire torches ending at the beach where it
is then set alight.
If you want to make the most of this month then
two plans of action are required, a going out one and a staying in one.
For the 'going out' one, put together a list of
what you might like to do outside with your camera, and to use this
opportunity to take on some of the News Year resolutions you have set
yourself. Although there are no leaves on the trees and many green fields
and banks can look browned off with mud, there are still some fantastic
Walks
you can go on which offer up opportunities to get something different, frost
and fog are also good photo subjects. You could
take a stroll along one of our
Canals or Waterways
and watch out for winter wildlife such as geese,
Swans,
Herons
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If
you're near the coast taking a walk along the beach or an estuary you may
glimpse wading birds like Avocets feeding before the tide comes back in. Heritage
Coasts and Coastal Paths
have a wide variety of wildlife and landscapes available all year round,
make sure you go prepared for changing weather conditions and take along a
warm drink to keep you warm this time of year.
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One year I took a trip to Lancashire/Yorkshire, in
January, and walked along the
Ingleton Waterfalls Trail
(a 4.3 mile/7km circular walk) this provided loads more opportunities than I expected. On
this waterfall trail you get to see many waterfalls, 8 in total and the most
impressive is
Thornton Force,
across two river valleys. As well as scenery, of woodland, hills, rock formations, and some wildlife, all
this is compacted into a four and a half mile route. I spotted a feeding
Grey Heron
at a point on the river where it was a little shallower and on one occasion when
I sat down to admire the view a
Robin
came and perched on the bench behind me.
I think he may have been looking for food, but was unlucky as I didn't have any. There was also woodland with trees taking on differing forms,
and plenty to watch out for underfoot, various bridges
and sty's to navigate, some ruined limekilns and workshops as well as an 11 arch
viaduct in the village. |
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The
image on the left is a tree stump embedded with coins, the image on the right
is a close up of the coins.
This
was one of the many tree formations/structures along the waterfall walk which gives a
different photo opportunity if you look out for them. Walk, Explore and
Observe you never know what might turn up! |
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If its too wet or cold for taking a hike or
venturing outside then it could be a good time to think about what you could do
with your photos over the winter months. You could organise them into albums and
edit up the best ones to
make your own Photography Book
or some similar project. Within the
Editing, Printing and Publishing
part of this magazine there are many useful articles
to give you inspiration for the winter months. |
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Last month I mentioned the
Robin
as in the UK it is totally associated with Christmas, appearing in our gardens
and on the majority of Christmas Cards. Well over the festive
period I decided to put together the wildlife page on the UK's National Bird, as
voted in 1960 and again in 2015, by the British Public. It's little red breast
and sweet song are synonymous with Christmas and the winter period. If you see
one in your garden have a go at photographing it, they are uncannily friendly
and will perch somewhere just in range. They have been known to feed from
peoples hands. If you have a bird table all the better, this time of year it
will be a regular visitor, it particularly likes mealworms. |
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What's New and Changed |
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Articles Added and Updated
Recently |
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The European Robin
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Birds, an introduction
Photographing fireworks
Swans
Grey Heron
Heritage
Coasts and Coastal Paths
Make your own Photography Book
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Locations Guides Added and
Updated Recently |
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Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, Ingleton, Yorkshire
 
Lerwick Up Helly Aa, Shetland
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