Picture of the Week
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Night Panorama of Greater Manchester from Tegg's Nose
A Night Panorama of Greater Manchester from Tegg's Nose Country Park, near Macclesfield, Cheshire. A geomagnetic storm was in full swing at this point with Northern Lights visible in the North of the UK. The haze and light pollution of Greater Manchester to the North prevents any serious imaging of them but there are definitely hints of the colours there. [Quick Edit - improved one to follow!]
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Macclesfield Barnaby Festival 2018 Roots / Routes
Macclesfield Town, champions of the Vanarama National League
Great to see so many people out cheering Macclesfield Town FC, The Silkmen, champions of the Vanarama National League and now promoted into the football league. Huge congratulations!
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Lichfield Cathedral Lady Chapel - 360 degree stitch and pan
The Lady Chapel at Lichfield Cathedral is quite exquisite with amazing details and beautiful stained glass. Here's a 360 degree full photo sphere made from a dozen captures, carefully blended to reveal the details in the glass and with some manual stitching to avoid errors.
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Narrowboats on Macclesfield Canal
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In memory of Steven Farrish
My dear friend Steven Farrish, AKA "Riverboar Steve" was tragically killed in a road accident last month. Here is a slideshow that I made of photographs that his friends and family have provided. to be shown at his wake, to help celebrate his life.
R.I.P. my good friend
Perseid Meteor over the Roaches in 360 degrees
It was relatively clear yesterday evening so I took the new Insta360 Pro camera out to the Roaches for its first test of it's abilities at night time photography and with the hope of maybe capturing the Perseid meteor shower. I wasn't sure how well it'd perform at this task, with relatively small sensors compared to my DSLR but it is remarkably proficient considering.
Amazingly during one of the time lapses I set up we spotted this particularly bright and long lived meteor - the remnants of the trail lasted for a good 20 or 30 seconds so I was really pleased to see that the camera had captured it.
Uploaded here at 4K resolution though the original is at 8K and can even be processed in 3D for anyone considering licencing please contact me.
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Midsummer Gothenburg
Here's a quick slideshow selection of images from my visit to Gothenburg with friends in which we did plenty of exploring the city, experienced the quirky pagan Midsommar Festival and went to an amazing concert
Double Rainbow over South Park Macclesfield
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The Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank standing proud over the Cheshire Plain
The Marriage of Heather and Tom at The Yellow Broom, Cheshire, Fri 21st April 2017. Teaser Slideshow
Any wedding is amazing to be a part of as a photographer but especially so when you are capturing the big day of two lovely friends you have seen get together and grow as a couple. Here is a teaser slideshow of some of the photographs my assistant and I took of the wedding of Heather Senior and Tom Scragg. I have thousands of images to sort through and this is a merest selection of ones that jumped out as I transferred them so expect many more lovely ones in the galleries for the couple and guests in the upcoming few days. The Yellow Broom Restaurant provided the perfect venue, the food was delicious and atmosphere throughout the day was so joyous with family and friends coming from near and far to help them celebrate their marriage. Massive congratulations to the bride and groom!
Macclesfield Brick Project Part 1 May 2016
Macclesfield Brick Project Part 1. It took dozens of shots and hours of clever editing to stitch this panorama of the complete first wall of the Brick Project. This fantastic community arts project has transformed a dingy underpass into a colourful and vibrant space.
The full version is about 110 megapixels and all the individual tiles can be seenArtArtistBrick ProjectCommunity ArtDan PetleyMacclesfieldPanoramaPark LaneUnderpass
Macclesfield Brick Project Part 2 August 2016
Macclesfield Brick Project Part 2. It took a huge amount of shots and clever editing to stitch this panorama of the whole of the now complete new wall of the Brick Project. This fantastic community arts project has transformed a dingy underpass into a colourful and vibrant space.
The full version is about 100 megapixels and all the individual tiles can be seenArtArtistBrick ProjectCommunity ArtDan PetleyMacclesfieldPanoramaPark LaneUnderpass
The Folly Coffee House and Museum of North Craven Life at The Folly, Settle
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Macclesfield Potato Riot
A quick slideshow showing behind the scenes clips of the first actors workshop for the Macclesfield Potato Riot ( http://www.macclesfieldpotatoriot.com) incorporating street theatre, live music and feast. Recruiting more volunteer actors with a repeat of the first workshop taking place Weds 22nd Feb 7:00-10:00pm at Macclesfield College. Contact SambaJohn1@yahoo.com for more details
The Cheshire Creative Collective Jobling Gowler Exhibition teaser slideshow
Nine local artists have come together as a creative group for their first major collaboration as the Cheshire Creative Collective. The exhibition encompases both inspiring fine art and photography.
It runs from Mon 16th Jan - 31st March 2017 in the fantastic space provided by Jobling Gowler Solicitors, just off Park lane near South Park, Macclesfield. 25% of any sales will be donated to two very worthy chosen charities
Jobling Gowlers are a working offices but members of the public are welcome to visit between 09.30-16.30 Monday - Friday.
Our artists, all with new work on display are Carly Phipps, Steve Thornhill, Justin Mitchell, Ross Gibson, Gemma Burleigh, Carol Hutchinson, Rebecca Lucas, Laura McCarthy and Simon Brown.
Katy's Cupboard New Shop
Katy's Cupboard has just reopened stocking a wide range of my landscape canvases as well as lots of other fantastic things for the home. Here then is a tiny planet 360 degree view of the inside of the shop so you can see all the goodies on sale. It can be found at 2 Churchill Mews on Churchill Way, Macclesfield, next to Rustic Coffee Co.
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You Can't see the Wood for the Trees
I was walking in a forest in the Goyt Valley in September 2016. I was most impressed by the way that the light from the Sun barely made it through the canopy of trees, all having grown upwards together to capture most of the available rays...
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Hovis Mill Panorama October 2016
I will never tire of this scene of Macclesfield Canal & Hovis Mill so I have returned many times to capture it in different light, different times of year and with different equipment. Here then is an updated version taken at sunset in October 2016
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Sign of the Times
Sometimes, as a child, I played in puddles, some things never change
Settle Castleberg Panorama
A panorama taken over the lovely Yorkshire Dales town of Settle from the top of Castleberg, a popular limestone cliff that towers over the town
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Canal Barge at Salt's Mill Saltaire
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The United Reformed Church Saltaire
A missed train connection yesterday meant that I had a couple of hours to kill and so managed a lovely flying visit to Saltaire, one of my favourite places from my childhood. The town was built by the visionary industrialist Titus Salt who was a leading light in the Yorkshire woolen industry. The town combined quality social housing, good sanitation and great facilities for recreation and education, in contrast to the slums of many of the nearby cities. Here is the entrance of the United Reform Church, built in 1859 - a real Victorian architectural gem and Grade I listed. Saltaire was designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2001
Summer Solstice Sunrise
Milky Way over Macclesfield
A stitched panorama taken in South Park, Macclesfield of the Milky Way arcing over the light pollution of the town. This is one of the shots printed and going to be displayed in the Invasion: Macclesfield exhibition, starting on the 17th June 2016 for Macclesfield's Barnaby Festival.
Macclesfield Planet Fisheye Version
Cafe Nero, Cheshire, Cheshire East Council, Cobbles, Costa Coffee, Jones Jewellers, Macclesfield, Macclesfield Town Centre, Macclesfield Town Council, Market Place, Market Town, Max Spielmann, Mini Planet, Mini World, Natwest Bank, north west, Panorama, Square, St Michael's Church, Tiny Planet, Tiny World, Town Hall, U.K., United Kingdom
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