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[Bluejon]

Many thanks Jeff,I know what you mean,I'm not really an early riser myself,so can stir just in time for a nice sunset,lol,must say tho' I much prefer the clearer shot's of crisp winter sunset/sunrises,keep em coming mate.

All the Best.......John.

[Bluejon]

STILL ON THE SUNSET THEME,A COUPLE OF PICS,WITH A CONTRAST, OF MARYPORT HARBOUR CUMBRIA, TAKEN ON DIFFERENT DAYS & TIME OF DAY DURING THE SUMMER.

THE FIRST ONE IS A SHOT ACROSS THE HARBOUR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN,THE SECOND,BY WAY OF CONTRAST,SHOWS THE SAME HARBOUR,SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE,IN THE STRONG LATE EVENING SUNSET.





BEST REGARDS.

JOHN.

[coolcat]

Originally Posted by Bluejon

STILL ON THE SUNSET THEME,A COUPLE OF PICS,WITH A CONTRAST, OF MARYPORT HARBOUR CUMBRIA, TAKEN ON DIFFERENT DAYS & TIME OF DAY DURING THE SUMMER.

THE FIRST ONE IS A SHOT ACROSS THE HARBOUR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON SUN,THE SECOND,BY WAY OF CONTRAST,SHOWS THE SAME HARBOUR,SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT ANGLE,IN THE STRONG LATE EVENING SUNSET.





BEST REGARDS.

JOHN.

Idyllic setting and very well captured

[Bluejon]

Hi Jeff,

Many thanks for your comments,very much appreciated,yes!an idealic photo location nowadays,mainly a quiet little fishing port now,many years ago it was quite a busy industrial port,in the sailing/early steamship days,infact it was quite a busy shipbuilding port.

Maryport has quite an interesting history,one being associated with the 'Titanic',the founder of the 'White Star Line' Thomas Ismay, actually came from Maryport,before moving to Liverpool to create the above.

Once again,many thanks.

Best Regards.

John.

[reworht]

Smashing photos John - in many respects that area is somewhat similar to the North East coast, Robin Hoods Bay, Staithes etc. - a reminder of our past
Many moons ago, we spent a superb day at Ravenglass - that was a real blast from the past, but incredibly beautiful on a sunny day. The village is a bit like the land that time forgot!

[Bluejon]

Originally Posted by reworht

Smashing photos John - in many respects that area is somewhat similar to the North East coast, Robin Hoods Bay, Staithes etc. - a reminder of our past
Many moons ago, we spent a superb day at Ravenglass - that was a real blast from the past, but incredibly beautiful on a sunny day. The village is a bit like the land that time forgot!

Many thanks Rod,yes,they have made alot of improvements,environmentally to the area,Maryport,Workington & Whitehaven being particularly heavily industrialized in the past,the largest impovements to date have be made at Whitehaven, with the re-generation of the Harbour area into a Marina,with a lock system to keep the water in,with numerous mooring points for yacht's etc.

I agree with you on Ravenglass Village,a quaint place where time seem's to have stood still,btw Rod, did you have a run on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway,known around these part's as't La-al Ratty,take a look at a pic I posted of one of the loco's in P63 on page 7.

Best Regards.

John.

[reworht]

Originally Posted by Bluejon

Many thanks Rod,yes,they have made alot of improvements,environmentally to the area,Maryport,Workington & Whitehaven being particularly heavily industrialized in the past,the largest impovements to date have be made at Whitehaven, with the re-generation of the Harbour area into a Marina,with a lock system to keep the water in,with numerous mooring points for yacht's etc.

I agree with you on Ravenglass Village,a quaint place where time seem's to have stood still,btw Rod, did you have a run on the Ravenglass & Eskdale Miniature Railway,known around these part's as't La-al Ratty,take a look at a pic I posted of one of the loco's in P63 on page 7.

Best Regards.

John.

Yes John - we made a really good day out of it. Us and two other couples were staying at the Keswick Countyr House Hotel (the old station building I believe?) We drove over Hardknott and Wrynose passes, parked at Ravenglass, got the train back to Boot, had a cup of coffee and a sticky bun, train back to Ravenglass and ate a packed lunch sitting on the sea wall there.
It was October, but a glorious sunny day and warm enough for shirtsleeves

[Bluejon]

'RETURN TO SUNSETS'













BEST REGARDS.

JOHN.

[Bluejon]

A few seasonal pics,taken over the last few years,from my local region,of the type of weather more associated with Christmas,than all this wind & rain,just to set the Festive scene.

Very Best Wishes Everyone.

[reworht]

A Merry Christmas to you and Jan too - photos to your usual standard - think I'll put the Lake District into my list of "places to take the caravan in 2014" - only problem is I dislike the A66 over Bowes and Brough - not really designed for towing caravans!
The thing is - the scenery at the end of it is worth all the hassle