All the shots were taken with a Panasonic Lumix GH1 using the 14-140 zoom lens, ISO set to 2000, WB set to Halogen.
Monday, 19 November 2012
City of Lights Parade - Truro, Cornwall 2012
Every year in November, a parade of lanterns is held in Truro. They are made of withy (willow) and tissue paper by schoolchildren, college students, community groups and professional artists. This years theme was Kings and Queens.
All the shots were taken with a Panasonic Lumix GH1 using the 14-140 zoom lens, ISO set to 2000, WB set to Halogen.
All the shots were taken with a Panasonic Lumix GH1 using the 14-140 zoom lens, ISO set to 2000, WB set to Halogen.
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
Dusseldorf Trip 2012 - The Way Home
This year we finally made to the Dusseldorf Caravan Salon. After 3 days at the show, and making our way home, we stopped off at Venlo, Holland, Xanten and Kleve in Germany, and Maldegem in Belgium before crossing the Channel from Dunkerque to Dover.
All the pictures were taken either with a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 compact or a Lumix GH1 with 14-140 zoom lens.
The extensive marina and motorhome aire at Venlo Jachthaven, TZ7
Xanten is a lovely little town, with a pretty square but also the remains of a Roman Metropolis and a couple of man made lakes featuring a lido.
The Gothic coffee house in the square, GH1
St Viktors Cathedral, GH1
The late sun casts its glow, GH1
The market square, Xanten. TZ7
Delightful bronze in the street - note the glass "water" in the bucket! TZ7
The working windmill and bakery, TZ7
Through the old city gate into the square, TZ7
Down by the lake....
We weren't able to identify this goose - any ideas? TZ7
The next generation!
Cycle paths all round the lakes, TZ7
The perfect picnic spot.... TZ7
Water skiing the environmentally friendly way! TZ7
Keep those knees bent!
The Roman ramparts rise again. TZ7
Well..why not? TZ7
After Xanten we visited Anholt Castle, a Baroque family residence - now a museum and hotel, in Wasserburg.
The grand entrance, GH1
Restored ornamental gardens
The old kitchens
Still one wastrel in the dungeons!
Our next stopover was in Kleve, the birthplace of Anne of Cleves. Heavily bombed in WW2, it is still in the process of rebuilding and re-generation.
Kleve on 13th February 1945 (taken from a public photograph). GH1
An amusing and imaginative bronze. GH1
The Zur Post hotel and restaurant gave us a good meal. GH1
Now into Belgium for a wonderful stopover and a great meal in great surroundings at t' Brigandje, Maldegem.
t'Brigandje, just an unprepossessing farmhouse... GH1
Inside... colourful and atmospheric
Stone flags and wooden beams
Sunset through the window
The perfect end to a perfect meal
Across the Channel, we slept well on the sea front in Dover, then stayed at the Fox and Hounds, Charlton Adam, set in a quintessential English village.
The Fox and Hounds, Charlton Adam. TZ7
Green fields and weeping willow. TZ7
Sunday morning gossip...
The Parish Church. TZ7
That quintessential Somerset lane. TZ7
All the pictures were taken either with a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 compact or a Lumix GH1 with 14-140 zoom lens.
The extensive marina and motorhome aire at Venlo Jachthaven, TZ7
The Gothic coffee house in the square, GH1
St Viktors Cathedral, GH1
The late sun casts its glow, GH1
The market square, Xanten. TZ7
Delightful bronze in the street - note the glass "water" in the bucket! TZ7
The working windmill and bakery, TZ7
Through the old city gate into the square, TZ7
Down by the lake....
The next generation!
Cycle paths all round the lakes, TZ7
The perfect picnic spot.... TZ7
Water skiing the environmentally friendly way! TZ7
Keep those knees bent!
The Roman ramparts rise again. TZ7
Well..why not? TZ7
After Xanten we visited Anholt Castle, a Baroque family residence - now a museum and hotel, in Wasserburg.
The grand entrance, GH1
Restored ornamental gardens
The old kitchens
Still one wastrel in the dungeons!
Our next stopover was in Kleve, the birthplace of Anne of Cleves. Heavily bombed in WW2, it is still in the process of rebuilding and re-generation.
Kleve on 13th February 1945 (taken from a public photograph). GH1
An amusing and imaginative bronze. GH1
The Zur Post hotel and restaurant gave us a good meal. GH1
Now into Belgium for a wonderful stopover and a great meal in great surroundings at t' Brigandje, Maldegem.
t'Brigandje, just an unprepossessing farmhouse... GH1
Inside... colourful and atmospheric
Stone flags and wooden beams
Sunset through the window
The perfect end to a perfect meal
Across the Channel, we slept well on the sea front in Dover, then stayed at the Fox and Hounds, Charlton Adam, set in a quintessential English village.
The Fox and Hounds, Charlton Adam. TZ7
Green fields and weeping willow. TZ7
Sunday morning gossip...
The Parish Church. TZ7
That quintessential Somerset lane. TZ7
Monday, 24 September 2012
Dusseldorf Trip 2012 - Outward Bound
This year we finally made it to Europe's largest motorhome show. There is not a lot of point of posting a lot of shots of motorhomes that you can get from the manufacturers websites, but here are the best from our stopovers on the journey out there.
All the pictures were taken either with a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 compact or a Lumix GH1with 14-140 zoom lens
First stop was Totnes, Devon and a boat trip down the River Dart to Dartmouth.
Totnes's distinctive church spire, TZ7
Classic Totnes shot, GH1
The River Dart, from the boat, GH1
The Dartmouth Castle river steamer, GH1
A camping spot to die for... GH1
...and a house to die for, GH1
Smoke from the Dart Valley Railway hangs in the air, GH1
The Kingswear chain ferry and Floating Bridge Public House, GH1
Bayards Cove, Old Dartmouth, GH1
The return trip at low tide, GH1
Totnes church appears in the distance, GH1
Safely back to Totnes, GH1
The infamous Totnes Orange Race, TZ7
TV personality Rory McGrath takes part, TZ7
Even the Police join in! TZ7
We took the ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and then drove through Belgium via Eeeklo and Holland via Venlo to Dusseldorf
The Jachthaven at Eeklo, Belgium. GH1
St Vincents Church, Eeklo. GH1
Around the Jacthaven are littered sculptures by local artists. These are some that caught my eye.
Meeting by Veerle De Smet
Escape by Stef Orti
Socrates by P. Nand. R
All the pictures were taken either with a Panasonic Lumix TZ7 compact or a Lumix GH1with 14-140 zoom lens
First stop was Totnes, Devon and a boat trip down the River Dart to Dartmouth.
Totnes's distinctive church spire, TZ7
Classic Totnes shot, GH1
The River Dart, from the boat, GH1
The Dartmouth Castle river steamer, GH1
A camping spot to die for... GH1
...and a house to die for, GH1
Smoke from the Dart Valley Railway hangs in the air, GH1
The Kingswear chain ferry and Floating Bridge Public House, GH1
Bayards Cove, Old Dartmouth, GH1
The return trip at low tide, GH1
Totnes church appears in the distance, GH1
Safely back to Totnes, GH1
The infamous Totnes Orange Race, TZ7
TV personality Rory McGrath takes part, TZ7
Even the Police join in! TZ7
We took the ferry from Dover to Dunkerque and then drove through Belgium via Eeeklo and Holland via Venlo to Dusseldorf
The Jachthaven at Eeklo, Belgium. GH1
St Vincents Church, Eeklo. GH1
Around the Jacthaven are littered sculptures by local artists. These are some that caught my eye.
Meeting by Veerle De Smet
Escape by Stef Orti
Socrates by P. Nand. R
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