A couple of weeks ago I spent time at the Bluebell Railway Spring Gala. As you can imagine, photos were taken, which can be seen on my website alongside the story behind the shots.
#steam #steamlocomotive #locomotive #heritagerailway #railwaysofbritain @bluebell_railway
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60007 Sir Nigel Gresley sits on platform at Sheffield Park steaming away to herself ahead of her first service of the day. My favourite steam locomotive.
#photography #steam #steamlocomotive #heritagerailway #railwaysofbritain
A great horned owl at Huxley's Bird of Prey Centre in Sussex. It doesn't look too pleased.
#photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #naturephotography #birdsofprey
Some sea mist starts to roll over the South Downs in Sussex.
#photography #sussex #southdowns #mist #hills
Some chairs in the grounds of Sheffield Park & Gardens, presumably as part of some sort of formal al fresco meeting.
#photography #alfresco #outdoors #chairs #sussex
A terrapin at the Brighton Sea Life Centre.
#photography #wildlife #aquarium #sussex #water
A hose in the back of a fire engine.
#photography #hose #fireengine #yellow
A macro shot of what I think is a buttercup, somewhere in the New Forest.
#photography #flowers #macro #newforest #plants
A tree somewhere in London, illuminated by fairy lights, and reflected on a damp surface. Or possibly a water feature.
#photography #water #night #London #reflection
The Red Arrows perform against a dark and moody sky during a display last year.
#photography #aerialdisplays #redarrows #raf #displayteam @rafredarrows
Whilst I'm sure this was intended as a reassuring warning that some cabling was still live, but it takes on a different tone when it's painted in blood red and found in the basement of an abandoned building.
#photography #urbex #abandoned #warning #theylive
6989 Wightwick Hall heads north from Horsted Keynes Station on the Bluebell Railway in Sussex. This locomotive is painted red thanks to her appearing in the upcoming Harry Potter TV series.
#photography #steam #steamlocomotive #heritagerailway #railwaysofbritain
Yours truly, staring at my phone, from a set of experiments I did with light many years ago. (This shot is lit only by the light from my phone.)
#photography #people #portrait #lighting #phoneaddiction
Looking up at the support struts of one of the Golden Jubilee Bridges in London.
#photography #London #travel #city #architecture
A little while ago I took a trip to Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Dorset. As I’m terrible at identifying species, here is a lovely post full of macro photos of flowers which I am completely unable to name. Jump in the comments and help me out?
#photography #flowers #macro #dorset #nature
Two characters share a moment during a performance of All's Well That Ends Well.
#photography #people #shakespeare #theater #acting
A replica of one of my all-time favourite movie cars, the Ectomobile from Ghostbusters.
#photography #cars #movies #ghostbusters #ecto1 @ghostbustersnews
A swan on one of the rivers that passes through Lyon in France.
#photography #travel #swan #water #wildlife
A dress, illuminated as part of a light festival in London.
#photography #night #London #dress #orange
Some sort of flower in the gardens of Nymans in Sussex.
#photography #flowers #sussex #yellow #plants
Some valves off the side of Worthing Pier in, er, Worthing.
#photography #sussex #water #industrial #knobs
A line of trees reflected in the water in Richmond Park, giving a look reminiscent of the trademark Boscastle Pottery 'mocha ware' design.
#photography #trees #royalparks #sunrise #reflection
Some citrusy fruits on display at Borough Market in London.
#photography #food #markets #boroughmarket #London
A scarlet ibis – which I think sounds like a chain of hotels, but whatever – spreads its wings at Drusillas Park in Sussex.
Like this? I post more wildlife photos over at @robdoeswildlife on Instagram.
#photography #wildlife #sussex #birds #scarletibis
A shot of the building affectionately (or not) known as the cheese grater. It's a lot more colourful from the non-cheese grating side.
#photography #urban #London #travel #architecture
It's March, spring is in the air, and it shouldn't be long now until this year's bluebells start sprouting.
#photography #bluebells #flowers #spring
A lovely, weathered, mossy signpost near Ardingly Reservoir.
#photography #weathered #wood #sussex #sign
A view of the rear light cluster of a stunningly beautiful Aston Martin DB5. For me, this is one of the most beautiful cars to ever exist in one of the most beautiful colours.
#photography #cars #classiccars #astonmartin #db5
I love to photograph a more distinguished gentleman such as this. There is so much more detail on their face.
#photography #people #portraits #oldman #monochrome
At the end of January I made my first visit to the Spa Valley Railway, to see Caledonian Railways № 828 and give my recently acquired "railway lens" a proper runout.
#photography #steam #steamlocomotive #railwaysofbritain #heritagerailway @spavalleyrailwayofficial