Photograph taken in a quiet spot, hidden away from fellow visitors. Wanted a different angle from the usual looking over the bridge to the water below. Tucked away at the base of a bridge between two lakes at Studley Royal Water Gardens. The water gently cascades down from one lake to the other. Manicured lawn in the background with hedges and trees. On the face of the bridge were plants growing from crevices and flowering beautifully.

Movement in the Shadows
for #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #Flowing

#EastCoastKin #photography #water #movement #flowers
#sunlight #shadows #Yorkshire #UNESCO #StudleyRoyal
(Big camera)

Drake Smew, Studley Royal, Ripon, N Yorkshire, UK.

#smew #studleyroyal #wildlife #nature

Photograph taken at up on the wooded hillside walking the circular route between Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal Water Gardens. Love the perimeter of the place - less visitors, away from the famous attractions, gentle and natural. The site is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and well worth a visit. It's expensive if you aren't a National Trust member though. Starting at the bottom of the image, a carpet of white wild garlic flowers covers the ground from which tall, thin trees reach for the sky, covered with their lime green spring leaves. A huge, dark tree trunk arches into the frame up the right hand side and over the too. The light is as it was, a little darker, under the tree canopy.

Carpet of Garlic
for #ForestFriday

#EastCoastKin #photography #forest #nature #trees #plants #naturephotography #spring #FountainsAbbey #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #UNESCO
(iPhone camera)

Photograph taken of a juvenile brown swan feasting on pond plants. A water droplet is ready to drop from its beak as others have done creating ripples in the lake surface. A piece of green pond plant shaken free is about to land on the water. Taken at Studley Royal Water Gardens in Yorkshire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Well worth a visit if you're feeling flush or you have a National Trust card.

Swan in a Strop
for #BirdOfTheDay theme of #Swans

#EastCoastKin #photography #swan #bird #birdphotography #nature #waterdroplet #ripples #naturephotography #juvenile #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire
(Big camera)

One a day for 365 #vambo365 362/365 … A dead tree that looks vaguely like a whale (I’ll be relieved when this challenge is over 😅) … #studleyroyal #deadtree #whale #sevenbridgesvalley

Photograph taken at UNESCO World Heritage Site, Studley Royal Water Gardens, North Yorkshire. Image taken looking up a straight channel of water stretching into the distance in which is reflected pale blue sky overhead and trees from one side. Perfectly mown grass either side of the water. Autumnal trees in the mid-ground and a glimpse of a stone folly nestled within them on the right. Hedge at the bottom of the image and a beautiful dark silhouette of a tree stretching into the scene in the foreground next to which I was standing. An autumnal scene of tranquility. Wasn't so tranquil soon after once I struck up conversation with a lovely older gentleman with a walking frame and we chuckled our way round, chatting about being happy snappers with our phone cameras and whether we should race each other. Chat to the elderly people folks - it brightens their day and yours 😊

Water Road and The Race
for #Scape #Landscape and #SensoryArt theme of #Water

#EastCoastKin #photography #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite #landscape #reflections #ponds #autumn #trees
(iPhone camera)

Photograph taken of the Temple of Piety from across the various ponds at Studley Royal Water Garden in North Yorkshire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A stone summer house built in 1730, colour washed in ochre, looks over the Moon Pond. Neatly mown green grass around the ponds and autumnal trees behind the building on the steep slope upwards. The temple and trees are reflected in the water.

Temple of Piety
for #Stunday

#EastCoastKin #photography #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite #landscape #reflections #ponds #autumn #trees #architecture
(Big camera)

Photograph of the sculpture'The Dying Gladiator' at Studley Royal Water Gardens. Monochrome filter used to emphasise the form. Image taken from the foot looking up the male reclined body so the foot looks enormous. The foot has very neat toenails! In the distance are dark trees and a grey sky overhead.

One Foot in the Grave
for #AlphabetChallenge theme #WeekTforTelevision and #ClassicMono

#EastCoastKin #photography #monochrome #blackandwhite #sculpture #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite #landscape #TheDyingGladiator
(iPhone camera)

Photograph of a lake with trees on the far bank. In the foreground js a large autumnal tree on the left and green grass at the bottom of the image. Overhead is a blue sky with clouds, reflected in the water. Taken at Studley Royal Water Gardens in North Yorkshire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Potentially farewell to Yorkshire for a few months and a great wander with the camera before heading home, back to reality and WiFi.

Serene Departure
for #BlueSkyMonday

#EastCoastKin #photography #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite #lake #reflections #autumn
(iPhone camera)

a day for 2025 #vambo365 306/365 … Red deer stag taking a break from the rut at Studley Royal #studleyroyal #reddeer #stag #antlers @ntfountainsabbey #fountainsabbey #northyorkshire #yorkshire

Red deer stags
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#reddeer #nature #rutting #ruttingseason #naturephotography #outdoors #outdoorphotography #fight #fighting #lockedhorns #photographyismytherapy #studleyroyal #yorkshire #uk

Monochrome photograph taken looking up at a limestone sculpture of two male figures wrestling. Dark tree line behind and pale sky overhead. Taken at Studley Royal Water Gardens which is a World Heritage site in Yorkshire. Sculpture is of Hercules and Antaeus. Hercules is the hero and the dominant larger figure. Son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena, Hercules is famous for his strength and adventures. Antaeus is the smaller figure. King of Libya, son of Gaia (personification of Mother Earth) and Poseidon (god of the sea). He was notorious for challenging strangers to wrestling matches they would never win. He would restore his energy by touching the ground (Mother Earth). Hercules wins this wrestling match by lifting Antaeus up so he couldn't touch the ground to replenish his strength.

Hercules and Antaeus
for #PalacesAndGardens theme of #Myth&Legend
Also for #ClassicMono

#EastCoastKin #photography #sculpture #limestone #Hercules #Antaeus #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #WorldHeritageSite #contrast #watergardens #monochrome #blackandwhite
(Android phone camera)

Photograph of a white statue of a young man with his foot upon a rock. Statue is on a tall stone plinth at the corner or an ornamental lake surrounded by nearly mown grass. Statue casts a perfect shadow on the grass. Trees in the background and blue sky overhead. Statue of Galen from 1730 by Andrew Carpenter at Studley Royal Water Gardens in Yorkshire. The figure was once playing a lyre apparently.

Casting Shadows
for #PalacesandGardens theme of #Statues

#EastCoastKin #photography #statue #garden #shadow #water #UNESCO #Yorkshire #StudleyRoyal #history #worldheritagesite
(Android phone camera)

Shadows cast by a classical sculpture on a plinth at UNESCO Studley Royal Water Gardens in Yorkshire. Shadow cast looks rather like the figure is trying to maintain balance while putting on a sock! Manicured lawns and the edge of an ornamental lake behind, with curve of trees in the distance. Blue sky overhead.

And.....Freeze!

Classical shadows for #BlueSkyArtShow theme of #LightAndShadow

#EastCoastKin #statue #photography #bluesky #Yorkshire #StudleyRoyal #manicured #UNESCO
(Android phone camera)

Surprise View, Studley Royal. “I distinguish the picturesque and the beautiful, and I add to them a third and distinct character, which I call ‘unexpectedness’.”
#StudleyRoyal #NorthYorks #FollyFellowship #Follies #Folly #follies.org.uk

Sun rays burst across a photograph looking up at the carving and windows above the main door to St. Mary's Church, Studley Royal, Yorkshire. Quite apt for Easter weekend.

Easter sun rays.
#Dream #BlueSkyArtShow #EastCoastKin #sunrays #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire
#carving #doorway #church
(Android phone camera)

Trio of tan coloured deer grazing at Studley Royal, Yorkshire. One is looking directly at the camera. All three have huge antlers. Trees in the background are starting to get their leaves.

April antlers.
#Tan #acoloradAyPRIL #deer #grazing #StudleyRoyal #Yorkshire #photography #nature #naturephotography #spring
(Big camera)

Tucked away at the base of a bridge between two lakes at Studley Royal Water Gardens. The water gently cascades down from one lake to the other. Manicured lawn in the background with hedges and trees. On the face of the bridge were plants growing from crevices and flowering beautifully. This spot was quiet, hidden and away from any fellow visitors.

Flowered façade.
#Peaceful #BlueSkyArtShow #sunlight #water #flowers #photography #Yorkshire #UNESCO #StudleyRoyal
(Big camera)

Looking at the lake and trees beyond through the stone balustrade at Studley Royal Water Gardens in Yorkshire. Only realised that one of the stone pillars is new when I turned the phone black and white. Excellent job whoever produced it.

New recruit.
#ClassicMono #EastCoastKin #Yorkshire #photography #replacement #water #trees #balustrade #holdingupok #landscape #UNESCO #StudleyRoyal #blackandwhite
@nationaltrust.bsky.social
(Android phone)

Studley Deer

#sonyalpha #wildlifephotography #wildlife #sigma #studleyroyal #a7iii #photography

Swans at Studley Royal #swans #studleyroyal #birds #nature

Studley Royal Deer Park

#studleyroyal
#deerpark
#rutting
#photography
#mindfulphotographer

Red deer hind & Jackdaw

#canonr5 #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotgraphy #ukwildlife #reddeer #studleyroyal