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woodsider79 wrote:Mysterious indeed. They all have something to say, though I'm not sure whatThe tunnel and the dinosaur trying to dodge the incoming meteorite are my picks.Ha! Made me think there. It reminded me of a £1 sign.

Having been reassured by my physio that a walk in The Lakes shouldn't do my back any harm as long as I don't try anything over ambitious, I planned relatively low level route exploring some of the quarries that lie at the foot of Wetherlam.The route began at Tilberthwaite and took us up over Betsy Crag to the evocatively named Rhunestone Quarry, down to Little Langdale and then back to Tilberthwaite via Moss Rigg Quarry. According to OS Maps, this should have been about 3.5 miles, but our GPS logs from the day range from 5 to 7 miles depending on which device you believe (all made by Garmin and yet surprisingly inconsistent) and importing the 6.4 mile log from my Fenix back into OS Maps claimed the logged route was 8 miles which, if nothing else, proves that interpreting a GPX file is a dark art understood by very few. On the plus side, however far the walk was, my back seems to have held up so far without any setbacks.The weather was pretty much standard lakeland fare, intermittent showers and grey threatening skies (threatening more and heavier showers for the most part), which in fairness, is my favourite kind of walking conditions.No Rhunestones were encountered along the way, but there was plenty of blue slate literally lying all over the place.All images were taken hand held with the Nikon Z7 + 24-70 f/2.8S. Some images may have been taken with a CPL attached to reduce the reflections from the wet rocks, but I can't remember which. All images processed from single raw files Capture One Pro 22.#1 -  looking back along the track towards Tilberthwaite. The initial part of the walk between Tilberthwaite and the quarry is relatively short but very steep, comprising most of the ascent from the entire walk.#2 -  some rocks.#3 - a seemingly abandoned sifting bucket.#4 -  quarry buildings.#5 -  a wiry little tree.#6 - a birch tree overhanging one of the Rhunestone Quarry workings.#7 -  the same tree, taken from a different angle showing more of the quarry, this is in fact the left hand half of the frame which I preferred to the whole wide shot and most of the single portraits I took of this tree.#8 -  another interesting tree just having a nice time chilling while watching a distant shower pass over Great How.#9 -  my walking buddy checking out one of the many trees which have foolishly decided to claim their spot above a yawning chasm.#10 -  the tree lined far side of Moss Rigg Quarry. This ismassivehole that's been excavated at the foot of Wetherlam. It's difficult to capture the scale of this, but it's huge and once more on this walk made me regret not bringing the 14-30.#11 -  a tighter shot of the far side. The colour and detail in the slate is amazing.

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These really show what can be done with bad weather. The single tree above the quarry is the standout for me in this set.

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A wonderful selection of pictures, but I just love the pastel tones in the first shot.

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I am making all sorts of little excursions in between dental appointments.  This week I visited Phaselis and Termessos.Phaselis was a small Mediterranean port, dating from 700 BC. Flanked by two (sort of) sandy bays, Phaselis is usually favorite sun and picnic spot. This week, though, it was cold and windy, and there were very few visitors about.Aqueduct at PhaselisOne can see why Phaselis is a popular spot for picnickers."Hadrian's Gate" - I think every site in Turkey has a Hadrian's Gate.Termessos, located way up in the Taurus mountains, was one of my favorite places last year, and I couldn't resist another hike this year.Rock cut tomb at TermessosView from the city walls

It's the cold feet that make it so miserable

What a wonderful set! The birds are all fantastic, but I think my favourite has to be the delicate shades of the first.

It may be cold and windy but it looks a lot better than here! Lovely set, makes me want to get back to Turkey. Turkiye.

Looks like a really wonderful place.Hope to see you on the DPRevived site that seems to have picked up the weekly thread.

woodsider79 wrote:The MOdena shots are excellent as ever, but it's the shots of the downs above Bath that catch my eye. I know that line of trees in #9. They're visible from my brother's home in Swainswick and feature in some of his paintings. Come to think of it, as someone with longstanding memories of Bath you might be interested to browse his websiteGlyn Davies | Artists based in Bath | Paintings of Bath (glyn-davies.com)I had a look, and recognised many places in his wonderful paintings.  The Belgrave crescent is a personal favourite.

Nigvo wrote:woodsider79 wrote:The MOdena shots are excellent as ever, but it's the shots of the downs above Bath that catch my eye. I know that line of trees in #9. They're visible from my brother's home in Swainswick and feature in some of his paintings. Come to think of it, as someone with longstanding memories of Bath you might be interested to browse his websiteGlyn Davies | Artists based in Bath | Paintings of Bath (glyn-davies.com)I had a look, and recognised many places in his wonderful paintings. The Belgrave crescent is a personal favourite.I like that one too. I have the original of the Back of Pultney Bridge hanging in my hallway. The Drawings page includes our father's drawings of the Parthenon from 1930s - you can see where my love of Greece originated!

woodsider79 wrote:It may be cold and windy but it looks a lot better than here! Lovely set, makes me want to get back to Turkey. Turkiye.Turkiye. Yep.I highly recommend Termessos if you make it back to Turkey. It's totally unexcavated and requires some hiking. Definitely not a mass tourism destination.

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What a fantastic place - quarries are such a wonderful source of subject matter. I'm going to have to get over there and spend some time playingThe lone tree perched on the edge of the abyss is wonderful. I think I prefer #7 to #6.10 and 11 are great too.Rhunestone is such a marvellous name. Coincidentally I stumbled across this earlier this week;Good to hear the back is holding up.

A nice collection WM, perhaps even Magical ....Andrew

A nice set as usual Nigel.Andrew