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A Duplicitous Nature from duncmc via flickr.

Another archive shot from my brief foray into the Lake District earlier this year.

From Russia With Love from duncmc via flickr.

One of my favourites in this series from Ullswater. I don’t know why but this one reminds me of Russia, not that I have ever been there.

Surface Tension from duncmc via flickr.

We got up early on Sunday and briefly escaped the cosseted convenience of Center Parcs. Twenty minutes down the A66 and we hit Ullswater. With the weather as it was we had low expectations, and I was fully prepared to be uninspired by the dull, flat, winter light. As it happens things turned out better than I had hoped.

Lock To The Dock from duncmc via flickr.

The view along Albert Dock in Hull, looking west from the lock gates at its entrance. HOTA’s lifeboat training facility can be seen to the right and the towers of the Humber Bridge are just visible in the distance if you know what to look for.

Albert Dock & Tower Blocks from duncmc via flickr.

Hull’s Albert Dock taken from the “footpath in the sky” – the public footpath that runs across the shed rooves by the dockside. The orange lifeboats are part of the HOTA (Humberside Offshore Training Association) facility. The four suspended over the quayside are for practising ship evacuation drills, and the one at the top of the yellow tower is used to train for oil and gas rigs.

The buildings directly behind are the Odeon cinema (left) and the Ice Arena (right). The tower blocks of Great Thornton Street can be seen on the skyline to the right, with Hull Royal Infirmary just left of centre, and the two blocks off Porter Street to the left of that.

More detail can be seen in the larger version.

My Planet Sweet from duncmc via flickr.

A shot I took a couple of weeks ago from St. Andrew’s Quay (East) in Hull, looking out over the Humber. The day was calm, the river was still and the clouds were spectacular. A good combination.

Line Between The Reeds from duncmc via flickr.

Following on from yesterday’s picture from Brough Haven, here is one from the archives taken from almost the same spot, albeit a different time of day, viewpoint and tide state.

This was shot early morning at high tide back in February, looking south-west towards Lincolnshire. The weather was very still and the river calm. This is another image from my Humberscapes collection.