Monthly Archives: August 2022

Fen Landscape – Cottenham

There are not many days when a walk along Broad Lane across Great North Fen, Cottenham, doesn’t produce something of interest.

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Blue Rope – Leasingham

Blue rope with aspirations to be subway straps, but destined to play some supporting role in a plant nursery.

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Cloud Watching

Watching cirrus clouds, angel hair, over Cottenham during breakfast in the sun this morning.

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Photography in Fiction – All Among the Barley

All Among the Barley, by Melissa Harrison (2018) is set in rural Suffolk in 1933.  Constance (Connie) FitzAllen a journalist/writer arrives in the village of Elmbourne to collect stories and record traditions that are dying out in the face of … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries 2: Yorkshire 1976

Galleon Cottage, Whitby, 5th July 1976 A day of first impressions: the town with its harbour, hills, winding alleys and courtyards; the echoing greenhouse like Spa Pavilion; the rowdy Yorkshire holiday makers; and the quayside service for the Blessing of … Continue reading

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Only Colour – Cottenham

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Fen Landscape – Cottenham Lode

I wasn’t sure whether to post this picture under fen landscape or only colour.  The Lode has been drying out for weeks now and on the 19th the last trace of water at the Broad Lane bridge had disappeared.  But … Continue reading

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Fen landscape – Cottenham

August evening walks out along Broad Lane after the harvest.

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Only Colour – Addenbrooke’s 4

Final two pictures from Thursday.

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Only Colour – Addenbrooke’s 3

Two more pictures from Thursday.

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Only Colour – Addenbrooke’s 2

Two more pictured from yesterday.

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Only Colour – Addenbrooke’s

This afternoon: feeling the need for a walk; and thinking about possible subjects for Shutter Hub’s ‘Everyday Delight’ project.  Decided in reverse order: to use the ‘only colour’ work as examples of everyday delight; and to walk round the Addenbrooke’s … Continue reading

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Cambridge Darkroom – Planning and Photography

What’s the connection between town planning and photography?  Not a lot you might think, but in one case of a relationship has emerged, albeit a secondary one. I recently had a Zoom meeting with two researchers, Alina Khakoo and Lucy … Continue reading

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Mining the Diaries: 1 Spain 1968

Tossa de Mar, 27th July 1968 We decided to move to Tossa after several days in Calella.  The road weaved its way up the mountainous coast, one minute overlooking the sea from cliffs hundreds of feet high the next descending … Continue reading

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Shutter Hub – Everyday Delight

Shutter Hub as sent out a call for submissions on the theme of Everyday Delight. ‘Everyday Delight is something we think of often, and we’ve always planned to do more around the theme because it meant so much to everyone … Continue reading

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