This is a reworking of a photograph I took fifteen years ago on a walk around Thurgoland, near Sheffield. The original shot lacked both focus and detail; but Photoshop filters bring out something which may, or may not, have been there originally.
December Days 2
I recently became a member of the Labologists Society and therefore I decided that I had better acquire some beer bottle labels. This one, from the Gambrinus Brewery in Weiden in Der Oberfalz, Germany, celebrates the life of the German composer, Max Reger (1873-1916), who was born in Weiden. I have a feeling that this … Continue reading December Days 2
The Passions Of Youth
Youth is a time for falling in love. Whilst middle age can be devoted to fame and fortune and old age to remembering where you left your false teeth: youth is the time to open your heart to passion. As a young man I fell in love with breweries. I realise that this may make … Continue reading The Passions Of Youth
December Days 1
A watercolour of a street in Halifax by my brother, Roger Burnett, painted thirty years ago. Part of the old Halifax Building Society headquarters and the dome of Lloyds Bank are clearly visible. A Victorian Cabinet Card from the London studio of Walter Saunders who was active in the last decade of the nineteenth century. … Continue reading December Days 1
Yorkshire Wall
I'm not sure where I took the photograph this image is based on: it must have been fifty years ago so I can be forgiven for the lapse of memory. It is, without doubt, a Yorkshire wall: soot-black, fuss-less and functional; stretching from the horizon to the edge of the world.
That Was The Month
Another month - and another thirty daily calendar images. When I started this project back in January, I wrote about it lasting, at best, a month. One more month to go and that makes a year! Today's image is a reminder of what excellent photographers, the Victorians were. This photograph was taken at least 125 … Continue reading That Was The Month
On This Day : Clogs Fund For Halifax
CLOGS FUND FOR HALIFAX TO RELIEVE SERIOUS SITUATION Education Department To Administer You would shudder if you knew how many children in Halifax possess neither boots, nor clogs worthy the name of protection. The brightness of school is something that counts in many of these lives, but, however eager they are to go, their footwear … Continue reading On This Day : Clogs Fund For Halifax
Messing About With Elland
With little to do last night other than watch the snow settle, I started messing about with Elland (and why shouldn't I, most people have over recent years). In my case, Elland was in the form of a short strip of negatives from sometime in the 1980s. The three scenes were all familiar subjects to … Continue reading Messing About With Elland
On This Day : That’s Magic!
On this day 144 years ago, Dr Lynn and his Hindoo Jugglers were due to perform at Brighouse Town Hall. By the time the performance was due to start - they's mysteriously vanished. That's magic!
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