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North York Moors National Park

Roseberry Topping
Roseberry Topping
by Heike Rosenbaum

A very stormy afternoon in the North York Moors

Staithes
Staithes

Well here is my latest version. The high tide I was after and enough cloud interest to place it on the horizontal third. O.K. no mackerel sky but I...

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The bones of a building.
Those old stones have stories to tell.

The remains of Helmsley Castle in the North York Moors National Park in northern England.

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From wooden beginnings.
Those old stones have stories to tell.

This is Helmsley Castle in North Yorkshire. The first castle here was built from wood around 1120 and was then changed to stone some fifty years...

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Staithes harbour
Staithes harbour

The classic view of Staithes harbour on the Yorkshire coast. Although the clouds did their usual disappearing act at sunset it was still nice just to...

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A Magical Morning
View from Roseberry Topping

I have taken many photographs of Roseberry Topping, the iconic small hill on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors at both sunrise and sunset. One...

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Those old stones have stories to tell.
Those old stones have stories to tell.

This is Helmsley Castle in North Yorkshire. The first castle here was built from wood around 1120 and was then changed to stone some fifty years...

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Sugar Coated
View from Roseberry Topping

Somethings are addictive apparently. Sugar is one but also watching the sunrise from the summit of Roseberry Topping. No inversion this time but a...

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Mallyan Spout
Mallyan Spout

The Mallyan Spout is a 20 meter high waterfall in the North Yorkshire Moors National Park. It can often be reduced to a mere trickle during dry...

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Bridestone
Bridestone

Had a little trip up to the Bridestones in Dalby forest last night and was treated to a lovely sunset.

No chance of putting the grads on with that...

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Living in the Rose
Gormire Lake

My intended return to Gormire Lake for a sunset shot did not look like it was going to happen before the trees lost all colours so I decided to have...

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Blazing Sunset
Staithes

Staithes, Yorkshire, England, 2 versions of a nice sunset, I prefer the brighter, earlier version, but flickr chose the later, darker one for the top...

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Staithes Sunset
Staithes

A couple more photos from Staithes, Yorkshire, post sunset, I got lucky with the skies, so this is not the end of the series yet, a darker version...

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Blazing Sunset
Staithes

Staithes, Yorkshire, England, 2 versions of a nice sunset, I prefer the brighter, earlier version, but flickr chose the later, darker one for the top...

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Nearly 900 years of history.
Those old stones have stories to tell.

Helmsley Castle in the North York Moors National Park, northern England. The first building here, made of wood, was begun in 1120.

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Cockshaw Hill
Cockshaw Hill

After a lovely day out at Castle Howard in Yorkshire, we just happened to be passing Great Ayton on our way home ;-) So as it was just around sunset...

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Cockshaw Hill
Cockshaw Hill

After an afternoon walking up in Northumberland we arrived home quite tired from our outing. So thinking of heading out with the camera was pretty...

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Wainstones Sunrise
The Wainstones

I've never previously seen the sun rise from the top of a hill before. It's certainly something I've wanted to do for some time so I thought I'd give...

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Rose Gold
Roseberry Topping

One of the features of the area around Roseberry Topping is the fantastically deformed larch trees which provide such a great complement to this fine...

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Under the Bridge
West Beck

Another from West Beck a bit further up stream from the Malyan Spout.

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Farndale Daffodils
Farndale Daffodils

St Mary's Church in Church Houses, Farndale with its beautiful display of native daffodils which are in full bloom at the moment.

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Walking on Sunshine
Walking on Sunshine

An early start saw me set off along the Cleveland Way from Lordstones. It was a beautiful but windy morning. This shot was taken somewhere on Cringle...

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Night of the Hunters
Roseberry Topping

Sometimes you turn up to a place you know well with a firm idea of what you want. That was the case on Sunday evening as I made my way down the A19...

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Blinded by the Light
Roseberry Topping

Another from Sunday evening before the sun disappeared behind the rain cloud.

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Waiting....
Roseberry Topping

...for the light that came :) Another early trip down the A19 to visit Roseberry Topping. This time I parked at Newton under Rosebery but soon wished...

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Hay Brow, Scarborough
Hay Brow, Scarborough

One from a couple of weeks ago. Chaz and I were were on the way back from a shoot when we saw this mist laying in the troughs around Scarborough, so...

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Staithes Sunset
Staithes

A couple more photos from Staithes, Yorkshire, post sunset, I got lucky with the skies, so this is not the end of the series yet, a darker version...

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Hay Brow, Scarborough
Hay Brow, Scarborough

One from the other week. letterbox style.

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Thomason Foss
Thomason Foss

In keeping with the general waterfall theme of late on my stream, here's a pic of Thomason Force, a small waterfall just outside the tiny village of...

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Dancing on the moor.
Dancing on the moor.

This is somewhere out on the North York Moors. I think it might be near Blakey Ridge.

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Kettleness chapel aurora ..
Kettleness chapel aurora ..

With some moderate aurora activity about & clear skies predicted for the north Yorkshire coast I popped down to the tiny coastal village of...

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Bronze Age
Bronze Age

Lovely to come across this woodland during a recent jaunt over the Hambleton Hills. The area is a lost love of mine, only recently re-discovered and...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to North York Moors National Park!
Most notably Heike Rosenbaum, Quentin 'Q' Thompson and Richard Down.