Northumberland
Northumberland is a county located in the northeast of England, bordering Scotland. It is known for its stunning landscapes, rich history, and diverse wildlife. The county is home to several photography locations that are popular among both amateur and professional photographers. From the rugged coastline and sandy beaches to the rolling hills and moorlands, Northumberland offers a wide range of scenic spots to capture. Some of the most popular photography locations in Northumberland include Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall, Kielder Water and Forest Park, and the Farne Islands.
Photography regions of Northumberland
Photography of Northumberland
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The best sunrise I've had at Dunstanburgh so far, usually greeted by blanket of grey cloud so this little bit of colour whle not great is a welcome change.
I'm not sure who Charlie is, but according to the name this sea stack here is apparently his garden... could be difficult to get the lawnmower on it at times I guess...
I'd come to this location after the huge dog had dug up the beach at the previous sunset location (see 2 photo's back) my intention was to isolate the sea stack in a long exposure as it was high tide, but upon arrival there was all this beautiful rock with lines leading into the scene that would have gone to waste so the plan was quickly changed with the sun still being up enough to light the foreground.
A great location and one to definitely come back to for sunrise or just on a lower tide.
caption amended with info about Charlie.. The legend is famous about Charlie living there while it was still joined to the mainland. The stack used to be an Island and Charlie grew his potatoes and veg on top in the 1800s.
Many thanks to Norma (Sheerlight) for the information.
Had a wee trip round a couple of spots in Northumberland. This is the spot sunrise is usually shot at
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Except the sun did not get the memo and never made it!
The first port of call on my weekend trip down South, the Beach huts on Blyth Promenade.
A fall of 18 metres down a rockface to the plunge pool below.
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Inside the grounds of Bamburgh Castle
The cloud didn't hang around for long on Sunday morning so decided to convert this LE into Black and White, makes a big transformation from the colour version.
This small light is one of two at the mouth of the River Coquet at Amble in Northumberland.
Amble, Northumberland
Thanks a lot for your visits, comments and faves - very much appreciated.
Captured at Lindisfarne harbour with Lindisfarne castle in the background
Had a wee trip round a couple of spots in Northumberland Finally visited Lindisfarne, shame the conditions weren't that great, just had to make the best of it tho!
First proper walking trip of the year, up to The Wall. Been wanting to do Sycamore Gap for some time.
Heading to Seaton Delaval Hall i decided to call in and see Charlie. Thanks for Viewing every one.
Coastal; scene shot not long before sunset at Seaton Sluice, Northumberland, the tide was on it's way back out and had left some debris on the beach which I was going to move then thought I'd leave it in the scene as it I thought added to it...
Not long after I'd taken this shot a guy walking his dog had come over for a chat to see what I was up to, he thought I was waiting for a seal that had been coming close in to the shore over the last few weeks... it's a good job I had this shot in the bag as up to this point id taken great care to not tread on any of the sand and keep it prestine, his dog ran straight in front of the camera and proceeded to start digging the biggest hole I've ever seen a dog dig, it looked like it was trying to reach the Earths Core the way it was going at it ! All I could do was laugh, that was the end of this location until the next tide....
Than a picture of a castle and a red telephone box!
The remains of Hadrians Wall, in northern England, former frontier of the Roman Empire. This is looking east towards Housesteads Fort which is behind the trees in the centre of the frame. Built by the men of the 2nd, 6th and 20th Legions almost 2000 years ago.
Finding this image by chance on the hard drive was definitely something of a 'poisoned chalice'...
I happened across this image and liked it straight away so I thought right time to get this one done... for someone who doesn't like to spend too long editing images this one was an absolute pain in the backside as it actually took several hours to do... nothing complicated about the image, no advanced or complicated methods needed, nope nothing like that... it was due to the sheer amount of dust spots on my camera sensor at this time! I don't think I've ever had an image as bad as this for dust spots, pollen, and crap on the filter / sensor which really shows up on long exposures such as this, as I remember I got this camera cleaned professionally after this shoot due to this...
This is 'Charlies Garden', a fantastic rock stock in the North Sea in Northumberland, this was shot just after sunset, the tide was just at the height I wanted and there were plenty of clouds about so this type of image was always in my mind.
At 3 minutes long it can be considered a really long exposure, I just wish it had taken that amount of time to process it!
Amusingly after I had done it, I found a PSD file in the folder which was titled 'unfinished dust spot nightmare', and when I opened it up it was this :-)
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Crag Lough is the body of water lying below Hadrians Wall and the escarpment of Whin Sill.
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island was one of the most important centres of early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. It is still a place of pilgrimage today, the dramatic approach across the causeway adding to the fascination of the site (English Heritage)
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Thank you for your views, faves and comments. They are much appreciated.
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The setting sun created a warm orange light on the iconic castle.
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I've always wanted to come here and see this tree, yes it's a tree, but probably the most famous tree in the UK, and in a stunning location I've wanted to walk for a long time too along Hadrians Wall, a trip to the North East coast provided the ideal detour en route and a silly early start from Wigan allowed for a decent time of day to shoot it, it was quite obvious on the way up fog was the order of the day which suited me fine as I love these conditions and no doubt it will be the olny time I get to shoot this place in fog. After I'd taken these and walked back within 10 minutes every last bit of fog had gone, totally vanished and it was transformed into bright daylight, totally different, yes you could see a LOT more - ie something past the end of your finger... but the atmosphere had waned hugely.
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Originally I intended to get a shot of the windfarm that is located nearby along a pier but couldnt find any access, so made do with these.
Blyth is a town and civil parish in southeast Northumberland, England. It lies on the coast, to the south of the River Blyth and is approximately 21 kilometres (13 mi) northeast of Newcastle upon Tyne. It has a population of about 35,818.[1]
The port of Blyth dates from the 12th century, but the development of the modern town only began in the first quarter of the 18th century. The main industries which helped the town prosper were coal mining and shipbuilding, with the salt trade, fishing and the railways also playing an important role. These industries have largely vanished, but the port still thrives, shipping paper and pulp from Scandinavia for the newspaper industries of England and Scotland.
An old pic I haven't posted before. Currently sidelined and been off work due to Tendonitis in my foot, I took the "opportunity" to investigate Luminosity Masks. It's been a steep learning curve as I usually use Lightroom alone to process my pics but I've had to start at the beginning again with Photoshop to learn how to use luminosity masks. So here's a first attempt at processing with Luminosity masks and Photoshop from start to finish...
I was lucky, I had just one evening on the Northumberland coast, and it turned out to be a beautiful sunset, followed by a beautiful blue hour.
Walking the Pilgrim's Way to Holy Island
Ever since 635, when King Oswald gave the Holy Island of Lindisfarne to St Aidan to establish his monastery, the island has been a place of pilgrimage. The road was not constructed until 1954 and until then the vertical poles were the only indicators of the safe route between the mainland and island. The sight of the poles stretching across the sand and mud is one of the most iconic views in Northumberland and to walk the route away from the road and follow in the footsteps of our medieval ancestors is a wonderful experience.
Walking across the Pilgrim's route onto Holy Island is a very different walking experience and unlike any other country walk in Northumberland.
Charlie’s Garden (sometimes spelled as Charley’s Garden) lies just off Collywell Bay Road in Seaton Sluice and is an isolated sandstone pinnacle which adopted its name from a local villager, Mr Charles Dockwray, who cultivated the top of it prior to the sea eroding the rocks between it and thereby separating it from the mainland. Seaham Beach . Canon 5D mk4 Canon 16-35 f4 kase wolverine filters kase k8 filter holder Circular Polariser 0.9 Medium Grad vanguard alta pro 2 tripod
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The Northumberland coastline is a landscape photographers paradise and this remote spot is no exception.
Rumbling Kern, a precarious bit of rocky coastline jutting out into the North Sea, you could spend an age here and come up with something different each time, such is the vastness of the rock formation and patterns, the hardest parts are spotting something you want to shoot and then trying to get to it without going flying on seaweed or falling down crevices in the rocks.
This spot looked like it had potential and took a good while to get out to safely, this took quite a while to set up as the tripod had to be balanced either side of the gap between the 2 rock faces and I was stood on a tiny bit of rock that stretched between the 2 as well, with all my stuff laid out on either side, balancing legs between the rock faces while trying to compose the shot and put filters on, while keeping an eye on the tide that was on it's way back in... not an easy proposition.
Decided on a portrait format image here with the 16-35mm lens, I could have gone slightly wider but that would have meant using really clumbersome filters and there was hardly any room to move about at all so the location dictated the set up for me.
This was the result, I was really drawn to the rock textures and the deep gully leading into the ocean with the colourful seaweed clinging to the rocks, the sea made a fantastic noise as it rushed into this narrow channel and splashed up at the rear of me. As soon as this one was in the bag it was back to the shoreline before the sea cut this rocky section off, definitely a place I'll come back to again and again.
Have a zoom in and have a look around.
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Bamburgh Castle is a castle on the northeast coast of England, by the village of Bamburgh in Northumberland.
Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Northumberland!
Most notably Quentin 'Q' Thompson, Damon Finlay, Heike Rosenbaum, AlanHowe, Carl Wilson and Pete Rowbottom.