Sundial

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It's a little while since I put up a shot of the sundial from Guisborough. So here's another one. I like the composition on this one, with the large area of blue to the right.

Industry

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Another shot at the South Gare looking across towards the industry as the sunsets.

Chatsworth House

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This shot was taken a few years ago while visiting relatives who lived not too far from Chatsworth at Froggatts Edge.

Tackle

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As well as doing this blog, I do a website for my sons football team. As well as doing match reports I take a few shots each game to incorporate into the report. This shot was from last Sunday, as today's game was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, which happens a lot at this time of year. Oh and they lost this game 4-1.

Late sun

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This row of houses is on the outskirts of Middlesbrough centre, and I shot it from a moving car as the late afternoon sunlight lit up the house fronts.

Path

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Another shot of the brilliant looking path outside of mima in Middlesbrough. Although, if it gets very wet and muddy you probably won't be walking in a straight line like this guy is.

Steam

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With the sun shining I liked the way this plume of steam spread across the image, over the top of the blast furnace.

Paddy's hole 2

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Another shot of Paddy's hole, from a different angle.

Patience

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It was a bit on the cold side while we were down the South Gare to say the least. My wife feels the cold a lot more than I do, and we were just about to go back to the car when I decided to take 'just a few more shots'. So my wife sat herself down and waited again. As I walked back towards her, I really liked the cast shadow in contrast to the coat colour.

Sunlight on industry

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Driving away from the Gare just as we were approaching Corus I stopped the car as the late sunlight was shining over this field and these buildings. The blast furnace is to the left of these buildings. Although it looks like a normal field I've since been informed it's actually a marsh, so it's a good job I didn't walk any closer.

Paddy's hole

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This inlet is known as Paddy's hole (we are still down the Gare). It's a nice sheltered spot. While the surfer's were being battered by the sea a little bit further round, all was calm here.

Watching

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Spotted this girl watching the surfers

Fishermens huts

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There is something about these green fishermens huts at the South Gare. They are just begging to be photographed, especially with the Corus steelworks in the background. However I've found them to be rather elusive so far. On saying that I quite like this shot. I like the way the solitary hut on the left seems to be lining up the other huts, rather like a sargeant major parading his soldiers.

Avdeevka

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Teesport being a very busy port means there's quite a lot of ship movement past the South Gare. Within a minute of getting out of the car the ship 'Avdeevka' was just passing on its way to Teesport.

Surfer boy

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The sea on Sunday down the South Gare was pretty choppy and ideal conditions for the numerous surfers, freezing their asses off waiting to catch a wave. Rather them than me.

Anchor

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I loved the way this white anchor was placed in front of the red wall, and even better the placement of the green door, just to the right.

Walking the dog

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The great thing about the South Gare for me is that looking one way you see the sea and boats and sand. Turn around 180 degrees and you see the industry of Teesport and the Corus Steel works. I saw this couple walking their dog set against this back drop, and thought it would make a pretty good image.

Glove

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This afternoon I went with my wife Linda down to the South Gare which is at the mouth of the River Tees. So the next collection of images, will include boats and surfers and sea and stuff, but for now here's a picture of a glove I spotted on the floor! Oh, and I've only just made it for today as I had a problem uploading todays image. I realised I had run out of space where I was hosting the images so I think I need to look around for somewhere else to host the site, probably means I'm going to have to pay!
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Walking

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From the balcony at the top of mima, you have a great view of this fabulous path thats been put down linking mima with the fountains in the previous shots.

Fun

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This is the boy in the shot a couple of days ago having fun with the fountains. He was having a brilliant time running to the edge as the water went up and then running backwards away. Over and over again.

Fountains

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Another shot of the fountains

Enjoying the fountain

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Between mima and the Mall (formerly known as the Cleveland Centre) are some fountains. I spotted this boy who kept running close to one of the fountains and almost touching it. Although it doesn't look like it, this is a straight shot without any manipulation at all. My memory says I had a clear view of him in front of the fountain, but that fountain to the right was obviously dropping more water in between us than I imagined.

backlit

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There is a pond to the side of mima and I could see these reeds being backlit, well I'm assuming they are some type of reed. Anyway, I liked the backlighting on them.

Mima

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Here's the approach to the mima gallery. The viewing gallery at the top shows just how much work has been put into the area surrounding the gallery. On a nice sunny day as it was yesterday it looks wonderful.

roundabout sculpture

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went down to Middlesbrough this afternoon to have a look at Mima. But on the way as I wasn't driving I thought I'd have a go at taking some shots from the car while we were travelling along. With Corus (previously British Steel) on the doorstep, this sculpture represents the molten metal being poured. It's very impressive at night as it's lit up, and as you travel around the roundabout it looks as if the metal is really being poured.

Making a fuss

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This is an older image again, taken a number of years back in Chester, as we were heading to North Wales. This guy had had a bit to drink and was making quite a stir. It was an entertaining few minutes though.

Moon

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This is a similar image to one from a few days ago. This one shows just the very top of the Riverside stadium and a larger moon. I couldn't decide which of the two I preferred, so I thought I'd include them both on the blog.

Face

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Around Exchange Square in Middlesbrough you can find quite a number of these. I think (although I didn't check) that they are rubbish bins. I could have had a look in to check I suppose, but may have been snapped myself and been put forward as one of those, tramp rummaging through a bin, type shots!