Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category
Just perfect
Posted in Photography on Wednesday March 2, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The curlews are back
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Saturday February 26, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Enjoyment
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Thursday February 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Waiting for spring
Posted in Photography on Sunday February 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Parwich sunrise
Posted in Photography on Sunday February 6, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Parwich Portrait Photography Exhibition – Final Weekend
Posted in 2011, People, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday February 5, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The closing date for submissions to the Parwich Portrait Photography Exhibition is tomorrow – Sunday 27th February. If you have an interesting photograph of someone living in (or connected to) the Parwich area, send it in!
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Parwich.org invites you to get creative and enter our grand portrait photography exhibition!
You don’t have to have a big expensive camera to enter. This is about having fun taking pictures..and sharing some interesting portraits of people linked to the Parwich area.
Here’s how it works:
- Pictures should feature people who either live in and around Parwich, or are associated with the area.
- A maximum of 5 pictures may be submitted per person.
- You must have taken the picture yourself, or have the permission of the owner of the photograph.
- Pictures should be emailed to parwich@hotmail.co.uk.
- Let us know if you would be happy to be credited with the photo or if you prefer to remain anonymous.
- Optionally, give your photo(s) a title or a few words explaining the picture and its background. Note we will not publish full names.
- The closing date for submissions is Sunday 27th February, we will publish the photographs the following weekend.
- By submitting your photos you give us permission to publish them on this blog. You will of course retain all rights to your photographs.
If you need some tips or inspiration on portrait photography, click here.
Give it a go…and let’s have some fun!
Cloud Formation Over Parwich
Posted in Photography on Monday January 24, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Many thanks to Steve K for sending us the following picture.
Steve says “spring is on the way”!
Full Moon Rising
Posted in Photography on Thursday January 20, 2011| 2 Comments »
If any of our readers felt a trifle hairier than usual last night, the following photograph may explain why…
We would like to thank John F-S for this atmospheric shot of last night’s full moon. The picture was taken over Carsington Water.
Love Doves
Posted in Photography on Thursday January 13, 2011| Leave a Comment »
The Ravages of Winter
Posted in Photography on Tuesday January 11, 2011| Leave a Comment »
My right side’s the best
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Sunday January 2, 2011| 2 Comments »
Islands of mist over Hartington
Posted in Photography on Friday December 31, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Christmas Day Walk
Posted in 2010, People, Photography, Posts of Note, Walks & Rides, Young people on Saturday December 25, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thirty five friends took the morning air and walked to Tissington today for the 3rd annual Christmas day walk – some for the first time. It was a beautiful walk, with perfect blue skies and snow lining the fields. On arrival at Tissington, a picnic table ladened with nibbles and flasks of coffee and mulled wine greeted the walkers. Thank you to everyone who provided the goodies – roll on the next walk.

Photos – JF-S, Nick F-S & Ben. Single/double click on each photo to enlarge
“Foot Prints in the Snow”
Posted in Photography on Friday December 24, 2010| 2 Comments »
I found these footprints in the snow on my drive at Flaxdale yesterday. I asked a passing dog lover, Delia, to have a look at them with me and she told me they were unlikely to be the spoor of dogs. Can anyone identify them for me. The ruler laid on the ground measures in inches. Mike
Church Fair Photos
Posted in 2010, Church, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday December 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you to JF-S for sending in these photos of today’s Church Fair – a delightful event.
Cheeky!
Posted in Ornithology, Photography on Saturday December 18, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Memories of the snow
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Weather on Sunday December 12, 2010| 1 Comment »
Hi, I’m Dana a long, but not well known resident of this wonderful village. I’m an amateur artist in many mediums, but I also love photography and since we had so much snow in the last few weeks I thought I up date your photo collection with the following pictures. In the mean time I wish all involved on this website a very happy Xmas and a healthy and prosperous 2011!
Thank you to Dana for these great photos (click on ‘continue reading’ to see them all) and your good wishes:
An Inversion and a Sunrise
Posted in Photography, Weather on Monday December 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you Mike G for these photos. The first “cloud effect today 06/12 STRAIGHT LINE HORIZON may be inversion and fog bank in Trent Valley Viewpoint Rathbone Croft 1200hrs“:
and the second “sunrise yesterday 05/12“:
Frozen dew pond
Posted in Photography on Sunday December 5, 2010| 1 Comment »
From autumn to winter…
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday December 5, 2010| 3 Comments »
Over the last couple of months, the “banner” images for PARWICH.ORG have all been taken from the same place, allowing us to play “spot the difference” with the passing of the season: from greens to golds, then to bare branches and finally to snow.
To view the entire set from beginning to end, please click the image below.
Hint: in some browsers, you may need to click the image a second time, in order to enlarge it fully.
For reference, the banners were taken on these dates: October 10/17/24/30, November 6/13/15/27, December 5.
The Icicle Works
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Weather on Saturday December 4, 2010| Leave a Comment »
An easing of the temperature to just above the freezing mark caused a significant melting of the snow today. Driving conditions became easier and for some it was the first time in days that they have been able to get their vehicles down the hill. Walking in and around the village was still pretty difficult as the powdery snow turned into that horrible brown slush.
As the water melted and dripped down from the roofs, many beautiful icicles were formed. Thank you to J F-S for sending us a selection he encountered during the course of the day.
Click on any image to enlarge it.
Send us your icicle pictures!
Snowman!
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday December 4, 2010| 1 Comment »
Our thanks to Lucy D for sending us this picture. If there are any other Parwich snowmen, snowwomen or other assorted snowcreatures which you’d like us all to see, please send them in!
A supernatural presence?
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Friday December 3, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Is this some sort of White Peak snow sprite, spotted dangling outside our back door this evening?
Parwich in the snow, by Lewis.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Friday December 3, 2010| 1 Comment »
Our thanks to Lewis Noble, for sending us these wonderfully atmospheric photos of snowy Parwich.
Absolute Proof
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday December 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
If You Want Snow…
Posted in Photography, Pikehall on Thursday December 2, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Thank you very much Liz E for sending in these striking pictures up at Pike Hall. Liz points out that you can see Minninglow Planting in the distance. It’s been seen many times before, but rarely in such a striking setting.
Pictures From Ballidon Moor
Posted in 2010, Ballidon, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday December 2, 2010| 1 Comment »
Many thanks to Fiona H, who sent us the following snowy pictures from wild and woolly Ballidon Moor. Please click on each image to enlarge it.
Even More Pictures Of Snow
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Thursday December 2, 2010| 3 Comments »
According to legend, eskimoes have at least 49 words for ‘snow’. Well, even if we have far fewer ‘snow words’ in English, we can at least make up for it with the number of pictures we have of the stuff!
Click on ‘Continue Reading’ to view a slide show depicting varied snow-filled scenes from around the village.
More readers’ snow photos
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Weather on Wednesday December 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Cold!
Posted in Photography on Wednesday December 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Snow!
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday December 1, 2010| Leave a Comment »
Anyone for tea?
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday December 1, 2010| 1 Comment »
What made this?
Posted in 2010, Ornithology, Photography, Posts of Note on Monday November 29, 2010| 3 Comments »
This photo was taken at about 7:30 on Saturday morning, near the sledging field. It was in fresh snow and was about 12 inches at its widest point. Most likely it was a bird about to take off – two feet and tail feathers possibly – or have we received a close encounter of some other kind?
Snowy Saturday
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday November 28, 2010| 1 Comment »
For many it was quite a surprise to look out of the window on Saturday morning and see the perfect powdery covering of snow.
For the photographers of Parwich, snow offers a great opportunity to capture the village in its sparkling glory. Of course John F-S – the master of Parwich photography – was out and about early.
For others, the snowy weather can make life more difficult. This is especially true for the farming community whose animals still need caring for. The Kirkhams are pictured here making sure the animals on Back Lane are well fed.
One animal feed supplier had a particularly bad day. Not only did the tanker need pulling out of the village, but it also lost a wing mirror as it came back down the hill at Townhead! Repairs were needed before the vehicle could make its way back out of the village.
For many Parwich people however, times of snow are to be enjoyed. If you click ‘Continue Reading’ you will see a selection of photos taken around the village. Hope you enjoy them. As usual, click on any image to enlarge it.
From (almost) dawn to (nearly) dusk: Parwich in the snow.
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday November 27, 2010| 3 Comments »
Parwich always looks particularly beautiful after a snow fall, and today was certainly no exception. Here are a selection of photos taken during the course of Saturday, starting before breakfast and ending just before tea time. As ever, these photos look at their best if you click to enlarge each one.
Spot the difference!
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note, Young people on Sunday November 21, 2010| 17 Comments »
Take a careful look at these two photos. Although they may look identical at first, there are in fact ten differences between the top photo and the bottom photo.
How many can you spot? We particularly welcome answers in the comments box from our younger readers.
HINT: Try clicking each photo to enlarge it. Each photo will then open in a new window. This might make the differences a little easier to spot!
Online book of Open Gardens
Posted in 2010, Gardens, Photography, Posts of Note on Wednesday November 10, 2010| 1 Comment »
Audrey, a friend of Mike & Kevin’s in America , visited Parwich over an Open Garden Weekend. She so enjoyed the day that she has produced an online book of the afternoon. It is a delightful snapshot of the day, with some magical photos. Click here to enjoy the story. The photo below is a sample page from the book, by clicking on any page you can enlarge that photo.
What are these?
Posted in 2010, Ornithology, Photography, Posts of Note on Sunday November 7, 2010| 6 Comments »
The Dovedale Dash
Posted in 2010, Events, Photography, Posts of Note, Sport, Young people on Sunday November 7, 2010| 2 Comments »
2010 saw the 55th Dovedale Dash and although chilly and a little soggy underfoot, it was a wonderfully sunny day. Parwich and Alsop were well represented, fielding 21 runners (including 5 friends) out of 1500 runners. Apologies that the photos are not as sharp as they could be, but the runners were just too fast and sorry if I have missed anyone out.
In the children’s race, Bethany was the first girl in the Under 10’s and Emily the first girl in the Under 8’s and Ben was one of the younger runners.
In the main race, Clive R, veteran, led the Parwich group in, followed by Sue P, Jacob (only 9) and then Graham J. Well done to the rest – Izzy, Seth, Nia, Thayer, Lexie, Reuben, Josh, Brian G, Jamie D, Mark W and the Linnell’s friends.
Next Year’s run is on Sunday 6th November!
Click on any photo to enlarge.
Autumn colours
Posted in 2010, Photography, Posts of Note on Saturday November 6, 2010| Leave a Comment »
On a bright, clear Saturday lunchtime, this year’s autumnal colours seemed to take on an extra glow. Please click each picture to enlarge it.
















































































































