photographs: people, places & things
Signs of spring weather a walk along the Macclesfield canal With just the hint of what feels like long overdue spring weather in the air we headed off towards High Lane which is a few miles from central Stockport. High Lane actually lies about five miles outside of Stockport with the busy A6 road cutting […]
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Macro photography with the Sigma 105mm – insect close ups A lack of time for a variety of family reasons has meant it’s been a bit of a struggle to find time to get out and about with my camera in the last couple of weeks. Thankfully things are retuning to normal and we were […]
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An unexpected sighting Talk about everyday being a school day … we were pleasantly surprised the a few weeks back whilst out walking along a stretch of one of our local canals, (the Macclesfield Canal near High Lane Stockport) when we spotted a number of ducks that were new to us. It turned out they […]
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A hint of spring It’s still March and the days not surprisingly, can still be grey, damp and chilly but that aside there are plenty of unmistakable signs that spring is on the way. Walking along the Macclesfield canal with just a hint of spring in the air on each of the last couple of […]
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Autumn I don’t suppose there is a bad time of year to be wandering along the canal network. Although I love spring and summer it’s hard to beat autumn for the rich variety of colour that the season brings. Wandering along some of our local canals is testament to that. The pictures in the photo […]
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New places to walk. We recently walked along a stretch of the Macclesfield canal in Stockport. The stretch that we walked on is only about 25 minutes away by car from where we live, but despite its proximity its a stretch of canal that is unfamiliar to us. Our walk along the Macclesfield canal started […]
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