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Category: landscapes

March 15, 2022 + #Poetry, #Silent Eye, #Silenti, Consciousness, landscapes, Memories, Mystical poetry, Photographic techniques, Photography

Rivers of the Sun

by Steve Tanham

And did we dare, upon these rugged Yorkshire hills. To dream we could, then frame in would, then do… Life mirrored in the human word, embracing those who spoke it With commitment and with love That, flowing into what was seen up high, in heather heaven Became, like sparkling stream in winter, a promise. -;–;–;- Then, eight circles later of the Sun, you left … Read More Rivers of the Sun

February 15, 2022 + #Collie dogs, #Humour, #Silenti, humour, Lake District, landscapes

Lakeland in Winter (1) Bowness-on-Windermere

by Steve Tanham

I thought you might like a walk through Bowness-on-Windermere. It’s the place that most people think of as ‘Windermere’, but the actual town of Windermere is a 45 min walk up the hill from the lake: the final station on the rail line from Kendal, and as close as the Victorian engineers could get to the lake from the surrounding hills. Holidaymakers arrive in … Read More Lakeland in Winter (1) Bowness-on-Windermere

February 13, 2022 + #Silent Eye, #Silenti, Lake District, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography

Cross crossing

by Steve Tanham

It’s one of the most scenic parts of Grange-over-Sands. The old railway pedestrian crossing connects the town centre with the seafront by providing a walking space across the twin railway tracks. A simple enough role and one that you might think would endear it to both visitor and resident, alike. But the picture-postcard crossing at Bailey Lane now lies closed to pedestrians, despite an … Read More Cross crossing

January 9, 2022 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Consciousness, Lake District, landscapes, Photography, Places and Prose, Seasons of the year, Silent Eye School, Travel and Photography

That early January feeling…

by Steve Tanham

It was the Christmas tree outside the Booths supermarket that triggered the thoughts… Now pale against the bright January sun and the crisp cold, its icy beauty was somehow less than the real thing, a warming image of a Christmas now gone and packed up into the storage boxes under the eaves. Ahead of me, the Kendal district of Fellside climbed up in the … Read More That early January feeling…

January 2, 2022 + #Poetry, #Silenti, Lake District, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography, Seasons of the year, Silent Eye School

Enduring Oak

by Steve Tanham

December 21, 2021 + #Silenti, Consciousness, English Lake District, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography

Seven Christmas Postcards

by Steve Tanham

This will be my penultimate post of 2021. After Thursday’s blog, I will be taking a break till the new year. Every December, I try to capture a set of images that would make good Christmas cards. I used to have a colour ‘photograph’ printer and would send some of these to family members. But the device was old and had begun behaving erratically. … Read More Seven Christmas Postcards

December 19, 2021 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Lake District, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography

December Sun

by Steve Tanham

When we think of December, images of cloudy skies and short days come to mind. There are blazes of intense colours, but they are brief and often forgotten in the general grey of winter. All the more reason to highlight and celebrate them when you can capture their glory… ©Stephen Tanham 2021 Stephen Tanham is a Director of the Silent Eye, a journey through … Read More December Sun

December 12, 2021 + #ShortWrytz, #Silenti, Consciousness, landscapes

#ShortWrytz : creeking

by Steve Tanham

There are a handful of them along the seafront at Grange-over-Sands. They lie quietly beneath the promenade, encased in the stonework crafted by Victorian engineers, whose design allowed the water to pass beneath the all-important railway tracks. They carry the amalgamated water of several small streams into the turbulent waters of Morecambe Bay… and backwards when the tide is high – which is quite … Read More #ShortWrytz : creeking

November 25, 2021 + #Silenti, Consciousness, Ecology, landscapes, Mystery Schools, nature, Photography, Seasons of the year

The other side of colour (1 of 2)

by Steve Tanham

It’s a poignant time of year… I love colour. I’m sure we all do. It’s difficult to say farewell to the mellow flashes of autumn; to know that it will be four months – one third of a year – before renewed colour returns in full to this beautiful land. It’s important to make the best of the last; to have the camera always … Read More The other side of colour (1 of 2)

November 16, 2021 + #Silenti, landscapes, Photographic techniques, Photography

Lancashire Art Deco!

by Steve Tanham

It’s a building I’ve always loved – along with the period from which it came. It looks modern but it was opened in July 1933, at the height of the Art Deco movement in architecture and design. Morecambe, along with most of the classic ‘railway seaside resorts’ has had its fair share of economic challenges since, but the ‘mighty Midland’ remains classy, elegant and, … Read More Lancashire Art Deco!

November 11, 2021 + #Silenti, Ancient Landscapes, Consciousness, landscapes

A Lighthouse of Man

by Steve Tanham

We have friends who live on the Isle of Man, a once-Viking stronghold which lies in the Irish Sea between England and Northern Ireland. Once or twice a year we exchange visits. I’ve always been fascinated by the presence and the symbolic importance of lighthouses, and this trip offered the opportunity to discover a new one, in a wild and wonderful setting. Our friends … Read More A Lighthouse of Man

October 19, 2021 + #Collie dogs, #Silenti, Consciousness, English Lake District, guided mystical walks, Lake District, landscapes, Mystery Schools, Photographic techniques, Photography, Travel and Photography

Arnside and Autumn Pastels

by Steve Tanham

At first glance, it has something of the ziggurat about it. In reality it’s the final bit of Arnside’s Victorian pier, taken from a short distance back in order to include part of the famous viaduct – nearly 1600 ft – that links Arnside with Grange-over-Sands. Arnside has the kind of beaches that you’d rather photograph than paddle from. The sands around here share … Read More Arnside and Autumn Pastels