John Love's Favourites

Red bridge from the beckside

Lound Lake Walks
The scenic beauty of Lound Lakes makes it well worth a visit at any time of the year.

Buttermere
The lake on a glorious July day

Windernere from Loughrigg Fell
Windermere as seen from the track round the southern side of Loughrigg Fell near Ivy Crag

Woodchester Valley
Woodchester Valley; part of the famous five valleys in Stroud, Gloucestershire

Rochester Cathedral taken from the Castle

Clumber Park

Lymington Quay
Early morning sunrise.

Woodgates Lane, Swanland

Leeds Castle
Late afternoon Autumn sunlight gives the Castle a soft and idyllic look

Waterway Heaven.
A grab shot of Tyrley Bottom Lock on the Shropshire Union Canal.

Iwerne Minster, Dorset.
One of a series of images featuring Iwerne Minster, Dorset.

Shipbourne Church

St. Andrews - Wells Cathedral
This photo was taken from inside the Bishops Palace along the moat. A beautiful spot to view the Cathedral reflected in a pool.

Milborne Port, Somerset.
One of a series of images, featuring Milborne Port, Somerset.

Early Morning.
St Mary's Church from across the Mere.

The old mill pond Swanage

Steep Hill
Steep Hill is a popular tourist street in Lincoln. At the top of the hill is the entrance to Castle Square and Lincoln...

Through the trees!

Moored up on Grasmere
In the blue at the end of the day. Everyone has gone home and the boats are left alone to bob on the quiet waters.

Lulworth Camp
Approaching West Lulworth from Mano'war point.

Avoncliff and Bradford on Avon
Avoncliff is connected to Bradford on Avon by Barton Farm Country Park. A walk along the Kennet and Avon Canal towpath brings...

Derwentwater
Looking south along Derwentwater from underneath Friars Crag

Lancaster Canal
Lancaster Canal

Stoney Street

Selworthy

Daniels' Mill, Eardington
The Mill stands in a deep wooded valley below a viaduct of the Severn Valley Railway. It has the largest diameter waterwheel of...

Rydal Water from the Coffin Road
Rydal Water from Nab Scar, the Coffin Road between Ambleside and Grasmere

Hay Stacks
Buttermere and Crummock Water from Hay stacks.

St Wilfrids Church, Alford, Lincolnshire

Towerbridge and statue

Mapledurham Watermill

Dittisham as seen from the River Dart

Clapper Bridge, Malham

Goathland
Climbing the steep incline towards Goathland Station

Gathering Storm
Taken on South shore

Newhall Lakes
Just a few miles from Dartmouth

Hele
Looking down onto Hele. Near ilfracombe, Devon

Under Millenium
Millenium Bridge to St Pauls from South Bank of River Thames

The Archbishops Palace
Looking upstream to the Archbishops Palace and All Saints Church on the River Medway

Mill
Flatford Mill, scene of the Hay Wain by John Constable

A Perfect Frame
We love this lake, and visit it everytime we're in the area.

Beverley Westwood

By the River
Sculpture seat beside the River Tees at Low Coniscliffe

Oberwater
Oberwater as it flows through The Rhinefield, The New Forest, Hampshire.

Hope valley sun-set

St. Mary's Church

Fishing boats
Another view of this much visited spot

Bridge
A serene and tranquil water scene

Tranquil Morning
Taken August 2010. View towards the mainland taken from Armadale Castle gardens.

Cottage Porlock Weir
The colourful flowers and the orange buoys on the sailing boats add a splash of colour on what was a grey damp day.

Eventide
Another from a gorgeous evening on the Stade at Hastings.

Snowy Ambleside 27-12-10
Still deep snow at 8.30 pm. We were leaving in 12 hours.....but at least it was getting warmer....only -1c now. Left home, Hull,...

Derwent Edge, the Peak District

Londesborough, Winter Light
After the first falls of snow on the Yorkshire Wolds Way.

Kirkstone Pass
Taken on a trip to Scotland via the Lake District. The scene just shouted out to be captured.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
Early morning photo shoot. A fellow photographer heads down to The Haines Wilson footbridge over the River Stour, after a heavy...

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
The early mist begins to roll back from Hambledon Hill. December 2010.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
Sunrise over Kite Hill Copse, Gain's Cross, Shillingstone. December 2010.

Lichfield Cathedral from Stowepool

Reflections
Taken from the English Bridge, over the river severn Shrewsbury

Burnsall Grove, Royton, England
1st Dec 2010 - Snowy afternoon

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
Snow on The North Dorset Trailway, Shillingstone, December 2010.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
Snowy sunset over Okeford Hill, Shillingstone, December 2010.

Stour Valley Winter 2010
Sunrise over the Stour Valley after a light snowfall during November 2010.

The River Esk in the twilight.

A circular walk from Shillingstone to Hanford.
A view of Hanford Manor from the riverside path, leading to Hod Wood and Hanford.

Autumn morning

Shillingstone in Dorset
October 2010, Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone.The threat of rain to end the day. 'Time to close the gate and head in doors'.

Sprotborough Canal
The last Saturday in October was a lovley day

St. Peter's Church, Goldhanger

SUNRISE
MOST EASTERLY TOWN

Dovestones.
Countryside around Dovestones.

Early morning at the Broad

St Marys Church, Kenardington, Ashford, Kent
St. Marys Church in Kenardington is very well tucked away in the countryside, about seven miles south of Ashford, Kent.

One of the most photographed places in Yorkshire

Coombesgate beach sunset

Stour Valley Summer
Lengthening shadows, after a busy day in the fields. Hambledon Farm, Cookwell, Shillingstone.

Dawlish Seaview

Gates to nowhere
I was on my way home from a visit to Cornwall and wanted one last look at the sea. On a road between Boscastle and Bude a sign...

Scarborough at twilight

Wast Water, Lake District, Cumbria, UK
This view was voted Britain's Favourite View in the programme of the same name on ITV. Wast Water is the deepest lake in England...

A Victorian journey
Saltburn-by-the-Sea and it's historical Victorian Water balanced Cliff lift.

Hotbank Farm near Hadrians Wall
A view looking west towards Crag Lough

Magnífico!
August 2010

Mote Park at Dawn
A really early start was rewarded with this picture

Kingston in Dorset
A summer view along the Coast Path, from Hounds Tout, past Swyre Head along the Kimmeridge Ledges, and on to Warbarrow, Arish...

Distant City
View from Greenwich looking across the Thames towards the City of London

Faversham Town
A stunning scene of olde worlde houses in a modern world

The Market Place, Bishop Auckland 19th Aug 2010

Keswick Cumbria.
Keswick, looking over the town towards Skiddaw and the fells.

By the Lake

Sunset
Combe Martin, North Devon.

River Coln at Fairford

Sunrise Bredon Hill.
The best I could get from the limited space on the roof of my boat. I was 10ft from the bank tied to trees so could not get off...

From a distance.
A view from the cliff Harmston village.

Stour Valley Summer
The sunset over the Wheat fields. One of three images captured on the same evening at Cookwell Brook, Shillingstone.

Farmers field, Middle Barton

Stour Valley Summer
The Stour Valley in the late evening sun. The iron age earthworks here on Hambledon Hill are more pronounced than those on Hod...

Lincoln Cathedral

Looking at the Stones
I caught this scene in the Churchyard at Stone in Oxney and was quite pleased with the simple result.

Motney Hill

Langdales

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Castlerigg Stone Circle

Field of Poppies
Poppies!

Crummock Water
One of my favourite lakes in the Lake District

Highlands
A picture of the Highlands, Scotland

Below Holt Weir
The weir is about 1/4 mile above the bridge, a favorite spot for fishermen. Sometimes salmon are seen here leaping up the weir.

Lower Slaughter near Stow-on-the-Wold

The Little Bridge
Taken near Rolvenden, Kent, I noticed the stream from the car, stopped, clambered down and this was the result.

Studland in Dorset
Low tide on the moorings, off South Beach.

All Saints' Church, Mixbury, Oxfordshire

Misty Lakeside.

Windmill at Alford
Five sail windmill in Alford

Alvingham Church
One of the two Churches in Alvingham. The Churchyard is at the side of the Louth Canal

Nine Stones Close Stone Circle, also known as the Grey Ladies
Today only four stones remain of what once was a 45 foot circle of stones.

Harefield

On the edge of Dartmoor
Fingle Bridge on the River Teign on the Fishermans Path along The Teign Gorge.

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Barley
A walk around the village of Barley and the countryside that surrounds it, right at the foot of Pendle Hill which dates back to...

Peak District
Looking towards Lose Hill

Quiet Lane in May
Quiet country lane in May ... Hothersall Lane near Longridge in the Ribble Valley of Lancashire.

A room with a view!

Sunny afternoon

Village Scene
Conservation village in the heart of Broadland. Taken with a FujiFinepix F200EXR.

Falkner Square.

Shirley Moor
You can almost smell the oil seed rape growing in the fields, I went for the colours in this shot, taken near Woodchurch, Kent.

Scotney Castle

Pendle Water
A walk alongside Pendle Water and around the stunning countryside that surrounds the village of Barley at the foot of Pendle...

Stourton in Wiltshire
Spring is finally arriving at Stourhead. The Stour Valley Way, passes along the west side of Stourhead Lake and follows the River...

Stourton in Wiltshire
As the early daffodils begin to fade, the different varieties of trees start to wake up in succession.

Autumn Mists

Winchester Cathedral
Winchester Cathedral and the surrounding area have produced many tales of the supernatural, although in the springtime sun with...

Wolvesey Castle
Wolvesey Castle with Winchester Cathedral in the background.

Sunset over Windermere
Experimenting with my Digital snapper and elements 8

Topsham evening

Pulls Ferry
Pulls Ferry

Three Shires Head

Sarratt

Grasmere
Grasmere Summer

Hull Old Town
Prince Street, One of "Hulls" oldest Streets

Looking from Lose hill to Winnats Pass

Laughton en le Morthen, South Yorkshire
Laughton en le Morthen in the frost

Bradgate Park

Kenilworth Castle
Sun setting through the ruins of Kenilworth Castle, Kenilworth.

MOLLYROSE
The Mollyrose on the beach at Duneness, Kent

Porlock Bay, Coastal Path
This shot is taken from a fantastic view point looking over the majestic Porlock Bay. Climbing over the style takes you down the...

North Yorkshire Moors 2

Derwentwater reflection
Skiddaw is reflected in Derwentwater. Morning light.

Thirlmere reflection
Blencathra is reflected in Thirlmere in the evening light.

Sunrise

The Beach
The beach looking towards Bridlington

Idylic
A simple picture close to where I live,

Lake in the sun
Lake view, Kingsbury Water Park, Kingsbury on a sunny day in March.

Derwent Water Keswick

Wavy fence
Just beyond the top end of Fairy Glen, near Parbold. A great bluebell walk in the Spring.

Sunset over Christchurch Harbour
Another one!

Goodnestone Park in early summer

Chipping
A walk around the countryside of Chipping in the Ribble Valley, Lancashire ... a view of Longridge Fell in the distance.

Easdale Tarn 2

Lichfield Cathedral at Sunset

Gate
The Gate ... I've taken this picture up Tootle Heights in Longridge, Lancashire ... it's the original shot that I sent through...

Leading towards the Church

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone
Calm after the storm. One of a group of winter images of the Stour Valley, Shillingstone.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone
Snowdrop time. One of a group of winter images of the Stour Valley, Shillingstone.

Cumbrian Morning
Taken from Applethwaite near Keswick

Humber light

Brough haven
sunset

Biddulph Grange

Beaumaris Castle

Sunset at Emley
Sunset over a pond at Emley Reserve. Taken on a cold February evening. My fingers froze waiting for this sunset.

Tower Bridge, London

Cotswold sunrise
Crack of dawn sunrise over Tetbury in Gloucestershire.

St Martin's
St Martin's one of the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly.

Attenborough Nature Reserve

Reflections

Calm waters
Looking down Haweswater from Mardale Head

Tall ship 2
Charlestown Harbour on the South Cornish Coast

Lily Pads
A visit to the Lost Gardens

Derwentwater

Lynmouth at dawn
Lynmouth very early in the morning. Picture taken from my house overlooking the village.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
One of a group of winter images of The Stour Valley, Shillingstone.

The Mill, West Deeping
Looking southeast with St Andrews Church in the background

Step back in time
Steps in the High Street, Staplehurst. It struck me that this scene would of looked pretty much the same a hundred years ago....

Tickhill pond and Church

Chatsworth Park

Sunrise over the floods in Upton
Lovely reflections from the Oak trees over flooded fields

Snow Longridge
To wish Chris & Sarah and all on POE EVERY HAPPINESS THIS CHRISTMAS AND SINCERE GOODS WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR ... a winters...

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
One of a group of winter images of the Stour Valley, Shillingstone. A frozen pond at Bere Marsh, Shillingstone.

Wilshaw
Early morning on Wilshaw Mill Road, Near Holmfirth, England. 21/12/2009

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
One of a group of winter images of The Stour Valley, Shillingstone.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
One of a group of winter images of The Stour Valley, Shillingstone.

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
One of a group of winter images of The Stour Valley, Shillingstone.

Fiddleford, Dorset
Autumn sun, Piddles Wood, Fiddleford.

Fiddleford, Dorset
Early autumn sun on Brookside Cottage, Fiddleford.

Peace and Tranquility
I took this when out for a walk in a small park in Prescot Merseyside. Just thought it was a nice view with a fisherman on the...

Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
Once an integral part of the industrial revolution, the Kennet and Avon Canal was a vital transport link. It is now a much used,...

Limpley Stoke, Wiltshire
A view over the River Avon towards Limpley Stoke from the towpath of the Kennet and Avon Canal.

The lake at Croome Park in Winter

Reflections

Burley, Hampshire
The Autumn sunlght near Homsley Lodge.

Church Cove
This was a pub in past times, between Helston and The Lizard

Child Okeford, Dorset
A right turn at the bottom of Melway Lane puts you onto a footpath across more water meadows towards the River Stour and...

Bracon Beacons National Park

Godshill, Isle of Wight
A picturesque village on the Isle of Wight that boasts a 15th Century Church, model village and great attractions including...

Teesdale

All Saints Church Castle Cary

West Lydford Church

Monochrome scene
Some scenes look good in black and white

Autumn Canal
The Huddersfield Canal at Mossley

Palladian Bridge at Stourhead
Even after 150 odd years, the bridge still stands. It's lovely pastoral scene so typical of Stourhead.

King's College Chapel

Whitewell
An Autumns walk around Whitewell in the Forest of Bowland in Lancashire ... this is one of the many views of the River Hodder.

Broadway, Worcestershire

St Marys Church
Kidderminster Parish Church

Swan on Stowe Pool.
Sunset over Stowe Pool, Lichfield Cathedral in the distance.

St Michael's Church, Aynho, Northants.

Helmsley
Helmsley is in the Yorkshire Moors.

View from the footbridge at Arley near Bewdley

Gateway to Dreams
Derwent Water, Keswick, Cumbria.

Ingleton old bridge

Greenfield/Mossley border
Autumn evening sun on the Mossley/Greenfield border.

Idyllic
Autumn at Leeds Castle in Kent. I loved the autumnal tones and the reflections in the water.

Newton
An Autumns walk around Newton in Bowland along the banks of the River Hodder, in Lancashire.

Muker in Swaledale
On a walk from Muker to Keld

Warwick Castle
Castle Grounds - River Avon

Boggy Wood, Claughton
A sunny mornings walk through Boggy Wood near Claughton in Lancashire.

Leonardslee Gardens

Church window, Worminghall, Bucks

Swithland Woods, Leicestershire

Drinking horses
Horses drinking in the river, Kingsbury Water Park. Kingsbury Church in the backround.

Blackwell Cottages
The start of the Monsal Trail along the former railway line.

Edensor

Evening near Hartington

Loch Assynt near Ardvrech Castle

Milton Abbas in Dorset
The sweeping landscape, typical of the work Capability Brown, who was its original designer.

August 2009

Gold Hill

Misty morning in Abraham's valley, Cannock Chase, Staffordshire