Last Saturday I rode (cycled) up to Rainow in Cheshire, it’s not too far from me but it is hard going on the way out, climbing up hill most of the way! Rainow is quite a special place (for me) because it marks the boundary with Cheshire and the Peak District National Park — Rainow is like my gateway to the peaks and it is here where Cheshire flat lands give way to more hilly rugged landscapes.

I tried to get some decent landscape shots but there was so much haze that many look too flat with no sense of depth, obviously those images just don’t do this magnificent landscape any justice so I resorted to my familiar technique of observing smaller details — mostly. Many more opportunities abound!

The Bends Are Sharp — on Macclesfield Road

Rainow

A night roaming around the Cheshire village of Prestbury, totally deserted (or so it seemed) well it was after midnight on a Sunday! This bench has a lot of significance for me, many afternoons were spent in deep and humorous conversation with one of my local pals here.

Cheshire summer afternoons, lazing in the grass. One of a series of shots that I did on the way home from work, it has been very warm recently. I wanted to try a bit of split tone processing on these and it has worked out well I think.

Update: 4th July 2010, I finally have wordpress up and running!