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Greenfield Waterfall

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:33:15 +0000

Sometimes called Birchen Clough Waterfall. After days of heavy rain it was time to get my boots back on and try another go at capturing one of my local waterfalls in slow motion. Here is a 1/15th sec shot via my 3 stop NF filter.

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Skelwith Falls

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 07:40:32 +0000

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A slow shutter capture of the River Brathay as it tumbles down Skelwith Falls after quite severe flooding in this area. Certainly not a spot to loose ones footing whilst taking photographs like this :) A small series of steps and an iron bridge brought me to this island that is a favourite place for selfies in the summer I gather. (A future photo for our HFF group maybe.) We are actually on our way to walk the bank of the nearby lake of Elter Water.

“Skelwith Falls (or Skelwith Force) is a picturesque, moderately sized waterfall on the River Brathay near Skelwith Bridge in the Lake District, known for being easily accessible via a short, mostly flat walk from Chesters Cafe or Skelwith Bridge, offering close-up views from riverside paths and viewpoints, making it a popular, accessible spot for families and walkers enjoying the scenery and the sound of the rushing water, especially after rain” (Google AI overview)

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By the Lochside.

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 06 May 2025 07:12:28 +0000

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2016 and we are staying near the small hamlet of Onich on the west coast of Scotland and I am looking north on Loch Linnhe towards the Corran ferry and lighthouse. Beyond that is the more famous town of Fort William, about 10 miles away.
This is a 28 second exposure via my 10x Big stopper Neutral Density filter which is great on the sea shore to give this misty appearance.

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NC500 G.T. - 7 - The Black Isle

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Fri, 12 Jul 2024 23:00:30 +0000

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The Fairy Glen in Rosemarkie sits just north of Channery Point on the Black isle. There are a number of waterfalls here but this stunner is clearly the best of them.

The NC 500: The Scottish 'North Coast 500' is one of the world’s most beautiful road trips. A route of just over 500 miles (516) of stunning coastal scenery, white sandy beaches, rugged mountains, remote fishing villages and hidden gems.

The silver Falls of Dochard, Killin

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 07:01:16 +0000

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Another capture of these falls that never fails to delight. The fifteen second exposure turns the fast spray into a silver silk curtain.

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Aug 19, 2023. The road to enlightenment

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 19 Aug 2023 09:58:17 +0000

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For this special 'World Photograph Day' I will share this scene from my childhood to the present day. It is our local 'Hartshead Pike', a tower that I have seen from one of my house windows for much of my life.

This is a high, almost desolate spot where one can feel a special connection with the land and history. In these days of uncertainly and climate catastrophes it is nice to know that this seems to stand forever and can even be seen from flying aircraft coming in to land at Manchester Airport. The very long 30 second exposure emphasises the passage of time here.

The present tower, built in 1863 by John Eaton near the site of an earlier one which was used as a signalling station, commemorates the wedding of the Prince of Wales and Princess Alexandra of Denmark. Standing at 940ft (286m) ASL it is one of our highest landmarks in this area.

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Visions of Park Bridge: The Weir, slowed down

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 08:41:14 +0000

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Put here to accompany the adjacent photo of the same scene taken a few days back (May 2020). This taken a few years back in Jan 2014, experimenting in long exposures (see exif here).

Stainforth Force

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 28 Mar 2020 07:39:20 +0000

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A slow view of this very fast falls in flood conditions.

Stainforth Force in the Yorkshire Dales is the name given to a series of small cascades on the River Ribble just south of Stainforth Bridge, an old packhorse bridge that dates back to 1675. See Pip for normal view and glimpse of bridge.

Tech data: Nikon D7100 at 30 secs. Tokina 11-16 ATX Pro f2.8 @F11. Filter: NiSi x10 ND 100mm (The Big Stopper) mounted in Lee filter holder. All sat on Manfrotto 055 tripod.

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The River Ribble at Locks Weir

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 07:26:32 +0000

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Sometimes called Langcliffe Locks Weir, we are just up-river about a mile or so north of the Yorkshire Dales town of Settle. A very long shutter speed here slows the flooded water flow to a milky silk. The river today (a week later) has gone back to it's much lower average level -a bit like this Covid19 virus will do too in time too.

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Dusk

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 19 Mar 2020 08:23:28 +0000

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Dusk -the time period after sunset but before night and day break.

We here in Europe are facing our dusk at the moment with this Coved-19 but a new Big Sunrise is just around the corner.

A 30 second exposure here, hence some stars in this semi darkness. Taken behind our rented accommodation a week or so back at Settle in the Yorkshire Dales.

Keep Safe and be thankful of our photographic sharing hobby here on Ipernity where we share the love of our Worlds real beauty.

Your photo-friend, Herb

A stream in Autumn

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 07:36:11 +0000

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Just a few minutes walk from my home within a tree-laden valley runs a little stream. It's normally very subdued but after weeks and weeks of continuous rainfall it is faster and higher then normal. Anyway, here is an attempt to slow it all down and give it more substance by using a very long shutter speed of 15 seconds with a x10 ND filter and a sturdy tripod. Catch the fallen Autumn leafs on the river bank here, As can be seen, a gentle breeze is blowing and moments later the heavens open up again as I rush back home protecting my lens and camera.
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Lui Water

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sun, 28 Jul 2019 11:24:24 +0000

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This wonderful river Dee tributary flows through 'Glen Lui' to the 'Linn of Dee' near Braemar. Here we see on the left side a Salmon Ladder enabling the Salmon to get up to their spawning grounds just some distance further up from here.

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The calming storm

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 07:45:40 +0000

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The wild west coast of Ireland is here becalmed by a slow motion capture of time. These poles, I know not if they are an old wreck or groynes, make an attractive centrepiece in these soft waves. This taken at Rossbeigh in County Kerry.

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SeaCaves, Paphos

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 16 Feb 2019 11:25:49 +0000

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Enjoy with me, an unusual low view of these famous caves here on the northern side of Pafos, Cyprus

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A lazy sea

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Thu, 08 Jun 2017 11:05:14 +0000

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Scale, waves, ripples and the constant change of sea depth all blurred in reality here. Even where the rocks may touch the sky is not clear at all on this thirty second exposure.Taken at Port Logan, Scotland.

Loch Linnhe dreams 3

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:24:21 +0000

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Here we see Loch Linnhe from the small village of Onich just some miles below Fort William. The waters themselves as well as the moving leaves have been smoothed in time by the very long 30sec exposure. I have used the NiSi Big stopper to do this (10x ND). Enjoy!

Long exposure sea at Cap Negret

nobody@ipernity.com (Herb Riddle) — Sat, 03 Mar 2018 18:25:15 +0000

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Sea waves lulled into mist on a holiday beach.