Remains – Ford House
Month: April 2019

The remains of the old Ford House in Prestbury, Cheshire. I liked the shapes, texture and tonality in this image and I think there is always something quite intriguing about the exposure of the interior of old buildings in this way. Ford House has since been replaced by a three story block of a flats that authentically recreates the architectural style of the original. Sadly, old Ford House succumbed to several years of neglect and was ultimately declared to be unsafe.
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- Aperture: ƒ/4.5
- Focal length: 70mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/125s
Spring Blossom
Month: April 2019

Beautiful spring blossom seen at Orchard Lock or lock No 11 at the Bosley flight in Cheshire. I was not sure if this is a variety of apple, pear or cherry blossom but I suspect it is either of the latter two. I was cycling to Congleton from Macclesfield along the Macclesfield canal towpath with the primary objective to photograph the impressive railway viaduct a little further along from here. The pics of the viaduct were just OK but I had the wrong lens and could not get a good composition so will have to try again.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Focal length: 50mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/2000s

A monochrome image of the blossom in close up.
- Aperture: ƒ/2.8
- Focal length: 50mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/2000s