Capturing the Castle - Photostory Friday

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I haven't been taking photographs lately, like  a lot of things, it just hasn't been on my radar. When l left work yesterday evening the light was brighter as with each day our evening get longer, and l looked behind me at the Castle and noticed the dazzlingly tulips along the kerb. I knelt down to try and capture them in the foreground with the Castle peeking through.

As l walked the short way home through the town centre 

with my camera still in my palm I started noticing so many arched doorways

and in the 7 years working in the Museum l had never noticed

 the Museum's name in sandstone up on high.....

often we don't see for looking,

 on many levels.

On my way to work - Monochrome Monday

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As it is very frosty and cold I am driving to work, shameful, yes,

as its only 1.75 miles uphill down hill in nose to tail traffic.

I park in the nearest car park, courtesy of the City Council, a perk of the job.

Thank you very much.

And this is what l see on my short walk from car park to work!

silhouette of castle gate

looking back over my shoulder where l have walked from

the very ineffectual Millennium Bridge

this is the entrance to the underpass,

which takes us under the dual carriageway that separates

the Castle from the city, the Museum and Cathedral

this is the underpass decorated with old local industrial machinery

and the Cursing Stone produced for the Millennium

and inscribed with a centuries old curse

it receives the wrath of locals as it is considered the cause of all our recent ills,

Foot & mouth and the Floods

the marble floor containing prominent local and Reiver's name

the Whispering Wall, solid glass brick, come alive with audio,

locals relive memories of times gone by, war stories, family histories and more...

Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

this is where FFF works

PHOTOSTORY & SKYWATCH FRIDAY - North, South, East, West

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North, South, East, West

standing out on the rotunda balcony at work, yes again,

and I noticed that the sky to my left and right were so different

so I took one photogrpah to illustrate the differing skies

at the four main Cardinal points approx 3.30pm

Facing North- The Castle in sunlight, the sky heavy

Facing East - Brooding heavy sky

Facing South - Rooftops & clouds

Facing west  - The Millenium Bridge & a clear sky& sunshine

Photostory Friday

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PHOTOSTORY FRIDAY - SKYLINE

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I was fiddling with my mobile phone and exploring the options I didn't know I had, 

when I noticed a panorama mode,  so I played some more...

the first  was of the extended view of the Castle opposite my work. 

I have posted a view of the Castle from the museum before, 

but never quite like this...

... and this is the view from behind the picture above.

On driving home, well l know it appears lazy and unecofriendly but it was pouring today!!

Anyway this is the skyline view in panorama mode!

from left The Cathedral then the Castle and then Dixons Chimney

 (which is l believe the tallest mill chimney still standing in Europe, can that be right?)

this is normal mode and you can just make out the green of the cricket ground through the trees,

Not bad for a mobile phone eh?

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btw. my phone is  Sony Ericsson K770i

A VISTA - PHOTO STORY FRIDAY

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Today the sun shone.

So in a bid to catch a little of the dry weather, 

I spent a few moments  in my break, 

breathing in the fresh air and 

admiring the view we have from the outside balcony area at the museum.

I think you will agree it's a great view!

Carlisle Castle, Carlisle, Cumbria, as viewed from Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery

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