G-IRTY At Duxford

Now here is some good news. In twenty days from today (16th July) a 1943 Vickers Supermarine Mark 9 Spitfire will start a venture to be the first Spitfire to fly around the World. This aircraft is a survivor of 51 combat missions. Now in her new polished aluminium finish she is ready to go. 

I was fortunate to be at Duxford yesterday when she was out and in the air.   

Unfortunately, she took me by surprise so my shots are not as good as I would have liked but she is very special.  

Way to go, G-IRTY. The full story can be seen here.

 © Lionel Callow 2019

Great Bevills Suffolk

I visited this house and gardens under the National Open Garden Scheme (their website can be seen here) a few weeks ago. They say: “Overlooking the Stour Valley the gardens surrounding an Elizabethan manor house are formal and Italianate in style with Irish yews and mature specimen trees. Terraces, borders, ponds and woodland walks.”

Fire insurance marks are metal plaques marked with the emblem of the insurance company. They were fixed on a building to show the name of the insurance company that was responsible for the cover. Used back in the eighteenth and nineteenth century prior to the formation of municipal fire services. When the fire was reported a number of insurance company’s brigades would arrive and look for the plaque on the building, if it was not their companies responsibility, they would drive off leaving the building to its fate.

The grounds of this house include a wonderful woodland walk with fantastic views.

 The  Stumpery

© Lionel Callow 2019

More Poppies

I took a second trip to the poppy fields I discovered a few days ago. The light was much more muted and as I wanted to do some ICM (intentional camera movement) shots & this light was going to be better than my last visit. I have been following a specialist photographer in the art on line. I need to put some more of his techniques into practise. I start this post with a few standard images.

 

Now for a few ICM Shots

© Lionel Callow 2019