No point in unnecessary travel in light of the current situation so I’ve looked a little closer to home. I think the results are pretty good!
Garden wildlife photos
All posts by Barrie Webb
Meon Valley Hampshire
Meon Valley Hampshire
The first hard frost of 2020 covering the Droxford area in the Meon Valley
Saint Mary and All Saints Church at Droxford has recently opened a cultural centre and café. The Meon Valley Trail, a walking, cycling and horse riding trail along a disused railway passes to the east of Droxford .
Please click on the thumbnails below to view the images in a carousel.
Stubbington Library Exhibition
My second photographic exhibition at Stubbington Library. Mainly showing local places of interest from plane watching at Solent Airport to Titchfield Haven harbour and Nature Reserve.
The exhibition runs for the whole of November so if you are passing, pop in and have a look!
Thank you Stubbington Library for welcoming and supporting local arts and craft groups and induvials.
Out To Grass Stubbington Library Exhibition
What a fantastic response to my exhibition! Thank you to everyone that came to the library to view the photographs and for taking the time to leave the kind comments :-
- “Brilliant photography! An impressive exhibition” Dilly Ward Bundy
- “Well done a great exhibition, thank you for the inspiration”
- “Stunning photos, what a delight to see them. Thank you.”
- “An absolute delight to see – just wonderful. Thank you.”
My next exhibition at Stubbington Library is booked for April 2023
Summer Solstice 2019 Sunrise
Summer Solstice 2019 sunrise as viewed from Droxford in the Meon Valley, Hampshire. Far better than mixing it with the crowds at Stonehenge!
D Day 75 Daedalus commemorations
A family event at Solent Airport Daedalus to commemorate 75 years since the D-Day landings in Normandy on the 6th June 1944.
The high wind on Saturday proved too much for some of the displays, however the wind relented on Sunday allowing the planned flying programme to go ahead.
Many missions were flown over Normandy in support of Operation Overlord from the Daedalus airfield.
The airfield continued to be a Royal Navy establishment until it was de-commissioned in 1996.
The thumbnails below show some of the images I took over the weekend, please click on any thumbnail to view the images in a gallery.
Auster TW536 being held in a straight line while taxing in the wind
D Day 75 Daedalus. Douglas Dakota “Drag ‘em Oot” at Solent Airport Daedalus to mark the 75 anniversary of the D-Day landings by allied forces in Normandy 1944
D Day 75 Daedalus. The Red Arrows fly past at Solent Airport Daedalus to mark the 75 anniversary of the D-Day landings by allied forces in Normandy 1944
D Day 75 Daedalus. “Tall in The Saddle” P-51 Mustang at Solent Airport Daedalus to mark the 75 anniversary of the D-Day landings by allied forces in Normandy 1944
D Day 75 Daedalus. Boultbee Spitfire SM520 (G-ILDA) at Solent Airport Daedalus to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings by allied forces in Normandy 1944
Drag em Oot parachute display team
D Day 75 Daedalus. Agusta Bell Sioux AH Mk1 at Solent Airport Daedalus to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings by allied forces in Normandy 1944
For more information and pictures follow the link to D_Day 75 Daedalus Commemorations and the BBC News
Eclipse Busway, Rowner Road, Gosport.
Eclipse Busway. Common sense prevails!! Hampshire County Council have voted to retain the Rowner Road Bridge and route the Eclipse Busway extension via a ramp to the east of the present shared pedestrian/cycle path. This good news is due in no small part to Cycle Gosport
The previous plan was to demolish the bridge and replace it with a signal controlled junction
Daedalus Common Men at Work
Daedalus Common Solent Airport Daedalus
The setting sun silhouetting diggers and operatives working on Daedalus Common.
The Common is one of a number of community facilities provided to help soften the blow of having a large building housing high voltage transformers and associated cables on an active airfield.
More planned community facilities related to IFA2 include a heritage facility, play area and a gate guardian.
The setting sun silhouetting diggers and operatives working on Daedalus Common.
The setting sun silhouetting diggers and operatives working on Daedalus Common
Meon Shore at Titchfield Haven
Titchfield Haven and the Meon Shore
A small self set project to photograph the Meon Shore for a week.
I initially planned to capture the sunrises but aided by some unseasonably warm temperatures I stayed longer and watched the birds visiting the nature reserve
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For more information on the Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve
Canada Geese in formation with Fawley Power station as a back drop
The Titchfield Haven National Nature Reserve is a national nature reserve in Hampshire .
It encompasses the lower floodplain of the River Meon, near to the point where it flows into the Solent near Hill Head.
Until late in the 16th century, the River Meon was navigable as far as Titchfield.
The Titchfield Canal opened in 1611 and was only the second canal existing in Britain at the time. [source wikipedia}
Blood Moon Total Lunar Eclipse
The total lunar eclipse, or super blood moon, took place on the morning of 21st January 2019, starting just after 2:30am, peaking from 4:40am for about an hour, and finishing at just after 7:45am.
A blood Moon is another name given to a total lunar eclipse, which happens when the Earth moves in between the Sun and the Moon. Our planet casts its shadow on the Moon, blocking out the Sun’s light.
The gallery below shows the moon from late Sunday evening to early Monday morning.
Evening photograph of the super moon taken at 22:51 20/01/2019
Photograph taken at 03:30 just before the eclipse started. The prospect of a clear sky was low.
Photograph taken at 04:08, fortunatley the cloud had cleared!
Photograph of the blood moon taken at 04:44, some 30 minutes before total eclipse
Photograph of the super wolf blood moon taken at 05:10, clear sky and just about at total eclipse
The Moon does not have a light source of its own, it shines because its surface reflects sunlight. However, during a total lunar eclipse, the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon and cuts off the Moon’s light supply. When this happens, the surface of the Moon takes on a reddish glow instead of going completely dark.
Meon Views 2019 Calendar – Studio 6
Meon Views 2019 Calendar
One of my photographs featured as the December picture in the 2019 Meon Views calendar published by Studio 6, design and print, Wallops Wood Farm, Sheardley Lane, Droxford
Picture caption ‘Abbey House, Warnford, among winter fields’ by nwcopywriting
Abbey House, Warnford, among winter fields
Studio 6 Meon Views 2019 Calendar
All proceeds from the sale of this calendar go to Naomi House & Jacksplace.
If you are passing or just out enjoying the Meon Valley, pop in and buy one or two and help support this wothy cause!