Probably the most scenic railway journey in Britain, the Settle to Carlisle Railway runs for 73 miles between the tiny market town of Settle and the Cumbrian city of Carlisle. Built my over 6000 navvies, the line is a marvel of Victorian engineering and determination. Anyone who has been to the remote stops along the way will vouch for the extreme weather that must have made such a project particularly arduous.

The first two shots show the Ribblehead Viaduct which was completed in 1875. This beautiful piece of architecture is located around 8 miles outside of Settle. It is said that hundreds of navvies died during its construction.

Ribblehead Viaduct

Ribblehead - Settle to Carlisle Railway

Settle Station is utterly charming.

Settle Station - North Yorkshire Dales

Taken in 2007. I love the Georgian architecture of Merrion Square, Dublin. Oscar Wilde once lived here and the 3 story town houses look as good today as they did 200 years ago. I wanted to showcase the brightly coloured painted doors – something that is not possible when shooting entirely in B&W. This shot has proved quite popular.

Copacabana Beach, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Along with Ipanema beach, Copacabana beach is synonymous with Rio De Janeiro. The beach area itself has faded a little in recent years but it still maintains a vibrancy. This shot looks up Copacabana beach to the headland that separates this beach from Ipanema

Statue of liberty, New York

Another shot from New York. The Statue of liberty was a gift from the people of France. Although green today, it wasn’t this colour when first erected. The green colour is due to the oxidisation of the copper used.

Uploaded the following photographs to the store today. I say Black and White but a number of these are colour!

I will start with the colour ones first.

Stained Glass Window in macro. Shot was taken this year.

Cafe Scene. I was bored waiting for the bill and like the colours on the windows

Had so much rain that I thought I might as well put it to good use.

Taken on the Beach in Barbados.

Here are the new Black and White Photographs added.

Taken after heavy rainfall. Macro lens used.

Another Macro shot with the 30mm 1.4

Taken in New York City. I was trying to capture the busyness of New York.

Everywhere you go in New York, someone is trying to sell you something. Taken up near Harlem.

Early in New York City. Taken around Wall Street area early one Sunday morning.