Headington Festival 2011

The Festival has been running for several years now and is gaining its place as a fixture on the Headington calendar – right up there with the open gardens (this week and next). All credit to Headington Action for being the driving force behind this.

A children’s brass ensemble performed today, to general admiration all round. They were great little performers ably lead by their conductor who wore a general, restrained air of anxiety right up to the final, warbling note. A tremendous achievement …

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(iPhone video)

The New Inn, Peasenhall | One thousand up

This cameraphone picture of a Landmark Trust peoperty passed one thousand views on Flickr recently.

Mattiscombe rock

Minolta X-700 with 17mm f/4 | HP5 plus @ ISO 800

I was lucky enough to have use of a fabulous 17mm Minolta f/4 MD lens while on this break: more to come.

Hallsands: ruined coastal village, Devon

Hallsands is a ruined coastal hamlet near Start Point on the south coast of Devon.

The village was devastated during a storm about a century ago, and a few ruins remain along with a couple of houses that are still inhabited.

First four pictures taken with a Minolta Vectis S-1 and 80-240 APO lens with rather outdated film (hence the poor image quality)

South Devon: Mattiscombe Beach

I’m a huge fan of North Devon, but this South Devon beach took my breath away.