Anglesey Abbey Cyclamens and More

The cyclamens at Anglesey Abbey (NT) this year are probably the best I have seen them., while the autumn colours still have a little way to go. Lovely soft October light made the walk round the grounds a delight.

Chastleton Windows and Stairs

As promised a few of the interiors from Chastleton house - many retaining original Jacobaean woodwork. Taken with Fuji X-10 with 10-24mm lens; in some cases, three bracketed shots were taken 1stop apart and processed through Lightroom HDR but often a single exposure gave sufficient tonal adjustment.
Also shown one of the two croquet lawns, originally laid out by Walter Whitmore-Jones in the 1860s. His version of the rules of croquet published in The Field in 1865 became definitive, and Chastleton is considered the birthplace of croquet as a competitive sport (Wikipaedia). Thanks to Sue B-H for pointing this out to me.

Chastleton House, Oxfordshire, Location for BBC Wolf Hall

A rare gem of a Jacobean country house, Chastleton House was built between 1607 and 1612 by a prosperous wool merchant as an impressive statement of wealth and power. Their descendants later lost their wealth and so could not afford to update the original building. For that reason Chastleton has remained an exceptionally well-preserved time capsule. It was last occupied in the 1950s but hadn't been updated since the 1930s. More interiors to follow with details of camera, settings etc

October in Cambridge

A selection of images from a walk into Cambridge yesterday on a beautiful sunny October day -shirt-sleeve temperatures and little wind. Punting in full swing and the students are back.

Shuttleworth Air Show - Vulcan's Last Public Appearance

Perfect weather for the Airshow at Shuttleworth to enjoy the varied older aircraft of their collection, the acrobatics of Mark Jeffries and the last public viewing of the Vulcan. I liked the first glimpse of the Vulcan accompanied by an Avro Anson and then the crowd's reaction on its first flypass. Taken with the Fuji XT1 - can anyone explain why all the propellers are curved in the photos on this camera?

Cambridge Rugby Union FC Do What England Couldn't

My first match of the season and a very exciting one. 15 minutes into the game, CRUFC looked in for a heavy defeat and the opposition, Old Albanians, were still in the lead by 6 points with 5 minutes to go but a try and final conversion saw CRUFC win 29-23. 

Here a few images from the match - lucky with the light as the sun broke through in the second half to give fantastic back lighting. Image 2 doesn't need a caption other than 'Ouch'. Old Albanians got a yellow card straight after this but not sure if the referee saw this particular foul.