PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography is very much a hobby of mine these days. I never really took it seriously until I returned to the UK in 2007 after a 14 year holiday in Spain. Do enjoy what you see on this page and pease leave a comment if you wish.
The Infinity Bridge spans the River Tees in Stockton, England. The bridge, which is very picturesque at night, is a major part of the North Shore Development in Stockton. This iconic structure, named Infinity Bridge in September 2008 links the North Shore development and the Teesdale area. I first visited this location in April 2010 and have made several visits since then. Believe it or not I always find different angles to shoot. Photographs © Stan Laundon.
The A4 Pacific 4489 (60010) "Dominion of Canada" at the National Railway Museum in Shildon on May 17th, 2013. She was restored to her former glory having been brought back from Canada in October, 2012. The locomotive will take part in celebrations this year to mark the 75th anniversary of the world record breaking run of "Mallard" (60022) 4468 which reached 126mph on July 3rd, 1938.
The "Normand Flower" leaves Hartlepool's Deep Water Berth for the UK Continental Shelf. The vessel is an Offshore Supply Ship.
Late afternoon sunlight hitting the "MPI Adventure" as she is anchored in the Tees Bay, just off the coast of Hartlepool. She was waiting for the tide to turn before heading for Irvine's Quay to resume her work carrying turbine rotor blades to the Tees Bay Wind Farm near Redcar.
When I was out taking photographs of shipping in the bay I saw this smoke and steam rising in the sky. I just had to take this one of industrial Teesside.
The "PSS Wingfield Castle" at the Maritime Experience in Hartlepool Marina. The lighting is not brilliant here so I tried a rather long exposure to get this photograph.
A huge red, port side, Channel Buoy broke lose from it's moorings in the Tees Bay towards the end of March and was stranded on Middleton Beach. This was taken from a safe distance!
When the wind is wild and the tide is high, the area close to the New Pier (Heugh Breakwater) in old Hartlepool always attracts photographers to monitor the sea and catch the waves.
The flowers might not be in bloom in the gardens, as yet, so I'm perfectly happy to see them in a vase after buying a bunch, or two, from my local supermarket.
I was just about to sit down at my desk to send an email when this little fellow caught my attention. Before he ran off I grabbed the camera, shone a light on him and managed to take this shot before he wandered off into a corner of the room.
Durham Castle and Cathedral took on impressive new looks during the latter part of February with up-to-date lighting installed after the completion of a £600,000 project. Both the cathedral and castle can be seen in a whole new light. Durham County Council paid for the system which illuminates the buildings which form Durham’s World Heritage Site.
There was quite a nice sunset over Hartlepool on Sunday evening, February 17th, so I grabbed the camera and drove down to the Pilot's Pier. The lights of the Marina, and the floodlights of Victoria Park, can be seen in the distance.
Snow covered Croft Gardens in old Hartlepool with St.Hilda's Church in the background. The snow makes a picturesque photograph and nice to see on a computer screen!
I'm not a lover of the cold weather and snow but, I must admit, I do like to get out with my camera when the white stuff falls because I think it always makes a nice photograph.
Stan Laundon - Photograph © Larry Drummond.
As mentioned at the top of this page, photography is very much my hobby these days. Friend and colleague Larry Drummond took this one of me at Seaton Carew, near Hartlepool, as we snapped the wildlife in Warrior Way.
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As photography is very much a hobby of mine these days I do hope you enjoy a selection of my work on this page.
The "MPI Adventure" leaves Hartlepool for the Tees Bay Wind Farm off the coast of Redcar. Her cargo included a set of rotor blades which can be seen at the stern of the vessel. Her journey, from Irvine's Quay, had to be extremely slow as she had to manoeuvre very carefully, out of the bay, to avoid the blades hitting the pier or lighthouse.
If you're a regular visitor to this page you will no doubt know that I'm a lover of night photography. This is La Tasca, a Spanish Tapas Restaurant and Bar on the Quayside in Newcastle.
The Pitcher & Piano bar/restaurant in Newcastle. It was taken from the Millennium Bridge which spans the River Tyne from Gateshead to Newcastle.
The Cleveland Police Helicopter G-CPAS was out in force on Sunday, September 23rd and I just happened to take this shot, in the sunlight, as it flew over my house.
Thanks to Chris Brown, who is a member of the British Trust for Ornithology and part of the Teesside Ringing Group, it was a privilege to see this Willow Warbler before he let it fly off to freedom.
The striking Millennium Bridge spans the River Tyne between Gateshead and Newcastle. I've visited this site a couple of times and always enjoying taking night photographs here. For those who haven't been, the bridge changes colour so you always get nice reflections on the river below if the weather is calm.
The Steetley Chimney, a local landmark in Hartlepool for many, many years, is now gone. Just after 11.00am on Sunday, July 29th 2012 local man Dave Fricker and his grandson, Jamie Browne, won a competition to push the plunger to blast the chimney into history. Thousands of people gathered in the area to witness the demolition.
The Penshaw Monument at Penshaw near Sunderland. I believe that night time is an ideal time to take a photograph of this 70 foot high folly, which is a replica of the Temple of Hephaestus in Athens.
The waves near the New Pier can always catch out those fishermen!
It's not everyday one gets the opportunity to take a photograph of a bird like this! My near-neighbour, Chris Brown, is a member of the British Trust for Ornithology and part of the Teesside Ringing Group who officially catches and rings birds before letting them free. He rang my bell recently and said he had a bird for me to photograph. I certainly didn't expect to see this stunning Woodcock!
I also managed to take a photograph of this beautiful female first-year Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) thanks to Chris Brown.
This lovely blackbird is a regular visitor to my garden. He comes down often, for a drink and a snack, and sits on the wall and looks at me through the window.
A pleasant sunset near the Pilot's Pier looking across to the Marina.
The A1 locomotive 60163 "Tornado" hauls "The Elizabethan" express from Edinburgh to London. She is seen here at Mordon Bridge, near Bradbury. Sadly, those overhead electric cables can spoil a good photograph - but there are not many steam trains around these days! You can view more images of this fine engine on the Tornado and Steam pages.
When I was on the Fish Quay just before Easter 2012 I spotted these Whale bones at the side of the dock. They are, in fact, the jaws of a sperm whale and were brought ashore by Keith Fletcher, the skipper of the motor fishing vessel "JJ" HL 11 after he caught them in his nets 3 miles east, north east of Hartlepool. They are now at the Hancock Museum in Newcastle.
An old photograph but still good to see. A sunrise taken from Middleton Beach, Hartlepool showing the New Pier in the distance - known locally as the "Heugh Breakwater" - in the foreground.
Powerful waves hitting the New Pier (Heugh Breakwater) in Hartlepool. This location is always popular with photographers when the storms roll in. In the distance you can see the Cleveland Hills and the industrial backdrop of Teesside.
The apartment I used to have in Hartlepool Marina was in a superb position for taking sea views.
This one shows old Hartlepool, the leading light at the end of the Banjo Pier and Middleton Beach. On the right, in the far off distance, you can just make out the lights of a ship waiting to sail into the River Tees.
Orchids always look pretty and make a nice photograph. A friend of mine in Billingham has a lovely selection and wanted a picture of this one to be framed on canvas.
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