Photography
-
VE Day Nostalgia 2005 and 2020
Here are a few pictures Mike Rego took in 2005 for the 60th anniversary. Thank you, Mike. Recognise the Land Girl? Hasn’t changed a bit. The Lock-down version – some images of last Friday… Thank you, Mike.
-
Fair Photography Competition!
SATURDAY 20th JULY 2:00 PM 3 categories, 50p per photo: ‘On my travels‘ – anything from a walk on Dartmoor to a solo trek to the North Pole, so anything from a sunset to a close up of a Polar Bear… ‘In the garden‘ – anything from a close up of a flower to a National Trust flower bed to an old watering can and a garden shed, not to mention various wildlife, etc. ‘Buildings and architecture‘ – a tumble down ruin to a medieval castle to a modern architectural masterpiece – or a perhaps just a 2-up, 2-down, an old air raid shelter covered in weeds, or a des res in…
-
Photo Competition – North Bovey Fair
Don’t forget, only 3 weeks to go! Free to enter, winning prizes of rosettes, kudos, and bragging rights! 3 adult categories – An English country garden – Weather – Industrial 2 categories for children under 14 – Country life – Weather Please see attached flyer for more details. Could you be the next Chris Chapman, Annie Liebovitz, Alfred Steiglitz, Margaret Bourke-White, or David Bailey? Or will your images just sit in a drawer or on a memory card until they fade to obscurity? Show them to the world at North Bovey Fair 2017!
-
Just in time.
Hay £2 a bale off the field. Contact Fiona Chudley or left a message on here.
-
Making Hay While the Sun Shines.
Or tries too!
-
Thornberry Birds
I thought I’d share some pictures of visitors. Love this time of year in North Bovey. Send in yours day.ellison@mac.com. Have your play!
-
British Life Photographic Awards
If you look closely or are lucky, you may see some familiar images in the media this week, as I have been lucky enough to have three photographs from in and around North Bovey be awarded “Highly Commended” status in the “Rural Life” category of the inaugural “British Life Photography Awards”, a national photographic competition on the subject of, yes, you guessed it, “British Life”. The photos of the Village Maypole and the Beating of the Bounds were from 2012, and the B&W image is of Tom Hunt feeding his sheep over at Wray Barton early last year. If you are quick, you can see the images along with all the…
-
Puppies (again!)
Hello all The puppies are now just over five weeks old, and growing fast! Five have been taken, so to speak, and there are three boys and one girl remaining and waiting for a lovely home. I’d always said I wouldn’t keep one, and then said I would, and now, reluctantly, have decided it’s not the right time to keep one of them, so the girl I had chosen is now available too. If you know of someone who might be interested in a puppy please let them know, and give them my number – 01647 440446 – to make an appointment to come and see them. Actually please feel…
-
Outside our Village . . .
I did say this blog needed more pictures! I just had to share this. It’s short, stunning and quite humbling . . . http://youtu.be/udAL48P5NJU (Click this link not the screen grab below)
-
Photographs
Good to see so much information being posted on Village Voices! But it is looking a little, er, drab! Let’s see your autumn photographs. The leaves alone are a picture. Just send them to me here: day.ellison@mac.com and I’ll post them up. Don’t be shy – all welcome!
