Photo Haiku

Tag: Photography

  • Escape

    Crawling on scarred knees
    over cold and hard flagstones.
    Escape to the light.

    A bit of a downbeat haiku, but it reflects the feel of the image. Another from Gloucester Cathedral.

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  • Wing Walk

    Seats are for inside
    Not sat up there on the wing.
    More courage than sense.

    On a recent holiday we were passing an airfield when we spotted a plane on the ground, and someone clambering up on top of the wings. We waited, and watched, as the plane took off and performed aerobatics with a brave soul strapped to an outside seat. I now have a granddaughter who wants to do wing walking and sky diving! Nutters.

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  • Normanton Church

    The church on the lake
    Ethereal survivor
    of a flooded land.

    Rutland Water in the East Midlands of England was formed by flooding and damming the Gwash valley, covering two villages in the process. It is the largest reservoir in England by surface area. When Rutland Water was created in the 1970s, the church was partially submerged, but it was saved from demolition due to public protest. The lower level was filled with rubble and concrete, and a new floor was created, making it a unique landmark that appears to float on the water.  History, Haiku and a pHoto.

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  • Puffin Billy

    Sorry, I can’t stop.
    Things to do, places to be,
    No wonder I puff.

    Not as fast as kingfishers I imagine, but puffins are like little bullets as they fly. Definitely they look like they are always in a hurry. The classic puffin photo shows them with a beak full of sand eels, but this shot was too early in the season, and there were no chicks to feed.

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      hevz82

      this could be a push me pull me…. Look at the back, looks like it could be a face

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      1. David Baker avatar
        David Baker

        A face like a puffin’s bum – the ultimate compliment

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  • Misty morning

    No gorillas here
    on a morning woodland stroll.
    Just trees in the mist.

    The purpose of the walk was to get to the beacon for stunning views over the Malvern Hills. The weather had other ideas, and by the time we reached the top our view was fog and about ten feet in front of us. However, on the way up, there were other photographic opportunities thankfully.

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  • Forgotten

    The millstone graveyard
    Reminders of times gone by,
    Of stone before steel.

    This part of the Peak District in Derbyshire is littered with abandoned millstones, that were cut and shaped from the millstone grit in the area. Often you will find them in singles or small groups, but here there are a great many. There is also a track that would have been used to transport the finished millstones to the railway at Grindleford.

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  • Cathedral

    Through hallowed cloisters
    Where Benedictine monks trod,
    Silently praying.

    Gloucester Cathedral is a stunning building. The cloisters were featured as parts of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. If I can think of an appropriate haiku I might well post another image from here.

  • Abandoned

    Rusted and broken,
    Years of service forgotten,
    Chainless and unloved.

    An accidental find at Gibralter Point, on the east cost of England. There didn’t seem to be any boats close by that would have been big enough to warrant such an anchor, so it appears to be a memory of when the area was more active.

  • The Crossing

    Patiently waiting
    For the way to be revealed.
    Footpath to the Mount

    St Michael’s Mount in Cornwall stands opposite Mont St Michel in northern France. It is owned by the National Trust and features a castle and gardens. Whilst it is normally cut off from the mainland, and accessible only by boat, at low tide there is a causeway you can walk across to reach the island.

  • Cornwall

    Enys Vordardh rise
    (The Brisons to you and me.)
    Protecting the coast

    The Brisons is a twin peaked islet off the coast of Cape Cornwall, in the far west of England. The name translates to Breaker Island, presumably because it acts to break up the incoming waves that attack the Cape. I realise that long exposures do not appeal to everyone, but in this case the choppy waves added nothing to the image but a messy distraction. I also like the slightly ethereal effect on the waves breaking the shoreline.

    Rant 2: Following the advice I was given, I have changed the site language to UK English. Yet still they try and correct realise to realize. Absolute muppets. To add insult to injury, WordPress calls the American version just English!! As if that is the original, and ours is the dumbed down variant. Not happy at all.