Squires Hill, Belfast, viewed from Cave Hill Country Park.
Today, Thursday 7th August 2025, I had a few minutes to snatch a packed lunch sandwich between appointments, and where better to stop en-route, than the Cave Hill Country Park.
After the quick lunch, I jumped out of the car to look at the stunning views across the city, and the surrounding countryside, a moment or two in a busy day, to soak in the stunning views of the Lagan estuary and the beautiful hills that cradle our city, from the Castlereagh and Holywood Hills in the south to the majestic Black Mountain range in the north It’s hard not to fall in love with this landscape.
I’ve recently aquired a LENSBABY! It’s the LensBaby Composer Pro 2 lens with Sweet 50 optic. Basically a LensBaby is just a lens with a ball-joint, so that the lens can be bent! Attached to the front of the lens is a removable optic, in my case a 50mm attachment, with a sweet-spot. That’s an area that is in focus, while the rest of the image is blurred. (Bokeh) Ok, it’s easier to show you than explain in words…
Ok, so most things in Cumbria are high! But if anyone can name this mountain I’d be grateful. I captured this shot on a warm April afternoon a few years ago. I love panoramas, and this shot lent itself so well to that format.
On the same visit to the Lake District, I drove off the road into a car park, to find a picturesque bridge. Here it is, captured on an Olympic Pen digital camera:-
Again, if anyone can put a name to the bridge or the river…
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