Terry Bennett - Personal Photo Page

 May 2012

All shots taken with my Canon Powershot SX210IS

(all photographs copyright Terry Bennett)

 

The Welsh flag flutters in a gentle breeze on top of Conwy Castle

The walls of Conwy offer some interesting photo opportunities

The Conwy estuary at low tide

Both very interested in something!

Vintage vehicles from the Llandudno Transport Festival running through Conwy town

Conwy parish church in the evening sunlight

Dartmouth Inner Harbour on a glorious May morning

Could almost be porcelain.  Very ornate artwork on Dartmouth Green

Dartmouth Green

It's a year or two since this fired a shot in anger.  An ornamental canon on the riverside at Dartmouth

Kingswear seen across the River Dart

The mouth of the River Dart is actually a mile or more downstream from Dartmouth

A few thousand pounds' worth of yachts seen in Kingswear Marina

The Britannia Royal Naval College has dominated the skyline around Dartmouth since 1905 and is home to all new officer cadets seeking commissions in the Royal Navy.  All spend between 28 and 49 weeks at the college

Dartmouth Castle and the River Dart provide a picturesque backdrop for photographs of those 'special occasions'

Sugary Green, at the mouth of the Dart

Meg Rocks

A local resident near Little Dartmouth

Sheep May Safely Graze ... at Stoke Fleming

Another woolly quadruped near Stoke Fleming

Blackpool Sands

No shortage of walking options as indicated by this sign on a hill overlooking Blackpool Sands

Forest Cove

Slapton Sands was formed around 5,000 - 10,000 years ago after the last glacial period and bears many similarities to Chesil Beach.  During recent years it was the site of the ill-fated 1944 wartime Exercise Tiger, a large scale rehearsal for the D-Day Landings.  This resulted in the deaths of over 900 allied servicemen

Nearly 70 years later, a much more peaceful scene

The Dart Music Festival started in 1998 and is now a well-established event on the musical calendar, attracting artists from all over the world.  Here we see Mike Sanchez, a rhythm and blues singer and pianist performing on Dartmouth Green

The Greenway - Dittisham ferry operates a couple of miles upstream of the main Higher and Lower ferries at Dartmouth.  The boats are licensed for 12 passengers and operate only during the summer months.  Seen here is 'Warrior', a former Cornish fishing boat converted for passenger use during 2003

The estuary at Kingsbridge is a good example of a ria (a drowned river valley that is open to the sea) and extends to the sea some 6 miles south at Salcombe

The clock on top of the Tourist Information Centre, Kingsbridge in the foreground with the parish church in the background

A good shop sign needs to make clear exactly what the establishment offers.  Both of these, seen in Salcombe, score highly in this regard

The lower (southern) end of Salcombe seen across the estuary from Rickham Common

The coastline around Portlemouth Down

What is it?!  Nothing more than some damp rocks on the beach near Portlemouth Down seen from the overlooking cliffs

A long-haired breed of sheep ... or just a couple of examples overdue a visit to the barber's?

'Fruitloop-by-Sea'.  It appears that this woman, stood on a hillside overlooking the empty ocean, may have been engaging in some form of meditation.  This involved theatrical gestures as if playing to a non-existent audience

Start Point lighthouse was built in 1836 and is now fully automated.  It is, however, open to the public during the summer months

From Start Point it is possible to see the coastline all the way around to Froward Point, near Dartmouth.  In this view the beaches at Hallsands, Beesands and Slapton Sands are clearly visible

The South West Coastal Path near Start Point

Beesands was once a thriving fishing village but, in common with many other such communities, now gains more income from tourism

This Sherman tank was involved in the fated Exercise Tiger of 1944 and was later excavated from the sands to form a permanent memorial to the American service personnel who died

'Pigeon decides to leave road sign whilst being photographed'!

The War Memorial at Kingsbridge

The midday sun in Yeovil on a hot May Saturday

St Christopher's Church, Winfrith Newburg

All Saints Church, Nether Cerne dates back to the late 13th century and is Grade I listed.  It has, however, been redundant since 1971 and now falls under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust