I love this shot of an airliner and vapour trail, but taken looking down, rather than looking up:
Fellow Traveller by Alexander Gerst
Alexander, in case you hadn’t worked it out, is one of the astronauts on board the International Space Station, and that plane is flying at about 2% of the altitude he and his colleagues are at. And probably a good deal slower as well.
Nice shot of London City Airport approach from Flickrer/Blogger Diamond Geezer. Here’s the blog that I’ve popped onto the blogroll for 2015.
This was taken back in 2007. I wonder if you can still get as close to the flightpath these days?
Unconnected, and quite by chance, I’ve just noticed that Diamond Geezer was over in the Isle of Man last July. Nice.
Although we’re yet to hear from him photographically in 2015, Flickr chum and Friend of the Blog, CJ Wormwell (you may remember him from such posts as Wire Wool, Gannet and The photo that I wanted to share yesterday but couldn’t because the dog ate the internet) certainly finished 2014 on a particularly high note. If you’re particularly fond of photos of the Isle of Man (and I am, obviously) or even if you’re just a fan of great photography, you should head over to his Flickr photostream where you can enjoy images like this:
That’s Laxey, on the east of the Island. A sunrise taken at nearly 8:30 in the morning at the end of November. Criticise the short days of late autumn in Great Britain all you like, but it does make photographing sunrises without having to get up at some godforsaken hour much easier. Amiright?
Chris’ latest efforts are more subdued woodland scenes, along with some great shots of Scarlett Point – a bit of a trek from his usual haunts down North.
I hope you visit Flickr and enjoy his work. This is probably going to be my last post ever on the blog, because Mrs 6k is going to drag me up the mountain this evening and it’s stupid ºC or even hotter. Shades of The Worst Idea Larry Ever Had™ right there.
It’s been great. Go well.
And so, the holiday draws to an end. Tomorrow brings with it work, bacteria, admin and meetings.
But what a break it’s been: family, friends, London, Sheffield, snow, real beer, a “proper Christmas” and some amazing memories being made.
And then, as the icing on the cake, a few days of excellent weather and relaxation down in Agulhas.
And then, as the cherry placed gently upon the icing on that luxurious cake, Sheffield United demolishing QPR at Loftus Road and our porcine neighbours losing out to a last minute winner at the Etihad.
Could it get any better?
Well, I could do without heading back to the lab tomorrow. But otherwise, no. It’s been amazing.
But in the meantime, for those who are interested, there are updated photos here and here.
I was going to upload all the photos from our last few days in the UK, but I drove down to Cape Agulhas instead.
And while that leaves you with nothing to look at this evening, it leaves me in my happy place with a few beers and plenty of meat on the braai.
I think I win.
Photos tomorrow? Ag, maybe.