Ognyan Yosifov 85 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Oh, guys ... I couldn't resist I just googled Hebden Bridge and I'm thinking to visit it. So, here's my plan: 1. arriving to the UK 2. arriving to Hebden Bridge /just immediately/ 3. renting a nice place with 360 degrees view over the town 4. using the 14 days of self-isolation to make as many pics as I can...... Woo - hoooooooooo............ 🙂 Edited October 13, 2020 by Ognyan Yosifov 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Thyrsis 487 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 My brother, who used to live in Hebden Bridge, still owns the site of an old garage there - ripe for redevelopment if anyone wants to move there!! Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison 3,777 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 9 minutes ago, Ognyan Yosifov said: Oh, guys ... I couldn't resist I just googled Hebden Bridge and I'm thinking to visit it. So, here's my plan: 1. arriving to the UK 2. arriving to Hebden Bridge /just immediately/ 3. hiring a nice place with 360 degrees view over the town 4. using the 14 days of self-isolation to make as many pics as I can...... Wo- hoooooooooo............ 🙂 Good idea. See you in the Fox & Goose for a pint... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ognyan Yosifov 85 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, John Morrison said: Good idea. See you in the Fox & Goose for a pint... Great! It'd take some time to happen, though.... Edited October 13, 2020 by Ognyan Yosifov Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,812 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) John has the same initials as me, so I just assumed that he is a "greater" photographer. 😁 That said, we're all riding the same leaky barge, so there really are no lesser or greater photographers here, only those who are better than others at passing QC. Edited October 13, 2020 by John Mitchell 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,385 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) Martin Parr used to live in Hebden Bridge. Time Metro Magnum wim edit: from Bad weather: http://www.martinparr.co.uk/index_files/vlb_images1/08_bad_lon28306.jpg edit2: The Non-Conformists Edited October 13, 2020 by wiskerke Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison 3,777 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, wiskerke said: Martin Parr used to live in Hebden Bridge. He was the first proper photographer I showed my pix too... many, many years ago, in HB. They were "snapshots", he said... and he was quite right... This is 'very Hebden Bridge' (in the good old days)... Edited October 13, 2020 by John Morrison 1 Link to post Share on other sites
wiskerke 3,385 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 1 minute ago, John Morrison said: He was the first proper photographer I showed my pix too... many, many years ago, in HB. They were "snapshots", he said... and he was quite right... I think I was allowed to bring him coffee. wim Link to post Share on other sites
sb photos 338 Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 5 hours ago, John Morrison said: Incursions? I used to live in Hebden Bridge, so a lot of your pix are very familiar... 😀 I've visited Hebden Bridge quite a few times, the first time long ago when I moored a narrow boat on the canal overnight. Later I would sometimes stop off there on the way when visiting my sister near Skipton. I often enjoyed the canal walk to a lovely cafe run by two women. Parking in Hebden Bridge can be difficult, I often park along the road that passes the railway station. My only pictures from there with Alamy are of an anti grouse shooting rally, they have sold well. This year was the first in a long time I haven't visited Yorkshire. Link to post Share on other sites
Betty LaRue 3,170 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Humor is the great equalizer. When one laughs with another, all barriers are gone. I’ve always been one to relate to friends and family when I do something really dumb, but funny. Laugh, and the whole world laughs with you. I had a friend (I thought) who would laugh at my stories, then repeat them to the doctor we worked for with eye rolls and grimaces, a making fun of way, making me sound like I was dumber than a hog. Right in front of me. I quit telling her anything. Ed has a great dry, wry sense of humor. He pokes fun at himself like I do. Except mine is more slapstick. 🤪 Link to post Share on other sites
Inchiquin 894 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 hours ago, sb photos said: I often enjoyed the canal walk to a lovely cafe run by two women. The Blue Teapot? Alan Link to post Share on other sites
John Morrison 3,777 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Just woken up to the news that Chris Killip has died, aged 74, with words of appreciation, coincidentally, by Martin Parr. Chris Killip was an uncompromising character, who shot mostly with a 5x4in camera; his pictures, of the north-east of England, are powerful, unforgettable. Years ago, when I worked on Camera magazine, I interviewed him at his house. With the only furniture being a table and a chair, Chris apologised that he’d only just moved in (though, after a few beers in his local pub, he admitted he’d lived there for ten years). Next morning he offered me the “standard breakfast”, which turned out to be two asprin! 1 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites
spacecadet 3,924 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, wiskerke said: Martin Parr used to live in Hebden Bridge. Time Metro Magnum wim edit: from Bad weather: http://www.martinparr.co.uk/index_files/vlb_images1/08_bad_lon28306.jpg edit2: The Non-Conformists He gave a lecture in Boston in the 80s so I have a first edition of "Bad Weather". It's my second most valuable possession. Edited October 14, 2020 by spacecadet 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Stokie 790 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 16 hours ago, Brian Yarvin said: Even I have been to Hebden Bridge, and I'm not even British. 16 hours ago, John Mitchell said: I've never heard of Hebden Bridge. Is it near Kamloops? 😎 I've never been to Hebden Bridge, but I have been to Kamloops - and I am British! John. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NYCat 2,552 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 8 hours ago, Betty LaRue said: I had a friend (I thought) who would laugh at my stories, then repeat them to the doctor we worked for with eye rolls and grimaces, a making fun of way, making me sound like I was dumber than a hog. Right in front of me. I quit telling her anything. Ed has a great dry, wry sense of humor. He pokes fun at himself like I do. Except mine is more slapstick. 🤪 This has somehow made me think of a Southern expression I just learned. "Don't spit in my face and tell me it's raining." Those Southern expressions are the best. Paulette 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,515 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 20 hours ago, John Mitchell said: John has the same initials as me, so I just assumed that he is a "greater" photographer. 😁 That said, we're all riding the same leaky barge, so there really are no lesser or greater photographers here, only those who are better than others at passing QC. GRrrrrrrr! Allan 1 Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,812 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Allan Bell said: GRrrrrrrr! Allan Don't worry, you can make yourself "grrreater" again. 🙃 2 Link to post Share on other sites
John Mitchell 4,812 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Stokie said: I've never been to Hebden Bridge, but I have been to Kamloops - and I am British! John. Good for you. I haven't been to Kamloops for years. Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertSnapper 2,753 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Stokie said: I've never been to Hebden Bridge, but I have been to Kamloops - and I am British! John. I went to Kamloops in 1990 ! And I've been to a farm on a hill above Hebden Bridge !! 😄 Link to post Share on other sites
geogphotos 2,953 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 I have been to neither Hebden Bridge or Kamloops. Link to post Share on other sites
AlbertSnapper 2,753 Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 13 minutes ago, geogphotos said: I have been to neither Hebden Bridge or Kamloops. Put them on your bucket list ! Link to post Share on other sites
Stokie 790 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 14 hours ago, John Mitchell said: Good for you. I haven't been to Kamloops for years. I went to Kamloops in 2015 on a Sunday - it was shut! 😉😄 John. Link to post Share on other sites
Allan Bell 2,515 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I visited 'Ebden Bridge when I was working in Halifax back in the early 1970's. At that time I was not "doing" photography therefore no visual record exists in my port. Allan Link to post Share on other sites
aphperspective 443 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I used to visit Hebden Bridge when living in Littleborough (Just outside Rochdale). There was a great little shop selling all sorts of china ware factory seconds that was destined for high end high street shops. I could never find any flaws in it, got many a bargain with table services and huge centre plates. Link to post Share on other sites
Colblimp 2,251 Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 I feel inferior because I've never visited Hebden Bridge 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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