Vero and instagram

 This seems to be taking off again after dying a death when first launched a few years ago now.
https://vero.co/moorsphotos

I'm also adding stuff to instagram intermittently - I don't know why really - it seems like hard work for a very low res image or video clip. Well they both do really ...
I do find it is a way to gauge what is popular to some extent.
https://www.instagram.com/moorsphotos/

Fryup Explore

 A couple of weeks ago I met with James Hines for a couple of hours at one of the more rocky and remote parts of Fryup.
It was nice to meet someone so overflowing with enthusiasm and he is having some commercial success with his photos and video recently being featured on TV

It was interesting how we took noticeably different photos despite being more or less together.

Pushing @MoorsPhotos

 The past few weeks I started a more serious youtube and instagram channel called MoorsPhotos which to some extent will take over from previous themed (youtube) channels for drone video, biking video, farm videos and #4 for general bits and pieces.
The others won't be shut down but will perhaps be even more focused.
Youtube is on www.moorsphotos.westerdale.info for now and you can access the Instagram from there.
I really don't like Instagram however it seems curiously popular....

Sandsend Seaside

 Late in the summer I had a brief photo expedition to Sandsend, despite it being quite busy I got  a few striking shots, this my favourite.

 

Gentians last summer

 A significant colony of Gentians was 'discovered' on the North York Moors last summer.
They had been thought extinct locally since the last ones were recorded on moorland near Hartoft which has been densely planted with conifers in the 1950s

This second colony was hiding in plain sight in a not particularly remote location.
They only flower briefly and only open during the day when it is fine.
Plus they nestle among heather so easily missed unless you almost stand on them.