I was using up the last couple of shots in my camera last time I was leaving Newcastle after visiting my daughter. This scene caught my eye - all those lines and light and shadow. Then just as I pressed the shutter release some big Geordie lad decided to enter stage right. Typical. He's wearing black so not too visible, but when you know he's there...
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| Metro station at Newcastle Airport FP4+, Foma 313 paper |
This week sees Portrush host The Open golf tournament, when the world's best players try to lift the famous Claret Jug and become 'Champion Golfer of the Year'. Needless to say the place is chaos - more than 250,000 visitors are expected. It felt like they were all there yesterday when I strayed too close to the town. I'll not be making that mistake again - I'm staying well away, although I may watch a bit on TV should one of the local lads be in contention on the last day. Last time it was held here (in 2019) Shane Lowry won - and a very popular winner he was too. Sure he's almost a local boy - from Clara, in County Offaly (almost dead centre of the Emerald Isle). Everyone would like to see Rory McIlroy do better than he did last time, when he lost the plot on the very first hole. Whatever happens, hopefully we'll get good weather without too much of the wet stuff, although it might sort out the men from the boys if it starts bucketing down on the last day (Sunday).
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