Posts Tagged ‘Sunset’

Farndon Fields Silos at Sunset

360° VR panorama by a couple of corrugated steel silos in Farndon Fields, Market Harborough, UK. Farndon Fields is currently being developed, with several developers building houses in the area. The nearby silos and barn buildings have been fenced off for demolition as part of the development.

View over Neustadt from Kapuzinerberg at sunset

Posted Under: 360° Panorama, Altstadt, Austria, Europe, Salzburg, Salzburgerland

360° VR panorama from part-way up the north-western side of Kapuzinerberg, in Salzburg, Austria. Kapuzinerberg is a large hill located in the Altstadt (Old town) district, near the centre of Salzburg. The view in this panorama is looking out north over the Neustadt (New town) district.

Kapuzinerberg is a wooded hill, and features various rare alpine plants. Chamois (similar to goats) also live on the hill, though are very difficult to see.

Farndon Fields Jan 2012 (III)

360° VR panorama of the afterglow of the sun at twilight being reflected in a large puddle at Fardon Fields, in Market Harborough, England. The fields are currently under development, hence the large areas of mud.

Farndon Fields Jan 2012 (II)

360° VR panorama of small trees and shrubs ready to be planted at the Farndon Fields development site, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England.

The trees have their root balls wrapped in cloth, while smaller shrubs are in large cardboard boxes. Farndon Fields in currently being developed, with a number of homes being built on the site. Prior to this the fields had been left fallow for a few years.

Farndon Fields Jan 2012 (I)

360° VR panorama of the entrance at the north-east corner of Farndon Fields, just off Rugby Close. Running around the edge of the field is an ecology fence, about 1 ft high and constructed of black plastic sheeting.

Farndon Fields is currently under development, nearby you can see a newly created pond with a fence round it. The majority of the grass growing in the field has also been planted as part of the development, replacing the mixture of wild plants that grew there previously.

Autumn trees by the River Beauly, Kilmorack

Posted Under: 360° Panorama, Inverness-shire, Kilmorack, Scotland, UK

360° VR panorama at sunset on a path along the River Beauly near Kilmorack, Inverness-shire, Scotland. The large oak tree and nearby silver birches’ golden autumnal leaves glow in the warm sunset light.

The space among the trees is coloured brown with dying ferns. Nearby small patches of heather grow alongside the path. The path is a well worn mud track, showing the route is fairly popular with walkers.

Spring sunset from East Farndon hill

360° VR panorama of the sunset seen from the earthworks on East Farndon hill, in Northamptonshire, England. The earthworks are thought to be the remanants of an old road.

Growing out of the slope of the earthworks, an old Hawthorn tree in blossom is blown about in the strong wind. Below bullocks walk in a line across the field.

Farndon Fields development at sunset

360° VR panorama of the pedestrian walkway across the building development at Farndon Fields, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. As at February 2011, Farndon Fields is still in the early stages of development, with a number of homes planned to built on the site.

Farndon Fields footpath

360° VR panorama of the path across Farndon Fields in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England. Farndon Fields is currently under development, with a number of homes being built on the site.

The path in this area of Farndon Fields has been fenced off, and is clearly labelled with an ‘ATH’ sign.

East Farndon Field at Sunset

360° VR panorama of the sunset over a field near the village of East Farndon, Northamptonshire, England.

The distinctive lines of the medieval ridge and furrow farming pattern can clearly be seen on the hillside. Although ridge and furrow farming hasn’t been practised here for over two hundred years, the pattern survives in fields that have been kept as pasture since 1781 when the fields were enclosed.