George McNeill Photography

Photographers – Think Differently..

  • Black & white Wednesday.

    Today’s photo is Salts Mill, Shipley, Bradford, UK.  A short history of the mill here Thank you for viewing. Read more

  • Rheilffordd Ffestiniog railway: A short tour in Wales ( part 2 )

    The plan for today was a short motorcycle ride out and after lunch a trip on the steam train to Blaenau Ffestiniog. It was a slate mining town in the mountains of the Snowdonia national park. So has it turned out the morning was wet and dull with low cloud covering the hills. Motorcycling was… Read more

  • Black and white Wednesday.

    Welcome to a new midweek post. Every Wednesday a fresh monochrome image. This week is from a trip to Wales. A steam engine getting topped up with water. Thank you for visiting and your views on post are welcome. Read more

  • Portmeirion, North Wales

    This is the first post in a short series on my motorcycle tour of North Wales. I include a couple of links on the history of Portmeirion and the filming of the Prisoner, a cult 1960’s television series filmed there. Portmeirion history. The Prisoner My Photo essay a walk through Portmeirion. Parking the motorcycle in… Read more

  • Bee’s and butterflies

    It’s been a while since I last posted, I had planned to stop this blog due to a number of things. Number one on the list was no motivation, so now having rested and with the support from friends plus followers from the blog, let’s continue. Thank you all. Bee’s and Butterflies.  We have had… Read more

  • Ring Necked Pheasant.

    Had the pleasure one evening watching a Ring necked Pheasant as it and a couple of hen Pheasants fed while crossing some scrub ground. While the hens kept under cover in the longer grasses the cock remained in the open, like me was keeping watch. Here he stands in the warm evening sun light showing… Read more

  • Feed the young.

    Was sitting in the garden at my mum’s house I spotted this Blue tit flying to the back of an old shed. I took the camera and set myself on a low dry stone  wall and watched. It was supplying   food for it’s family nesting under the roof. For those interested in more information on… Read more

  • Two more photo rally points.

    For those that don’t know the Photo rally points are, they are from The Irish Photo Rally 2018. Info about the photo rally and a map with the photo points on it are HERE . So my route for my first photo today take me across Ireland toward the west coast. It’s number 21 on the map… Read more

  • Youth Moto X.

    Not far from where I live there is a Moto X track, today the Temple Motorcycle Club where running a youth meeting. It’s the first time I have been to a off road race in twenty years. I use to race in my teens but I think a couple of sun’s have burnt themselves out… Read more

  • Portmore Lough

    Portmore lough is in County Antrim here in the north of Ireland. It is one of the RSPB nature reserve’s I like to visit Portmore a few times a year. Spring time brings in the Common Tern to the nesting rafts on the lough and so on a hot sunny spring day ( note these are not… Read more