It is always humbling for people to view & ‘like’ your photographs. That’s what makes photography so enjoyable for me. So, I thought it would be interesting to see which ones were the most popular during 2014 on my Flickr – anniew69. They are not always the ones you think…

Reflecting on Bewdley Bridge – was the ‘most interesting’ – views and favorites. Bewdley, a picturesque Georgian town, nestles on the River Severn, adjacent to the ancient Wyre Forest. It hosts an amazing arched stone bridge as shown. It was built by the well known Thomas Telford, a Scottish civil engineer in 1798.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vansu Bridge, Riga, Latvia – most views. One of my first goes at shooting HDRI. Vanšu tilts in its native language is a ‘cable-stayed’ bridge and crosses the Daugava river. It is one of five bridges crossing the river in Riga and was constructed during the Soviet period. It spans the river at 595 meters. Riga is an amazing place to visit, but winters are very cold even by my English standards!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poppy sunset – most favorites. Quite apt that 2014 was the centenary of world war one. The remembrance poppy (palaver rheas)  has been used since 1921 to commemorate soldiers who have died in war. This shot was taken very close to where I live and I passed the field daily. It didn’t matter what time of day it was, it enthralled me every time.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And my favourite? I love them all, however if I had to pick one which I keep going back to and am very proud of is Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red. I was very fortunate to be able to visit just at the right time, not too many crowds and the poppies were nearly all installed. 888,246 ceramic poppies progressively filled the Tower Of London’s moat over the summer. Each poppy represented a British military fatality during world war one. I can’t deny it was more luck than judgment and someone reminded me to visit when I said I was going to London – lucky me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all, two bridges and two lots of poppies – who would have bet on that!

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