Skippool Creek by peadar

Skippool Creek

The name takes me straight back to childhood memories of the High Chaparral TV series - there were always lots of Creeks and much woodsmoke, as far as I recall.

Anyway, this creek links back to my earlier shot of Poulton-le-Fylde, the old market town serving this part of Lancashire before Blackpool (and associated port of Fleetwood) rose to prominence in the 19th century. There's also a link to yesterday's shot, as you can see the "Bridge" from that in the background, although we are now upstream of it.

Skippool Creek was the river port serving Poulton. In its heyday, goods from around the world were landed here. And, in the days when land travel over long distances could be tricky, sea and river cargo between inland commercial centres around the UK was often the better bet.

Nowadays, this is a rather sleepy backwater, and used mostly by the occasional leisure boater.

For this I have used the Lightroom colour "yesteryear" template, rather than just going straight to black and white, as it seemed to me to strike the right balance.
It is the right balance, b&w would have been to hard. I really like how you processed this balanced picture!
August 7th, 2019  
A lovely scene and your processing is perfect.
August 7th, 2019  
I think that colour template works really well on that shot. Looks like a late 50s photo for me!
August 7th, 2019  
@cnic01 Chris, I think that's the idea behind the template.
August 7th, 2019  
Like the template, definitely strikes the right cord in the light of your childhood memories :).
August 7th, 2019  
Nice processing but also nice composition. I like the boat, the bend of the creek and the horizontal line of clouds. Fav
August 7th, 2019  
Perfect composition Fav
August 7th, 2019  
Oh yes, the High Chaparall! I am humming the theme tune now 😀. I like the sepia look to this. Suits it.
August 7th, 2019  
Beautiful treatment
August 7th, 2019  
Convincing as old colour film.
August 8th, 2019  
Nice processing and scene - fav
August 8th, 2019  
Very nice shot and processing
August 8th, 2019  
That’s a lovely scene
August 8th, 2019  
Great light and edit. It really moves into the years of my youth.
August 8th, 2019  
Love the processing, it looks like a watercolour painting.
August 8th, 2019  
I love this.. Fav.
August 8th, 2019  
love it - fav
August 8th, 2019  
the yesteryear effect is marvellous! great composition
fav
August 8th, 2019  
The template gives it a real yesteryears feel! My first idea was the seventies. The photo's my father took in that time seemed to have about the same colour! wonderful view!
August 8th, 2019  
Lovely peaceful shot of a sleepy backwater. I could have been fooled, except for the bridge. They really need to change that for one of greater vintage...
August 8th, 2019  
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