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World Photography Day 2025

Our world is rapidly changing!
This, my offering for this auspicious day, is a dry look at our usually full to the brim Greenfield Reservoir in the NW of England. I am about 300 meters further down from the edge of the water, where I have taken this same view many times before, but never in my life have I seen it as low as this. With no prospect of heavy rain over the next weeks, the outlook is bleak for our farmers and wildlife in an area well known for its constant wet weather.
Ps this is our drinking water.

ps a link here to almost the same view in 2016: www.ipernity.com/doc/1081863/53051988

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30 comments

Corinne Pommerell said:

Scary and this will probably not get better in the future ...
3 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to Corinne Pommerell:

Yes it is the same all over England and I know there are great problems in mainland Europe too. Well it can't be climate change -President Trump says, so it must be true.
The rest of the world has its own climate related problems too.
3 days ago

Colin Ashcroft said:

Well done Herb on getting the low angle. A little drizzle today or perhaps just mizzle but nothing to help so far
3 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to Colin Ashcroft:

Looking very similar to the Crowden range that yourself have photographed in the drought. I was not very low here.

Cheers and enjoy the day. Herb
3 days ago

tiabunna said:

This really illustrates the dry dam very well, with the detail in your notes reinforcing the message, Herb. It certainly ties into the global climate issues.
3 days ago

Patrick Brandy said:

Bien triste ce spectacle merci pour l'info bonne journée .
3 days ago ( translate )

Old Owl said:

A frightening photograph, Herb. It's supposed to be the wettest part of England, isn't it? Let's hope that by WPD 2026 you can take a photo of a semi-full reservoir.
3 days ago

Herb Riddle replied to Old Owl:

Yes you are right, this side of the Pennines is very wet indeed, only in parts of the Lake District is it wetter and of course the North West of Scotland too. I have included a look at the same spot from some years back in the last photo.
3 days ago

Pearl said:

Nous sommes entrain de vivre le début d'une catastrophe annoncée ! Cependant, belle journée à toi.
3 days ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

A Very beautiful image to make us think‼️
3 days ago

aNNa schramm said:

Trockenheit und Überschwemmungen sind die Folge des Klimawandels
3 days ago ( translate )

Xata said:

Living where I live is something I understand very well...
3 days ago

Keith Burton said:

Wow that's not good at all................you wouldn't even recognise the reservoir as being the same one in your "twin" image!

We've been lucky down my part of the country...........Southern water is struggling and has a hose pipe ban in force, but after few miles away Portsmouth water says they are OK (at least for the moment).

A cleverly composed and thought provoking image and narrative.
3 days ago

TOZ said:

Super image Herb that looks a lot different from when I was last time there with you.
All the best Gordon
3 days ago

Christa1004 said:

A good contribution for WPD, Herb. It is the same situation in our region, rivers, streams and ponds have lowered their water levels, it is alarming.
3 days ago
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