Golden light

Some days lately, the light has been just gorgeous, making my usual walk a real pleasure. You don't often see fishermen on this stretch of canal nowadays but there was just the one. He had an absolute ton of equipment: a seat and an umbrella; at least eight different rods, all on stands; plus boxes of bait, nets and so on. He needed a large trailer thingy to transport them all in. To my eye he looked a lot nearer but my phone's camera has rendered him as a tiny speck in the distance! Never mind, I wanted that autumn tree in the foreground and I didn't really want to disturb his peace with a closer shot. 

I rarely take a photo at this spot at the side of the railway bridge, but the blue sky and all the trees on Shipley Glen looked beautiful. Network Rail have recently felled a lot of trees and shrubs on the side of the line. It seems a shame and looks rather denuded now but they don't like a lot of 'leaves on the line' as they can make the rails slippery. 

Below is the view from the other side of the bridge, with Saltaire's towers and chimneys in the distance. Again, it would have been better with my telephoto lens but I only had my phone with me, not expecting the light to be so lovely. The best camera is always the one you have with you! 

In the little nature reserve, there are two small acers, which were absolutely glowing in the sunshine.