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28 December 1999,  Leica R6.2, Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/4, Cokin Grey Graduated filter 120, Fujichrome Velvia ISO 50.

A ‘classic’ image of the monument, here I was lucky to have a clear day in winter which makes for nice pastel colours on the hills.

28 December 1992,  Minolta 7000, Minolta 28mm f/2.8, 1sec @ f/9.5, Cokin Grey Graduated filter 121, Fujichrome ISO 100.

This is one of my favourite photos of the monument, with the extraordinary light it almost looks like a painting.

26 December 2004,  Leica R6.2, Vario-Apo-Emarit-R 70-180mm f/2.8 @ 70mm, 1/125sec @ f/4.5, Cokin Grey Graduated filter 120, Kodachrome ISO 64.

And here we have a totally different light, with the suns’ rays shining through the clouds.

Captain Cook’s Monument

The monument was erected in memory of the famous circumnavigator James Cook, who spent his childhood in Great Ayton in 1827. The location is on the top of Easby Moor, overlooking the village.

5 October 2024,  Leica SL(601), Emarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/160sec @ f/11, ISO 100.

A view of the monument from the top of Roseberry Topping.

28 December 1999,  Leica R6.2, Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/125sec @ f/4, Cokin Grey Graduated filter 120, Fujichrome Velvia ISO 50.

5 October 2024,  Leica SL(601), Emarit-R 28mm f/2.8, 1/60sec @ f/6.8, ISO 100.

Looking towards the monument during the walk between it and Roseberry Topping.

5 October 2024, Leica SL(601), Apo-Macro-Elmarit-R 100mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

Taken at the top of the hill on the path going to Roseberry Topping, looking towards the monument, which is about one kilometer away.

26 April 2025, Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/125sec @ f/4, ISO 100.

26 April 2025, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/250sec @ f/5.6, ISO 100.

26 April 2025, Leica SL(601), Summicron-R 50mm f/2, 1/125sec @ f/2.8, ISO 100.

31 January 1993, Minolta 9000, Minolta 28mm f/2.8, 1/125sec @ f/2.8, Cokin Circular Polarizer filter 164, Fujichrome ISO 100.

This is one of those photos, where I was in the right place at the right time; what would ordinarily be a fairly standard picture of the monument is transformed with the Moon in the sky.

31 January 1993, Minolta 9000, Minolta 28mm f/2.8 + 0.42 fisheye converter (effective focal length 12mm), 1/8sec @ f/8, Fujichrome ISO 100.

Using the fisheye converter to get an ‘ultra-wide’ effect; my father is on the right here and probably wasn’t aware he was going to be in the photo!

26 April 2025, Leica SL(601), Elmarit-R 19mm f/2.8, 1/200sec @ f/4.8, ISO 100.

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