Had to re-think a couple of things this week.  It made sense to give the main space at the bottom to The Shambles and besides, I wanted to give this iconic area a prime spot.  I also think the view from City Screen fits better bottom left.  I'm changing my view of Lower Petergate (blank space on the right-hand side) because, although that street has a lot to offer, I mainly go there for the Fudge Kitchen and most of my photos are of, well... fudge.  I don't want a busy street scene there in ...

Looking messy, but that's how I work!  It'll look fine once the detail goes on...  Eventually, the picture borders will look like wall but for now I'm just getting everything marked out. So what are we looking at? Two views of the city walls flanking the top pictures, which are the Betty's Tea Rooms sign, Bootham Bar, a white rose (of course), a space for York Minster, and one of the stone staircases inside the walls with what will be a small pork pie.   (more…)