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We had a shooting assignment in my camera club to do a photo series, with some limits. The required limit was using the same focal length in all images. The other one I chose was "in camera double exposure."
I have gone through a lot of emotional ups and downs in the past several weeks, and decided to do self portraits to convey my feelings, emotions and vulnerabilities.
So there are six in the series. I used my Lensbaby Velvet 56, and with each double exposure, I also moved while the shutter was open to create more of an abstract effect. I will be posting them, interspersed with my other posts.
#1 in Self Portrait series
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus axillaris) female
Belle was busy defending the nest from the Black Kite invader. It eventually moved on but no doubt will keep returning.
No time for photography this weekend. I have been cleaning up the back garden after the water board did the sewer re-lining. What a mess they left!
One of the most recent coastal fortifications to fall. This castle built in 2014 fell the same afternoon after being subjected to a gentle but determined battering from the waves as they came ashore. Sadly the place where it once stood is now lost in the mists of time and only this photo remains as a record of its existence. :-)
Textures are my own
Only 4 in my theme this week Defences. In defence of our freedom Battle of Britain Flight at Airbourne Air Show, Eastbourne, Eat Sussex, UK. Taken from Beachy Head in 2012.
Groynes are a popular form of sea defence on the Norfolk coast. Coastal erosion is a particular problem in Overstrand and along the North Norfolk coast. Predictions of future sea level rise due to climate change are only likely to exacerbate this.
This is a city to visit ,,,Chester ,, occupied by the Romans and the defence wall is still intact around the entire city and you can walk the top of it once guarded by the romans , also a small amphitheatre , also a large mix of buildings from the Tudor to the present day .
Cawsand and its neighbouring village of Kingsand are on the Rame Peninsula in the far south-east of Cornwall, where they overlook Plymouth Sound. In 1596, local militia prevented an attack by Spanish forces and defences were built soon after.
The village occupies a strategic position in relation to Plymouth and is overlooked by a mid-19th century large former fort. This was built on the site of a 1779 battery to mount about 10 guns to cover the western entrance to Plymouth Sound. It is now residential accommodation.
Many of the buildings in Cawsand and the adjacent village of Kingsand date from the Georgian era (or before) and are listed as being of historical importance. Cawsand has a small sandy beach and a ferry service from Plymouth drops its passengers here.
Ive. One from NEOWISE night. Not the best detail in the shadows as it was going dark by then, and I was perched on the sea defence like an evil troll, I.e. no tripod. Anyway, I still quite like it. Happy Tuesday!
The Euroa Magpies Goal shooter, goes up against the Shepparton Swans Goal Defence, in a match between the Shepparton Swans and Euroa Magpies.
Netball held at Princess Park, the home of the Shepparton Swans.
Opened by the Queen in 1984, the Thames Barrier cost £500 million to build and spans 520m (1,706ft) across the river Thames at Woolwich Reach, in south-east London.
The Thames Barrier is composed of 10 gates, which are raised monthly for testing. These gates help to regulate the flow of water in the Thames, which is a tidal river all the way to Teddington Lock in south-west London. The barrier stops tidal surges from flooding large parts of London, as well as during periods of high flow in Teddington Weir.
Text from Visit London - Thames Barrier Information Centre
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Worthing is the 6km stretch of coast between the Yacht Club and Lancing Beach Green. The
large, densely populated town of Worthing is at risk of flooding and overtopping due to the close
proximity of both residential and commercial properties to the beach with the main road, A259,
running parallel to the beach for the whole frontage (Arun to Adur Strategy, 2011). The beach is
mixed shingle sand at +5.7 mOD and a crest varying between 22 m and 40 m with a slope of 1 in
7 to 1 in 10, which flattens towards the beach toe.
Elevated Bow River levels and temporary flood‑mitigation measures, include barriers and berms, due to heavy rainfall and snowmelt.
The sandbags being used for Calgary’s temporary riverbank protection are not the small hand‑filled bags you’d see at a hardware store. They are large industrial flood‑control bags, typically:
1 to 1.5 metres long
0.5 to 1 metre high when filled
Filled by heavy equipment, not by hand
Used to build temporary berms or reinforce eroding banks