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This top on Madeira is crawling with tourists during the day, so it was kind of special to have it completely to myself during this dark night. Being above the clouds here made the Milkyway clearly visible, arched over the top of the air defence radar station that was built here in 2011. I liked how its large dome looked like a foreign planet :-)
This is actually the first time I photographed the Milkyway... It just never happened before...!
Different sources of light pollution (and different colors... there is amongst others a large white-ish spotlight just behind the dome, lightening up the sky to the right of it) made it fun to play with a clear-night filter. It indeed cleaned up a lot, and made more stars visible, especially at the lower part of the sky.
In cooperation with Haida filters (150 mm NanoPro MC Clear-Night Filter).
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Conwy Castle, North Wales
A second image from my trip at the weekend. I probably should have uploaded this one first as it's taken half an hour earlier and is the first image using my new Lee filters. I know I tried the 0.6 medium ND grad first so this is probably one of those. Note to self... make a note next time!
I've gone for the desaturated look just to make it different from my previous upload and it's a fair reflection on my general condition - late night film coupled with early set-off time - not the best of preparations!
At high tide Morecambe Bay holds over 3 1/2 billion cubic meters of water. The tidal range is about 10 1/2 meters meaning there's an awful lot of water sloshing about, creating tidal channels. King tides and winter storms add to the watery chaos. The sea defences are practical as much as ornamental.
Faced with a grey, shadowless, dull day, I opted for a 60 second exposure, with a 10 stop ND and grey grad filter, to try and inject some life, into the image and then converted it to B&W.
Taken at Cobbolds Point, Felixstowe, Suffolk, UK.
Taken at Fraisthorpe beach with my new DJI Mavic Air. I understand that these are concrete tank blocks arranged to prevent tanks from exiting the beach as well as restricting movement up and down the beach.
The sea defences at Lynmouth in North Devon. Shot using a Hoya NDx400 9 stop filter and a polariser.
The Gloster Gladiator occupies a unique place in aviation history as the RAF’s last operational biplane fighter. Entering service in the mid-1930s, it arrived just as fighter design was rapidly shifting toward faster monoplane aircraft.
Despite its traditional layout, the Gladiator proved agile, robust, and effective in early Second World War service. It flew in several theatres, most famously during the defence of Malta, where the aircraft earned an almost legendary reputation for gallantry against overwhelming odds.
Today, the Gladiator stands as a symbol of a transitional era — bridging the romantic age of biplanes and the modern high-speed fighters that soon followed.
Popped over to Felixstowe and couldn't resist a crack at this shot, a la Justin Minns ! A bit too much spray and waves though to get down low and close !
AAC Apache attack helicopter on exercise in a wintry Snowdonia, North Wales.
Wishing a Happy New Year to everyone - all the best for 2018.
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The sea defences on Hayling Island will not be repaired by the council who are leaving the coast line to do its own thing. Car parks, local facilities and homes under threat
Went here for a sunset , We spotted the rock formation earlier in the day and so wanted to return - However on closer inspection the only way to get on the beach was a cliff descent which may be done one day for a sunrise not sunset as its pretty dangerous .The sunset was not full of colour as we hoped but was so stormy and so windy it was again dangerous .An amazing location :-)
Recently found during earthworks near Krefeld, Germany. These "Pillboxes" ("Ein-Mann-Bunker") were small fortified structures constructed as military shelters. They were generally placed outside the cities to protect guards or air defence staff against aerial attacks.
Another rare shot of me using my own light in a scene. Almost feels like blasphemy! Poor Michael got sent off time and time again, using the torch in different areas behind what was left of this structure (really just what was captured here and a bit of ceiling behind) whilst I took my long exposures. As ever, without Michael these little adventures and the photographs I take just wouldn't exist.
Guarding the entrance to the Dartmouth estuary and harbour from the French and Spanish. :)
The castle sits on a rocky outcrop between Warfleet Creek and Dead Mans Cove.........boy, we do have some great place names in England :)
Nikkor 35mm AF f2D
The DRDO Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AEWACS) is a project of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation to develop an airborne early warning and control system for the Indian Air Force. It is also referred to as DRDO NETRA AEW&CS system.
Participated in the Aero-India Show 2019 in Bengaluru.