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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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🇫🇷 Le village médiéval de Santorini, Megalochori a été construit dans une logique de défense contre les invasions pirates : la forme ramassée du centre du village avec ses petites fenêtres, sa tour avec ses cloches et ses quelques entrées biscornues permettaient de se barricader et de riposter lors des attaques. Le village contient des maisons troglodytes mais aussi des maisons plus classiques...Les rues forment un peu un labyrinthe ,et on contourne parfois un même édifice que l'on ne reconnait pas sur son autre face...Ainsi, en ligne ce jour 2 petites églises dont je n'ai pas retrouvé le nom
🇬🇧 The medieval village of Megalochori, Santorini, was built as a defence against pirate invasions: the compact shape of the village centre, with its small windows, its tower with its bells and its few angular entrances, made it possible to barricade oneself and retaliate against attacks. In the village, you can find troglodyte houses as well as more traditional ones... The streets form a sort of labyrinth, and sometimes you walk around the same building and don't recognise it on the other side... So, 2 small churches online today, whose names I couldn't find...
🇬🇷 Το μεσαιωνικό χωριό της Σαντορίνης, το Μεγαλοχώρι, χτίστηκε ως άμυνα κατά των πειρατικών επιδρομών: το συμπαγές σχήμα του κέντρου του χωριού, με τα μικρά παράθυρα, τον πύργο με τις καμπάνες του και τις λίγες ιδιόμορφες εισόδους του, καθιστούσε δυνατή την οχύρωση και την αντεπίθεση κατά των επιθέσεων. Το χωριό περιέχει σπίτια τρωγλοδύτες καθώς και πιο παραδοσιακά... Οι δρόμοι σχηματίζουν κάτι σαν λαβύρινθο και μερικές φορές περνάς γύρω από το ίδιο κτίριο που δεν αναγνωρίζεις στην άλλη πλευρά... Έτσι, online σήμερα, 2 μικρές εκκλησίες των οποίων τα ονόματα δεν μπόρεσα να βρω...
🇪🇸 El pueblo medieval de Santorini, Megalochori, se construyó como defensa contra las invasiones piratas: su forma compacta en el centro del pueblo, con sus pequeñas ventanas, su torre con campanas y sus pocas entradas extravagantes, permitía atrincherarse y tomar represalias contra los ataques. En el pueblo hay casas trogloditas y otras más tradicionales. Las calles forman algo así como un laberinto y, a veces, das vueltas alrededor de un mismo edificio que no reconoces al otro lado. Hoy, en línea, dos pequeñas iglesias cuyos nombres no he sido capaz de encontrar...
Fence bokeh; I've shot this fence before but couldn't pass it by. My v. old Olympus standard lens is responsible plus the Sony's clever innards.
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The sea defences at Lynmouth in North Devon. Shot using a Hoya NDx400 9 stop filter and a polariser.
Mumbles, Gower Peninsula.
The sea defence at Mumbles is now complete. It is a lovely walk along the seafront with landscaping and play areas for children. The path is shared between walkers and cyclists.
Work is underway on Rhos on Sea’s new coastal defences which include a new rock groyne structure and adding sand to the beach. A Christmas eve walk along this beautiful waterfront.
Rhos on Sea North Wales
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
Colonial defence comes in many forms, but fledgling settlements often start with turrets before they outfit their militas with starfighters and the like. Targeting is computer assisted, technique easy to learn and the weapons are often potent enough to dissuade pirates from attacking either by ground or air.
Against a more professional opponent, however, static turrets are easy prey to orbital sniping and can only form part of a broader defence tactic, including ships and planetary shielding.
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 :-)