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More sea defences at New Brighton. The tide was dropping fast at this point, so I only had time for a few shots. This was my favourite, where I got in close to the concrete structures to accentuate the perspective.
A narrow road beside the rocks and fence link the La Have Islands to the mainland. The the South Shore of Nova Scotia.
Barnard Castle and the River Tees, Northumberland UK.
A stone castle was built on the site of an earlier defended position from around 1095 to 1125 by Guy de Balliol. Between 1125 and 1185 his nephew Bernard de Balliol and his son Bernard II extended the building.
The castle itself has been a ruin since the end of English Civil war, having been bombarded by the Parliamentarian forces of Cromwell.
Another from my night at Cramond.
Thought the tide would just be dropping at sunset but it wasn't quite ready yet so had to make do with a shot from above but maybe a slightly different take to the normal viewpoint.
Apologies to the couple that I set up next to who were enjoying a moment to themselves.
Two exposures taken with the B&W ten stop and blended together in Photoshop. I have left quite a lot of the cast in here as the B&W can add quite a nice colour when not so much is happenning.
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!
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From very deep in the Achieves!
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Bodinnick (meaning fortified dwelling) is a riverside village in south-east Cornwall, in the United Kingdom. According to the Post Office the population of the 2011 Census was included in the civil parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey. It is a fishing village situated on the east bank of the River Fowey opposite the town of Fowey, also on the banks of the Fowey River. The ferry crossing is from Fowey to Bodinnick and the "Old Ferry Inn" is located on its bank glorified as "in the heart of Du Maurier country". This ferry terminal is said to have existed since the 13th century.
Fowey is a small town, civil parish and cargo port at the mouth of the River Fowey in south Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. At the time of the 2001 census, it had a population of 2,273.This had increased slightly at the 2011 census to 2,395 The Fowey electoral ward had a population of 4,690 in 2011. The Domesday Book survey at the end of the 11th century records manors at Penventinue and Trenant, and a priory was soon established nearby at Tywardreath. Circa 1300 the prior granted a charter to people living in Fowey itself. This medieval town ran from a north gate near Boddinick Passage to a south gate at what is now Lostwithiel Street; the town extended a little way up the hillside and was bounded on the other side by the river where merchants had their houses backing onto the waterfront. The natural harbour allowed trade to develop with Europe and local ship owners often hired their vessels to the king to support various wars, although the town also developed a reputation for piracy, as did many others at this time. A group of privateers known as the 'Fowey Gallants' were given licence to seize French vessels during the Hundred Years' War. In the 14th century the harbour was defended by 160 archers; after these were withdrawn, two blockhouses were built on either side of the harbour entrance. Despite these defences the town was attacked by French forces in 1457. Place House, by the church, was successfully defended against the French but subsequently strengthened. This building still exists, but much remodelled. A small castle was built on St Catherine’s Point, the western side of the harbour entrance, around 1540. The defences proved their worth when a Dutch attack was beaten off in 1667. The people of Fowey generally sided with the Royalists during the English Civil War, but in 1644 the Earl of Essex brought a Parliamentarian army to Lostwithiel and occupied the peninsula around Fowey. In August, a Royalist army surrounded Essex’s troops and King Charles I himself viewed Fowey from Hall Walk above Polruan, where he came close to being killed by a musket shot. On 31 August, the Parliamentarian cavalry forced their way through the Royalist lines and retreated towards Saltash, leaving the foot soldiers to be evacuated by sea from Fowey. Essex and some officers did indeed escape, but the majority of the force surrendered a few days later near Golant and were then marched to Poole, but most died before reaching there. The fortunes of the harbour became much reduced, with trade going to Plymouth and elsewhere instead. Fishing became more important, but local merchants were often appointed as privateers and did some smuggling on the side. Tin, copper and iron mines, along with quarries and china clay pits became important industries in the area which lead to improvements at rival harbours. West Polmear beach was dug out to become Charlestown harbour circa 1800, as was Pentewan in 1826 Joseph Austen shipped copper from Caffa Mill Pill above Fowey for a while before starting work on the new Par harbour in 1829. Fowey had to wait another forty years before it saw equivalent development, but its natural deep-water anchorage and a rail link soon gave it an advantage over the shallow artificial harbours nearer to the mines and china clay works. Meanwhile, a beacon tower was erected on the Gribben Head by Trinity House to improve navigation into Fowey and around Par bay. The Fowey Harbour Commissioners were established by an Act of Parliament in 1869, to develop and improve the harbour. On 1 June in that year, the 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge Lostwithiel and Fowey Railway was opened to new jetties situated above Carne Point, and in 1873, the 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge Cornwall Minerals Railway (CMR) opened a line from Newquay and Par to further jetties between Caffa Mill Pill and Carne Point. Both of these railways initially carried just goods, but on 20 June 1876, a passenger station was opened on the CMR on land reclaimed from Caffa Mill Pill. The Lostwithiel line closed at the end of 1879 but was reopened by the CMR as a standard gauge line in 1895, and the short gap between the two lines at Carne Point was eliminated. Passenger trains from Par were withdrawn after 1934 and from Lostwithiel in 1965. The Par line was subsequently converted to a dedicated roadway for lorries bringing china clay from Par after which all trains had to run via Lostwithiel.
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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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The annual full operational test of the Thames Barrier takes place in the Autumn of every year, exact dates varying due to tidal flow, and this year was set for Sunday 10th of September.
The Barrier is fully closed, and emergency procedures practiced to mimic conditions should a tidal surge threaten London. Some suggest that this defence will soon become obsolete with rising sea levels outgrowing aging defence systems.
As far as the weather was going it was a bit of an anticlimax. Quite overcast and flat.
So went for the obvious minimalistic long exposure shot.
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Swansea Castle. Not much remains of this Norman castle, founded in 1107 as a wooden defence, replaced by stone sometime in the 13th century.
For further details, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swansea_Castle
I loved the few sea defences we saw on our trip, but this is one of the few images I got that I really liked.
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
If you'd like see more images from my trip to Japan, take a look at my Japan album.
The sea defences at Lynmouth in North Devon. Shot using a Hoya NDx400 9 stop filter and a polariser.
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.
Artful, the third of the Royal Navyâs new Astute Class attack submarines has arrived at her Scottish base port from where she will carry out sea trials before entering service later this year.
The 7,400-tonne Artful left BAE Systems construction yard at Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria several days ago before sailing to her new home at Her Majestyâs Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde. She will provide the Royal Navy with the most technologically advanced submarine Britain has ever sent to sea.
HMNB Clyde will become a home for the Royal Navyâs submarines and associated support by 2020, creating a submarine centre of specialisation.
The base is amongst the largest single-site employers in Scotland, with 6,700 military and civilian personnel, increasing under current UK Government plans to 8,200 by 2022.
Defence Minister, Philip Dunne, said:
âThe arrival of Artful to HMNB Clyde clearly shows that the UK Government is firmly committed to the future of defence in Scotland, this is the latest addition to what will be the home of all Royal Navy submarines by 2020.
âThe Astute submarine programme is a key part of our £163 billion equipment plan which has been bolstered by the commitment to increase defence spending and meet the NATO pledge of two per cent of our national income for the rest of this decade.
âThe Astute Class are amongst the most advanced submarines operating in the world today and provide the Royal Navy with the capability it needs to defend UK interests at home and overseas.â
Chief of Materiel Fleet, Vice Admiral Simon Lister, said:
âI am delighted that Artful has arrived at her home port to prepare for operations as this marks a key milestone in the Astute class submarine programme.
âThe build of the first two Astute Class submarines has taught us many lessons. Artful can soon begin operations as the newest submarine in the Royal Navy.â
Featuring the latest nuclear-powered technology, Artfu
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.