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Coastal Defence. Newhaven, Sussex. I am told the WaveWalker1 is as follows: "WaveWalker 1 is a dynamic, innovative 8-legged, self-contained walking jack-up, capable of operating safely and effectively in rough seas, surf zones, on beaches, in shallow transition zones and other intertidal locations."
Austrian Airlines Airbus A320 "Star Alliance" scheme departing off the Polderbahn runway at Amsterdam's Schiphol airport in the Netherlands.
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 Blackpool Tramway runs from Blackpool to Fleetwood on the Fylde Coast in Lancashire, England. The line dates back to 1885 and is one of the oldest electric tramways in the world. It is operated by Blackpool Transport Services (BTS) and runs for 18 km (11 miles).] It carried 4.9 million passengers in 2022/23. Wikipedia
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.
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 !
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 :-)
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
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.
The glandular hairs of the Saxifrages probably evolved to defend the vulnerable buds by trapping tiny insects without impeding pollinators from flying to the flowers once they open, although in his extensive work on carnivorous plants Charles Darwin suggested they also dissolve and digest the insects they trap. He tells us that in 1875 Druce reported in the Pharmaceutical Journal that he found tiny insects on almost all of the dozens of plants of Saxifraga tridactylites he examined, and a friend in Ireland found the same.
This little specimen of Rue-leaved Saxifrage (Saxifraga tridactylites) was on a mossy wall by Nottingham's NG2 Business Park