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Pentacon Six TL medium format camera
Carl Zeiss Jena MC Sonnar 2.8/180 lens
Kodak Portra 400NC film
Scan from negative @4800dpi, downsized x0.5
I believe the road is now Potash Road. I'm not certain, but think that is right. This would not be a good section to be on if there is a heavy rain. The road is actually where the water would flow.
It is a fun road, and I really enjoyed driving it. Wished I wasn't under a time constraint.
I am absolutely in love with this car, the Super 80 from [EXP]. If you love realistic and flavorful mainland driving with plenty of options for customization, do yourself a favor and give it a test drive.
Hair: Monso - Aver
Jacket: Krankhaus - Airman Jacket
Top: Asteroidbox - Leona Tanktop
Boots: KC - Tereza Jeans Boots
Visit this location at Crossroads Freight & Factory in Second Life
Autoretrato manejando, fijé la camara con el tripode en la parte de atras del carro, y disparaba con el control remoto
I was driving home on Wednesday night and the sky looked amazing. Much better than my photos. I took these whilst driving along the M8!
Coastline and road (northbound) at the Basque Corniche, a portion of the Basque Coast Trail, with the towns of Ciboure and Saint-Jean-de-Luz in the distance, Pays Basque Region, France
Some background information:
The Basque Coast Trail is coastal path starting at Erretegia beach in Bidart and ending at Hendaye, 25 kilometres away. It can be explored in several ways, but it’s best to always walk towards Hendaye in order to have the view of the mountains. The Basque Corniche, a portion of this coastal path is characterised by jagged cliffs, fern-covered moors and impressive views over the ocean. It stretches alongside the coastal road "Route de la Corniche" between the muncipalities of Ciboure and Hendaye at the Spanish border.
The trail is lined with gorse, bringing the visitor from one vista to the next and presenting many pretty views over the Atlantic Ocean, which batters the rocks. The northern part of the Basque Corniche around the towns of Ciboure and Urrugne is only sparsely urbanised, while the southern part around Hendaye near the Spanish border is populated denser. However, also the preserve of Abbadia is located in the southern part. It is a natural reserve of 65 hectares (160,618 acres) around the neo-Gothic castle of Abbadia, which also houses an observatory with a meridian telescope from 1880. Both castle and nature reserve are visited by more than 150,000 people each year.
Since 1989, the domaine d'Abbadia also hosts the collection of fruit trees of the department of Pyrénées-Atlantiques, containing more than 100 varieties of apples and 50 varieties of cherries, but also a number of different plum and medlar trees. The Basque Corniche provides a great diversity of landscapes and atmospheres. The colour of the cliffs alternates between grey, blue and rose and shows different layers of sediments and their vertical tectonic movements.
Aero haline grass clings to the windy cliffs, accompanied by Phragmites grasses and invasive pampas grass on top of the cliffs, while the coast’s back country is dominated by mountains such as La Rhune or the Jaizkibel mountain range. The cliff coast is always intermitted by sandy or pebble beaches, which are a surfer’s paradise. And the beautiful coastal towns and villages with their traditional, often timber-framed houses in the Labourdine style invite the guest to stay. But see for yourself: The Basque Country is really worth visiting.
Ciboure and Saint-Jean-de-Luz are neighbouring harbour towns, which are just seperated by the Nivelle River that pours into the Bay of Biscay at this point. In the distance on the right sight of the street you can catch a glimpse of the Fort de Socoa in Ciboure, a fortification built in 1627 under the reign of the French King Louis XIII to protect the region from the Spanish. In 1686, the famous French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban strenghtened the fort. Also visible in this photo are the lighthouse Phare de Socoa on the left of the fort and the Sémaphore de Socoa in the centre of the picture, which is a meteorological station that also controls the maritime traffic by using optical signals.
Ciboure has more than 6,200 while Saint-Jean-de-Luz has even more than 14,000 residents. The former wealth of Saint-Jean-de-Luz is associated with both fishing and its own Basque corsaires resp. pirates, who used to capture many trading vessels. In the 16th and 17th centuries, English sailors even called Saint-Jean-de-Luz the "Viper's Nest".
Saint-Jean-de-Luz is known for its royal wedding connection. In 1659, the Treaty of the Pyrenees between France and Spain was signed, one clause of which was the marriage of Louis XIV to Maria Theresa, the Infanta of Spain. Saint-Jean-de-Luz and its church were chosen to host the royal wedding in 1660. The marriage is one of the most important political marriages in history that brought an end to a bitter war.
Today, visitors of the cathedral can see that the main door is bricked off. Two legends circulate this oddity: First, it has been said that the door the couple passed through was later closed to represent the closing of the troubles between France and Spain. A more popular theory among the locals is that the king, Louis XIV, ordered the door to be closed off, so no other couple could walk into the church to be married in his footsteps.
At the end of the nineteenth century, Saint-Jean-de-Luz became a popular beachside resort town for the surrounding high-society. Like Biarritz, Saint-Jean-de-Luz was particularly appreciated by the French and Spanish aristocracy. The French composer Maurice Ravel, a native of Ciboure, frequently vacationed at Saint-Jean-de-Luz from Paris, where he was centered for almost his entire life.
While we were exploring the region we stayed at a little boutique hotel directly at Ciboure’s seaside promenade, nearby the town’s lighthouse Phare de Ciboure. It was a very pleasant stay and I can highly recommend Ciboure or Saint-Jean-de-Luz as a basis for your trips in the Basque country. The Atlantic Ocean, the Pyrenees and also Spain are so near.
While "Which side of the road you will want to be?" will read funny, this photo, when captured had sent a shiver down my spine!
British Rail BREL Derby 1988 built 110mph Driving Brake Van 82138, used through out it's life on the West Coast Main Line, is now a resident of the Great Central Railway at Loughborough in the rather faded livery of it's previous owner Virgin Trains West Coast.
16th September 2021
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Playing unfocus in action, driving my old Renault 4 (4L), back home at night. For the fun of telling a story.
June was still not as hot a month as July, it was enjoyable to drive around and take a photo here and there.
Here, heavy machinery on a construction site – we're getting a brand-spanking new tram line.
Taken with Yashica FX-3 film camera and Yashica ML 50mm F2 lens, on a roll of Fomapan 200 film, accidentally at EI 400. Developed in Adox Adonal, 1+50 dilution, at 22.5°C.
Scanned with Plustek OpticFilm 8100 film scanner, using VueScan.