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Trying out the NDX400 filter. Still not happy, I think I need some help.The water isn't as smooth as I'd like.......
In 1915 Duke Kahanamoku gave an exhibition at Freshwater Beach of wave riding with a solid surfboard modelled on the very type used by him in his native Hawaii. Over a period of time, while he stayed at the Boomerang Camp at Freshwater, the Duke fashioned a solid board from the local timbers, and it was with this board that he first introduced to the Australian Surfing community the ancient craft of Hawaiian kings - the art of surfboard riding. His stature graces the Surfing Memorial Park on Freshwater Headland.
Freshwater Beach, Sydney, Australia.
The Duke of Lancaster is a railway steamer passenger ship in operation in Europe from 1956 to 1978, and currently beached in Mostyn docks, on the River Dee, north-east Wales.
The Lancaster was sold to Liverpool based company Empirewise Ltd, who intended her to be used as a static leisure centre and market. She arrived at her new home at Llanerch-y-Mor, near Mostyn on 10 August 1979.The ship was beached and the hull was sealed not in concrete as is commanly thought but surrounded by a large tonnage of sand pulled out of the dee estuary. Known as "The Fun Ship", it was also possible to visit her bridge and engine room. Conversion for use as a 300-room hotel did not appear to go beyond the preliminary planning stage. Its use as "The Fun Ship" was relatively short-lived and was subsequently closed to the public. Over time, the vessel has become increasingly derelict.
The ship was later used as a warehouse by its owners Solitaire Liverpool Ltd, a clothing company registered to the same address as Empirewise Ltd. Despite rumours of the ship being scrapped, the company stated that they have no plans to sell it, or restore it and its current use is uncertain.
Despite having large amounts of its exterior paintwork covered in red-leading, the interior of the ship is in very good condition.
Duke of Lancaster at Heysham 11th August 1974.
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Colour Slide scan
Agfa 64ASA Film
Camera Yashica Electro.
David “Duke” Zeibert (1910–1997) opened Duke Zeibert's in 1950 in the LaSalle Building on the southwest corner of Connecticut Avenue and L Street NW. He had formerly been a maitre d' at Fan and Bill’s, a popular steakhouse. An inveterate sports fan, Zeibert decorated his dining room with giant caricatures of himself as various types of sports players. Every table was set with a signature dish of garlic infused kosher dill pickles, which filled the dining room with their aroma.
artwork port side Duke of Lancaster (thanks Du dug!)
This Ferry was beached at the end of its service on the Dee estuary in Wales. It was going to become a restaurant but could not get planning permission.
C W Duke is part of a Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines nicknamed Darkhorse. Duke is also part of the infantry that effects land based operations reinforced with artillery and armor as part of the ground combat element of the Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF). MAGTFs are self sustaining combined-arms forces organized to accomplish specific missions.*
There are three additional elements to the MAGTF, a command element that provides control, coordination and planning, an aviation combat element that provides air support and a logistics combat element that allows the MAGTF to sustain itself.
The members of the MAGTF train together and deploy to crises as a team prepared to fight if called upon.
MAGTFs are deployed for specific purposes and organized accordingly. This gives them the flexibility needed to respond within days anywhere in the world and immediately begin their mission.
Since the war on terror started, the MAGTF has demonstrated its capabilities of completing a wide range of operations, including crisis response, security assistance and humanitarian assistance. This highly trained team is also an extremely effective disaster relief unit, delivering supplies, offering medical aid, assisting in rebuilding efforts and saving lives. The MAGTF is an ideal rapid response team, able to quickly answer the call of duty, wherever it may take them, until their mission is completed.*
* David Kauler, Nate Robb and Michael Stevenson. 2017. "Marine Air-Ground Task Force" 2017 MCAS Miramar Air Show, A Salute to Vietnam Veterans. PROGRAM
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My favorite old (Weeping Willow) tree. I'm really bummed about it dying and having to come down.
In Frame: Rusty Duke
my grandaughter Margo with her little big brother Duke.....only seven months old! and only a year between them.
507006 passes Duke Street crossing on a Southport bound service on 25th October 1982.
The 1921 built crossing box was 73 years old when it closed with the abolition of all Northern line boxes after Sandhills IECC was introduced on 11th March 1994.
The unit is over 40 years in service and will be replaced in the next year or so when the new Stadler built class 777 sets are introduced. Aughton Road level crossing can be seen in the background, with the long gone footbridge over Belmont Road.
Of note is the old advert on the wall of the corner shop - amazingly the shop is still there!
With the recent news that yet another Royal Navy frigate was to be quietly withdrawn from service, I thought it would be appropriate to mark the passing with some old images of HMS Iron Duke, F234 - a stalwart of the Type 23 frigate flotilla, which has served our country for over 30 years. This retirement sadly leaves the Royal Navy with just five operational frigates - the lowest ever in the history of the Royal Navy. This image shows Iron Duke departing the UK on 10th January 2011 for a six month tour in the Persian Gulf where she relieved HMS Liverpool. The crew are at Procedure Alpha and Iron Duke has a black cylinder 'Day shape' flying from her port outer yard. This indicates a vessel constrained by its draft and operating with limited manoeuvrability. The Royal Navy Type 42 Destroyer HMS Edinburgh can be seen ahead and to starboard. Nikon D200 with Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 D ED.
Looking toward what used to be known as Church Passage, which later became St. James's Passage.
It was on this corner of the building on the left where a woman later identified as Catherine Eddowes was seen speaking with a man by Joseph Lawende, Joseph Hyam Levy, & Harry Harris as they were leaving the Imperial Club on Duke Street around 1:35 am on September 30th 1888.
Church Passage lead into Mitre Square where Eddowes was found horrifically murdered 10 minutes later by PC Edward Watkins while on his beat.
Nikon F4. AF Nikkor 24mm F2.8D lens. Ferrania P30 80 35mm B&W film.
The Duke of Gloucester opens the new Pestalozzi Centre in Sedlescombe. The new centre will provide a high-quality learning environment for both Pestalozzi students and local community groups.
Pestalozzi is a UK-based charity with more than 50 years’ experience of offering life-changing opportunities to young people from disadvantaged communities around the world. The charity awards scholarships to exceptional 16-19 year olds who are academically gifted but have limited educational prospects in their home countries.
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