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Milky Way over Powder Mills, Dartmoor. In 1844 a factory for making gunpowder was built on the open moor, not far from Postbridge. Gunpowder was needed for the tin mines and granite quarries then in operation on the moor.
There are extensive remains of this factory still visible. Two chimneys still stand and the walls of the two sturdily-built 'incorporating' mills with central waterwheels survive .They were built with substantial walls but flimsy roofs so that in the event of an explosion, the force of the blast would be directed safely upwards.
The beautiful Kennal Vale river flows through the old gun powder works,one of my fave spots to visit particularly at this time of the year. The leaves are down spreading their reds and yellows over the mossy rocks, a polariser helps to reduce glare and bring out the colours. There are so many lovely compositions to be had here, I have a few more images to show yet from this amazing spot.
One big mistake with this shot is I should have thought at the time to focus stack, I was a bit like a kid in a sweet shop I think.
Went out last night to try and get the super moon climbing over the horizon at Seahouses......sadly, too much cloud up there to get it at its maximum size but the sky looking west wasn't too bad and used a little light painting to add some light and details in to the little stone building know as The Powder House which was built in 1886. It was used to store the gunpowder while constructing the long pier at Seahouses Harbour.
Couldn't believe the temperature last night....mid Nov and it was 16 degrees....very pleasant!
My neighbour Ken founded Ashleigh Signs, now an International signage company. Look at The Savoy and Hilton Hotels in London and thats an example of their work. www.ashleighsigns.co.uk Ken took me down to look around the premises and I got a few shots
Powder magazine, Magpie Mine, Peak District
From last winter -Single exposure, no photoshop
This circular building was where the gunpowder was stored away from the main buildings at Magpie Mine, it would have had a lightweight roof so any explosion went upwards.
Para L'Atelier II, Juego 2.
Me ha costado encontrar tiempo y condiciones para trabajar el tema de esta semana y Jackie lo siento por entregar mi foto cerca del plazo. Por casualidad, habĂa hecho una silueta con movimiento la semana pasada y correspondĂa a este 2o juego, pero preferĂ hacer una(s) foto(s) nueva(s) y eso me tomĂł tiempo! Me dĂ cuenta de que para hacer un contraluz con el Canigou, la montaña sagrada de los catalanes, muy cerca de CĂ©ret, tenĂa que alejarme hacĂa el este, porquĂ© si no, al acostarse más rápido detrás de la montaña, la luz todavĂa es muy fuerte y el cielo se queda más soso. Luego hicimos pruebas con bombas a contraluz, y otro dĂa con salpicadas de agua tambiĂ©n a contraluz. Ayer habĂa mucho viento, pero hoy pudimos hacer una sesiĂłn de "flour power" y pongo esta foto, aunque sea la Ăşnica que no estĂ© a contraluz, porquĂ© representa a mi niña al 100%: no es una niña para nada quieta, "sage comme une image" como decimos en francĂ©s. Es alegre, atrevida, intrĂ©pida y VIVA. Y asĂ me gusta <3
Hoy el sol era fuerte, asĂ que tuve que ponerme en la sombra. Además, el fondo está negro. AsĂ que tuve que escoger mi 50mm, la lente más luminosa que tenga, para poder subir la velocidad guardando una profundidad de campo razonable. SubĂ el ISO porquĂ© no habĂa otra manera, creo que mi cámara lo lleva bastante bien. La pena de la manita cortada ; el llevar mi 50mm y no poder alejarme mucho más para que no aparecieran los lĂmites de la tela negra, más el movimiento rápido de mi niña hicieron que esa manita se quedara fuera...
Abajo, en el primer comentario, os pongo mis descartes.
Powder Dry
HDR 7 scatti
Fotocamera: Nikon D700
Aperture: f/11
Shutter Speed: 1/5 s
Lente: 48 mm
ISO: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Lens: Nikkor AF-S FX 24-70mm f/2.8 G ED
Macro Mondays - Powder
A selection of red, green, yellow and blue powder paint mixed and pressed between white textured paper ......then a heart drawn by fingertip !!
Fits well within the 3" remit
This photo was featured in Flickr Explore on April 8th, 2021.
Alta welcomed the first weekend of spring with almost two feet of fresh, fluffy snow. I have no complaints.
What a nice surprise. I expected five inches or so of snow today and it turned out to be a 13-inch powder day. This is Alta's Marketing Director and my boss, getting absolutely buried. I think this may be my favorite powder photo of the season. It's so kinetic and chaotic. I love it! I'm really glad I took the day off to ski, today. Chances are, this was the last legit powder day of the season.
A former explosives store. Large scale quarrying operations (the building of a dam) once took place nearby.
Burrator, Dartmoor, Devon
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The Fantasy Faire has kicked off and I am honored to be a part of the official reporting staff. This year Sorchiee has joined me to keep my head focused as we report on the daily happenings and show off some of the amazing designs at my most favorite event of the year. I await all year for Fantasy Faire and the day the faire closes, I begin my anticipation for the next year. Fantasy Faire is by far......
Read the rest and grab the designer and Fantasy Faire landmarks on Threads and Tuneage
Read the first part of our Faire reporting adventures on the the Official Fantasy Faire Blog
Macro Monday's Theme 30 May 2022. This is vegetable protein powder that we have in our thick breakfast shakes, made with Soy Milk and sliced bananas, every morning since 1990. The only time we wouldn't have this drink is when we're away for a short break. It's coupled with a fresh vegetable juice drink made from carrots, beetroot and celery with a touch of root ginger. Yum
Der Pulverturm mit dem Rest der Stadtmauer gilt als letztes sichtbares Zeugnis der einstigen Befestigungsanlage.
Der Pulverturm, vermutlich in der zweiten Hälfte des 15. Jahrhunderts erbaut, diente u. a. der Aufbewahrung von Schießpulver.
A powder tower, was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently a tower, to store gunpowder or, later, explosives.
I thought, maybe you could love me like you used to, even though I'm... different. But you changed, too. So, here's to the new us.