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This photo always makes us giggle! During our touring holiday in Ireland we came across this scene. Our coach, full of tourists, pulled over to have a look. The peat farmers must have been dumbfounded to find out their daily activity was worth a photo stop. (What would my father have thought if a coachful of people had pulled over to photograph him while he was at work on the land??? LOL!)
F.Y.I. : Peat (turf) is an organic fuel formed by the accumulation and partial decomposition of vegetable matter. Peat deposition is the first step in the formation of coal. Peatland or bogland covers about 15% of Ireland. Peat in its natural state is 90 to 95 per cent water. In the summer time peat or "turf" is cut into blocks with a spade and set in stacks to dry. When dry, the blocks weigh from three quarters of a pound to two pounds each. Dried peat burns easily with a smoky flame and a distinct (pleasant?) odour.
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Popped out this weekend to try out my new Benro C3770TN tripod. Pleased so far. Lets hope it lasts longer than previous Manfrotto and Giottos models I've owned.
Long exposure taken using a Canon EOS 7D with Lee Big Stopper & 0.6ND Grad filters.
Processed using Snapseed for the iPad.
A lift on the water to a car free pub. Sounds good to me. Maybe next time I'm in Topsham. Don't drink and drive, take the ferry instead. www.turfpub.net
This is Saurbæjarkirkja in Eyjafjörður, North Iceland. It is the biggest of the few turf churches in Iceland. It was built in 1858 but it there has been a church in Saurbær for many ages. It was rebuilt in 2003.
Using turf as a roof covering was pretty standard practice in Iceland during through the 19th century due to it's abundance and insulating properties.
Two Great Blue Herons struggle for dominance in a ritual reminiscent of Sumo Wrestling. The blue on the left won.
I had finished shooting and was almost back to the truck when I heard some vigorous heron squawks down at the beach. I rushed to the crest of the dune line and was able to snap this before they disengaged. The best action usually happens as soon as you turn your back...
Turf Fen Mill (1875) in the Norfolk Broads, was used to drain Horning Marsh into the River Ant.
I was in the area on Saturday, so made a special effort to visit for sunset, and it didn't disappoint! The wind dropped at the end of the day, giving me a great reflection of the mill in the River Ant.
I'm planning to make a photo video in the next month or so, and upload it to Youtube, if you'd like to watch it, then subscribe to Sights and Scenes. Would be great to see some of you over on Youtube too.
The Turf Wars Movie, London, 2010
Original (limited edition) recruitment poster used last year by Prank Sky Media around London, to recruit the actors who appear in the movie.
Of the 666 that were auditioned, 7 lucky writers, including Gilbert and George, made it through to do battle with the Demon.
Prank Sky Media, Highgate, London
With thanks to SarahHemCC for that sick balaclava and Rod Chenko for letting us use his super studio.
More on the movie here:
Near Skógafoss in the village of Skógar, southern Iceland.
The bedroom dates from 1838, storehouse from 1830, pantry from about 1850, kitchen from about 1880, baðstofa (communal room where the household slept, ate and worked) from 1895, parlour from 1896, cattle shed from about 1880, smithy from about 1950.
Captured on Foreland Point, Derrybeg, Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland
As I was walking to capture a few sunset seascape images, I passed a small Irish cottage and right beside it was this massive pile of turf! just sitting there to dry out on the edge of this cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean
Maybe its just me but I found something interesting and different looking about it all
The Turf Tavern (or just "the Turf") is a historic pub in central Oxford, England. Its foundations and use as a malt house and drinking tavern date back to 1381. The pub is frequented primarily by university students. It is located at the end of a narrow winding alley, St Helens Passage (originally Hell's passage), between Holywell Street and New College Lane, near the Bridge of Sighs. Running along one side of the pub is one of the remaining sections of the old city wall. Due to the illegal activities of many of its original patrons, the Turf sprang up in an area just outside the city wall in order to escape the jurisdiction of the governing bodies of the local colleges.
Public figures who have dined or drunk at the tavern include Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Blair, CS Lewis, Stephen Hawking and Margaret Thatcher. It also served as a hangout for the cast and crew of the Harry Potter movies while the nearby colleges were used as locations throughout the filming of the series. The Turf Tavern also claims to be the location where future American president Bill Clinton, while a student at University College, Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, famously smoked "but did not inhale" marijuana. (Wikipedia)