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Taken quite a while ago , moved my computer into another room and decided to go through my SD cards , this and a few other photos were on there , taken at Dovestones reservoir , the following taken from Wikipedia :
Dovestone Reservoir was built in 1967 to collect water from the surrounding moorlands. The main contractor was A.E. Farr (Civil Engineers) of Westbury, Wiltshire. The proposed construction was opposed by local mill owners, who claimed the damming of the river would cut off their water supply. As a result, a tunnel was built higher up in the hillside to bypass the reservoir.
Local myth has it the reservoir is named after a collection of stones on the skyline that look like a dove. To see these stones, walk along the dam wall towards the car park and look up the hillside when you come to the corner of the dam wall and the tourist information sign. Another version is that in the local dialect some words of celtic origin (dubh for black) were still in usage when Ordnance Survey staff recorded and thus fixed the placename (a similar outcrop five miles to the north is known as Black Stone Edge). To the right on the adjacent skyline is a group of small crags that are known locally as "The Indian's Head" due to their resemblance to an Indian's face that is looking upwards, probably derived from the resemblance to the image on the reverse of the early twentieth century American coin known as the Indian's Head Penny.
I've been shooting a lot of B&W lately, so I decided to take a walk in the park today to take in some color. All I found were dried, dull leaves, so I decided to have some fun in photoshop.
The weather was perfect when we arrived in Bournemouth, so the first thing we did was go for a walk along the beach. These are photos from our walk in the West Cliff direction.
We were lucky the see the Waverley turn up while we were there.
PS Waverley is the last seagoing passenger-carrying paddle steamer in the world. Built in 1946, she sailed from Craigendoran on the Firth of Clyde to Arrochar on Loch Long until 1973. Bought by the Paddle Steamer Preservation Society (PSPS), she has been restored to her 1947 appearance and now operates passenger excursions around the British coast.
Since 2003 Waverley has been listed in the National Historic Fleet by National Historic Ships UK as "a vessel of pre-eminent national importance". She appeared in the 2011 film Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.
PS Waverley is named after Sir Walter Scott's first novel. She was built in 1946 to replace a PS Waverley that was built in 1899, served in the Second World War as a minesweeper and was sunk in 1940 while helping to evacuate troops from Dunkirk. Shipbuilders A. & J. Inglis of Glasgow launched the new 693 tonne steamer in October 1946.
from Wikipedia)
Was a sunny day with an appointment in the morning and a free afternoon.
I struggle a bit with these types of pics. I'm impatient, a bit too conscious of standing in the middle of a path with my camera in about the hustle and bustle. But I'm in my 40s these days, and the 'hustle' are strangers going about their own business with little interest in mine so...
in the middle of desert of rajasthan, near tanot, the nearest village from here was around 20 kms and for any water the cow and the calf needs, they need to survive.. i saw a cow collapse near by..
Queenston heights around the aproach to Brocks Monument
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