#A Room with A View#
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Comes with sea view and it's own waterproof sheet.
Cooped up for the past few weeks, I've been losing the will to live. So on Ken's day off at the weekend, we ventured along Seaton Beach, to the blue lagoon. No its not somewhere like the Med and why it got that name, I've no idea lol!
The weather has been horrible lately. Yes I know, there's no such thing as bad weather lol!
Well the sky has been flat white, dullness, and I'm struggling to see what I can make of it.
I took a few images of the industry over at Teesbay but this image of the makeshift accommodation on the beach, made me smile.
It's not my usual capture from a beach scene but it's certainly a bit different.
I've spent the past week, looking tirelessly for somewhere to go at the end of Aug. It seems because of Covid, everyones had the same idea. Nothing to be had, as I don't really want to stay in a hotel. Maybe I need to build one like this :)
Sunrise at a 5 star lodge accommodation near Te Anau. My wife found a deal on the internet! You might notice the "grain" (noise) where I extracted as much shadow detail as I could from a single RAW file (and forgot to turn down the ISO after astro shots the night before). In hindsight I could have taken a second shot to get the foreground but there we are. Have a great Thursday (8 17 am here) and thanks for visiting.
Craig Tara is a holiday camp located near Ayr in South Ayrshire, Scotland. It is run by Haven Holidays, who took over and renamed the former Butlin's Ayr camp in 1999.
The site was built just before the Second World War by Butlins but was then requisitioned becoming in 1941 a Navy training camp associated with HMS Scotia. After the Second World was over, it opened as a Butlins camp in 1947.
In 1987, the park was updated following a £25 million investment to improve the park. In 1988, the park was relaunched as "Butlin's Wonderwest World". The camp operated as a popular Scottish Butlins holiday resort until the 1990s though the resort suffered from events related to alcohol and drug consumption as well as violence in the 80s and 90s. To improve security in the park, security guards were recruited and CCTV added. The park also had a church facility and provided religious services. By 1998, the camp could hold up to 4,500 visitors and 1,500 daytrippers. In 1998, parts of Butlin's Wonderwest World were demolished.
In 1999, the camp became part of Haven Holidays, along with the Pwllheli camp, as part of an internal reorganisation within Bourne Leisure, which owned both Butlins and Haven. Haven Holidays renamed the site Craig Tara and replaced the chalet accommodation with static caravans. A £2.5 million development plan was announced at this time. The park was reopened by Kenny Dalglish. It included new luxury caravans and had some 40 to 50 permanent staff, with up to 300 seasonal workers in employment at Craig Tara.
Back to Orkney and the Island of Westray. This is Noup Head with an amazing cliff face used by nesting gannets and guillemots.
Another shot of Beckley Point in Plymouth, taken on an evening out with Jay Stone.
Beckley Point is Plymouth's newest student accommodation tower block and at 23 floors it's the tallest building in the South West. A lot of local people think it looks ugly and is a blot on the landscape, but at night I think it looks pretty cool.
I do like doing night time photography, I don't do enough of it but I think we're quite limited in Plymouth. We don't have lots of lit up buildings and futuristic looking skyscrapers like they do in London, so once you've shot an area here at night there aren't really many options left.
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Perhaps the biggest photographer's whore in Slovenia, this church has been on my list for many years, unfortunately I'm disappointed by my results, I wish there was some snow in the mountains, and of course mist in the valley floor, which is more common at sunrise. but even that did not happen the next morning. There is no accommodation near this place, every photographer who does this bitch has to deal with at least 30 minutes of winding (slippery when icy) narrow mountain roads
This 17th century timber-framed building in the High Street in Church Stretton, Shropshire, is believed to have once been the coach-house to the building on the far right, though that dates from the following century. It has been converted to form two shops with living accommodation of the first floor. Some restoration has been undertaken in the 20th century, and the building is Grade II-listed.
The pretty little town of Church Stretton is at the heart of the Shropshire Hills, and has 87 listed buildings in the immediate area.
Source: britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101383287-49-and-49a-high-st...
Another for re-colourisation following a lifetime of existence in B&W....
37090 after arrival at Perth with 1S81 2050 Carlisle to Perth on 27th February 1984.
The train was often a chuck-out of whatever was available I seem to recall, and would see classes 26, 37, 40 and 47 amongst others to haul this "parcels with passenger accommodation" service.
On this occasion we'd had 37027 from Ardlui to Glasgow Queen Street and then took a 303 unit from Queen Street Low Level to Blairhill, walking across to Coatbridge to pick up the Perth train. Still a nice surprise to see a 37 roll in although the down side was that we were then destined to head north on the overnight ‘gravity’ train from Edinburgh to Inverness with 47409. After the Lord Mayor's parade....
The loco later was renumbered to 37508 and then 37606 and in February 2018 was transferred to the DRS "Stored" fleet.
I was going through an old external hard drive and came across some old photos that have never seen the light of day. This was what greeted us when we arrived in our accommodation in Normandy in France many years ago. We stayed in a marvellous B&B that had cats, dogs, goats ducks and horses roaming the place
A charming somewhat dilapidated guest house I spotted in Montagu, Western Cape.
I think they might have to go down with the prices…a little. :-)
(799 South African Rand = 52 Euro)
For Wednesday Walls
Early morning sun shines on new student accommodation at Student Castle, Oxford. Oxford isn't all dreaming spires as this picture shows!
From the series "Creativity Ladoga".
Ice sculptures on the branches. Little pine against the backdrop of the dawn gold.
Karelia. Ladoga lake. January, 2018
There is one place for a photo tour "Winter Ladoga" with accommodation in a cottage. From December 25 - 29 of this year. Details here vk.com/topic-69994899_34929759 (contact) and www.facebook.com/groups/1755505914709044/ (facebook).
ELEPHANT PLAINS: Located in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, neighbouring the Kruger National Park, the Elephant Plains Game Lodge promises a Big Five game viewing experience with high class luxurious and comfortable accommodation facilities. From rondavels to intimate honeymoon suites the lodge provides its guests with a vast range of options to choose from for their accommodation. Elephant Plains Game Lodge is famous for the enthralling Big Five game viewing where guests can avail two game drives a day. With amazing facilities like swimming pool, spa, gym, library, games room and much more; Elephant Plains Game Lodge serves the guests with one of the best accommodation services in South Africa. The lodge can accommodate up to 24 guests at a time and also offer wedding planning services for those who wish to celebrate the wedding in the wilderness of South Africa. www.elephantplains.co.za
KRUGER NATIONAL PARK is one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of 19,485 km2 in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends 360 km from north to south and 65 km from east to west. The administrative headquarters are in Skukuza. Areas of the park were first protected by the government of the South African Republic in 1898, and it became South Africa's first national park in 1926. To the west and south of the Kruger National Park are the two South African provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. In the north is Zimbabwe, and to the east is Mozambique. It is now part of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park, a peace park that links Kruger National Park with the Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, and with the Limpopo National Park in Mozambique. The park is part of the Kruger to Canyons Biosphere an area designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an International Man and Biosphere Reserve (the "Biosphere"). The park has nine main gates allowing entrance to the different camps. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kruger_National_Park
SABI SAND: The Sabi Sand Game Reserve is situated in the southwestern corner of the world-renowned Kruger National Park in South Africa and consists of 65000 hectares. It is the most prestigious game reserve in South Africa and is famous for incredible leopard and lion sightings. www.sabisandsgamereserve.com
Trains no longer use the station. It's now being used as accommodation for hikers on the Heysen Trail.
This is an image I made a short walk from the accommodation we stayed at in a small village in the Lofoten Islands Norway.
I will be returning to this location again early next February with small group if anyone is interested in joining us I have 2 places left.
If you need any info send me a Flickrmail and I will get back to you.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unite_Grand_Central
Correction:
It was built on the site of the Ribble Bus Station, not "a former children's hospital".
Update:
Since corrected.
After settling into Rifugio Fanes, our accommodation for the night, I wandered down to a nearby waterhole which I had noticed on our way there.
When I first got there, these peaks were dull as clouds were covering the sun, so I had been facing the opposite direction. But then I turned around a saw this! One of the best, if not the best view of the whole hike. And I was the only person there to enjoy it.
I process my photos with Lightroom as well as Skylum's Luminar and find it easy to use with great results. Here is a link if anyone is interested in trying it out: skylum.grsm.io/janetteasche8660
Mount Pleasant, Swansea. An old NHS hospital. Formerly a Victorian workhouse built in 1862. Now a private housing estate.
A magical place. We were fortunate to be able to spend three nights in Manarola. I can spot our accommodation in this photo, but too hard to explain which one it is!
Plan Maison, Valtournenche, Val d'Aosta, Italia.
Valtournenche es un municipio situado en Valle de Aosta, Italia. Tiene una población estimada, en agosto de 2023, de 2171 habitantes.
El principal recurso económico de la localidad es el turismo, especialmente el turismo de invierno vinculado al esquà alpino.
La pista de esquà alpino Breuil-Cervinia, buque insignia del municipio de Valtournenche, está situada a una altitud de 2050 metros sobre el nivel del mar.
Vinculado al turismo, el sector de la hostelerÃa es muy importante. Existen numerosas instalaciones de alojamiento repartidas por todo el término municipal.
Vinculado históricamente al sector agrÃcola, Valtournenche es uno de los municipios del Valle de Aosta con mayor cantidad de pasturas de la región. La producción de quesos de calidad es también una de las principales fuentes de ingresos de la localidad.
Valtournenche is a municipality located in the Aosta Valley, Italy. It has an estimated population, as of August 2023, of 2,171 inhabitants.
The main economic resource of the town is tourism, especially winter tourism linked to alpine skiing.
The Breuil-Cervinia alpine ski slope, the flagship of the municipality of Valtournenche, is located at an altitude of 2,050 metres above sea level.
Linked to tourism, the hospitality sector is very important. There are numerous accommodation facilities spread throughout the municipality.
Historically linked to the agricultural sector, Valtournenche is one of the municipalities in the Aosta Valley with the largest amount of pastures in the region. The production of quality cheeses is also one of the main sources of income for the town.
Forties Sentinel leaving Lowestoft astern.
Name: Forties Sentinel
Vessel type: Emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV)
Home port: Aberdeen
Flag: United Kingdom
IMO: 9696670
MMSI: 235109554
Call sign: 2IGM9
Accommodation: 25
Length overall: 61 m
Beam: 15 m
Draught: 4.8 m
Gross tonnage: 1,944 ton
Max deadweight: 1,434 ton
Fuel capacity: 572 m3
Engines: 2 x Caterpillar 3512C-HD,
Engine output: 2 x 1,911 hp (1,425 kW)
Max speed: 14 knots
Service speed: 10 knots
Daughter craft: 1 x 15 man FRSQ 1000A, davit launched
Fast Rescue Craft : 1 x 15 man FRSQ 700A, davit launched
Optional: 1 x 15 man Avon Searider
Survivor areas:
26 bed recovery area
75 seat recovery area
Builder: Fujian Southeast Shipyard, Fuzhou, China
Yard number: SK 88
Year built: 2016
Owner: Sentinel Marine Pte Ltd, Singapore
Operator: Sentinel Marine Ltd, Aberdeen
This is the view from the area where out conference room was looking across at one of the room buildings where I stayed when at the Speke Conference centre, I am over travelling so much these days, but as you have seen was sure a beautiful place to stay
Hope everyones weekend has started well
better on B l a c k M a g i c