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The "head" on this small iceberg reminds me of a figurehead on the prow of a ship, only this one is sporting a sweat band.
The blue colour comes from light being refracted through pure ice. The whiter ice has air bubbles trapped inside (ancient air I might add, probably over 1000 years old.) If you pop a small piece of the white iceberg ice into your G&T it fizzles and hisses loudly as the air escapes.
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This bit of fallen pine twig is just under the length of a credit card
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By the end of George V's reign the threepence had become unpopular in England because of its small size
The physical dimensions of the brass threepence remained the same in the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
The effigy of the queen produced by Mary Gillick was used, with the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D used in 1953, and ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D used in all other years.
The reverse shows a Tudor portcullis with chains and a coronet, with the inscription THREE PENCE date.
This coin was produced in all years from 1953 to 1967, and in 1970 (in proof sets only).
Following decimalisation, the brass threepence ceased to be legal tender after 31 August 1971.
Something different I actually liked this coin, when I was a lad if you had a few of these you were rich.
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Bit of a bad boy looks with NX-Nardcotix David mesh body. Check out my blog for the deets: billybeaverhausen.com/2020/02/09/shopping-for-david/
Bit of a stitched panorama of the beautiful Yorkshire Dales. I kind of like the central composition of the tree here, I did consider not stitching as many images together, but even with the panorama it works for me…
As 66704 sits while its train is loaded at Arcow Quarry, 66760 heads south on the S&C with its train from the Quarry.
66704 has worked into the Quarry on 6M31 from Hexthorpe and is having its first part of the train loaded. 66760 is working 6M38, Arcow Quarry to Bredbury, with its loaded train after running to Blea Moor to run round its train.
14th September 2017 at 1255, nice to be able to photograph to Freights at once on the S&C
A bit of a story here. Sometimes I go to the pond before sunrise to look for otters and mink. The tally for the winter so far is one otter sighting, one mink sighting, and zero photos to show for it. In past years when the mammals don't show, there have almost always been ducks to enjoy once the light gets good. Not so this year when the pond has sadly been duckless most of the time. That is until this lovely Goldeneye hen showed up. I was hoping she would stick around for the good light and she did. This is actually my first ever photo of a female persuasion Common Goldeneye. Siskiyou County, California
This is a Moor with a bit of history , that is because this is Culloden Moor .
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The Battle of Culloden took place on Culloden Moor, (a short drive outside Inverness), on 16 April 1746. It was the final battle of the 1745 Jacobite Rising and the last Battle to be held on British soil.
The Battle on Culloden Moor, was both quick and bloody, it started with an unsuccessful Jacobite Highland charge across flat boggy ground, totally unsuitable for this previously highly effective maneuver. The Jacobites troops were soon routed and driven from the field, the battle only lasting about an hour.
The Battle of Culloden saw some 1,500 Jacobites killed or wounded, while government losses were lighter with 50 dead and 259 wounded.
Lord George Murray the brilliant Jacobite military commander, unfortunately for the Jacobites - was not in charge of the Battle of Culloden, as "Bonnie Prince Charlie" the Jacobite campaign commander had fallen out with him. The battle ground chosen by the Prince and his advisers was totally unsuitabe for the Highland Jacobite army, leading to the first and only defeat of the Jacobite forces.
The Annual Battle of Culloden Remberance Service. Each year the Gaelic Society of Inverness holds a service of remberance on the Saturday nearest the 16th April, the date of the Battle of Culloden.
Here are some You Tube Videos to allow you to sample the importance of the annual remberance service and why Culloden marked a massive change in Highland Culture.
The aftermath of the Battle of Culloden.
The Battle of Culloden is often portrayed as being decisive, it was only decisive as far as 'Bonnie Prince Charlie', their leader decided to give up and abandon his highlanders returning to France. Lord George Murray, the Jacobite military commander's view after the battle, was that the Jacobites would win the next battle as he would have the complete Jacobite army in the field, (only two thirds of the army was at Culloden, as the others had been given home leave to see their families) and he would be in charge. This never came about on account ofthe Bonnie Prince Charlie's decision to quit. (Lord George Murray was a brilliant military commander never losing any battle he was in charge of, here in Britain and later when he was employed by the Dutch army to command them.)
The destruction of the Highlands.
The aftermath of the Battle of Cullodon and subsequent crackdown on the Highlands and all things to do with the Clan system and the Highland way of life, was brutal in the extreme, with atrocity after atrocity being committed by the government forces. The Duke of Cumberland, the government commander earned the name "Butcher Cumberland" on account of the wanton destruction on the Highlands by his forces.
Efforts were subsequently taken by the British government in Westminister to further integrate Scotland into the Kingdom of Britain; civil penalties were introduced to weaken Gaelic culture and destroy the Highland clan system. culloden-battlefield3.jpgThe decades after Culloden, saw mass migration of Highlanders to the new world in the American colonies, hoping to find a better life.
The Jacobites.
The Jacobites were mainly Highlanders, led by Charles Edward Stuart, "Bonnie Prince Charlie", the grandson of the exiled King James VII of Scotland and II of England. The objective being to restore the King to the British throne. Prince Charles Edward Stuart never mounted any further attempts to challenge Hanoverian power in Britain after the Battle of Culloden.
The Jacobite army consisted largely of Highlanders, plus a number of Lowland Scots, a small detachment of Englishmen from the Manchester Regiment, French and Irish units loyal to France.
Government Forces.
The government army was commanded by Charles Edward Stuart's cousin, William Augustus Duke of Cumberland, a younger son of George II, loyal to the British throne and House of Hanover.
The government force was mostly English, plus a significant number of Scottish Lowlanders and Highlanders, a battalion of Ulster men from Ireland, and a small number of Hessians from Germany and Austrians.
The shot here was taken from the visitor centre looking over the site of the Battlefield , a row of red flags across the area denote the positions of various regiments and their commander . Further back and not to visible in the shot is a row of blue flags denoting the positions of the various clans all at the start of the battle . Many of those that fell are buried near the cairn just off centre right denoted by their clans . The cairn is a memorial erected in 1881 , this area I think is treated as a War Grave Site .
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Great Crested Grebe yesterday.. yes, I was out there photographing in the cold with the possibility of rain... a hardened photographer...
a good crop in to show off his beauty
A bit different for me. Sort of streetscene meets minimalist. Or more accurately a 'minimal streetscene'! I think it works but you say what you think - I've no problem with criticism or advice as long as its constructive! We don't learn if we don't listen and allow others their opinions. Some sections of society could do well to realise that their views aren't the only ones in town before they throw the toys out of the pram. But that's not a topic for here really - I'm just waffling on.
A bit of fun!
While walking the Reifel Bird Sanctuary looking for birds and looked West toward Vancouver Island and saw the Mid-Island Express Ferry that runs between Tswwassen and Duke Point on Vancouver Island passing by. A relatively warm day, the heat waves distorted the ferry. I ran with it and adjusted it for Slider Sunday.
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Branch Office Skippy heads for this tree branch if he gets a bit startled, even lays there and takes a short nap, I guess it is his branch office, shot in North Carolina.
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Taken a bit too far, for sliders sunday…
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See the first comment box below for the standard version, the original from which all arose, and a screenshot of this version's photoshop file with the expanded layers panel and channels panel.
After converting to black and white in Lr, and cropping, it was brought into Ps. I liked the version edited as usual, but then decided to see what would happen if I slud things further.
I like the overlay glow that is often created with editing for an Orton effect. The first way I learned was from Tony Kuyper's tutorials. At the top of the layer stack a curves adjustment layer set to screen blend mode is created. Then create a merged up through it layer. Set it to multiply blend mode and use gaussian blur. Group those layers and possibly add a mask to the group, and possibly reduce opacity of the group.
I recently came across another way to do it in the Practical Photography magazine. They say duplicate the background layer a couple times but since I'd already done a lot of editing with quite a few layers, I created a new merged up layer at the top of the layer stack, then duplicated it. One of those layers is set to Multiply and blurred. The other is set to Screen and left as is. They are grouped and a curves adjustment layer is added to the group. The line is pulled up and left to lighten the group.
I ended up using both those ways of creating an Orton effect, and sliding opacity of each a bit for this.
Happy Sliding!
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One of my indispensable tools is the canadian made Picquic Multi-bit. This has been my go-to screwdriver for years. If you don’t need a full set this is a great option.
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Shot with the Vivitar Series-1 90/2.5 Macro lens , who shared the honor with the illustrious Leitz Dual Range Summicron of having the highest resolution of any lenses tested by (now defunct) Modern Photography Magazine.
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