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Combining the blue hour and white rock making some blue stones there in the highlands of West Virginia.
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We met Dr Brian John over the weekend, and were impressed by his arguments - was this the origin of Stonehenge's Blue Stones?
Given the right lighting / tones there in the early morning light about 45 minutes before sunrise, and the rocks are a pretty blue.
Vertical version of Bluestone Bay when the dawn glowed red.
Nikkon D700, Nikkor 167-35mm,
60 s @ f 16, ISO 100,
Singh ray 3 stop soft, Lee 0.3 hard GND,
Singh Ray Mor-Slo 5 stop ND
An excellent evening's trainspotting chasing 925.
Train 925, 3 Nov 2020, 7051-5114, Waianakarua SIMT-NZ
On the New River near Hinton, WV. The dam's construction began in 1941, and was put into operation in 1949. The dam created a reservoir known as Bluestone Lake.
My mother-in-law grew up in the surrounding hills, and her family farmed river bottom that was later flooded during the creation of the reservoir.
The dam has been undergoing major repairs and improvements.
Bluestone Bay | Freycinet Peninsula | Tasmania
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Meet on the Pokey - A pair of NS ES44AC helpers head westbound at Bluestone, WV as they pass eastbound 42N
Blue tones on the blue stones that cover this area of the Chesapeake Bay.
A cloudy morning that hid most of the sunrise.
Lowered the composition here some to focus more on the rocks along the ledge of the highlands in the Dolly Sods area of West Virginia
Bluestone Bay is a superb inlet on the eastern side of the Freycinet Peninsula, a few kilometres north of Cape Tourville.
The bay is completely out of character with most of Freycinet as it's shore is covered with pale blue and pink boulders.
Access is via a very eroded 4WD track which starts a kilometre short of the Cape Tourville lighthouse.
Despite the cloud cover the light was quite good and leant itself ideally for a long 30 second exposure which smoothed the water and added some movement to the sky.
A swirling cloudscape caught my eye. Built in 1869 this is one of the older buildings in our city. The dark stone is volcanic breccia consisting of fragments of rock lava in a matrix of ash that was ejected from a volcanic vent near our Port Chalmers about 13 million years ago. It is called bluestone.
Some gorgeous late evening light on the rolling contours of the Lincolnshire Wolds. Looking out from the Bluestone Heath Road, in the approx. direction of Belchford.
Last weekend I received this lovely bicycle as an early Mother's Day gift. It's been years since I've ridden a bike and since I'm a little behind on the SP Project, I decided to go up the street and zip about on it.*
True or false:
It's like riding a bicycle. You never forget. Sort of true. Balancing and pedaling came back immediately, but the hopping on and off and braking will take more time to master to ensure I don't endanger anyone or look like a complete fool.
According to a review, you can wear a dress when riding this bike. True, especially with the low step-thru frame. However a black skirt requires some 'hitching up' but is still quite comfortable and you retain your modesty at all times! :D
Melburnians only wear black in winter. Apparently this is still true. It's a long held view but in this case, I wore black to contrast with the surroundings.
It's ridiculously complicated to take a SP like this. True! There were 3 shots where I was actually in frame. They're all out of focus but at least you're unable to see the look of terror on my face! :D
I took this shot alongside a private residence at the end of my street. As I live in an older suburb of Melbourne, it's reasonably common to see old corner shops like this, usually attached to a smaller house, that have been renovated to become one single home. Notice the different brickwork where a doorway must have once stood.
The old bluestone edging along the road is a feature that has been retained by the local council. Many of the old laneways are still paved with their original cobbled bluestone. With residential development going crazy, it's nice to see these pieces of history retained.
* Safety first. I have a helmet but it wasn't featured here as I wasn't riding on the road and also, it's not very stylish.