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The Orkney islands are an archipelago lying to the north of Scotland. They, along with the Shetland islands, further north still, are part of Britain but centuries ago actually belonged to Norway (which is much closer than London is).
Both sets of islands are unprotected from the North Atlantic weather, which can at times be severe. Both lie at a similar latitude to part of Alaska and Siberia but (fortunately) are not as cold due to the Gulf Stream.
As a consequence of the occasional bad weather Orkney has only a few trees and Shetland none. Seen here high above the cliff face we can just see an old coastguard lookout station.
My picture was taken on a Nikkormat FTN in 1983 on a "blowy" day.
Pedn Vounder beach, Porthcurno. October 27, 2022.
Two minutes of beach therapy, to help me stay sane until my next visit. As my first video upload (ever), I'm somewhat underwhelmed by the Flickr software's processing - the original is much brighter and has far better colour contrast than this upload suggests. Viewing it in a new tab improves things a little, but not much.
I don't know why, but I found the pounding surf on Anmyeondo this past winter to be extremely fascinating, not to mention dramatic.
Anmyeondo, Korea
January 2021
Late afternoon light on the sea defences along to coast at Bognor Regis, West Sussex. If you look closely you can see a Cormorant, there were one or two on most of the markers along the coastline.
Whenever i see a windmill it reminds me of my younger days.... Its kinda weird because it reminds me of breakdancing... In breakdancing terms. The windmill is when
the breaker rolls his torso continuously in a circular path on the floor, across the upper chest/shoulders/back, while twirling his legs in a V-shape through the air.
Title: Sand breaker
Giclée (Acrylic) on stretched cotton (100%) canvas
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Another Lost World pic, this time with customs of Breaker and Joe Colton.
The lizards in the back are dollar store dinos, the orange makes them stand out nicely in the pics.
This setting is my way of bringing the '70s Adventure Team feel into ARAH.
Waves generated by a tempestuous Lake Michigan break on the beach at Warren Dunes State Park, Berrien County, Michigan.
A very calm morning on Sidmouth beach taken with the iPhone live view and pressed the long exposure setting
Saint Eric is a nice old ship, ain't she huh? Well. She was built in 1915 and was actually Sweden's first ice breaker. Nowadays you can visit her here, as she was turned into a museum back in 1980.
Whoever wants to stand in my way, will be flattened immidiately. No mercy, for no one. Never, ever.
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Yah guys, have fun at BrickCon. Or whoever will go on holiday, have fun as well. I´ll be fishing next thursday until next Friday. But expect some uploads this and next week. I already made some cool photos and some vigs are stnading here waiting for the photograph. :3
Greets,
n7mereel
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Battersea Power Station is a decommissioned coal-fired power station located on the south bank of the River Thames, in Battersea, an inner-city district of South West London. It comprises two individual power stations, built in two stages in the form of a single building. Battersea A Power Station was built in the 1930s, with Battersea B Power Station to its east in the 1950s. The two stations were built to an identical design, providing the well known four-chimney layout.
The station ceased generating electricity in 1983, but over the past 50 years it has become one of the best known landmarks in London and is Grade II* listed. The station's celebrity owes much to numerous cultural appearances, which include a shot in The Beatles' 1965 movie Help!, appearing in the video for the 1982 hit single "Another Thing Comin´" by heavy metal band Judas Priest and being used in the cover art of Pink Floyd's 1977 album Animals, as well as a cameo appearance in Take That's music video "The Flood."
In addition, a photograph of the plant's control room was used as cover art on Hawkwind's 1977 album Quark, Strangeness and Charm.
The station is the largest brick building in Europe and is notable for its original, lavish Art Deco interior fittings and decor. However, the building's condition has been described as "very bad" by English Heritage and is included in its Buildings at Risk Register. In 2004, while the redevelopment project was stalled, and the building remained derelict, the site was listed on the 2004 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund. The combination of an existing debt burden of some £750 million, the need to make a £200 million contribution to a proposed extension to the London Underground, requirements to fund conservation of the derelict power station shell and the presence of a waste transfer station and cement plant on the river frontage make a commercial development of the site a significant challenge. In December 2011, the latest plans to develop the site collapsed with the debt called in by the creditors. In February 2012, the site was placed on sale on the open property market
through commercial estate agent Knight Frank. It has received interest from a variety of overseas consortia, most seeking to demolish or part-demolish the structure.
Built in the early 1930s, this iconic structure, with its four distinctive chimneys, was created to meet the energy demands of the new age. Sir Giles Gilbert Scott – the man who also designed what is now Tate Modern and brought the red telephone box to London – was hired by the London Power Company to create this first of a new generation of ‘superstations’, with the building beginning to produce power for the capital in 1933.
With dimensions of 160 m x 170 m, the roof of the boiler house 50 m tall, and its four 103 m tall, tapering chimneys, it is a truly massive structure. The building in fact comprised two stations – Battersea ‘A’ and Battersea ‘B’, which were conjoined when the identical B section was completed in the 1950s, and it was the world’s most thermally efficient building when it opened.
But Battersea Power Station was – and is – so much more besides. Gilbert Scott lifted it from the prosaic into the sublime by incorporating lavish touches such as the building’s majestic bronze doors and impressive wrought-iron staircase leading to the art deco control room. Here, amongst the controls which are still in situ today, those in charge of London’s electricity supply could enjoy the marble-lined walls and polished parquet flooring. Down in the turbine hall below, meanwhile, the station’s giant walls of polished marble would later prompt observers to liken the building to a Greek temple devoted to energy.
Over the course of its life, Battersea Power Station has been instilled in the public consciousness, not least when Pink Floyd famously adopted it for its Animals album cover and launch in 1977. As a result of its popularity, a great deal of energy has been expended in protecting this landmark.
Following the decommissioning of the ‘A’ station in 1975, the whole structure was listed at Grade II in 1980 before, in 1983, the B station was also closed. Since that time, and following the listing being upgraded to a Grade II* status in 2007, Battersea Power Station has become almost as famous for plans heralding its future as for its past. Until now, that is.
The transformation of Battersea Power Station – this familiar and much-loved silhouette on the London skyline – is set to arrive, along with the regeneration and revitalisation of this forgotten corner of central London. History is about to be made once more.
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Not been out for the Flasks recently as it is only the usual suspects from the 'Class of 68' but thought I would make an effort today. Decided on Llanfairfechan as it was about half an hour after high tide and from what I found when I got there endorsed the the decision to go there. 68033 (Courageous) and 68034 (Victorious) drops down from Brunditts Siding West right time,into Llanfairfechan.Note the green signal on the Up line for the 1V94.