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The cliffs here are rapidly eroding and sliding into the sea. These little plants hang on.
Compton Bay, Isle of Wight.
On hire to Freightliner 47853 'Rail Express' in XP64 livery waits to depart Fenny Compton with a stock move from Kineton MOD - Bounds Green on 18/12/02...........This was the first loco i drove when starting with Freightliner.
Well placed at the entrance to the wonderful collection of ancient Chinese art is a pair of gilt-bronze guardians or heavenly kings. They date from the Ming dynasty (AD1368-1644). This is the other figure and I thought at first he was lacking a fierce head and then spotted the more subtle one in the next photo.
Built beside the main house but not part of Compton Verney gallery itself is this beautifully proportioned one. It was designed by James Gibbs in 1736-43 as a stable block, later converted into accommodation.
Compton bay on the West coast of the Isle of Wight is a well loved surfing spot, due to its shallow ledges and exposed location. It also makes a beautiful backdrop for night photography as it has very little light pollution, and the Milky way was showing herself gloriously last night..
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The wreck of tug Carbon . It was being towed from Portland to Southampton for salvage when the towing line broke off the Needles in 1947. The ship drifted into Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight and ran aground on the rocks , its remained here rusting ever since ,only accessible during certain spring low tides .
I walked out onto the slippery bedrock around 5:30am this morning with friend and fellow photographer Rich Smith and was also joined by another friend and fellow photographer Jamie Currie slightly later on.
This is a 6 shot Panoramic , stitched in cs6 and processed in Lr5
First Great Westerns 43142 'Reading Panel Signal Box' and 43042 pass Compton Beauchamp with 1L38 (07.58) Swansea - London Paddington service on 16/4/14.
The extensive grounds at Compton Verney provide a good setting for artistic works old and new. This very realistic tree is a work by Ariel Schlesinger actually made from aluminium and steel. Entitled Ways to Say Goodbye, in the branches are precariously suspended shards of glass.
Our Spectral Vision, a piece created by Liz West for the From Riley to Seurat exhibition. Made from dichroic glass and LEDs, the colours you see depend on where you're standing, which is an interesting effect.
One of four spinxes that guard the Adam Bridge as you approach Compton Verney House. The grounds were designed by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
Cold Creek Conservation Area
Caledon, ON
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Thank you to the "Animal of Things" website for using this photograph as part of their article entitled "30 Types of Butterflies in Vermont":
One of the columns in the broad portico at Compton Verney, designed in the 1760s by Robert Adam. The grounds were remodelled by Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
Nestling at the foot of the southern slopes of the Mendip Hills in Somerset, the parish of Compton Bishop comprises the settlements of Cross, Newtown, Rackley, Webbington and of course Compton Bishop itself.
Compton Bishop is sited in an unspoilt area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB), visited by many who appreciate the beautiful breath-taking scenery. The parish has a network of more than 13 miles of well-used public footpaths, bridleways and permissive paths which provide a wonderful variety of routes with Crook Peak and Wavering Down dominating the sky-line. This area of The Mendip Hills is owned and cared for by the National Trust and provides a peaceful recreational space for all who visit. The parish church of St.Andrew welcomes visitors.
An uncommon ventral view of a fresh Compton Tortoiseshell catching late afternoon sun and collecting nutrients from a drying puddle. Photographed on the Carden Alvar at Prairie Smoke Reserve.
Three more from the Fabric: touch and identity exhibition. This is a closer view of Susie MacMurray's original installation of more than 20,000 mussel shells, each one stuffed with red silk velvet. Created for the Pallant House Gallery, it symbolises the sterile marriage of the house's original owners, each shell expressing desire trapped within. We saw another of Susie MacMurray’s works, ‘Gathering’, a mass of poppies composed of red velvet and barbed wire, at Tatton Park in Cheshire in September last year.
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Part of the Grinling Gibbons exhibition and inspired by his woodcarving were a number of pieces by contemporary artists. These highly decorated prosthetic legs were designed by Steve McQueen to open his final fashion show in 1999. Made from solid ash by Paul Ferguson, they were worn by paralympic sprinter Aimee Mullins.