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Looks somewhat out-of-use, but has current tax and MoT (even though it would ne be exempt from the latter).
This is a photo of patterns in the river current. I used the LunaPic photo editing website to mirror and copy the image twice to generate this symmetrical image.
This current series of images have all been taken on a month-long tour across central India. If you enjoy them and would like to read the rest of the narrative, visit www.dearsusan.net.
DearSusan is a Web site specifically for travel photographers and street shooters. That means lots of urban images, some landscapes and the latest camera and lens reviews.
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Coming soon are Amsterdam and George Town (Penang) and Edinburgh. The InSight Guides are here: www.dearsusan.net/dearsusan-insight-guides/
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This is an image that I feel encapsulates my current photographic situation. If you follow my work you may (or may not) have noticed that my frequency of uploads has tailed off somewhat and that is down to a few things. The first one is time, time to get out with the camera, time to process and time to upload. Lack of time has been a big factor for me throughout the past year, so much so that I no longer have a dedicated website for my portfolio of images and felt it was a waste of money when I couldn't keep it current. I did however set up a blog site but even that is starting to suffer.
Secondly processing images is becoming a chore, this could be down to me doing more film photography, but the truth is my current PC has become frustrating to use and to upgrade would be expensive so I simply store the digital files in the hope that I will be able to process them at a later date and hopefully on a faster PC.
But all rainy days have to end, and this is no different. My iPhone has been getting some use, allowing me to be more creative with simple snapshots like above and instant processing. So all is not lost, I'm still creating images which is important, I'm even jotting down potential projects to work on in the future. The lack of time out in the field with my dslr hasn't all been bad, it's given me perspective and when photographic opportunities come along I grab them and make the most of them even if it's for an hour or two.
Anyone out there in a similar situation, just hang in there ;-)
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In the harsh sun light of a Goan summer a woman from the tribal lands of Karnataka stirs up a pail of coconut shavings to pound them in a large stone mortar and pestle that she holds in the other hand.
Goa is more known for its beaches, tanned flesh, food and carnevale then for its salt. Here right next to Panjim, salt making goes on in the summer months. I guess since no tourists arrive here during that period, no one even mentions the existence of these historic mines which work on the principle of solar evaporation of the saline water that reaches up the Mandovi in the summer months.
In Goa, during the months of summer, nothing moves, not even the breeze, it is hot and sultry and almost impossible to think. The famous beaches are not happening as the water is so murky and full of churning that the currents are vicious.
The only activity that seems to occur during this hottest part of the year in Goa is the making of Salt and living life and dreaming of the monsoon to break and bring the rains.
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Taken on June 1, 2010 at 1.08pm IST (edit)
Posted to Flickr January 27, 2012 at 4.24PM IST (edit)
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Camera Nikon D300
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I like to remember the date of the last swim of the season, since I was hot and sweaty from the hike in, I took what could be the last voluntary dip of 2015.
Still green on the Manistee as of 9/25. Anyone planning a float over the weekend is in for a treat, the forecast looks beautiful and the water is as clear as it gets outside of winter.
Currently unlicensed since Sept 2007. Taking on water, no doubt given the recent weather and, err, additional ventilation.
The vessel MN PELICAN (IMO 9170999, MMSI 228315700) is a Ro-Ro Cargo Ship built in 1999 (25 years old) and currently sailing under the flag of France.
Current situation: a summer morning with no plans or obligations. Bliss!
Asha Alvira is lounging on the gorgeous bed and bedding from Florence & Taylor that I won at Blythcon Brooklyn.
Well actually I am re-reading The kept woman from Karin Slaughter.
Normally I wait reading the latest Slaughter so I won't have to wait so long for the next book ;)
But this one I read the day it was released because Karin was coming to our country for a meet and greet. I loved it, the meet and greet and the book!
I read it twice actually back then and now I'm reading it for the third time.
Lamp, rug, chair, planters, miniature book, dress, scarf and tights are made by me.
The little statues I found in our home, the glasses used to belong to a Ken and the shoes are from Obitsu.
Tower Rock is an erosional remnant left as a result of Mississippi River channel shifts. The rock is composed of limestone of the Devonian period formed some 400 million years ago. Surrounding softer rocks were eroded away by the Mississippi River leaving the rock which stands about 60 feet above the average river level.
Tower Rock, also known as Grand Tower, is a rock formation and landmark island in the Mississippi River, in Brazeau Township, Perry County, Missouri, near the town of Wittenberg, Missouri, and across the river from Grand Tower, Illinois.
Tower Rock has also been dubbed with many names over the centuries: Cap de Roche, Cap St. Croix la Tour, La Roche de la Croix, Rock of St. Cosme, Castle Rock and Devil's Tower.[2]
The earliest mention by Europeans of this island is by French missionary Jacques Marquette in 1673:
"...we found ourselves at a river called ouaboukigou, The mouth of which is at the 36th degree of latitude. Before reaching it, we passed by a Place that is dreaded by the Savages, because they believe that a manitou is there, — that is to say, a demon, — that devours travelers; and The savages, who wished to divert us from our undertaking, warned us against it. This is the demon: there is a small cove, surrounded by rocks 20 feet high, into which The whole Current of the river rushes; and, being pushed back against the waters following It, and checked by an Island near by, the Current is Compelled to pass through a narrow Channel. This is not done without a violent Struggle between all these waters, which force one another back, or without a great din, which inspires terror in the savages...."
Another early mention of the rock was by French-Canadian seminarian priests: fathers Montigny, Davion and St. Cosme, who planted a cross on the rock in 1698.[3]
A ridge directly across the river from the island is named Devil's Backbone.
Meriwether Lewis mentions the island in his journals, stating that rivermen who passed the rock would celebrate in a way similar to sailors crossing the equator, by raising a drink of spirits.
Lutherans from Germany considered this island their Plymouth Rock, for here they landed, after seeking a place where they could practice religious freedom.
In a Nov. 6, 2003, article in the Southern Illinoisan newspaper, Mike Keeley, manager of the Tower Rock National Historic Site for the Missouri Department of Conservation, said that it's possible to walk out to Tower Rock every year or so because of low water levels on the river
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Canon EOSM50 and lenses- current kit
Canon EOSM50
Canon EF 75-300MM Zoom
Canon EF-M 55-200mm Zoom
Canon EF 50mm Prime
Canon 15-45mm IS STM
Canon 28mm IS STM Macro
Canon EF-EF-M adapter
The 55-200 has now been discontinued and the old 75-300 is heavy and poses challenges for someone who shakes like me but it still takes a good photo when you get it right
A 360 degree panorama compiled from 42 iPhone 7 Plus photographs (i.e., 3 rows of 14 portrait orientation photographs).
From left to right, the southwest half of the nave, the southwest transept, the apse, the northeast transept (Warrior’s Chapel), and the northeast half of the nave.
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Links for background information ...
Australian Capital Territory Heritage (Decision about Registration of St Andrew’s Church Precinct, Forrest) Notice 2014 - Notifiable Instrument NI2014–43
www.legislation.act.gov.au/ni/2014-43/current/pdf/2014-43...
Church Tour
www.standrewscanberra.com/churchlife/church-tour/
My thanks to the staff and volunteers for granting access to the church and for their kindness in making me feel so very welcome.
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[ Location - Forrest, Australian Capital Territory, Australia ]
Photography notes ...
- iPhone 7 Plus - Photographs taken with the back-facing camera on an iPhone 7 Plus.
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) TFC-14 Series 1 Carbon Fiber Tripod - MFR # 13996.
- Really Right Stuff (RRS) BH-30 Ball Head with Mini Screw-Knob Clamp - MFR # BH-30 PRO.
- MeFOTO Sidekick360 Plus iPhone mount.
- MeFOTO 37 x 50mm Arca Swiss Style Quick Release Plate (PMU50).
TrueHDR - Used this camera replacement iOS app to take sets of 3 images with different exposures. Specified Auto mode, Enhanced HDR effect, and variable exposure and white balance (2816 x 3840 pixels).
iExplorer - Connected the iPhone to my MacBook Air using a lightning to USB cable. Then used the OS X iExplorer app on the MacBook Air to select and download the photographs from the iPhone to an external Lacie USB HD.
Post-processing ...
AutoPano Giga - Assembled the images into a panorama. Auto-cropped the image (21855 x 10278 pixels, 224.6 megapixels). Output the result as a maximum quality JPEG image.
Lightroom - Imported the image. Applied a standard metadata preset (20161110 Import 001) during the import process.
Topaz Studio - Applied Noise Reduction, Sharpening, and Basic presets.
Topaz Studio - Output the result as a JPEG image using the “Maximum” quality option.
PhotoSync - Copied the JPEG file to my iPad Mini for any final processing, review, enjoyment, and posting to social media.
SquareReady - Produced a downsampled, padded rectangular version of the panorama for posting on Instagram (2448 x 1290 pixels).
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This and the other one are supposed to be for the Still Life With ... group. I am having trouble deciding which one. It is supposed to be my last in the series of 3. What do you think? This or the one with the white background back ground?
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Explore, July 24, 2006
A jetty at the shore of the Schlei inlet near the village of Sieseby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Some background information:
The Schlei is a narrow inlet of the Baltic Sea in the state of Schleswig-Holstein in northern Germany. It stretches for approximately 42 kilometres (26.1 miles) from the Baltic Sea near Kappeln and Arnis to the town of Schleswig. Along the Schlei are many small bays and swamps. It separates the Angeln peninsula to the north from the Schwansen peninsula to the south. The important Viking settlement of Hedeby (resp. Haithabu) was located at the head of the firth, but was later abandoned in favor of the town of Schleswig. A museum has been built on the site, telling the story of the abandoned town. In 2018, Hedeby and the nearby defensive earthworks of the Danevirke were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The Schlei's name was once presumably Angel, later giving its name to the region Angeln. This name derives from the Norse word angr (in English: "narrow"). Angel therefore meant "narrow fjord", which fits the long and narrow Schlei well. The current name is thought to have been used only for the inner Schlei. It is beleived to be connected with the Danish word slæ (in English: "reeds" resp. "water plants").
The Schlei stretches 42 km from Schleimünde through Kappeln and Arnis to the town of Schleswig, passing through the rolling hills of Schleswig-Holstein and separating the regions of Angeln and Schwansen. It has an average width of 1.3 km (0.81 miles) and an average depth of 3 m (10 feet), resulting in a water surface area of 54.6 km² and a volume of 163.8 million m³.
The Burgsee (with Gottorf Castle on castle island) was once the innermost part of the Schlei but was cut off in 1582 by Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf , with the construction of the Gottorf Dam, which is now about 28 metres wide and nearly 100 metres long. The main tributary of the Schlei is the Füsinger Au, which flows into the Schlei at Winningmay. Smaller tributaries include the Grimsau, as well as two streams named Mühlenbach, one near Schleswig and one near Kappeln.
In the Middle Ages, the Schlei held great importance as a trade route within the Baltic Sea region. The overland distance from Schleswig to the Treene, a tributary of the Eider river, was only 16 kilometers (10 miles). This made it an ideal location for the exchange of goods between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea. As early as 1075, the chronicler Adam of Bremen referred to Hedeby, the Viking settlement near Schleswig that was destroyed in 1066, as a maritime harbor. From this port, ships reportedly traveled as far as Sweden and Greece. After Hedeby's destruction, the nearby town of Schleswig took over this role, although it never matched Hedeby's prominence.
By the late 14th century, ships like the Hanseatic cog had grown larger, and the Schlei had become too shallow, while Schleswig was too far from the open Baltic Sea. As a result, the Schlei gradually lost its significance as a trade route. Schleswig ultimately ceded its status as a trading hub to Lübeck and Flensburg but remained the seat of a bishopric. However, even today, the Schlei between Schleimünde and Kappeln is occasionally used as a transport route for commercial shipping.
With its just 100 residents, Sieseby is a village that belongs to the municipality of Thumby in the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde. Sieseby lies directly on the Schlei and features a ferry terminal with a few berths and a slipway for launching small boats. During the summer months, the public Schlei ferry service stops at Sieseby. The village is accessible via the K77 district road, which branches off from the B203 highway. Sieseby is particularly renowned for its many restored thatched-roof houses. Since 2000, the village has been protected as Schleswig-Holstein's first designated cultural monument of an entire area.
The hamlet of Sieseby was first mentioned in a document in 1267. But as its church already dates back to the late 12th century, the village is even older. Since the early 16th century, Sieseby belonged to the nearby aristocratic estate Bienebek Manor. For more than three centuries, the village was more or less a housing complex for the estate staff. But in the early 19th century, both Bienebek Manor and Sieseby were acquired by Gustav Anton Schäffer, a wealthy merchant from the city of Hamburg. As from 1839, he had the old houses renovated and new houses built for the estate workers, many of which still bear his initials "G.A.S.".
In 1887, the ducal family of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg acquired Sieseby along with Bienebek Manor for 615,000 Reichstaler, which corresponds with a sum of roughly 11 million Euro. Today, most of the properties in Sieseby remain part of the Glücksburg Ducal Estate Trust, which means that their occupiers are still just the tenants of their beautiful historic residences. But as far as I know, they have to pay just a nominal rent.
With the current "fever pitch" surrounding the ever popular BA Retro Jets recently revealed by British Airways to celebrate the carriers centenary, here's another look at a recently forgotten lady residing inthe Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport.
Taken on 2nd June 2007, when she was just after being re-assembled following her relocation from London Heathrow.
Wearing the original "BEA High Speed Jack" livery, one can only wish for this splendid livery being applied to a modern day aircraft with British Airways.
"Zulu Kilo" was delivered new to BEA onJanuary 9th 1962 and flew with the airline through the merger with BOAC to form British Airways until Her final flight which was was from Belfast to London Heathrow on Friday 1 November 1985 as BA4653.
Retired from commercial flying, "Zulu Kilo" remained at London Heathrow for use as a towing trainer, de-icing practise, and for a short while for counter terrorism training.
In 1991 her wings were clipped by 15 feet each in order to make more space on the ground for the ever expanding fleet of BA.
Following the terrorist attack on 9/11, and the ensuing heightened security around all international airports, in became impossible for volunteers to gain access to LHR and "Zulu Kilo", and withdrawal from use a s a towing Training airframe by the airline owing to a substantial amount of work needing to be carried out on the undercarriage.
The year 2003 was a bleak and uncertain one for "Zulu Kilo" as it seemed certain the aircraft would succumb to the fate of the axe man. However, Neil Lomax who was one of the original restorers of ZK, publicised its plight on an internet forum. Two others joined him in efforts to set up a fund raising initiative in order to raise the required money to move the aircraft to Manchester Airport Viewing Park who has previously expressed interest in displaying it.
Work on dismantling the aircraft was started in 2004, although it would be 2006 before "Zulu Kilo" made her final jouney from London Heathrow to Manchester, owing to the mountain of paperwork, funding, organisation, planning involved in moving a once proud flying machine over 200 miles by road.
"The Cathedral of the Holy Spirit is the main church of the Hradec Králové Diocese and therefore also the seat of its bishop. The Gothic brick pseudo-basilica with two towers in the southwest corner of the Great Square has formed the characteristic panorama of Hradec Králové for more than seven centuries. The external dimensions of the cathedral are: length 56 m, width 25 m, height of the towers 48 m. The length of the interior is 50 m. The width of the walls ranges from 1.12 m (naves) to 2.12 m (towers).
It is sometimes said that the church was founded in 1307 by the widow of the Czech king Wenceslas II queen Eliška Rejček, however, according to more recent research, a parish church stood here already in the second half of the 13th century, which burned down in 1339. The current presbytery was built in 1339–1342, and the construction of the nave was completed in the 1460s under Queen Elizabeth of Pomerania. Jan Žižka from Trocnov is said to have been buried here in 1424. During the repairs after the Hussite Wars, which ended in 1463, an extensive crucifix was built. A fire in 1484 mainly damaged the towers, which were then raised by one floor and given new bells. The oldest of the four bells, Leopold (Dominik) is from 1485. The largest of the bells is Michael (Eagle) from 1496, which weighs 3847 kg. The pastoforium on the left side of the presbytery also dates from 1497. The church was repaired several times, looted and burned by Swedish soldiers in 1639. In 1664, with the founding of the bishopric, the church became a cathedral and was then modified in the Baroque style, further modifications followed at the end of the 18th century. In the years 1864–1876, the church was radically renovated by František Schmoranz and the towers in 1901 by L. Lábler. In the years 1980–1990, the church received a copper roof, and in 1997 for the jubilee of St. Vojtěch was visited by Pope John Paul II.
Hradec Králové (Königgrätz in German) is a statutory city in eastern Bohemia, located at the confluence of the Elbe and Orlica. It has approximately 94 thousand inhabitants and is the capital of the Hradec Králové region. Together with nearby Pardubice, it forms a metropolitan area with 340,000 inhabitants.
Due to its favorable characteristics, the territory of Hradec was already inhabited in prehistoric times. In the Middle Ages, it was the dowry city of Czech queens, and it is to this period that the Gothic cathedral of St. Ducha on its Great Square, which today, alongside the White Tower and the Old Town Hall, is one of the city's landmarks. In the years 1766 to 1857, the city served as a military fortress, due to the lack of interest of the city, it was restored and abolished only in 1884. The city administration made full use of the possibility of complete management of urban development. This literally freed up space for the golden era of Hradec Králové architecture at the beginning of the 20th century, from which, thanks to the buildings of Gočár and Kotěra, the city earned the title Salon of the Republic.
When looking at this landmark of Hradec Králové, observers will be particularly impressed by the contrast between the red brickwork and the white sandstone of the portals, windows and cornices of the temple. At the time of construction, sandstone was commonly used as the main building material in East Bohemian cities, which was absent in the vicinity of Hradec Králové. The builders of the cathedral therefore chose less common bricks as the main building material. The three-nave basilica church has a raised nave and a long east choir, through which the cathedral faces the square. In the axis of the choir, there is a cross in front of the church and two symmetrical towers on the sides. The baroque chapter sacristy adjoins the north side of the cathedral, the dean's sacristy and the Royal vestibule on the south side. Several Renaissance tombstones can be found on the outer walls of the church. Massive supporting pillars divided into three parts are prescribed for the exterior.
Hradec Králové is a university town, the University of Hradec Králové, some faculties of Charles University and the University of Defense teach here. For example, the regional court or the bishops of the Royal Hradec Catholic and Czechoslovak Hussite dioceses are based here. Klicper's theater is a recognized scene that has won the award "Theatre of the Year" four times, artkino Central is proud of the award "Best European cinema for young audiences" from 2008. Hradec Králové Park 360, which was created in part of the area of the former military airport, provides space, among other things, for the summer of the Rock for People festival.
Bohemia (Latin Bohemia, German Böhmen, Polish Czechy) is a region in the west of the Czech Republic. Previously, as a kingdom, they were the center of the Czech Crown. The root of the word Czech probably corresponds to the meaning of man. The Latin equivalent of Bohemia, originally Boiohaemum (literally "land of Battles"), which over time also influenced the names in other languages, is derived from the Celtic tribe of the Boios, who lived in this area from the 4th to the 1st century BC Bohemia on it borders Germany in the west, Austria in the south, Moravia in the east and Poland in the north. Geographically, they are bounded from the north, west and south by a chain of mountains, the highest of which are the Krkonoše Mountains, in which the highest mountain of Bohemia, Sněžka, is also located. The most important rivers are the Elbe and the Vltava, with the fertile Polabean Plain extending around the Elbe. The capital and largest city of Bohemia is Prague, other important cities include, for example, Pilsen, Karlovy Vary, Kladno, Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Pardubice and České Budějovice, Jihlava also lies partly on the historical territory of Bohemia." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
Currently in Joshua Tree National Park. Loving all the warmth,boulders,sand, and desert quietness. I thought the rocks look like a whale coming out of the water with its tail sticking up as well.
Currently dog sitting for my daughter Kate who presented us with our first grandchild at 07:57 on 07/08/25 a baby girl called Margot.
A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
From Wikipedia:
Trajan's Kiosk, also known as Pharaoh's Bed (Arabic: سرير فرعون) by the locals, is a hypaethral temple currently located on Agilkia Island in southern Egypt. The unfinished monument is attributed to Trajan, Roman emperor from 98 to 117 AD, due to his depiction as pharaoh seen on some of the interior reliefs. However, the majority of the structure dates to an earlier time, possibly to the reign of Augustus. The temple was originally built on the island of Philae, near the lower Aswan Dam, and served as main entrance to the Philae Island Temple Complex from the Nile river. It was relocated to Agilika Island in the 1960s as part of the International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia to save it from the rising waters of the Nile that followed the construction of the Aswan High Dam.
This 15-x-20 metre kiosk is 15.85 metres high; its function was likely "to shelter the bark of Isis at the eastern banks" of Philae island. Its four by five columns each carry "different, lavishly structured composite capitals that are topped by 2.10-metre-high piers" and were originally intended to be sculpted into Bes piers, similar to the birthhouses of Philae, Armant, and Dendera though this decoration was never completed.
The structure is today roofless, but sockets within the structure's architraves suggest that its roof, which was made of timber, was indeed constructed in ancient times. Three 12.50-metre-long, presumably triangulated trusses, "which were inserted into a ledge at the back of stone architecture, carried the slightly vaulted roof." All the fourteen columns are connected by a screening wall, with entrances in the eastern and western facades. This building represents an example of the unusual combination of wood and stone in the same architectural structure for an Egyptian temple. The attribution to Emperor Trajan is based on a carving inside the kiosk structure, depicting the emperor burning incense before Osiris and Isis.