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Milo has taken the news that he will not be participating in the 52 Weeks For Dogs group hard. I am sure in a few days he will understand that the 1 dog rule is really for the best . I have had a difficult time keeping up with the group with 2 dogs so I have decided to continue in 2010 with Oscar who is a big ham and loves to have his picture taken.
Bluebell blue is notoriously difficult to catch. I rarely achieved it before digital. This morning I planned to catch the early light shining into the woodland under the tree canopy, so that bluebells in the shade were right next to the ones all lit up.
It hasn't quite worked how I hoped, as a was a bit late, and the bluebells are past their best. So I've added a photo taken at the same time, to the left, all in the shade, with a fallen tree, which is beautiful in its own right.
It was one of those magic times in the wood, and I got very excited. The pictures haven't yet lived up to that thrill. Sometimes they come good later.
This year is difficult for roses as there is barely rain, too much heat and burning sun. But some roses in my garden can withstand.
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From my set entitled “Chameleon Plant”
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In my collection entitled “The Garden”
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houttuynia
Houttuynia cordata (Chinese: 鱼腥草; pinyin: yúxīng cǎo; literally "fishy-smell herb"; Vietnamese: giấp cá; Korean: 약모밀; English lizard tail and chameleon plant), the sole species in the genus Houttuynia, is a flowering plant native to Japan, Korea, southern China and Southeast Asia, where it grows in moist, shady places.
Houttuynia is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to between 20 and 80 cm. The proximal part of the stem is trailing and produces adventitious roots, while the distal part of the stem grows vertically. The leaves are alternate, broadly heart-shaped, 4-9 cm long and 3-8 cm broad. Flowers are greenish-yellow, borne on a terminal spike 2-3 cm long with 4-6 large white basal bracts.
The plant grows well in moist to wet soil and even slightly submerged in water in partial or full sun. Plants can become invasive in gardens and difficult to eradicate. Propagation is via division.
Houttuynia in temperate gardens is usually in one of its cultivated forms, including: Chameleon (synonymous with H.c. 'Court Jester', H.c. 'Tricolour', H.c. 'Variegata') this variety is slightly less vigorous than the species and has leaves broadly edged in yellow and flecked with red; Flore Pleno has masses of white bracts and the vigour of the parent species.
Grown as a leaf vegetable, particularly in Vietnam, where it is called giấp cá or diếp cá and is used as a fresh herbal garnish. The leaf has an unusual taste that is often described as fishy (earning it the nickname "fish mint"), so it is not enjoyed as universally as basil, mint, or other more commonly used herbs.
In the southwestern Chinese provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan, roots are used as a root vegetable. English names include heartleaf and lizardtail.
Houttuynia is also used in herbal medicine. The beverage dokudami cha (Japanese: ドクダミ茶; literally "Houttuynia cordata tea") is an infusion made from Houttuynia cordata leaves, Oolong tea leaves, and Job's Tears.[1]
Lizard Tail is an invasive species in many areas in the United States and Australia.[2] Even the less vigorous forms will spread beyond an apt gardener's control if planted in any moderately moist soil. To prevent this, try planting in an old pot, sunk down into the garden soil
“Lesser or Greater?”
Lesser Scaup
Judy Royal Glenn Photography
Identifying birds is a challenging task for me. There are slight changes amongst a species that makes them different.
The key that helped me identify this bird as a lesser scaup verses a greater scaup was the skinnier black marking on his bill. There are other subtle differences in the head shape and other characteristics that were too difficult for me to distinguish.
I love his yellow eye!
Location: Ascarate Lake, El Paso, Texas
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I have been learning B&W its a difficult art every bit as hard as colour if not harder. I previously posted a version of this image (you can still see it on my Photostream) but following some feedback from some good friends I found out that I had a visual preference for blacks and it was a light bulb moment. So I have reedited this image and hope you like it.
This image was taken while on a four day photography retreat down at Narooma which is about 5 hours drive south of Sydney Australia. The purpose of this trip was to have fun with 9 other friends in the company of Peter Eastway one of Australia's Masters in Landscape Photography. A friend of mine someone whose work I have been secretly following for over a year has set me a challenge called the The White Frame Challenge - 12 B&W images.
We shot twice each day and then had informal processing sessions in the morning and afternoon - I think we averaged about 5 hrs sleep. It was I think the best photography trip I've been on and Peter Eastway was a real laugh and fitted in with ribald jokes and also proffered wisdom on how to capture and process for fine art landscape photography. There was something he said in passing that will stay with me forever and which I am still thinking through. There were also some friendships formed that I'm looking forward to developing more - a great trip.
I took this image high up on a rocky slope its of Camel Rocks a great spot if you get cloud and we got great cloud. it was great to shoot sunset not something I can normally do with a young family - nights get busy. Image was processed in PS CC with my usual tricks.
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One year ago today, Calantha went to the Rainbow Bridge. It has been a very difficult year, both internally and externally. There were many times when I didn't feel like I'd be able to make it, that the weight of my grief would crush me. Somehow I did make it, though it was often a moment-to-moment struggle with gritted teeth to survive. Getting Lissar in January helped tremendously, but I also needed time without a dog, to honor the hole Calantha's absence left in my life. To say, this beautiful creature was here and my life will never be the same... in good ways and in grief.
There is a lot of grief in the world right now and great unrest. And rightly so; we need to take a very hard look at our society and redo the parts that are contributing to systemic racism. Black lives do matter and equality needs to be ensured for all. These times are painful, but we need to pass through them to get to the changes we must make.
When I knew that Calantha's time was, barring a miracle, quickly running out, I asked my therapist for any advice on dealing with the agony that would be coming. "The only way I know through grief is to go through it," she told me. "Let yourself feel what you need to feel. Don't try to find shortcuts, just keep going through it." I can say that I do believe she's absolutely correct in this (as she always is). If you are also having a difficult time, if you're grieving and in pain, that's ok. Let yourself feel the things you need to feel. These emotions need to be felt, fully and deeply, honored and then you can move past them. Until you do that, you're stuck.
Also, the often-cited "steps" of grief are pretty meaningless. Not only were they not created as a roadmap through living grief (they were intended to help terminally ill people, not those left behind), it's not a linear path. You might find acceptance one day, then find yourself back to anger the next. And that's ok. Let that be ok for you. You will forge your own way; no two people will have the exact same steps. I found a grief journal with prompts to be very helpful, but you might find other things that help you. That's ok too.
Calantha was one of a kind and no one will ever replace her. She was effortlessly beautiful, graceful, with a radiant aura of kind gentleness that meant I could trust her in any situation we found ourselves in. Toddler wants to pet her? She'll graciously put up with any clumsiness. I find myself with an armful of baby opossums? She will only want to try to lick and mother them (I kept them apart anyway, but it was a relief to have one less thing to worry about). I could rely on her more than any human. That's part of the magic of dogs.
I know that she paw-selected Lissar as the next companion, best friend and member of my pack. While they are different in many ways from each other, each is equally perfect for me. I am very grateful to her for maneuvering things from the other side, for making sure that I'd have another incredible friend to share my life with. I wanted to portray both of them in this image, but I wasn't sure how Lissar would feel about modeling. Calantha grew up with a photographer/artist mother so she was already used to posing by the time she was an adult, but Lissar has only lived with me for a few months. I decided I would play Calantha and let Lissar be herself, if she wanted to join me for the image. The moment I sat on the floor, costume on, made up, wig on, she hurried over to flop herself across my lap. She was wonderful.
Here's to my two girls. My life would be much smaller, lack meaning and joy without them in it. And I know that Calantha is still a part of me, and a part of my life. Nothing can break the bond we share. She, obviously, still watches over me and makes sure I'm doing ok. I will see her again. And while that doesn't erase the pain I feel at her not being here physically now, it's comforting. Love conquers all, even death. Especially death. She is still here with me and she always will be. Always.
I have a number of activities to do today to grieve, honor and remember Cal with today, so I'm going to go do those. If you ever had the pleasure of meeting Calantha, or knew her through me, I invite you to share a favorite memory of her. She will never be forgotten, even,to steal a line from Peter S Beagle, when men are fairytales in books written by rabbits.
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Never done before at a large scale (and we found out why) Marina Bay sands from Singapore.
Everything about this building was difficult. constant curves and changing shapes made it amazingly time consuming.
Here you can see part fo the top deck with its amazing infinity swimming pool.
Marina Bay Sands:
165 hours to build
26511 bricks
Built by Ashley Bognar and Ryan McNaught
In the extremely difficult and stressful time that we are all in now, please do remember to be patient and to be kind and thankful to everyone who still has to work, especially Health Care workers - my daughter is one of them, and she said that she is overly stressed and exhausted, partly because of families and visitors who lose their temper over restrictions that have been put in place in the hospital.
About a week ago, I finally made a trip to a couple of stores, that I really didn't want to do. I knew that if there were a lot of people, I would instead turn around and go home. I needed food and I did buy an extra one of various items - but no hoarding. The cashier at the food store told me that one of the younger cashiers had been in tears because of being yelled at by some customers. At the drug store, the young woman cashier told me that she was so stressed out, again partly because of angry, yelling customers, that she was about to burst into tears. We had a talk, as there was no one waiting behind me in line, and I made sure to thank her for meticulously sanitizing the work space at the till. A few kind words can make all the difference, people! There were no line-ups at either store, for which I was extremely thankful. I know I do need to be very careful myself - I have 3 of the risk factors; age, high blood pressure, and the most concerning being a chronic cough that I have had for maybe 10 or so years, which sometimes turns into a coughing fit where I can't breath. Went through all sorts of tests but no one could find a cause. So, here I am, still coughing! The last thing I would want is the Coronavirus cough on top of it! Stay safe and well, everyone!!
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CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 16 March 2020: 74 confirmed cases in Alberta, 342 in Canada. 4 deaths in Canada - so far, all have been in British Columbia.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 17 March 2020: 97 confirmed cases in Alberta, 447 cases in Canada. 70 confirmed cases in the Calgary Zone. 7 deaths in Canada.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 18 March 2020: 119 confirmed cases in Alberta, 83 confirmed cases in Calgary Zone, 591 in Canada. 8 deaths in Canada.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 19 March 2020: 146 confirmed cases in Alberta, 101 confirmed cases in Calgary Zone, 736 in Canada. 9 deaths in Canada, 1 death in Alberta.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 20 March 2020: 195 (up from 146!) confirmed cases in Alberta, 101 confirmed cases in Calgary Zone, 846 in Canada. 10 deaths in Canada, 1 death in Alberta.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 22 March 2020: 259 (up from 226) confirmed cases in Alberta, 1,302 (up from 1,048) in Canada. 19 deaths in Canada, 1 death in Alberta.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 23 March 2020: 301 (up from 259) confirmed cases in Alberta, 1,432 (up from 1,302) in Canada. 20 deaths in Canada, 1 death in Alberta.
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE, 27 March 2020: 486 (up from 419) confirmed cases in Alberta, 4,018 (up from 3,452) in Canada. 300 in the Calgary Zone (1 death). 39 deaths in Canada, 2 deaths in Alberta. Completed tests (as of March 25) in Alberta 35,089 - 419 positive.
www.alberta.ca/coronavirus-info-for-albertans.aspx
24 March 2020: "14 people sick at Calgary care centre (the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre) where woman died of COVID-19."
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National Parks in Canada have now been shut down.
Olympics 2020 in Japan has been postponed to 2021.
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Friday, 27 March 2020: our temperature just after noon is +8C (windchill +5C). Sunrise is at 7:21 am, and sunset is at 8:02 pm. Sunny today.
The 9 photos posted today were all taken on Day 11 of our 13-day birding trip to South Texas, in March 2019. They are almost the last few photos taken that day, Only a few photos to post from the next day, Day 12, and I will be done!
The first place we went to was the Birding and Nature Centre, on South Padre Island. The afternoon before, we had spent two hours there, but our "proper" visit was for three hours in the morning of Day 11. Such a great place!
Simply amazing artist! "The South Padre Island Convention Center boasts one of only 100 Wyland Whaling Wall murals. The mural titled "Orcas of the Gulf of Mexico," depicts life-sized killer whales and is number 53 of Wyland's Whaling Walls series."
This is a list of Whaling Walls, which are large outdoor murals by the artist Robert Wyland, featuring images of life-size gray whales, breaching humpback whales, blue whales, and other sea life. Whaling Walls (a pun on the Wailing Wall) are created by invitation of the communities, institutions, and building owners of the structures on which they are painted. The one hundredth and possibly final Whaling Wall was painted in Beijing in 2008" From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Whaling_Walls
Someone told us about a different location, and a short drive south from the Centre took us to around W Sheepshead St and Laguna Blvd, where we saw a Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Monarch butterflies, and a Green Anole (lizard).
We had our picnic lunch at the nearby Convention Centre, which is near the Birding and Nature Centre, and then looked for a Yellow-throated Warbler from the rear patio at the Centre. Amazingly, we did see it, along with a Black-and-white Warbler and a Wilson's Warbler. Not easy trying to photograph these fast-moving little birds that get hidden among the branches.
Driving north again, we called in at a beach that was part of the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge, where we could enjoy seeing the ocean waves and Laughing Gulls. This was our last stop before returning to our hotel, the Holiday Inn Express & Suites, Brownsville.
The next day, 30 March 2019, we had to drive from Brownsville to Houston, where we stayed for one night at La Quinta Inn & Suites Houston. The following day, we flew from Bush Intl Airport back to Calgary. What a fantastic holiday we had!
Due to the width/size of this arch, it's actually very difficult to photograph. Even with a wide-angle lens, the field of view comes up rather short. This is a mosaic of 10 or so images, stitched with ICE, then geometrically sorted out with PS.
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So my birthday is this Friday and the thing that’s on the top of my list this year is a game called No Man’s Sky. It’s a procedurally generated game that consists of 18 quintillion plus planets. If you were to visit each planet for 1 second, it would take you 5 billion years to get to all 18,446,744,073,709,551,616. The whole game is about you upgrading your equipment, and eventually traveling to the center of the universe. And what makes the game even more difficult is that since the game is procedurally generated, everything is random. This is why No Man’s Sky will have a Metacritic score of 50.
Don’t get me wrong; I want this game to be good. And I’m sure it will be good. But my experiences will differ from everyone else who plays the game. Some players are going to start off in a solar system with beautiful planets, while others start off in inhabitable deserted planets. This is why the reviews are going to fluctuate as much as I predict they are. Some reviewers are going to give near perfect scores based upon the amazing and beautiful randomized gear/planets they start with, while others will give the game poor scores for the difficult and horrid planets and gear they were given. And with this score, many gamers are going to be turned away from a game that has a prefect concept/idea in fear of not enjoying the planets and items they start with. I have sat in on multiple livestreams of the game throughout the past 24 hours. I encountered some livestreams where the audience was complaining about how all of the planets are too similar and how they wont buy the game anymore, and other streams where the viewers were ecstatic at the variety of planets.
No Man’s Sky is about the grind. The farther you get into the game, the more enjoyment is to be had. My theory won’t stop me from playing this game non-stop.
Suicide Squad Review is coming shortly with my custom Joker. When images of the No Man’s Sky player comes out, expect me to make him.
It was so "difficult" to arrive at Hallstatt.We left Vienna very early trying to catch the train at 06:40 am.We should get off at Attang-Puchheim for a change, but we missed one station and got off at Vocklabruck.While we were consulting for the next train back to where we should be, my friend realized that she left her handbag on that train...God bless.We talked to those worked at the station, they found what we lost and left it at Salzburg.Then we travelled there and got it back.Later, all way back.It was almost 13:30 when we got to Halsstatt.Tired but excited.
(Difficult to comprehend? Many other images adjacent to this one in my photostream. Check them out for some different perspectives.....)
The Lobster Moth is in itself an unremarkable fluffy Lepidopteran you might not look twice at. Its larvae however are widely regarded as the most bizarre of all caterpillars, with long thin jointed forelegs which are not only used outstretched in a defensive posture when alarmed but also giving this caterpillar extreme agility and alien-like mobility around its environment, and a grotesquely enlarged tail-end not dissimilar to that of a crustacean which can be elevated to assume numerous “artistic” poses.
Following is Wikipedia’s entry for this caterpillar…..
“In the first instar the caterpillar feeds entirely on its own egg-shell and is unusual in that it mimics an ant or small spider. This is due to the long thoracic legs "and caudal appendages which are ever nervously twisting about". If the larva is disturbed during this period it wriggles about violently in the same manner as an injured ant. "The young caterpillars keep guard over their own egg-shell. They keep nervously moving around and about the egg, and if perchance another caterpillar should approach within touch of it, a vigorous attack is made to drive off the intruder." During the following instars the caterpillar develops even more of an odd appearance with "a large head, long thoracic legs, raised humps on the fourth to seventh segments and a greatly swollen anal segment that has the claspers modified into long thin structures". The general colour is reddish brown and if in its resting position provides perfect cryptic camouflage. The larvae can grow to a length of 70 mm and if disturbed by a potential predator can put on a menacing display with the thoracic legs splayed out and the head arched back over the body. The moth pupates in a strong cocoon, "usually spun up between dead leaves".”
Pu'er, Yunnan, China
It can often be difficult to convey a sense of scale, and while I love the pattern of this image, you can’t really tell the scale … until you notice the canoe in the lower right. And once you see the canoe, you can feel the power of a river that carried those logs downstream.
This photo and description is intended to make you smile. If you are missing your sense of humor, then go look @ scenic photos or something.
I live a very stressful life. I'm a mother, a step-mother, a wife, an ex-wife, a daughter, a sister, an in-law, a niece, an aunt, a cousin, a granddaughter, and a small business owner.
In my house I am the chef, the maid, a doctor, the nurse, the chauffer, the grocer, the baker, the trash man, the nanny, the laundry mat, the mediator, the judge, the jury, the enforcer, the bouncer, the psychatrist, the stripper, the janitor, the car wash, the dishwasher, the teacher, the gardener, the post office, the boss, the secretary, accounts payable, accounts receivable, the accountant, inventory control, the broker, the coordinator, the interior designer, a role model.
On a daily basis I deal with diaper changes, 3 course meals, cleaning, laundry, bill budgeting, food budgeting, missing socks, holes in underwear, broken plates, dropped drinks, cookies smushed on the sofa, a mailman who never gets out of his truck and lays on the horn, a child who doesn't nap and goes to sleep @ 11pm, a wonderful yet unemployed husband who stresses everyday calling and emailing and going to 10+ job interviews, a difficult toddler, an impossible step daughter, a 9 year old with food addiction, a bus driver who stops my child @ yard sales and brings her home late, relisting eBay store inventory, eBay fees, etsy fees, store hosting fees, invoices and terms to pay, business budgeting, a car with a "air bag" light that never goes out and likes to flash the "tire pressure" light too for no reason, a demanding child, a demanding husband, a demanding father, a demanding life, weight gain, acne, no money to get my hair done because I spent it on my daughters baseball uniform for a sport she dropped out of within 1 week, a giant bruise on my big toe from where i dropped a screwdriver on it and it won't go away after 2 months, an unhealthy fear of the dentist and any doctor, customer returns, customer exchanges, unsatisfied customers, trying to figure out what to stock in the store that will sell, losing my one major distributor because they went back overseas, not having the right size boxes and not enuff funds to buy proper boxes, potty training, brushing 3 sets of teeth a day, giving 3 different people a bath a day, feeding 4 people a day, an indoor cat, an outdoor cat, kitty litter, kitty barf, children barf, sweeping, changing the empty toilet roll papers because no one else will, PMS, i fell off my bike, i have a booboo, i want to watch dora (even though it's not on), tantrums, filling orders in a timely fashion, printing invoices, notifying customers on filled orders, cancelled orders, back orders, out of stock orders, keeping track of who is owed what and when, water bill, electric bill, cable bill, internet bill, credit card debt, business loan, mortgage, car note, car insurance, escrow, house taxes, business taxes, sales taxes, broken air conditioner in 90 degrees florida weather, in-laws that are insane, sister who is stressing, brother who doesn't discipline his kids and they torture mine, a father with a bad heart and who constantly needs my husbands help with things, an overbearing mother, overbearing children, being an overbearing mother, worried about kidnappers, worried about child molestors, living in an "okay" neighborhood right on the main road, not having proper alarm system, broken shoelaces, no one liking what i made for dinner, dinner coming out wrong, no money for take out, inventory arriving broken, inventory arriving damaged, companies not filing payments on time and charging late fees, companies not closing out paid accounts, running out of printer ink, light bulbs popping whenever i walk by, an old house, faulty wiring, a bad economy, bounced checks, running out of gas, florida muggy heat, tornadoes, checking spoiled food, out of packing tape, pen doesn't work, pencils need sharpened, homework needs checked, ABCs need to be learned, camera batteries are dead, out of cream cheese, out of juice, gramma passed from brain cancer, mother in law passed from brain cancer, insane ex-wife, my package didn't arrive and i'm too lazy to check the tracking, people who don't do their job, no time for myself, sex, marriage, healthy relationships, love, hate, stray animals, squirrels that chase my daughter, rabid dogs, did my package arrive yet, she forgot my socks, why wont this sell, can i afford to mark the price down, hugs, kisses, positive reinforcement, discipline, God, religion, can you hear me, get your finger out of your nose and/or butt, where is the iron, is the stove off, is the baby gate up, is everyone okay today --- Are you guys getting this yet? We all share a lot of these same things on a daily basis.
Ya'll are too busy creating extra unnessesary crap over a plastic doll. I'm sorry bad things happen to good people. Can we focus on something new now? It's getting out of hand.
Can we play nice with our dollies now? :)
extremely difficult to catch due to the speed of these little birds. Having to use shutter speeds of between 1/4000 and 1/6000
Urbex Benelux -
Potato and onion storage is a difficult job. They are root vegetables and therefore grow underground. Potatoes are damaged during the mechanical harvest because they are removed from the ground with some 'violence'. And that's not all: both onions and potatoes are often very wet during the harvest.
This was difficult. The thrift is on the way out - I should have visited a couple weeks ago. I had to try and arrange the foreground so the shapes and strong contrast were of interest instead of concentrating on the colour. It's just lost a tiny bit of highlight detail in the brightest part of the foreground, but thankfully not too much .
Flowering on a steep rocky ledge at Elands Bay, on South Africa's west coast. Difficult to photograph, I could not get closer!
The Rochdale Canal in Sowerby Bridge, Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
The Rochdale is a broad canal because its locks are wide enough to allow vessels of 14 feet width. The canal runs for 32 miles (51 km) across the Pennines from the Bridgewater Canal at Castlefield Basin in Manchester to join the Calder and Hebble Navigation at Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire. As built, the canal had 92 locks. Whilst the traditional lock numbering has been retained on all restored locks, and on the relocated locks, the canal now has 91. Locks 3 and 4 have been replaced with a single deep lock, Tuel Lane Lock, which is numbered 3/4.
The Rochdale Canal was conceived in 1776, when a group of 48 men from Rochdale raised £237 and commissioned James Brindley to conduct a survey of possible routes between Sowerby Bridge and Manchester. Brindley proposed a route similar to the one built, and another more expensive route via Bury. Further progress was not made until 1791, when John Rennie was asked to make a new survey in June, and two months later to make surveys for branches to Rochdale, Oldham and to a limeworks near Todmorden. Rennie at the time had no experience of building canals.
The promoters, unsure as to whether to build a wide or a narrow canal, postponed the decision until an Act of Parliament had been obtained. The first attempt to obtain an act was made in 1792, but was opposed by mill owners, concerned about water supply. Rennie proposed using steam pumping engines, three in Yorkshire, eight in Lancashire, and one on the Burnley Branch, but the mill owners argued that 59 mills would be affected by the scheme, resulting in unemployment, and the bill was defeated. In September 1792, William Crosley and John Longbotham surveyed the area in an attempt to find locations for reservoirs which would not affect water supplies to the mills. A second bill was presented to Parliament, for a canal which would have a 3,000-yard (2,700 m) tunnel and 11 reservoirs. Again the bill was defeated, this time by one vote. The promoters, in an attempt to understand the mill owners' position, asked William Jessop to survey the parts of the proposed canal that were causing most concern. Jessop gave evidence to the Parliamentary committee, and on 4 April 1794 an act was obtained which created the Rochdale Canal Company and authorised construction.
Rennie's estimated cost in the second bill was £291,000, and the company was empowered to raise the money by issuing shares, with powers to raise a further £100,000 if required. The estimate was for a narrow canal, whereas the act authorised a broad canal, and so the capital was never going to be adequate. The summit tunnel was abandoned in favour of 14 additional locks saving £20,000. Jessop proposed constructing each lock with a drop of 10 feet (3.0 m), resulting in efficient use of water and the need to manufacture only one size of lock gate.
The canal opened in stages as sections were completed, with the Rochdale Branch the first in 1798 and further sections in 1799. The bottom nine locks opened in 1800 and boats using the Ashton Canal could reach Manchester. Officially, the canal opened in 1804, but construction work continued for more three years. A 1.5-mile (2.4 km) branch from Heywood to Castleton opened in 1834.
Apart from a short profitable section in Manchester linking the Bridgewater and Ashton Canals, most of the length was closed in 1952 when an act of parliament was obtained to ban public navigation. The last complete journey had taken place in 1937, and by the mid 1960s the remainder was almost unusable. Construction of the M62 motorway in the late 1960s took no account of the canal, cutting it in two.
When an Act of Parliament was sought in 1965, to authorise the abandonment of the canal, the Inland Waterways Association petitioned against it, and when it was finally passed, it contained a clause that ensured the owners would maintain it until the adjacent Ashton Canal was abandoned. Discussion of the relative merits of restoring the canal or the Huddersfield Narrow Canal in 1973 led the formation of societies to promote both schemes in 1974. The Rochdale Canal Society wanted to see the canal fully re-opened, as part of a proposed Pennine Park
The Rochdale Canal Society worked hard both to protect the line of the canal and to begin the process of refurbishing it. A new organisational structure was created in 1984, with the formation of the Rochdale Canal Trust Ltd, who leased the canal from the owning company. The MSC-funded restoration was approaching Sowerby Bridge, where planners were proposing a tunnel and deep lock to negotiate a difficult road junction at Tuel Lane, so that a connection could be made with the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The entire eastern section from Sowerby Bridge to the summit at Longlees was open by 1990, although it remained isolated from the canal network.
In 1997, the Rochdale Canal Trust was restructured, in response to announcements that there might be large grants available as part of the millennium celebrations. The canal was still at this point owned by a private company, and the Millennium Commission would not make grants to a scheme which was for private profit, rather than public benefit. The restructuring would allow the Trust to take over responsibility for the canal from the Rochdale Canal Company. However, the plan was rejected by the Commission, and in order to access the grant of £11.3 million, the Waterways Trust took over ownership of the canal. As restoration proceeded, boats could travel further and further west, and the restoration of the sections through Failsworth and Ancoats were a significant part of the re-development of the north Manchester districts. The restored sections joined up with the section in Manchester below the Ashton Canal junction, which had never been closed, and on 1 July 2002 the canal was open for navigation along its entire length.
"DC-3 docks with large space base. In June 1969, NASA redirected North American to investigate a bold new concept proposed by the Manned Spacecraft Center's Maxime Faget. The company received a $0.25-million contract extension for this purpose, and another $2.9 million in July 1969 to develop large modular space stations and space base concepts like the early concept depicted here. Faget, the designer of the Mercury capsule, disliked Max Hunter's Starclipper lifting-body design since it had poor low-speed aerodynamics and also would be difficult to develop since the structure was tightly coupled with the aerodynamics. Faget preferred a simple winged design but he also admitted that traditional wings would be very heavy and the leading edges would be difficult to protect from the searing heat of reentry. His solution was the “DC-3” which alleviated the problem by reentering at a very high angle of attack (60 deg.), i.e. coming in nose-high much like the suborbital X-15 rocketplane. This would only expose the flat underside of the vehicle, as most of the thermal energy goes into the shock wave forming in front of the vehicle. The high drag also shortens the duration of the heat pulse, yet does not exceed acceptable crew deceleration load factors beyond 2 g's. The DC-3 wing would only be optimized for subsonic flight and landing, greatly reducing the development cost and time. But the low lift-to-drag ratio reentry profile advocated by Faget would also create some problems since the DC-3 would have limited crossrange during reentry, i.e. it would have been unable to fly larger distances than about 430km to the left and right of an initial direction of flight. Crossrange was an important military requirement, so the USAF opposed the DC-3."
The above, and the photo, along with a plethora of other fantastic images and information, at:
www.pmview.com/spaceodysseytwo/spacelvs/sld022.htm
Credit: PMView website
The exquisite artwork is by Henry Lozano Jr., North American Aviation/North American Rockwell artist/illustrator extraordinaire. Accordingly, Mr. Lozano was 1970 President of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (SILA):
Unfortunately, the record of the above, along with the link itself, has been removed from the following SILA website...:
...and replaced by the following.
Both above credit: SILA website
While still very informative, with reference to other superb ‘aerospace’ artists, it’s nonetheless very disappointing that Mr. Lozano has been omitted from the record.
See also:
1.bp.blogspot.com/-OlAZql_DmEs/Xv0oJa3n2hI/AAAAAAAASts/RY...
Credit: John Sisson/Dreams of Space - Books and Ephemera blogspot
And:
forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/127839-maxi...
Credit: KERBAL SPACE PROGRAM website/LOTS of cool stuff at this website as well.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_DC-3
Credit Wikipedia
Active Assignment Weekly: May 9 - 16: Self Portrait
WIT: I just got a new haircut, not sure if I like it yet, but here it is. Wanted to experiment with a very narrow DOF with focus on the eye. It was difficult as I had to use the timer, since for some reason my remote on my phone wouldn't work, so took some tries to get the eye in focus - I have rather short arms, and was using autofocus. I was also by a window, so used the natural light from there.
In post, brightened the colour a bit, softend the skin a bit (the camera is very unforgiving so close up!) and cropped to square, as I was going for a tight frame.
I've noticed that making this list was somewhat more difficult this year. I've grown so attached to many of these albums that at times they've become a close friend, or like a warm blanket I can curl up with. I feel like I've listened to more music this year than in my entire life. So many new musicians and artists to enjoy and love. It's extremely hard to try and pick a favourite, as most of you know, so please understand that I absolutely love every single album on this list. Some albums spoke to me over others, and most were completely different when compared to each other. This year brought me a lot of folk and instrumental bands to listen to, and I can't help but find that at this point in my life that is what I connect best with.
If you have a chance, please check out any of these artists that appeal to you, they're all worth it.
1. M. Ward - Hold Time
2. Brand New - Daisy
3. Monsters Of Folk - Monsters Of Folk
4. fun. - Aim and Ignite
5. Kevin Devine - Brother's Blood
6. John Mayer - Battles Studies
7. Mono - Hymn To The Immortal Wind
8. Moneen - The World I Want to Leave Behind
9. Jónsi & Alex (Originally Released as Riceboy Sleeps) - Riceboy Sleeps
10. Regina Spektor - Far
11. Bon Iver - Blood Bank EP
12. Devendra Banhart - What Will We Be
13. Mumford & Sons - Sigh No More
14. Attack In Black - Years (By One Thousand Fingertips)
15. Modest Mouse -No One's First And You're Next EP
16. There Will Be Fireworks - There Will Be Fireworks
17. Timber Timbre - Timber Timbre
18. All India Radio - A Low High
19. Motohiro Nakashima - We Hum On The Way Home
20. David Bazan - Curse Your Branches
21. Sleeping At Last - Storyboards
22. Cotton Jones - Paranoid Cocoon
23. Andrew Bird - Noble Beast
24. Cursive - Mama, I'm Swollen
25. The Bony King of Nowhere - Alas My Love
26. Conor Oberst & the Mystic Valley Band - Outer South
27. Florence + The Machine - Lungs
28. Portugal. The Man - The Satanic Satanist
29. Cassino - Kingprince
30. Ole Dominion - Ole Dominion
31. A.C. Newman -Get Guilty
32. Amy Millan - Masters of the Burial
33. Death Cab For Cutie - The Open Door EP
34. White Rabbits - It's Frightening
35. Ganglians - Monster Head Room
36. Vetiver - Tight Knit
37. Nickel Eye - The TIme Of The Assassins
38. St. Vincent - Actor
39. Jack's Mannequin - The Dear Jack EP
40. If These Trees Could Talk - Above The Earth, Below The Sky
41. King Creosote - Flick The Vs
42. The Rocket Summer - You Gotta Believe EP
43. The Twilight Sad - Forget The Night Ahead
44. Wilco - Wilco (The Album)
45. Bahamas - Pink Strat
46. Manchester Orchestra - Mean Everything To Nothing
47. Mansions - New Best Friends
48. The Wooden Birds - Magnolia
49. CocoRosie - Coconuts, Plenty of Junk Food EP
50. John Vanderslice - Romanian Names
Any thoughts? What are your favourites of 2009?
(This was taken by a friend with my camera and post processed by me.)
It's difficult to appreciate just how big Tokyo is until you've seen it from up high. It really does spread for as far as the eye can see in every direction.
This was the most difficult cappuccino to make look good and I ended up liking this image the best. The drink was so stark and white and quite the challenge for me. Thankfully, the orange saucer brought out some color and life I wasn't expecting.
When life gives you a drab looking drink, persevere to the end and hope for an orange sunburst and flatware glare!
I miss Sam's sense of humor and his beautiful latte creations and I'm mourning thecoffee art.
Difficult times are upon us.
The new normal? Well, who knows?
In the grand scheme of things, this has zero relevance, but my way of thinking here is that Covid-19 is putting an end to an old friend.
The Manwag.
Owned by Arriva and getting by on a derogation, the DVT-4x mk3 TSO-class 67 set has operated for a skoosh over four years. It was due to be replaced by a 3-car 175 from May, that released by the introduction of mk4 stock on an extra Cardiff-Holyhead diagram.
Well, that ain't gonna happen, crew training on the mk4's is barely started never mind complete. And Covid-19? Well, that might pretty much finish the job.
From Monday, TfW has announced swingeing service cuts in Wales. Up here in the frozen north, the Sunday service prevails seven days a week. One hopes that TfW will quickly acknowledge that they will have to operate a Sunday plus service, otherwise those key workers are going to be waiting until 0908 for the first train to Chester, and 0937 for Bangor and Holyhead. Then there is the gap in eastbound trains from 1141 to 1548, this usually filled by Avanti trains to Euston.
Talking of Avanti, they've virtually ditched Chester and North Wales, just two trains a day will provide direct Euston to Chester service and only one of those will venture over the border to the coast. I actually smell a rat here, it has long been my opinion that the ICWC franchise (and that includes Virgin) wanted rid of North Wales trains, but could never quite manage to find a politically expedient way out. Covid-19 could be just that.
Anyway, that reduced timetable requires fewer staff and fewer trains, the Manwag mk3's will surely be the first victims being on borrowed time anyway.
I just have the feeling that Friday 20 March 2020 will turn out to be the last day that 1H89 was operated by the set.
Wishing you and yours safe through whatever we are going to face.
And don't be THAT arsehole in Sainsbury's, eh?
82308 and 67001 at Towyn on 1H89 Holyhead-Manchester Piccadilly, 20 March 2020.
Shape-shifting.
That's what Saul called the last power I displayed.
It has taken time to master shifting into a human body, however; it is difficult to sustain the body image of the individual I wish to shift in to. On Mars, we would only ever use our shape shifting if entirely necessary. Also, getting used to a new body-shape and voice is an interesting experience.
It has taken three months of training and constant mentoring from Saul, but I believe I have finally mastered the ability to shift my shape and keep it up.
Saul told me I need to sustain a body shape I do not know; to give myself a new "human" image in order to blend in.
The body I created was as close to my normal form as I could make it: Same height and build.
Everything.
Of course, human adjustments had to be made: Pale skin, blue eyes, brown hair.
Enough to blend into human society.
Enough to make me survive.
Saul believes my training is complete, and he wants me to, in his own words, road test my human body.
We are in a city named Denver, if the state of Colorado.
The state of Colorado sits on the Earth country of America.
We sit by the window of a small café, as I make my attempt to blend in with the other humans.
It reminds me a bit of Mars: Citizens rushing about, doing whatever they can to fill the short amount of time before they complete their goals, grow old and inevitably die.
"You sure you don't want a drink, John?"
Saul's comment stirs me from my deep thoughts.
He is also calling me John Jones now, instead of my Martian name.
"No. I am not in need of a drink at the moment, thank you."
"Oh. You enjoying Denver?"
"It seems pleasant."
"And how's the "body" holding up?"
"Well, thank you."
"..."
I go back to my thoughts-
"What do we do now?"
"I do not follow."
"I mean, where do we go from here?"
"..."
"How, and more importantly where, are you going to live?"
He stirs his coffee as he poses his question to me.
"I don't know. The thought never crossed my mind."
"Well, you should start thinking about it."
~In his mind, I see what he wants me to do.~
"You're suggesting I move in with you? Share your home?"
My mind reading takes him by surprise at first, but he soon answers back.
"Ah, well, yes, I suppose. It's only a small apartment, but there's plenty of room for two."
"Hmm. Am I not able to live in your lab? I have no problem with it."
"No no. If you want to lead a human life, you're going to have to start living like one. Living in a cold lab for the rest of your life is not the way to accomplish that."
I briefly think his proposal over. Briefly because I know he is right. I need to learn how to live like a human.
"You're right."
"And what do you say. Are you in?"
"I'll "move in" as soon as possible."
There were four vessels with the name Bellinger operating in Australia in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Identifying these can be difficult and for convenience we have identified them as follows.
Bellinger I (Muritai) (1884 - 1908) - Steamer built in Scotland
Bellinger II (1886 - 1892) - Schooner (Ketch) built by Anderson and Frederick Doepel on Bellinger River
Bellinger III (1902 - 1912) - Steamer built by John Wright, Tuncurry
Bellinger IV (Avalon) (1915 - 1918) - Steamer built by Denis Sullivan, Coopernook; owned by Frederick Doepel
A fifth Bellinger (1865 - 1873) operated in the area but research has yet to be undertaken.
Details of the Scottish-built Bellinger are in the Album Bellinger I
Details of the Wright-built Bellinger are in the Album Bellinger III
Details
Name: Bellinger IV (initially called Avalon)
Type: Twin screw steamer
Official Number: 136417
Registered: Bellinger 23/1915
Construction: Wood carvel
Length: 128 ft
Beam:: 28.5 ft
Depth: 7.2 ft
Register tonnage (1 shipping ton = 100 cu. ft.)
Gross: 240 tons
Net: 125 tons
Engine: Compound
Builder: Denis Sullivan, Coopernook, NSW
Launched: Early August 1915
Owners: Allen Taylor & Co; disposed of on stocks to A. E. Ellis and subsequently sold to Mr. Charles Frederick Doepel.
Wrecked: South West Rocks September 15th 1918
Name change from Avalon to Bellinger
The reason for the change of name from Avalon to Bellinger is unclear. "Avalon" was the name of the property owned by John Wright. The property "Avalon" was first taken up in 1878 by John Wright, the founder of John Wright & Co Ltd shipyard at Tuncurry, NSW. John Wright originally called the property Fairview but later it was changed to "Avalon" because the postal name Fairview was in use for another town.
"Avalon" Homestead was built in 1901 and was one of several large houses built for the various managers of different businesses operating on "Avalon". The timing of the re-naming from Avalon to Bellinger is unclear.
Fitting Out
Bellinger IV was brought down to Sydney from the Manning River by the tug Irresistible in early August 1915. She was designed by Mr. J. Sullivan, foreman shipwright, Allen Taylor and Co., and he supervised her completion. She was fitted as a twin-screw steamer with the engines are being supplied by Chapman and Co., Mort's Bay. The vessel was specially fitted out for the timber trade, with space for 200 tons of cargo on a 7ft. draught. She was fitted with the latest pattern steam winches and cargo gear. She was designed to carry a crew of 14 all told and was anticipated to be running around October 1st. Northern Star (Lismore, NSW) - Tuesday 14 September 1915
Although built for Allen Taylor and Co., the Avalon (Bellinger) was sold on the stocks to agent A. E. Ellis and then sold to Charles Frederick Doepel. Doepel was born in Finland and was christened Carl Fredrik Doepel but anglicised his name the Charles Frederick; he was known by his second name Frederick. Doepel had previously constructed a sailing vessel - Bellinger - on the Bellinger River in 1889. It seems likely that it was Doepel that named his new steamer Bellinger.
Bellinger IV Maiden Voyage
The steamer Bellinger crossed over the Bellinger bar on Monday morning (11th October), on her maiden trip. She vessel was built exclusively for the Bellinger River trade and was purchased by very enterprising townsman, Mr. F. Doepel, at a cost of £900; Mr. J. C. Cawood, agent. The Bellinger's machinery, which was built by Chapman and Co. of Sydney, consisted of engine (twin screw) with compound surfacing condensing cylinders 10 x 20 x 14 inch stroke. The boiler was a marine type, 10ft long and 11ft diameter. The shafts are fitted with Gyler's patent sand excluders, steam windlass, and steam steering gear. She was fitted with a McFarlane steam winch.
At 1.30 p.m. on Monday afternoon Mr. T. Helander's launch conveyed a large number of invited guests from Bellingen to Repton, where the Bellinger was berthed at Cain's Wharf. Mr. Doepel and Captain Pettersen (skipper of the new boat), were there to welcome them and show them round the boat. At about 4 o'clock afternoon tea was served on the upper deck, when representatives from all parts of the river were present, and the usual toasts were honored. Messrs. H. Boultwood, F. Baker, A. Kethel, G. C. Gollan, and C. Hayden, each made suitable speeches on behalf of the visitors. Messrs. Doepel, Captain Petersen, and J. C. Cawood responding. Mr. Doepel expects to run the steamer weekly trips, bar and weather permitting. The Raleigh Sun (Bellingen, NSW : 1898 - 1918) - Friday 15 October 1915
Ownership transfers to Bellinger Shipping Company, Ltd.
In December 1916 it was reported that "The coastal steamer Bellinger has been acquired by the Bellinger Shipping Company, Ltd., from her original owners, and is to continue to trade as at present."
The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) - Tue 12 Dec 1916 Page 9
Bellinger River bar closed for five weeks
"Residents of the Bellinger gave the steamer Bellinger (S. L. Ellis, agent, at Sydney) a most cordial welcome there last Thursday. The state of the bar at the outport had been so bad for five weeks that no vessel could cross in. As the residents of the Bellinger are dependent upon supplies from Sydney, their state can well be imagined, and as the Bellinger was carrying general merchandise, her arrival was eagerly looked for. To meet the most pressing needs, supplies consigned there had to be landed at Coffs Harbour and then sent overland, thus enhancing cost and entailing many delays. The arrival of the Bellinger, therefore, meant more than is usually the case, for it was the renewing of direct communication with Sydney.
On shore the captain was received with the vim accorded a successful blockade runner." Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954) - Mon 23 Jul 1917 Page 2
Bellinger thought to be lost
In September 1917, the Bellinger was thought lost. "S.S. BELLINGER'S THRILLING TIME.
When a report was circulated through the city shortly after 9 a.m., that a ship's boat had been found on the beach, close to the ladies' dressing sheds, together with several eases of kerosene and other gear, an alarm, went forth that a vessel had been wrecked on Big Ben reef. A large crowd soon assembled on the beach, and as the flotsam came ashore it was eagerly examined for some sign of a ship's name.
The ship's boat, which had her nose stove in, was fitted with oars, water cask and other gear, but bore no mark on her whatever. Case after case of kerosene was washed ashore, until there must have been by ten o'clock this morning quite 15 on the beach. The bodies of a drowned dog and cat also came ashore. The excitement was intense, until the welcome news was conveyed to the people on the beach that the wreckage was from the coastal steamer Bellinger, which entered the port at 8.40 a.m. this morning.
STORY OF THE TRIP.
The steamer, which left Sydney for Newcastle last night, suffered considerable damage in the gale this morning. When near Hawkesbury, at three o'clock, a terrific squall struck the vessel, and the sea washed into the foreward cabins, and shifted a quantity of the deck cargo. The Bellinger continued to battle on in the mountainous sea which was now runnlng. The deck cargo, comprising a quantity or furniture, lime and river produce, was damaged, while the lime caught fire through coming in contact with the water, and had to be thrown overboard.
When nearing Newcastle the port life-boat carried away, and the stern was badly smashed. About 15 cases of kerosene were also washed over board. The lifeboat and the kerosene were eventually washed on shore.
The steamers Macquarie and Kinchella were also caught in the gale, but did not experience the same difficulty as the Bellinger. The cook of the Bellinger was badly braised about the face and body by being knocked down by a sea." Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954) - Fri 21 Sep 1917 Page 2
Bellinger wrecked
Just 12 months later, in September 1918, Bellinger was a wreck.
"STEAMER BELLINGER ASHORE.
Vessel in Bad Position.
The well-known coastal steamer Bellinger ran ashore on Sunday [15th September 1918] on the south shore of the Macleay wall and is in a dangerous position. The owners received the following message from the captain: 'Bellinger ashore south shore Macleay wall; position serious; hope to salve cargo.' The Bellinger is a wooden steamer of 240 tons gross and 125 nett. She was built at Coopernook in 1915 and has the following dimensions: Length 128 feet 7 inches, beam 28 feet 7 inches, and depth 8 feet. She is owned by the Bellinger Ship [Shipping} Co. Ltd. of Sydney, and has been in the Northern Rivers trade ever since she was built." Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891 - 1954) - Tuesday 17 September 1918
By 26th September it was realised that the Bellinger was lost
"S.S. BELLINGER WRECKED.
We ("Raleigh Sun"') regret to learn the owners have virtually decided the hull of the Bellinger is so seriously damaged that all hope of saving her has been abandoned. The latest particulars to hand convey she sprang a leak Sunday afternoon, 15th instant, almost as soon as she was outside the Nambucca Heads. Captain Pettersen saw at once the water was making too rapidly for him to keep it under the ship's pumps; so he made an effort to take her into the Macleay, proposing to beach her on an inside sand flat. By the time he reached the entrance, however, she was too deep in the water to negotiate the river entrance, so she went ashore just about half a mile or so south of the new entrance. With the assistance of the pilot the crew was landed safely, and later on the little steamer swung round broadside on to the beach. For a time it was hoped she would hold together, but within two days it became apparent the hull was either badly broken or so badly strained that it would be nearly impossible to float her." Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954) - Thu 26 Sep 1918 Page 2.
Salvage
By early October 1918, most salvage operations had been completed and it was planned to blow the wreck up.
"THE WRECKED BELLINGER.
Salvage operations on the cargo and fittings of the Bellinger, which was wrecked on the beach at South-west Rocks on Sunday, September 15, have made good headway. Nearly all the cargo of timber has been removed, two bullock teams being employed on the work. The second boiler was removed on Monday week. It is intended to blow the wreck up as soon as all the machinery has been taken out, “Daily Examiner.”"Northern Star (Lismore, NSW : 1876 - 1954) - Wed 9 Oct 1918 Page 2.
The engines were salvaged and later fitted to S.S. Doepel in 1919.
Image Source : “With Luck and a Fair Wind". First published in 2012 by Pilot House Books Urunga NSW. Compiled by Garry Barnett Bellinger Valley Historical Society.
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On westbound Westjet plane; unfortunately due to lack of map function in the plane, location difficult to determine
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Difficult to get a good composition in this spot. I had to climb down into this cove, clamber over loads of seaweed, and then find a place to stand and set up my tripod among the rocks. The dynamic range was huge. Too much for a camera, even with a three stop GND filter. This is combined from two bracketed shots.
I don't want to offend anyone, I just did it for fun.
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