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The first CSR off the ship from China for SCT, CSR005 is lowered off the ship onto a low loader on the afternoon of 4-12-1996
Basildon Park
Basildon Park estate was bought by Francis Sykes in 1771.
Sykes had made his fortune in the East India Company and required a home befitting his status. He demolished the original house and employed architect John Carr to build the mansion that survives to this day.
The Sykes family owned the house until 1838.
The Morrison family owned Basildon Park from 1838 to 1928. It was originally bought by Liberal MP James Morrison who passed it to his eldest son Charles. On his death it was inherited by his sister Ellen who died just seven months later, leaving it to her nephew Major James Archibald Morrison.
During the Second World War, the estate was requisitioned. It served several purposes including being used by the 101st Airborne Division of the American Army for D-Day training, and later as a prisoner-of-war camp for German and Italian soldiers. This was all vital to the war effort but inevitably resulted in severe damage to the house and estate.
In 1952 Lord and Lady Iliffe bought the semi-ruined Basildon Park.
The couple set about restoring the house sensitively to its former glory, with the addition of modern-day comforts such as central heating, a contemporary kitchen and bathrooms.
They restored the elegant interior and scoured the country searching for 18th-century architectural fixtures and fittings to fill their comfortable new home.
The fine paintings, fabrics and furniture they bought can still be enjoyed by visitors today.
The house and gardens have been featured in several Film and TV drama productions including Pride and Prejudice, Bridgerton, Downtown Abbey, The Gentlemen and The Crown.
Lord and Lady Iliffe gifted the house, together with 400 acres of parkland, to the National Trust in 1978.
Grade I Listed
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East Front
Built in 1882, this little building has survived countless thunderstorms, not to mention a zillion photographers. It closed in 1930.
The school is located at the Tall Grass Prairie Preserve in Chase County, Kansas.
The forest along the lower Elfendahl Pass road and Stimson creek is untouched by logging and development. Moss and ferns are everywhere.
This is the lower portion of Catawba Falls in McDowell County, NC. This was taken in June of 2009. Three shot HDR. Except for the hot spots, this shot turned out just like I wanted!?!?
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The air was smoky and the light flat, so I appreciate the improvement suggestions from the Beyond 365 Photocritique group. I adjusted the lower (darker) end of levels, made a significant increase in contrast, and applied 36% adaptive sharpening in Sharpener Pro 3. More sharpening created an alarmingly overdone HDR look, so I hope this is OK.
A very simple shot of a section in the lower part of Wentworth Falls, but I really liked the way the rock had been worn down to provide beautiful colour and light...
This shot was taken with my zoom lens from a fair distance and just started to remember how cool it is to shoot with a longer lens for a change...
It allows you to capture completely different scenes and makes the mind continue to challenge itself...
Photo taken March, 2020
Can anyone ID the Writer?
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