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On Watling Street, the old Roman road from London to the North, this 18th century milestone (recently restored) told the people sitting in the stage coach that it was another twenty or so minutes before reaching the next town, Dunstable with its Abbey church, pubs, hotels, its schools and its sugar factory and so on.
Our town doesn't have any old signs. Not a one. El Dorado Hills is a relatively new town compared to the surrounding towns from the Gold Rush days. The original master plan for El Dorado Hills was designed by Victor Gruen in the early 1960's.
This sign in our Town Center caught me eye, though. Maybe because a milestone is usually a marker of a good thing. A measure of accomplishment, a place to remind you of the promises you made to yourself to do your best in something and to appreciate the special friendships you made along the way. It's both an ending and a beginning...
Time Flies...
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“Family Gathering by the Andaman Sea”
Sometimes you don’t need details, pixel perfection, or an HDR overkill. Sometimes a bit of backlight is enough – and suddenly they appear: Thailand’s most photogenic patchwork family of limestone giants, standing together in peaceful silhouette. No quarrels, no inheritance disputes – just quietly standing and keeping their secrets in the evening light.
„Familienaufstellung am Andamanensee“
Manchmal braucht es keine Details, keine Pixel-Perfektion, keinen HDR-Overkill. Manchmal reicht ein bisschen Gegenlicht – und plötzlich stehen sie da: Thailands wohl fotogenste Patchwork-Familie aus Kalkstein, vereint in trauter Silhouette. Keine Zankerei, kein Streit um Erbfolgen – nur friedliches Stehen und Schweigen im Abendlicht.
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Yesterday was a great flickr day for me. Not only was it my 2nd flickr anniversary, but I reached my 200th explore and the views on my photos and photostream reached 195 000. A big day =)
Have a great day!
These milestones were placed on the roads of Russia in the 18-19 centuries.. Radishchevo village, Kuznetsk District, Penza Region, Russia.
It is no secret to those who know me, that I detested London when I was a youngster. It was tense, noisy, threatening, dirty and unwelcoming.
These days, it seems unrecognisable from the 1980s and early 90s. Whilst I cannot envisage ever wanting to live here, I thoroughly enjoy my visits back. I particularly enjoy looking for the many things I would have overlooked or ignored as a youngster. This milestone is just such a thing.
A real one (18th century), situated on Watling Street, one and a half miles south of Markyate, Hertfordshire. Watling Street follows exactly the ancient Roman road connecting London and the Midlands. Interestingly, the Roman road here clings on to a fossil bank of the River Ver, high above the stream, whereas the 'modern' road (the A5) sits right in the flood plane - so much for 'progress'. 27 miles to London and 6 and a half to Verulamium (later called St Albans). The horse-drawn stage coaches of the 18th century would make the trip to London in a day, the Roman soldiers on foot in two. But in an emergency, the Roman Army could be faster than that. They had the infrastructure!
An 18th century (I would guess) milestone in Markyate, Hertfordshire. Its location is now the A5183, a fast road built in the 1950s. I am not sure, therefore, whether or not this stone is set in its original position. However, the new road follows the old road, Watling Street (the one the Romans had built). It is clear that the milestone must at least be near to its original position. Mitakon Speedmaster at F0.95.
(86/365) The candle signifies the first anniversary of my last birthday. I was allowed to eat half of the cupcake :(. At least the preceding dinner was good.
Twenty five minutes and a mile from where I was previously., the lighthouse looks so diminutive in the glow of the morning. Ominous rain clouds continue to move in but still dry.
It's been a while and I definitely had some fun with this one!
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While this may look like a rainy spring or summer day, I assure you this is autumn. The flowers will hang on until the temperatures drop further which has probably happened. On this day in the park we saw a group of pharmacy students and a group of physical therapy students celebrating a milestone, perhaps mid-term exams, perhaps just forming teams and bonding. Also after making this photo at the foot of the arch a young man proposed to a young woman. I ran there to capture it but did not arrive on time. They later re-enacted the proposal for their Instagram feed.
So I hit the half century mark last week and the folks at work were kind enough to decorate my work area. August 3, 2022.
Old milestone, taken for 'Saturday Self Challenge': "Units of Measure". Miles to London, Basingstoke and Hartford Bridge.
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Twenty five minutes and a mile from where I was previously., the lighthouse looks so diminutive in the glow of the morning. Ominous rain clouds continue to move in but still dry.
A very old road sign at the junction of Beckenham High Street and Bromley Road in SE London giving distances to London and local destinations - a third side also gives the distance to the Swan public house at Wickham. This was the New Cross turnpike road of 1718. Turnpikes were toll roads set up to address the urgent need for better roads from the early 18th century. From 1767, mileposts were compulsory on all turnpikes, to inform travellers of direction and distances and to help coaches keep to schedule.
Another milestone reached and figured I should do some more of the stuff that I kind of set out to do from the start and go outside my comfort zone. Shooting wide open on the 50mm prime at f1.8 and using a single SB-700 from camera left bare 24mm 1/128th power with a 1 stop gel over it to try and tame the light down a bit more.
A milestone birthday party in the house today and probably the first time in 21 years that I didn’t make the birthday cake. I took some pressure off and outsourced this year, it was delicious and stress free.