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The Wales Millenium Center located in Cardiff Bay, is a theatre and Visitor Center. The copper colour dome is easily recognised, the building is constructed from Welsh materials.
The Millenium Column forms the centre-piece of Hero's Square at the end of Andrassy utca in Budapest, Hungary.
Nikon F100
Tokina 20-35mm
Kokak Ektar
Cokin ND Grad
Epson 4490 (home scan)
Decided to run a film of Kodak Ektar through my newly aquired Nikon F100 and Tokina 20-35mm lens. I can see I'm going to like this combination a lot when I shoot film and I'm really pleased with the results. The metering seems to be spot on considering it was such a dull and dreary day :)
This is a westerly looking composition but was shot 5 minutes after sunrise which shows you the benefit of checking over your shoulder occasionally as colours can spread unexpectedly. The Lepe Lighthouse is otherwise known as the Beaulieu River Millennium Beacon and was built in 2000. It helps boats navigate the approach to the Beaulieu River from the Solent, which is a relatively narrow channel between Beaulieu Spit and the Lepe Foreshore.
In the National Museum of Scotland, the millennium clock tower echoes the form of a medieval cathedral. Standing just over ten metres high, it marks the passing of time but is also a summary of the best and worst of the twentieth century. The intricately animated construction comprises four sections: The Crypt, The Nave, The Belfry and The Spire.
In the Crypt at the base of the tower, an Egyptian monkey turns the wheels and cogs which imprison an ancient spirit.
The Nave holds a pendulum with a skeletal death figure straddling a convex mirror. Distorted figures of Lenin, Hitler and Stalin act as a reminder of the worst aspects of the twentieth century. But there is celebration of better times, too, with a playground of animated characters, including a Chaplin-like figure.
The Belfry accommodates the clock and the Requiem, a circle of twelve figures. Each represents a calendar month, as well as a hardship or tragedy that has afflicted humanity, from war to famine, slavery to persecution. The clock face is the most contemporary part of the tower with its brightly-coloured glass panels.
The Spire is empty apart from its bell. A female figure stands at the very top, carrying a dead man. This is the Pietà, from the Italian for compassion and pity.
Rustington, West Sussex.
I've lived just a couple of miles from Rustington since 1976 ... and I've only just seen this bench, which presumably was put there in 2000!
Can't beat some of the views from the upper floors of the Millenium Hotel in Lower Manhattan.
Hope all is well with everyone.....not much free time these days; sure do miss everyone. Have a great week!!!!!
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On the oher side of a city, there is new (opened in 2004), almost half kilometre long, Millenium Bridge. I`m not a big fan of it, but at night it makes nice impression.
View from the "gods".
What we learned from yesterday:
1) Cardiff is rather nice and certainly has very good shopping
2) Rally fans + Christmas shoppers + no park and ride (!?!) = long (but not horendous) queues
3) If you buy your ticket late you get seats at about 3,500m above sea level in the farthest corner of the stadium
4) but at £5 for kids and £15 for adults (before family discount) you can't go too far wrong
5) A Subaru rally jacket and matching cap is obligatory
6) but not a good look - though marginally better than a Eddie Stobart rally jacket and cap
7) All the WRC guys can drive
8) but Loeb, Gronholm and Solberg are in a league of their own
9) the scandinavian flick is going out of fashion
10) queueing for hot chocolate means you miss the pre-rally entertainment which was by all acounts superb
11) seeing full-on rally cars using public roads is cool
12) It was funny seeing all us rally folk in our 37 layers and bobble hats walking back through the town past all the Welsh folk going out for the night in their short sleve shrits!
Millenium Bridge in London, lit up at night
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