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The Tower Bridge is one of London’s most famous landmarks. The bridge crosses River Thames close to the Tower of London and is an iconic symbol of London.
This blue hour photograph was taken from the North Bank of River Thames. The buildings in the background near to the South Bank, including London City Hall and the Shard (partly hidden by Tower Bridge) could be seen lit up for the evening.
There were two inflatable water crafts moored to a small pontoon which was linked by truss structure to the North Bank. It was a windy evening and higher ISO setting and shorter exposure timing were adopted to minimise motions of the water crafts.
Egyptian Goose - Alopochen Aegyptiacus
Once common along the entire Nile valley and regarded as sacred in ancient times, the Egyptian Goose is no longer an easy bird to see in the country from which it takes its name, as it is largely confined to upper Egypt. It is, however, widespread and common throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with introduced populations firmly established in England, Holland, Belgium and France. Concerns over conflict with native species has led to restrictions on keeping them in Britain and Europe.
This distinctive small goose is a member of the shelduck family. In the wild it is invariably found in pairs or family parties, while flocks of 50 or more can be found after the breeding season. The sexes are similar: both have a conspicuous chestnut patch encircling the eyes, giving them a somewhat piratical appearance, while the brilliant white forewing is obvious when they fly.
The UK Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 came into force on Sunday 1st December. The Order implements requirements contained in EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, which sets out rules to prevent and minimise the impact of the introduction and spread of non-native animals and plants across the EU. The Order makes it an offence, amongst other things, to import, keep, sell, transport, breed or release into the environment, any of the listed plants and animals. Invasive alien waterfowl currently covered by this Order are Egyptian Geese and Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis.
I was out of my hotel before breakfast to take some shots from this angle and to minimise shadows. Rovinj is a delightful place to spend a few nights.
This is an impressively long bridge running parallel to a wide set of train tracks on the night I walked all the way to the Vattenfall Power Station; this is overlooking the Jungfernheide Bahnhof (Train Station). That night every single one of the lights along the bridge were out and I couldn't believe how eerie an atmosphere this created, with just enough light from the street below to partially illuminate this environment. It was all rather surreal to experience. Perfect for Dark City Deutschland!
I took this on the way back home and it must've been around 4am which meant there was no human traffic to interfere with the shot, popping this into Mono I feel really put the final touches on what I feel is almost a nightmarish image if one can imagine being there, in an alternative dimension and being lost, let that feeling come over you and you catch the essence of what this is all about.
I hope everyone's week has gotten off to a great start and so as always, thank you!
PS: Zoom in or go fullscreen, minimised looks degraded for some reason.
Macro Monday
Theme: Bathroom
Size: Less than 3x3 inches
A very wet episode of Macro Monday in the set up.I have to adjust the hand held shower head over the basin to minimise water gushing everywhere.
Two light sources...one from the bathroom overhead lights and another side lighting at 9 o'clock. I have rotated the image to give it a better effect.
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This image describes how my daughter see me when she is with me. She sees me as a very BIG and STRONG man - the strongest and biggest man, though I am not. Maybe, all the children in her age would think that way.
Birmingham UK
Number 1 of 6 photos for the
Monthly Photography Assignment Group - September
Tower Bridge, London is 800 feet (240 m) in length with two towers each 213 feet (65 m) high, built on piers. The central span of 200 feet (61 m) between the towers is split into two equal bascules or leaves, which can be raised to an angle of 86 degrees to allow river traffic to pass. The bascules, weighing over 1,000 tons each, are counterbalanced to minimise the force required and allow raising in five minutes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge
This photo is of the road bridge raised to allow a boat to pass under the bridge.
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If you don't know what glory is (as was the case with Alice in "Through the Looking Glass"), this image might help you. Decide for yourself. I think this Dandelion is glorious. I used again a very long reflex lens (450mm on my Fuji X-sensor) which is ultra-sensitive when it comes to camera (or object) shake. Because of this, I could not do this shot outside - too windy. The shutter was not only set to "timer" but also to "electronic" in order to minimise vibration. With these precautions it is possible to achieve a sharp close-up, such as this one, even with a reflex lens (that reflects the image twice with mirrors before it is refracted through lenses and only then hits the sensor).
Ripon is located in North Yorkshire, England and is the third smallest city in England
Today's church is the fourth to have stood on this site. Saint Wilfrid brought stonemasons, plasterers and glaziers from France and Italy to build his great basilica in AD 672.
This view is taken from Minster Close and the best time to capture is around mid-day to minimise shadows.
Egyptian Goose - Alopochen Aegyptiacus
Once common along the entire Nile valley and regarded as sacred in ancient times, the Egyptian Goose is no longer an easy bird to see in the country from which it takes its name, as it is largely confined to upper Egypt. It is, however, widespread and common throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with introduced populations firmly established in England, Holland, Belgium and France. Concerns over conflict with native species has led to restrictions on keeping them in Britain and Europe.
This distinctive small goose is a member of the shelduck family. In the wild it is invariably found in pairs or family parties, while flocks of 50 or more can be found after the breeding season. The sexes are similar: both have a conspicuous chestnut patch encircling the eyes, giving them a somewhat piratical appearance, while the brilliant white forewing is obvious when they fly.
The UK Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 came into force on Sunday 1st December. The Order implements requirements contained in EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, which sets out rules to prevent and minimise the impact of the introduction and spread of non-native animals and plants across the EU. The Order makes it an offence, amongst other things, to import, keep, sell, transport, breed or release into the environment, any of the listed plants and animals. Invasive alien waterfowl currently covered by this Order are Egyptian Geese and Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis.
Handheld high Speed InCamera Endstack. The hig Iso and shutter speed because auf windy conditions. Workflow _JPG - DXO7 Elite_PSE23 - Luminar Nea as PlugIn- finishe with PSE24
1/10000 second in order to minimise flares by the wind.
Views from the top of Dolbadarn Castle @ llanberis, Gwynedd, North Wales.
The question is why build a hydro electric in a mountain?
The answer is a simple one.
The designers wanted to minimise the impact that a large power station would make on the countryside and the most suitable site for the power station was on the boundary of the magnificent Snowdonia National Park.
Naturally enough, when the scheme was first proposed, conservationists were alarmed by the enormity of the design and its position in one of the country's premier national parks.
However, many assurances were given, and considerable modifications and alterations to the original design were undertaken to meet all the environmental objections.
Now that my days of wandering the streets of London have been curtailed by the ugliness that is covid-19 I have had to look for quieter destinations where the threat of the dreaded infection is minimised. And so it was that a friend of mine and I headed to a lovely piece of National Trust woodland earlier this week. It was muddy and wet but apart from the occasional dog walker we had the place more or less to ourselves. I wouldn't say it was particularly exhilarating for someone like myself who for the most part prefers photographing urban scenery to natural landscapes. But I came away with a half dozen photos that I was happy with (I know, what happened to the other 177 photos I took that day?!! 😂). Never mind, this is one I like.
Processed in LR Classic and Topaz Studio.
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
This night photograph showed the historic Clifford Pier with its old jetty structure, and high-rise buildings in the financial district in the background. It was a quiet evening due to restrictions imposed to minimise transmission of COVID-19 within the community.
Interior handheld iPhone shot at Ledbury Parish Church St. Michaels and All Angels, Ledbury, Herefordshire, UK. The title is Latin for ‘Moment of Eclipse’.
Tickled in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
In low light the iPhone does struggle, had to use an open glass door as a support to help minimise movement. Unfortunately I didn’t have a tripod.
This is a focus stack of some 40 images. It is not a perfect stack as some artefacts remain which I'm learning to minimise. I've tried using this technique previously with similar mixed results. My plan is to experiment with other software to see if this helps.
Many thanks for all views, fav's - and particularly comments - all are greatly appreciated!
Happy Macro Mondays to you all!
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PLEASE note the leg lesions, commonly known as "Scaly leg" or "Tassel foot" are growths on its legs and feet seen in FINCHES a virus (Fringilla coelebs papillomavirus) Whilst birds with severe lesions can become lame, most affected birds continue to behave normally.
GOOD HYGIIENE measures such as cleaning bird feeders are recommended as a routine to minimise transmission of disease at feeding stations.......
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Egyptian Goose - Alopochen Aegyptiacus
Once common along the entire Nile valley and regarded as sacred in ancient times, the Egyptian Goose is no longer an easy bird to see in the country from which it takes its name, as it is largely confined to upper Egypt. It is, however, widespread and common throughout sub-Saharan Africa, with introduced populations firmly established in England, Holland, Belgium and France. Concerns over conflict with native species has led to restrictions on keeping them in Britain and Europe.
This distinctive small goose is a member of the shelduck family. In the wild it is invariably found in pairs or family parties, while flocks of 50 or more can be found after the breeding season. The sexes are similar: both have a conspicuous chestnut patch encircling the eyes, giving them a somewhat piratical appearance, while the brilliant white forewing is obvious when they fly.
The UK Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement and Permitting) Order 2019 came into force on Sunday 1st December. The Order implements requirements contained in EU Regulation 1143/2014 on Invasive Alien Species, which sets out rules to prevent and minimise the impact of the introduction and spread of non-native animals and plants across the EU. The Order makes it an offence, amongst other things, to import, keep, sell, transport, breed or release into the environment, any of the listed plants and animals. Invasive alien waterfowl currently covered by this Order are Egyptian Geese and Ruddy Ducks Oxyura jamaicensis.
A trip over to Nottingham today to see family prompted a stop off at Hartford on the return journey to bag this working. It needed 25,600 ISO to get a shutter speed short enough to avoid blur, and some pp to minimise the noise, but I think the result just about stands up to scrutiny......
In a heavy downpour and the last of the daylight, DRS unit 88004 'Pandora' speeds south through the station with the 3.49pm Garston Terminal - Dagenham Dock (6L48) loaded cars.
Having sussed out the snapping spot I returned back to shelter to keep me and the camera dry, and followed the train on the virtual signal diagram. When it got to Acton Bridge I nipped smartly down the platform to bag the shot - result, tolerable dampness. The cars on the train weren't so lucky.
4.48pm, 1st November 2022
Amsterdam Light Festival - “The ice is melting at the pøules!”, warned Danish Foreign Minister Villy Søvndal at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in 2009. His funny Danish pronunciation of the word ‘poles’ received more attention than the content of his message, minimising the urgency of the problem.
The Ice is Melting at the Pøules. Using two custom designed laser light machines, he creates a series of moving vertical lines based on British scientist Ed Hawkins’ beautiful ‘warming stripes’. These lines represent the global temperature rise over the past 169 years; blue is a relatively cool year, red a warm one. The stripes are alternated by a series of interlocked circles, depicting the rise of both temperature and CO2 levels worldwide. The changing height of the projection of both circles and stripes is, of course, also far from random: it corresponds to data on sea level rise.
For Flickr Friday's #purple theme
This is quite obviously (at least, I hope so!) purple! But I've always found it interesting that flowers described as 'blue' are quite often more purpley, as true blues are difficult to find in the floral world.
I don't like to use flowers for 'colour' themes as a rule. But these beautiful 'blue' asters are at their best in my garden at the moment, and they really were lending themselves to a bit of ICM play. Whilst I have been known to add radial blur in processing, this blur is all in camera; created
by trying to hold an off-centre focal point and rotating around it.
Taken with my flektogon, and the vintagey feel slightly enhanced in CEfex, though I did try to minimise impact on the colour. (I held an ND filter over the lens so that I could use a slower shutter speed; i have no idea if it's even possible to get filters for vintage lenses! This works remarkable well but does require a bit of concentration.)
Viaduct
Designed by Scottish engineer Henry Robertson, and built by Thomass Brassey, Chirk viaduct was opened in 1848. It is accessible by foot, with a footpath passing underneath it, or from the towpath on Chirk aqueduct, which sits just next to the viaduct.
The viaduct is approximately 260m (849ft) long, comprising ten 14m (45ft) span semicircular arches, with three further arches replacing an earlier 37m (120ft) laminated timber arch at each end. It rises 30m (100ft) above the river.
Aqueduct
Visit Chirk Aqueduct and you can have one foot in England and one foot in Wales. A few minutes’ walk from Chirk town centre, it straddles the border between Wales and England and sits companionably next to Chirk viaduct. Looking down at Chirk basin and the aqueduct from the road above is a sight to behold.
The aqueduct, designed by William Jessop and Thomas Telford, was built between 1796 and 1801. It had an innovative design: the weight was minimised by the ten semi-circular masonry arches being hollow and by the water channel having an iron bed plate and brick sides sealed using hydraulic mortar.
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The railway bridge over the River Nene by NVR Wansford. If it has a name I can't find it on google so far.
Clear blue skies for this shot so I tried to minimise them in the scene, pointing the camera down a little bit.
Voigtlander Vito II folding camera
Fomapan 100 film
Lab develop & scan
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Mushrooms have intricate mechanisms and careful architecture that ensures spores do not stick in the gills or the underside, minimise fall to the ground but instead get carried away efficiently in sideways air currents. More about it:
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Région d'Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Plein cadre
Pas très longtemps après m'être repositionné afin d'obtenir un angle différent de ma première image le bébé # 1 qui dormait beaucoup, il a soudainement bailler alors que je venais de finir mes ajustements et voici ce que ça donné, le vert presque fluorescent est le résultat de l'exposition lente et de la forte lumière du soleil traversant le canapé de feuilles et non un choix du photographe... Je m'étais d'ailleurs déplacé dans l'espoir d'atténuer cet effet mais sans résultat.
Attention...
La raison pour laquelle je ne partage pas le lieu exact de ce magnifique spectacle de chouettes est simple, le lendemain de ma visite avec l'ami qui m'y avait accompagné. Ami que j'avais rencontré pour la deuxième fois par pur hasard au même endroit qu'à notre première rencontre en avril à Mud Lake Ottawa. Cet ami est retourné voir les bébés Chouettes rayés a été interpellé sa sortie des sentiers de cette magnifique forêt publique et organisée par un groupe d'individus plus que louches qui interpellaient tous les photographes et réclamaient tous leurs équipements sous la menace ? Il m'a informé qu'ils étaient très organisés et non pas des petits voyous à leur tout début... Des véhicules avec des complices surveillent les routes menant au site et avisent si des policiers sont en route. C'est la première fois que j'entendais une telle histoire comme quoi il faut être très prudent et ne pas se déplacer seul dans ces endroits reconnus pour attirer des photographes....
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Ottawa Region, Ontario, Canada
Full frame
Not long after repositioning myself to get a different angle from my first picture previously posted of the baby # 1 who was sleeping a lot, he suddenly yawn when I had just finished making my setting and here's the shot, the almost. Fluorescent green is the result of the slow exposure and the strong light from the sun crossing the leaves canopy and not a choice from the photographer ... I had also moved in the hope of minimising this effect but without result.
The reason I do not share the exact location of this magnificent owl show is simple, the day after my visit with the friend who as show me the place. Friend I had met for the second time by chance again at the same place as at our first meeting in April at Mud Lake Ottawa. This friend returned to see the baby Owls and on his way out after is photo session of that beautiful public forest, he was stop by bads individuals who arrast the photographers and wanted all their equipment under threat? He informed me that they were very organized and not little thefs at their very beginning ... They ad vehicles with accomplices monitor the roads leading to the site and notifying them if police were on there way. This is the first time I've heard such a story, so one as to be very cautious and do not travel alone in these public places known to attract photographers ....
f/7.1 was my sweet spot.
Can't take any more sweetie pictures though, as I've minimised my stock of lovehearts. :)
One outing per day is allowed now - for exercise for example and, of course, whilst practising "social distance". It is Spring. Warm and sunny. The crop growing on the field next to my home is rapeseed. The first flowers are opening up. It is so hard to integrate the advance of the killer virus into this outburst of life and beauty. Hand-held and using the electronic shutter to minimise camera shake.
The Groynes were added to Minimise Beach Movement and Quell Dangerous Tides .Thanks for viewing every one .Have a great Sunday .
...stretchin' across my path. (CCR)
I love the details on American cars from this era but this shot was full of unavoidable distractions. This edit started as an attempt to minimise unwanted elements and went from there :-)
HSS!
Back to the new Watermark building in Southampton. I thought this image would be suitable to wish all my Chinese friends and contacts a Happy New Year. I think these lanterns are just a decoration, put there in an effort to connect the two parts of Westquay shopping centre, but they do look a little Chinese to me.
Last evening we went there to see what it would look like in the dark, more images to follow.
52 in 2017 # 2 Red and 117 in 2017 # 26 Selective Colour
(surprisingly my camera doesn't have a selective colour feature so I can only try to eliminate/minimise other colours)
A high iso picture of a Nankeen Night Heron at Hillarys Marina. I didnt have a long lense with me and i wanted to limit the exposure time to minimise movement effects. They stand very still whilst waiting for a fish to catch. Photo was taken before sunrise :-) on my morning ride.
A visit to the South-East just had to include a trip to Hastings to enjoy the semaphores still in use at the eastern end of the station.
Unfortunately the tall platform lamps created a few problems finding a relatively clear view, so this shot needed some manoeuvring to try minimise their impact. Eventually I found a spot that mostly avoided them imposing on the signals and, for the signal box, strategically 'placed' one to cover the corner where I thought it would do less visual harm.
The result isn't perfect but it's as good as I could get encompassing the wider view. Gracing the scene is Southern's 'Turbostar' diesel-unit no. 171402 arriving with the 11.25am Ashford International - Eastbourne service (2D23).
The day was warm and, with the door to the cabin open, it was a real pleasure hearing the usual signal box noises once again. Note the mop placed against the railings too - I'm betting that, like generations of Signallers before him, there would be a pride taken in the cleanliness of the place and you'd likely be able to eat your dinner off the floor.
Getting behind with comments so turned them off for this one.
12.09pm, 28th March 2022
This years Members Meeting saw demonstration runs of the Ground Effect F1 cars that raced between 1978 and 1983.
These Ground Effect cars were developed to take advantage of the Bernoulli principle, whereby the gap between the ground and the cross sectional underside of the car is reduced to maximise downforce. By minimising that gap between ground and car, the air underneath accelerates faster than the air above and creates that pressure system that sucks the car to the ground, increasing grip and cornering speed.
In 1983, the whole Ground Effect system was banned due to the ever increasing cornering speeds that these cars could achieve. Concerns were raised that if the force was suddenly removed, the cars would lose all grip and have an accident (similar to what can happen today if an F1 car loses a rear wing suddenly).
In 1979, Arrows ran their A2 design, a car that had huge downforce but no wings, leading to some handling problems. In 1980, designers Tony Southgate and David Wass developed the A3 model, based around an aluminium monocoque chassis and the Cosworth DFV engine. In-board suspension was used to provide the largest possible ground-effect tunnels and the front and rear wings were used to provide a better handling balance.
Overall Arrows took 7th place in the 1980 F1 season with drivers Jochen Mass and Riccardo Patrese, with a best finish of 2nd at Long Beach.
This shot of the Arrows Cosworth A3 was taken after the demonstration run as the cars were filing back into the paddock.
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As a landscape photographer I rarely point my camera upwards but on a trip to Ontario last autumn I became fascinated by the patterns and colours in the tree canopies. This image of mixed maples and various other deciduous trees was taken on an early morning walk along the Niagara River. Processing involved reducing clarity and highlights, adjusting the hues in the green, orange and yellow channels, and minimising aberrations and fringing created by the light contrasts. Thanks for looking.
The Württemberg Hz were 0-10-0 rack and adhesion steam locomotives, that were initially developed by the Royal Württemberg State Railways (Königlich Württembergische Staats-Eisenbahnen), but were delivered to the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft (DRG) in the mid-1920s.
The locomotives had a Winterthur cogwheel drive with one lower and one upper pair of cylinders. On the level, they ran like normal steam locomotives using the lower, higher pressure, pair of cylinders driving on the third coupled axle. Before entering the rack section the upper drive was started using live steam. At the same time the r.p.m. was matched to the running speed so that entry into the rack section could be achieved smoothly. Once the cogwheel had engaged the rack, the exhaust from the lower cylinders was routed to the upper, lower pressure, ones using a change valve and was expelled from the chimney. The locomotive now worked as a compound.
The cylinders of the adhesion and cogwheel drives have the same diameters (Ø 560 mm). The difference in volume (after expulsion from the adhesion system, the steam doubles its volume) is compensated for because the cogwheel drive turns twice as fast. The driving cogwheel is housed in a special frame, that lies above the second and third axle. The higher cogwheel drive and the lower cogwheel are coupled via an intermediate gear with a transmission ratio of 1:2.43.
The boilers were given steel fireboxes and the frame was reinforced, especially in the area of the drive. The outermost axles, which had side play, were given return springs to minimise hunting.
Of the four machines built, three have been preserved:
97501 in Reutlingen
97502 at the Bochum-Dahlhausen Railway Museum in Bochum-Dahlhausen
97504 at the Deutsches Technikmuseum Berlin
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You may recognise this famous catchphrase from the 1960s Sci-Fi series Lost in Space.
It is what I felt like shouting out to the lone person as I watched her approach this wild and dangerous precipice. Many fisherman have been washed off these rocks.
I was way up high at a lookout and would never have approached these rocks under these conditions.
As this huge wave crashed upon the rocks, the person crouched down, at least minimising the chances of being knocked off her feet as the wave washed over her. After this wave and drenching, she walked back.
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Stokesay Castle is one of the finest surviving fortified manor houses in England, and situated at Stokesay in Shropshire. It was largely built in its present form in the late 13th century by Laurence de Ludlow, on the earlier castle (some of which still survives) founded by its original owners the de Lacy family, from whom it passed to their de Verdun heirs, who retained feudal overlordship of Stokesay until at least 1317. Laurence 'of' Ludlow was one of the leading wool merchants in England, who intended it to form a secure private house and generate income as a commercial estate. Laurence's descendants continued to own the castle until the 16th century, when it passed through various private owners.
Architecturally, Stokesay Castle is "one of the best-preserved medieval fortified manor houses in England", according to historian Henry Summerson. The castle comprises a walled, moated enclosure, with an entrance way through a 17th-century timber and plaster gatehouse. Inside, the courtyard faces a stone hall and solar block, protected by two stone towers. The hall features a 13th-century wooden-beamed ceiling, and 17th-century carved figures ornament the gatehouse and the solar. The castle was never intended to be a serious military fortification, but its style was intended to echo the much larger castles being built by Edward I in North Wales. Originally designed as a prestigious, secure, comfortable home, the castle has changed very little since the 13th century, and is a rare, surviving example of a near complete set of medieval buildings. English Heritage has minimised the amount of interpretative material displayed at the property and kept the castle largely unfurnished.
I’ve not been here for a while, it’s always a challenge (for me) shooting in low light and this day was no exception.
A combo of Pshop Express, Luminar 4 and Snapseed for the processing. Minimise the noise, the keystoning and emphasise the sunlight were the aims.
At least I didn’t get struck by lightning while I was there!
From the summit of Monadh Mor we have a great view of the rocky upper slopes of Beinn Bhrotain, our first Munro summit of the day and are now heading back the way we've come as it was felt it would be too difficult trying to navigate the steep and boggy Glen Geusachan. Fortunately we don't have to go all the way over, the plan is just to traverse to the right of hit, minimising the amount of climbing we have to do. Zooming in you can make out the summit cairn which I've pictured in a previous post, to give an idea of scale!
Beinn Bhrotain (pronounced Bane Vrottan meaning Hill of the Hound) stands at 1157 meters (3796 feet) and is the first of our Munros today. Monadh Mor (pronounced Monnagh Mor meaning The Big Hill) is our second and final destination and stands at 1113 meters (3651 feet). A short 5 mile cycle up Glen Dee gets us to the foot of the climb, then it's an 11 mile hike across rough and boggy ground to get there. An epic 8.5 hours, largely un-pathed, time in the hills gets us back to the cars just before full dark falls!
… and an impartial judge. Duck pond saga – take 2.
The Royal Victoria Park pond, known as Fish pond, but often called Duck pond due to abundance of ducks, mostly Mallards. It has been drained out over summer due to problems with water supply and leaks in pond liners.
The pond exists since 1830 when this area was opened as a free public space by Princess Victoria. The main idea was to increase visitor attraction to Bath and boost local economy. The principal layout of the park as we know was designed by Edward Davies and included a pond marked on an old map as ‘lake’. The lake had elliptical shape but problems with water supply and keep clean were constantly reported by the Park Committee – basically, very similar to today’s problems but for different reasons. The help from the landscape gardener Edward Milner was sought in 1878, and the new pond had a highly irregular shape, an island and the bridge - as we now know it today.
Georgian Springs supplied water to the pond for nearly 200 years creating a unique pond ecosystem. As mentioned in previous pose the Springs were rerouted. According to the Council website. the current problem is to find an appropriate water supply to minimise negative impact on this ecosystem. The current plan is to restore the pond in 2027. Well, it ought to be seen. In the meantime, the water level here entirely depends on rainfall. Royal Victoria Park, Bath, BANES, England, UK.
Thank you for your visit, favours and comments, much appreciated.
The semaphore signals still controlling the east end of Hastings station make for a welcome presence, despite the fact not so much traffic approaches from that direction.
The line heading east is electrified as far as Ore, but not so beyond on the route through Appledore and Rye to Ashford International, which sees an hourly diesel service. Ore offers a direct service to London Victoria every couple of hours during the off-peak period, which makes a change from the London Charing Cross destination of most trains to the capital starting from Hastings.
In this shot, class 171 DMU no. 171803 provides a contemporary presence as it approaches the station with Southern's 10.25am Ashford International - Eastbourne service (2D19).
Some nice photographs available at the station, but effort is needed to minimise the impact of the tall platform lamps on the fine lines of the signal infrastructure. Note the mop outside the cabin door - good to see the long-standing tradition of the Signaller keeping the interior of the box pristine appears to be alive and well here.
Comments off for this one, thanks.
11.06am, 28th March 2022
The Jarrold Bridge spans the River Wensum as it passes through Norwich. The new bridge creates a stunning new link between the old town and the newly redeveloped riverside area. The curved structure is formed from a tapered fabricated torsion box beam made from weathering steel. The beam itself cantilevers from each bank where it is supported on two slender columns at the water’s edge. The deck structure is also formed from a cantilever of fabricated weathering steel members which in turn support a hardwood timber deck. The balustrade system is formed from a stainless steel web mesh with LED lights built into the balustrade posts. The careful selection of the various materials minimises any potential maintenance with no applied treatments in the 80m. span.
Another Dungeness boat image from a recent walk there.
This was a lovely day, and this image was shot at angle that minimises the focus to the boat - with nothing in the background.
Shot on NIkon Df
A bush stone curlew doing what it does best. Nothing!
This is to minimise detection and to stay safe. The only problem is I don't think it's ever looked in the mirror to see how large and reasonably conspicuous it looks!
These are relatively common in some urban areas, so perhaps it does work? :)
They are considered an inland wader taxonomically, but behave more like a terrestrial bushland bird, my research tells me. There is another closely related beach stone-curlew, which is typically found on beaches, but I understand the beach stone-curlew is rarer.
New Farm Park, Brisbane, Qld, AU.
The light was just beginning to open up the valley. He had been driving through the dark, five hours now, enjoying the empty roads, and the anticipation of what lay ahead. The darkness was closed in all around, just he in his cockpit, in silence, with the soft lighting of the dash and two beams piercing out in front. His eyes were focussed intently on the road, never distracted, searching for the clues that would reveal the shape of the road ahead and potential hazards that might appear out of the darkness. He was relaxed, enjoying the pleasure of driving neatly between the bends, measuring the camber and curve to effect, balancing the car on a smooth line that minimised the need to brake and maximised his progress towards the destination. Toes were light on the pedals, no excessive force, arms straight to the wheel at ten to two, dropping one to snick the gears up and down as required to keep the engine note on song. He was one with the machine, floating, flying, swiftly…...switched on and alive!
But just then a black pa…..
A sea lion shows its catch to the gulls nearby. The closest gull wisely flew off very quickly a second later! Because of the poor light I tried to minimise the noise by using my D750 as opposed to my go-to D500.
ARCHITECTURE BUILDINGS IN BELFAST NORTHERN IRELAND 04-04-2023
RISE is the official name given to the public art sculpture located at Broadway Roundabout in Belfast, Northern Ireland.[1] However, it has been given unofficial, colloquial titles such as the "Balls of the Falls", "the Testes on the Westes" and "the Westicles".[2] These names have been derived by both the sculptures location on Broadway Junction (located above the A12 Westlink and in close proximity to the Falls Road)[3] and in reference to its shape made from two, spherical, metal structures.[4]
The RISE sculpture was designed by Wolfgang Buttress and consists of a geodesic sphere suspended inside a larger, 30 m (98 ft) diameter sphere and stands at an overall height of 37.5 m (123 ft).[5] Geodesic refers to the shortest path between two points on a curve so that in the case of the RISE sculpture, adjacent connections on each of the spheres are connected using straight bars, thereby minimising the distance between two points.[5] At 30m wide and 37.5m tall, RISE is the biggest public art sculpture in Belfast.[6]
RISE was commissioned by Belfast City Council[1] and built in 2011[7] as part of a multimillion-pound road improvement programme.[8] It now sits atop of the A12 Westlink Underpass (a grade-separated junction) where, according to a 2009 NI assembly report, sees approximately 80,000 cars on average flow past it each day.[9]
No crackers, Gromit! We’ve forgotten the crackers!
Looking more like a wacky lunar rocket from a Wallace and Gromit cartoon than an actual sea defence, the derelict pile lighthouse at Tayport standing in the Firth of Tay.
Known as the Larick beacon, it has been disused for some 50 or so years and now is home to a small colony of cormorants. A long exposure taken at high tide minimising the scene.
Tayport, Firth of Tay, Fife, Scotland