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A tidal bore is a tidal phenomenon in which the leading edge of the incoming tide forms a wave (or waves) of water that travel up a river or narrow bay against the direction of the current. Photos taken at Qiantang River China.
Tidal pools are full of dense, dynamic, vibrant life, both visually and texturall stimulating. This bead strives to capture that with a mix of densely placed embellishments of different textures and bold, vibrant colors.
From my first autoKAP adventure. Pentax S4
gentLED AUTO
my own Gentles-style wide Picavet
...and not much else.
Lifted with a FlowForm 8 in 10 mph.
In honor of the earthquake yesterday, here are some shots I took on vacation last month that nobody else will likely be able to take in the near future. These were taken from the top of the Washington Monument - after the quake, a crack was discovered near the top and it is now closed to visitors indefinitely...
Berlin-Schöneweide, 12.04.2012, Konzert der südafrikanischen Reggaeband TIDAL WAVES im Konzertsaal von Moving Poets Berlin (MoBe), Bruno-Burgel-Weg 23-37, 12439 Berlin.
Tidal Waves aus Johannesburg spielten zum Auftakt ihrer Welttournee in Berlin in folgender Besetzung:
Jacob "Zakes" Wulana (Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica),
Sam "Drumbo" Shoai (Drums/Percussion, Vocals),
Shadrack "Charlie" Mathopa (Bass Guitar),
Mr. Jaco Mans (Lead Guitar),
Johannes "Charlie P" Papasha (Keyboards).
Afternoon light spreads across the grasses at Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory National Park, Victoria (Australia).
Grey Seals at Blakeney Point in Norfolk.
Blakeney Point (officially called Blakeney National Nature Reserve) is a National Nature Reserve situated near to the villages of Blakeney, Morston and Cley next the Sea on the north coast of Norfolk, England. Its main feature is a 6.4 km (4 mi) spit of shingle and sand dunes, but the reserve also includes salt marshes, tidal mudflats and reclaimed farmland. It has been managed by the National Trust since 1912, and lies within the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest, which is additionally protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area (SPA), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Ramsar listings. The reserve is part of both an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), and a World Biosphere Reserve. The Point has been studied for more than a century, following pioneering ecological studies by botanist Francis Wall Oliver and a bird ringing programme initiated by ornithologist Emma Turner.
Blakeney Point has a mixed colony of about 500 harbour and grey seals. The harbour seals have their young between June and August, and the pups, which can swim almost immediately, may be seen on the mud flats. Grey seals breed in winter, between November and January; their young cannot swim until they have lost their first white coat, so they are restricted to dry land for their first three or four weeks, and can be viewed on the beach during this period. Grey seals colonised a site in east Norfolk in 1993, and started breeding regularly at Blakeney in 2001. It is possible that they now outnumber harbour seals off the Norfolk coast. Seal-watching boat trips run from Blakeney and Morston harbours, giving good views without disturbing the seals.
Information board on the ground floor of the mill.
Taken during London Open House 2018
House Mill
The Worlds largest tidal mill. 5-storey, timber-framed, brick-clad timber watermill with four waterwheels, originally built 1776 to mill grain for distillery trade. Operational until 1940. On historic 3 Mills Site.
History
The House Mill was built in 1776 by Daniel Bisson, on the site of an earlier mill and between two houses occupied by the miller and his family, hence its name. The Clock Mill opposite was rebuilt in 1817. There was also a third mill, a windmill, which survived until about 1840. The House Mill continued to operate until 1941 and the Clock Mill until 1952.
Restoration
In 1989 work began on the House Mill and the fabric of the Mill has been fully restored. As part of the work to restore the site, the Miller’s House, which had been demolished in the late 1950s, was reconstructed in 1993/4. The façade was rebuilt to the 1763 design with reused 18th century bricks. Using many of the original materials recovered from the bombed site, the ground floor of the Miller’s House has been reconstructed as original, whilst the rest of the building is a new structure.
The Miller’s House provides a visitor, information, and education centre, with meeting rooms for hire and a small cafe. It was funded by the European Union. In 1996 it won a Civic Trust Commendation for outstanding architecture.
The garden was laid out to include a combination of design suggestions by pupils of Sarah Bonnell School, and includes original kitchen garden plants and a herb garden.
[Open House website]
The area known as Three Mills Island is a stretch of land surrounded by three channels of the ancient River Lea. There have been mills in this area for many centuries – according to the Domesday Survey, there were at least eight mills here at that point in time. Over time, wind power was used to drive mills with the addition of windmills. But, this area remains, perhaps, best known for its tidal mills. It was to become the home of the biggest tidal mill in the world.
The mills on this site were historically able to take advantage of the tidal flow of the river up to the Thames Estuary and the local Bow Creek. During its heyday, the mills here could work for up to eight hours in each tide, allowing them to become major producers in London.
In medieval times, Three Mills was the main producer of flour for local bakers who baked bread for the city. The mills here also had other uses, however, and at least one was a gunpowder mill. The site was largely developed in the 1720s when it was purchased by a group of local residents, including Peter Lefevre, a Huguenot refugee from France.
In the 1770s, the owners built the current House Mill building. Its name was derived from its location between two houses for staff who worked on the site as millers. The second of the mills, the Clock Mill, was constructed in 1817 and the third was a windmill. This site was a thriving concern in the 18th century. As well as the mills that worked on site, the owners also ran a distillery and piggery and employed many local people.
The House Mill was damaged by a fire in 1802 and needed to be partly rebuilt. Bombing during the Second World War effectively closed the site down in terms of milling production. The last of the mills to be in operation was the House Mill itself, which was ultimately shut down in 1941. This building now has a Grade I listing.
[EastLondonHistory website]
Taken from Saint Stanislaus College, located next door to Our Lady of the Gulf Church in Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi, on the morning of August 29th, 2005. This is believed to be the initial tidal wave from Hurricane Katrina. The tidal wave was approximately 35 to 40 feet high. It slammed into the beach front communities of Bay Saint Louis and Waveland , Mississippi , and completely destroyed 99% of every structure along the beach for 9 miles and over ¼ of a mile inland. The destruction only started there. The flooding that continued inland destroyed the contents of all but 35 homes in these two communities of approximately 14,000 people.
Due to the cold spell here, the majority of the Tidal Basin by the Jefferson Memorial was covered by a thick layer of ice. I thought it may make for a nice texture. Feel free to use!
Looking across the Tidal Basin in Washington, DC towards the Washington Monument and the Jefferson Memorial.
Due to the cold spell here, the majority of the Tidal Basin by the Jefferson Memorial was covered by a thick layer of ice. I thought it may make for a nice texture. Feel free to use!
Presenting the Tidal Cool Creations SS14 collection, “Midday in Marrakesh”
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