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SITUATED NEAR THE NORTH-WEST TIP OF WALES, THE TINY ISLET KNOWN AS SOUTH STACK ROCK LIES SEPARATED FROM HOLYHEAD ISLAND BY 30 METRES OF TURBULENT SEA, SURGING TO AND FRO IN CONTINUOUS MOTION. THE COASTLINE FROM THE BREAKWATER AND AROUND THE SOUTH WESTERN SHORE IS MADE OF LARGE GRANITE CLIFFS RISING SHEER FROM THE SEA TO 60 METRES. THE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER IS 28METRES TALL. THE LIGHTHOUSE FLASHES A WHITE LIGHT ONCE EVERY 10 SECONDS AND CAN BE SEEN FOR 24 NAUTICAL MILES.
SOUTH STACK LIGHTHOUSE WAS FIRST ENVISAGED IN 1665 WHEN A PETITION FOR A PATENT TO ERECT THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS PRESENTED TO CHARLES II. THE PATENT WAS NOT GRANTED AND IT WAS NOT UNTIL 9TH FEBRUARY 1809 THAT THE FIRST LIGHT APPEARED TO MARK THE ROCK. THE LIGHTHOUSE, ERECTED AT A COST OF £12,000, WAS DESIGNED BY DANIEL ALEXANDER AND ORIGINALLY FITTED WITH ARGAND OIL LAMPS AND REFLECTORS. AROUND 1840 A RAILWAY WAS INSTALLED BY MEANS OF WHICH A LANTERN WITH A SUBSIDIARY LIGHT COULD BE LOWERED DOWN THE CLIFF TO SEA LEVEL, WHEN FOG OBSCURED THE MAIN LIGHT.
IN THE MID 1870'S THE LANTERN AND LIGHTING APPARATUS WAS REPLACED BY A NEW LANTERN. NO RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE OF THE LIGHT SOURCE AT THIS TIME BUT IT WAS PROBABLY A PRESSURISED MULTIWICK OIL LAMP. IN 1909 AN EARLY FORM OF INCANDESCENT LIGHT WAS INSTALLED AND IN 1927 THIS WAS REPLACED BY A MORE MODERN FORM OF INCANDESCENT MANTLE BURNER. THE STATION WAS ELECTRIFIED IN 1938.
ON 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1984, THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS AUTOMATED AND THE KEEPERS WITHDRAWN. THE LIGHT AND FOG SIGNAL ARE NOW REMOTELY CONTROLLED AND MONITORED FROM THE TRINITY HOUSE OPERATIONAL CONTROL CENTRE IN HARWICH, ESSEX.
THE CHASM BETWEEN THE MAINLAND AND THE ROCK WAS AT FIRST TRAVERSED BY A HEMPEN CABLE 21 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL, ALONG WHICH A SLIDING BASKET WAS DRAWN CARRYING A PASSENGER OR STORES. THIS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED IN 1828 BY AN IRON SUSPENSION BRIDGE 1.5 METRES WIDE AND AGAIN IN 1964 BY AN ALUMINIUM BRIDGE. THE PRESENT FOOTBRIDGE WAS COMPLETED IN MID-1997. GRANTS TOTALLING £182,000 WERE RECEIVED FROM THE WELSH DEVELOPMENT AGENCY TO FUND THE STRUCTURE WHICH WAS DESIGNED AND BUILT BY LAINGS/MOTT MACDONALD. THE LANDWARD APPROACH TO THE BRIDGE IS BY DESCENDING 400 STEPS CUT INTO THE CLIFF FACE.
WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE FOOTBRIDGE THE ISLAND AND THE LIGHTHOUSE WERE REOPENED TO VISITORS.
The Orange-tip is a true sign of spring, being one of the first species to emerge that has not overwintered as an adult. The male and female of this species are very different in appearance. The more-conspicuous male has orange tips to the forewings, that give this butterfly its name. These orange tips are absent in the female and the female is often mistaken for one of the other whites, especially the Green-veined White or Small White. This butterfly is found throughout England, Wales and Ireland, but is somewhat-local further north and especially in Scotland. In most regions this butterfly does not form discrete colonies and wanders in every direction as it flies along hedgerows and woodland margins looking for a mate, nectar sources or foodplants. More northerly colonies are more compact and also more restricted in their movements.
Tip:
Question "when using gels, what white balance do I select"
The answer is quite simple.
You shoot the colorchecker passport with normal strobes (so without the gels) now you use this as the setting and add the gels. This way the gels do exactly what they supposed to do.
Of course..... When shooting gels you are in the creative mood and you can change whatever you like.
Added note.
When using CTO gels for color correction you of course shoot with gels on. But this tip is about the creative use.
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On the tip of a new season? It's a bit chilly here today and unfortunately my snow dance didn't work...hope you have a wonderful First Day of Spring.
Maybe Fixed head powered, ex NCB? but in very tidy order -back then of course, this yard did not keep stock for long before stuff was cut up!
A new Isuzu bulk tipping lorry operated by Daltons of Matamata, suppliers of potting mixes and other landscaping products. More often than not such a truck would operate with a 4-axle drawbar trailer.
I am not a fan of the recent updating/restyling of the Isuzu cab front, particularly the upper grille area with its six black areas as well as the gap below it which gives the appearance of there being something missing.
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Using cardboard or flags for hard shadows is an awesome trick.
Make sure you place the object as close as possible to the model otherwise the shadow will not be hard enough.
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Lomas Distribution Ltd Waterswallows Derbys Mercedes Arocs 3243
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M.Way & Son Coal Merchant & Haulier South Molton N Devon Renault Magnum
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West Coast Railways driver Dave Hewson looks back for the the guard's 'right away' at Bournemouth.
'Britannia' no. 70013 'Oliver Cromwell' on the return leg of a London-Swanage charter.
Orange Tip - Bowers Marsh RSPB reserve, Pitsea, Essex. so well camouflaged when they close their wings!
Had a walk round the Midhurst yesterday bu the river. Found this orange tip - who stuck around for a few photos.
Hobson's Choice!
Just sorting some negatives and discovered the colour version of our old Foden 8 wheel tipper, [The black and white version was uploaded earlier]
Just the tip of the macro iceberg! I'm going to enjoy using the D300 and the Nikon 105mm macro lens combination!
It's going to take forever to learn the new camera layout though! The buttons are in all the wrong places! What is second nature with the Canon, is completely alien with the Nikon! Mad! All part of the fun of learning something new I suppose! :)
Right, I'm off to visit some photostreams while my battery re-charges!!
Large on black! :)
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