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A single blade of grass frozen by the iced surface of a pond, and weighed down by the weight if ice and frost crystals that cover its entire surface.
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~ [ kunst ] - Heart's Necklace
Rhye - Feel Your Weight
Back in the fifties it seemed that everyone who used a pickup for agriculture or commercial purposes listed their name, town, and the weight of the vehicle minus all fluids and passengers on the door or side panel of the truck. Sign painters must have enjoyed a heyday. Perhaps this was a state department of motor vehicles requirement but in some cases I think it was merely a personal vanity. My dad did it on trucks he owned that were only used for personal transportation. Who could possibly care what the truck weighed with absolutely nothing in it including gas and oil?
It's another changeable day today, we're hoping to do some butterfly transects this afternoon but we need a bit of sun . We'll see. I had a lovely meal last night with June, and had some orchids potted by her, so my collection is growing. Weights and measures is by Dry The River.
Some of you may have heard of Fat Bear Week. It's a "competition" sponsored by the National Park Service in which the public votes for the fattest bear frequenting the famous Brooks Falls.
Last year's winner was bear number 747. Not sure which bear will win this year, but as you can see here, 747 looks like he's ready to take on all comers. He looks much like he did in 2020 when his weight was estimated at 1,400 LBS.
When this shot was taken, he still had another month to add more weight, which he will undoubtedly do. We watched him catch salmon after salmon in his favorite spot in the river...which no other bear would dare to challenge him for.
By the way, 747 was assigned that number by the park service prior to achieving his current massive size. A little clairvoyance involved I think.
A quiet study of how the aftermath of rain with water droplets can transform simple green blades into a moment of serene beauty.
Or is this a quiet struggle? The weight of a world held on a fragile blade?
[Featured in Explore Takeover theme: "Botanicals: Flowers & Foliage" on January 21, 2026]
I last photographed the Thames Barrier a little over a year ago, but became inspired to revisit the location after coming across an article about the 1953 North Sea Flood, which overwhelmed British sea defences in the Thames Estuary and led to the deaths of more than 300 people across several counties. It was remarkable to read that the gates protect not only the immediate East London borough against tidal surges, but also the infratructure, underground network and power supplies stretching beyond the O2 Arena, the Docklands and Tower Bridge and all the way to Westminster. In addition to this, the barrier now also needs to contend with the impact of climate change and rising sea levels.
With all of this in mind, my aim with this image was a darker, moodier and altogether more sinister alternative to my last take on the location, capturing the formidable size and scale of the barrier's piers at dusk, but also contrasting the peaceful flow of the Thames and the reassuring glow of the piers' evening lights with the foreboding tones of the evening sky.
The final image is a blend of a dozen exposures captured over two hours, starting with a 90-second exposure as the sun was setting and continuing into the evening, at which point the shutter speed had extended to 12 minutes. My intention all along had been to weight the emphasis on the later exposures, but I knew I would also be using the earlier and brighter exposures to enhance the lighting across the roof of the piers and the tones along the Thames. Having created Pen Tool selections in Photoshop for the barrier's piers, the sky and the river, I blended in portions of each of these exposures using a combination of Soft Light, Lighten, Luminosity, Linear Dodge, Colour Dodge and Screen blend modes. The goal at this stage was to bring out the reflective finish and dimensionality along the tip of the piers, to emphasise the glow of the lights inside the barrier, to produce a clean finish in the concrete at the base of each pier, and to brighten the water and darken the sky. After blending the exposures,
I applied a gentle radial blur to the sky and used Silver Efex Pro to lower its midtone structure and soften its texture, creating a subtle contrast between the piers and their surroundings. I then used Colour Efex Pro to add some minor tonal contrast adjustments, with a gentle Detail Extractor to bring out the gritty nuance in the piers. The final touches were a combination of a Gradient Map to emphasise the chilly evening tones and a Colour Lookup set to Bleach Bypass to desaturate the tip of the piers, which helped to bring out their metallic texture and to add some definition to their background.
The end result involved more planning and attention to detail at both the shooting and editing stages than my previous take, but it hopefully brings out the immense feat of engineering behind the barrier's design, as well as the rock-steady industrial strength of the barrier against a sometimes menacing force of nature, which was the aspect that inspired me to revisit the location in the first place.
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Ingredients:
1 lb (450g) onions, weight is for onions when peeled and finely chopped
2 lbs (900g) "windfall" apples, weight is for apples when peeled, cored and roughly chopped
4 ounces (100g) sultanas
1 ounce (25g) fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1 teaspoon dried ginger powder
2 teaspoons mixed spice
1 lb (450g) soft brown sugar
1/2 pint (300ml) malt vinegar
1/2 pint (300ml) cider apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Directions:
Place all the prepared onions and apples into a large preserving pan and add the remaining ingredients.
Bring slowly to the boil and then lower the heat so that chutney cooks at a rolling boil.
Stir the chutney regularly and make sure it does not “catch” and burn on the base of the preserving pan.
Keep on cooking until the chutney is the consistency of a thick jam and all the liquids have dissolved.
(A trick to check if it is cooked is to draw your wooden spoon across the chutney, if the space that is left fills up with liquid, the chutney is not ready yet).
Spoon the hot chutney into hot and sterile jars and seal immediately.
Makes about 4 lbs chutney.
Store in a dark and cool place and leave to mature for at least 2 weeks.
Will keep in ideal storage conditions for up to 2 years+.
Explored 31 October 2021.
Silence has weight.
Between the cold shine of metal and the reflection of glass, a presence watches the unseen.
Nothing moves, yet everything vibrates — the echo of voices, the memory of what remains outside.
The photograph does not show the clash, it shows the distance.
And in that distance, the heart of the world seems to stop for a moment.
I won't be held down by who I used to be.
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Nice wander around Thetfrod Forest yesterday mornign with Matthew Dartford. Didn't great conditions, apart from a few minutes of light
Then Colas tug 60085 lifts tanks off Preston's dock branch, whilst the overhead wire tensioning weights watch.
The first really large event I have attended in almost two years: This was one of my favorite entries at this year's parade. For more info: www.firehogs.org/contact/
(use of my 30 year old, Tamron 24-135 lens, over my trusty. work-horse and sharp, Nikon 24-70, due to the reduced weight of the Tamron..