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Eling Harbour
2007-04-15 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 15 Apr 2007
The only HDR I did that day...
Eling appears to have been gentrified quite a bit, though being on the outskirts of a national park, it's done in a far more tasteful way than most gentrification. The container terminal is still here though -- one of several on Southampton Water, which handles most of Britain's freight these days.
Keywords: Eling, England, HDR, Hampshire, New Forest, Southampton Water, UK, boats, clouds, national parks, reflections, water
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-08 19:11:11
arc
2007-04-14 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 14 Apr 2007
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Keywords: Bristol, England, Nelson Street, UK, architecture, mediaeval architecture
NIKON D50 70 mm f/8 0.077 sec (1/13) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-02 15:05:29
Croyde gulls
2007-04-13 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 13 Apr 2007
The early bird...
Keywords: Atlantic Ocean, Croyde, Croyde Beach, Devon, England, North Devon, UK, beaches, birds, sea, seagulls
NIKON D50 200 mm 6/1 0.002 sec (1/640) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-04-01 07:45:07
Council House
2007-04-12 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 12 Apr 2007
"The Council House has been the seat of local government in Bristol, England since 1956. It is situated on College Green, opposite the Cathedral and at the foot of Park Street in Bristol city centre. Throughout its history it has been home to Bristol city council. It was designed in the 1930s but built after World War II. The architect was Vincent Harris.
It is a grade II* listed building. The concrete frame is clad with very wide, thin bricks, with Portland stone dressings and a leaded hipped roof in a Neo-Georgian style. The steep and high roof with gilded unicorns to the corners of the end blocks.
The foundation stone for The Council House was laid in 1938 and the building was opened by the Queen in 1956. The ceremonial entrance overlooks the moat and leads into the reception hall which is lined with local Doulting stone and paved with black and white Italian marble. It also features a blue and gold wall clock, encircled by the signs of the zodiac and equipped with its own wind indicator. The Conference Hall is the largest room in the building. The names of all Majors and Lord Mayors of Bristol since 1216 are cut into the stone walls. The walls of the Lord Mayor’s Reception Room are panelled in English Walnut and there is a colourful frieze displaying the heraldry of the Bristol trade guilds, and, in gold leaf, the names of famous Bristolians." - Wikipedia
Keywords: Bristol, College Green, Council House, England, UK, architecture, night, reflections, water
NIKON D50 18 mm f/11.0 30 ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-02-02 00:20:06
Phonebox + street light
2007-04-11 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 11 Apr 2007
Outside St John's College on St Giles Street in central Oxford.
Keywords: England, Oxford, Oxfordshire, St Giles Street, St John's College, UK, phoneboxes, shadows, street furnature
NIKON D50 24 mm f/9.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-16 11:57:17
early spring... again.
2007-04-10 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 10 Apr 2007
Taken in late february, in the front garden, while leaving for a lecture one morning. We also have a pond full of frogspawn, which I'll try to get a shot of later.
Last year we had primroses on christmas day...
Keywords: Bristol, England, UK, animals, bees, climate change, flowers, global warming, insects, my garden, spring
NIKON D50 200 mm f/11.0 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-02-23 09:12:07
Brean Down
2007-04-09 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 09 Apr 2007
Looking down the Bristol Channel (Atlantic) coast towards Burnham-on-Sea and the Parrett estuary from Breen Down, the western extremity of the limestone Mendip Hills, which extends for a mile into the channel. The Somerset levels, 650 km² of peat bog, extend off to the east (left) and south. This flat land was once regulaly under water, but drainage ditches, and the sea wall seen along the coast here have allowed development and increased agriculture. The levels are mostly at sea level, and Brent Knoll (distant left), Glastonbury Tor (30m SE) and the Isle of Athelny are the only significant hills on the levels.
Keywords: Brean, Brean Down, Brent Knoll, Bristol Channel, England, North Somerset, Somerset, Somerset Levels, UK, Weston-super-Mare, beaches, landscape, sea, water
NIKON D50 18 mm f/11.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-02-04 15:36:01
Pur Down, Bristol
2007-04-08 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 08 Apr 2007
Playing with the channel mixer in PS.
Keywords: 123bw, Bristol, England, Lockleaze, North Bristol, Pur Down, Pur Down Transmitter, UK, bikes, bw, clouds, monochrome, redfilter, rubbish, transmitters
NIKON D50 18 mm f/8.0 0.013 sec (1/80) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-26 12:39:12
Avebury
2007-04-07 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 07 Apr 2007
Thought I'd try it in black and white, since it went down well...
Keywords: Avebury, England, North Wessex Downs, UK, Wiltshire, World Heritage Sites, archaeology, bw, monochrome
NIKON D50 18 mm f/5.6 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-01-27 16:09:54
Stourhead
2007-04-06 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 06 Apr 2007
Keywords: England, NT, River Stour, Stourhead, Stourhead Gardens, UK, Wiltshire, autumn, grotto, lakes, payitforward, reflections, rivers, trees, water
NIKON D50 18.3 mm f/8.0 0.025 sec (1/40) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-11-04 16:52:17
Second Severn Crossing
2007-04-05 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 05 Apr 2007
Bad light that day. I left the lab at one when the sun was shining and the sky was blue, but by the time I got to the beach the storm was rolling in, the wind picking up and then the rain started. This is one of the few shots I got with nice light. The next morning BBC News were down here monitoring the force 10 that had arrived overnight, closing the bridges.
The bridge is the second motorway crossing of the estuary, the first built in the 1960s, and this in the 1990s, following a similar route to the Severn railway tunnel. The bridge has a bend in the middle, hence the shipping channel span being visible here. The Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary have a huge tidal range, and at low tide much of this becomes mud flats.
Keywords: Bristol, Bristol Channel, England, Gloucestershire, Second Severn Crossing, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire, UK, Wales, bridges, sea, water
NIKON D50 18 mm f/8.0 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-01-17 14:56:28
Gas works
2007-04-03 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 03 Apr 2007
Keywords: Bristol, Canons Marsh, England, Floating Harbour, UK, cityscape, cranes, gas works, industrial, ruins, silhouettesnight, water
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-02-02 00:11:03
Radcliffe Camera
2007-04-02 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 02 Apr 2007
Keywords: 123F, 123bw, 2for2, 321, England, Oxford, Oxford University, Oxfordshire, Radcliffe Camera, UK, architecture, bw, monochrome, redfilter
NIKON D50 18 mm f/3.5 1/2500 sec ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-16 13:54:24
Church Ope Cove
2007-04-01 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 01 Apr 2007
Rusty old machinery on the beach of the hidden little Church Ope Cove on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. This was just lying on the beach, and may be have been to do with the quarrying on the island -- part of a crane perhaps -- but I don't think this was the original location.
Keywords: Church Ope Cove, Dorset, England, English Channel, Jurassic Coast, Portland, UK, beaches, machinery, rusty, sea, shadows, water, world heritage sites
NIKON D50 51.9 mm f/8.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-07 15:41:44
temple meads
2007-03-31 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 31 Mar 2007
They day hadn't be especially impressive weather wise, but as we stopped off at the station to pick up my bike the clouds cleared a little, and the setting sun lit up the undersides of those remaining. Silhouetted in the background is the parish church of St Mary, Redcliffe.
Keywords: Bristol, England, Temple Meads, UK, cranes, silhouettes, sunset, tower cranes
NIKON D50 44 mm f/4.5 0.002 sec (1/500) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-11-05 17:35:58
Kimmeridge
2007-03-30 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 30 Mar 2007
Keywords: Dorset, England, English Channel, Jurassic Coast, Kimmeridge, Purbeck, UK, World Heritage Sites, animals, dogs, landscape, reflections, sea, water
NIKON D50 32 mm f/9 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-10 14:48:36
Didcot Power Station
2007-03-29 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 29 Mar 2007
The power station at Didcot, south of Oxford, is one of Britain's largest, and is prominant on the Great Western main line railway, between London and Bristol. Didcot A is a 1960s 2,000MW coal fired generator, and Didcot B is a 1990s 1,360MW gas fired generator. Didcot A was recently the subject of Greenpeace demonstrations, with 30 protesters breaking in and painting "Blair's Legacy" on the 200m main chimney. Didcot A is scheduled for closure sometime in the next decade, though experiments with conversion to gas and biomass are ongoing.
Keywords: Didcot, Didcot Power Station, England, Great Western Railway, UK, bw, industrial, monochrome, power stations, railways, redfilter, trains
NIKON D50 50 mm f/11.0 0.001 sec (1/1000) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-16 10:29:59
Avon Gorge
2007-03-28 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 28 Mar 2007
Bottom left: As the River Avon flows out of the city of Bristol, England, it cuts through a limestone ridge to form the Avon Gorge. Isambard Kingdom Brunel's 414 metre long Clifton Suspension Bridge spans the gorge, 75 metres above high water.
Middle left: The original route of the river has been "floated" with lock gates to produce the Floating Harbour.
Centre, bottom: On the west bank of the gorge, in Somerset, is Leigh Woods, donated to the National Trust in the early 20th century to prevent any further development of the gorge.
Middle, right: Bristol's largest park, on its outskirts (and actually outside the city's boundaries, despite being owned by the city) is the Ashton Court Estate. The mansion is now a conference centre, and the park used for summer festivals. During this photo, the Balloon Fiesta was being set up.
The end of my 24+ hour journey: bus from Cincinnati to Chicago, plane to Dublin, plane to Bristol. Cheap flights and all that. Actually, I say end of the journey, there was then car to the new house in Bristol and then down to my parents' in Dorset.
Keywords: Ashton Court, Avon Gorge, Bristol, Clifton Suspension Bridge, England, Floating Harbour, Leigh Woods, North Somerset, River Avon, Somerset, UK, bridges, flight, gorges, rivers, water
NIKON D50 55.0 mm f/8.0 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-08-09 14:46:36
Brecon Beacons
2007-03-27 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 27 Mar 2007
Keywords: Brecknockshire, Brecon, Brecon Beacons, Gwent, Powys, UK, Wales, landscape, mountains, shadows
NIKON D50 65 mm f/9.0 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-18 10:05:46
Brean Down
2007-03-26 01:00:00
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Photoblog: 26 Mar 2007
Wind blown hawthorn(?) on Breen Down, a headland where the Mendip Hills meet the Bristol Channel in North Somerset. In the distance is Flat Holm island, and Newport, South Wales.
Update: rowans? I need to get my tree book out.
Keywords: Atlantic Ocean, Brean, Brean Down, Bristol Channel, England, North Somerset, Somerset, UK, Weston-super-Mare, sea, water
NIKON D50 18 mm f/11.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-02-04 15:42:56
JCB
2007-03-25
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Photoblog: 25 Mar 2007
I don't usually go for these HDR things, but I thought I'd have a play. I wanted to get the moody sky and the foreground subject, but without loosing all the shadows and making a dull, flat, grey image like so many HDRs.This is on the corner of Dixmyth Avenue and Clifton Avenue, beside the hospital which was being extended in early 2006.
Keywords: Cincinnati, Clifton Avenue, Dixmyth Avenue, HDR, JCB, Ohio, USA, clouds, construction, sunset
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-07-22 22:00:59
Stourhead
2007-03-24
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Photoblog: 24 Mar 2007
Stourhead Gardens at the height of autumn, 2006. Stourhead is a National Trust owned country estate in Wiltshire, South West England, with a Georgian Palladian mansion. The gardens are designed by Henry Hoare II and Henry Flitcroft and filled with little neoclassical features, like the bridge. The lake is filled by the nearby spring of the River Stour.
Keywords: England, NT, River Stour, Stourhead, Stourhead Gardens, UK, Wiltshire, autumn, lakes, trees, water
NIKON D50 18 mm f/10.0 0.025 sec (1/40) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-11-04 16:31:43
Castle Park
2007-03-23
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Photoblog: 23 Mar 2007
St Peter's Church, in central Bristol, was badly damaged by bombing in WWII. Surrounding mediaeval and victorian buildings were cleared, but the church has been propped up with concrete and steel. The plot was never redeveloped, and is now a park. Over christmas 2006 a ferris wheel came to town to entertain shoppers at the nearby Broadmead shopping centre.
Still playing with channel mixer. Not sure about this one, picked up quite a few artifacts in all the processing...
Update: wow, I'm shocked at how popular this one turned out to be, I thought the other b&ws were far superior!
Keywords: Bristol, Castle Park, England, St Peter's Church, UK, bw, churches, ferris wheels, funfairs, monochrome, redfilter, ruins
NIKON D50 18 mm f/11.0 0.033 sec (1/30) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-09 13:34:40
Brecon Canal
2007-03-22
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Photoblog: 22 Mar 2007
South Wales.
Keywords: Brecknockshire, Brecon Beacons, Brecon Canal, Gwent, Powys, UK, Wales, bridges, canals, reflections, water
NIKON D50 75 mm f/7.1 0.05 sec (1/20) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-17 18:05:59
Brean + Steep Holm
2007-03-21
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In the Bristol Channel, North Somerset.
Keywords: Atlantic Ocean, Brean, Brean Down, Bristol Channel, England, Mendip Hills, North Somerset, Somerset, Steep Holm, UK, Weston-super-Mare, beaches, circular polariser, landscape, lpyc, sea, water
NIKON D50 31 mm f/11.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-02-04 15:03:50
Leigh Woods
2007-03-20
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Photoblog: 20 Mar 2007
Leigh Woods in North Somerset, England. Located just accross the Avon Gorge from the city of Bristol, the woods were given to the National Trust in the early 20th century to prevent further development around the gorge, and are now a popular spot for dog walks, etc. Taken in autumn 2006, as the leaves were about to turn, and the fungi were proliferating.
Keywords: Bristol, England, Leigh Woods, NT, North Somerset, Somerset, UK, autumn, shadows, trees, woodland
NIKON D50 18 mm f/10.0 0.077 sec (1/13) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-10-24 14:03:38
Stalbridge Park
2007-03-19
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Photoblog: 19 Mar 2007
The raised area on the left is the site of the old manor house, where Robert Boyle (of "the product of the volume and pressure of a fixed quantity of an ideal gas is constant, given constant temperature" fame) lived between ~1645 and ~1654 (sources vary: Wikipedia goes for '45-'54, while Pitt-Rivers (1966) says '44 to '55). Despite the various local ghost stories involving a tragic fire destroying the building (the same legends must exist in every village in the country, with only the names changed), the poorly maintained house was demolished in 1827. The farmhouse on the right, amongst other local buildings, was built with the stone from the house.
Keywords: Blackmore Vale, Dorset, England, Stalbridge, Stalbridge Church, sunset
NIKON D50 32 mm f/11.0 0.025 sec (1/40) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-18 15:54:48
Brecon Beacons
2007-03-18
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Photoblog: 18 Mar 2007
On the Brecon Beacons, Wales. If I recall correctly, it's at SO,150,178, on the B4560 north of Brynmawr.
Keywords: Brecknockshire, Brecon Beacons, Powys, UK, Wales, landscape, mist, mountains
NIKON D50 34 mm f/9 0.001 sec (1/800) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-16 17:08:24
Second Severn Crossing
2007-03-17
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Photoblog: 17 Mar 2007
The M4 motorway crossing the estuary of the UK's longest River, the Severn, where it flows into the Atlantic as the Bristol Channel. The bridge is the third surface crossing of the estuary (though the first, a railway bridge, was damaged in storms several decades ago and, being redundant with the railway tunnel beneath this bridge, has been entirely dismantled), and crosses between Bristol, England, and Newport, Wales. It was constructed in the mid-1990s to relieve traffic from the original M4 suspension bridge several miles upstream. The Bristol Channel has one of the largest tidal ranges in the world, so while the main span has to cross a shipping channel, the rest of the bridge's length sits in shallow water.
Keywords: Bristol Channel, England, M4, River Severn, Second Severn Crossing, Severn Beach, South Gloucestershire, UK, bridges, motorways, sea, water
NIKON D50 135 mm f/11.0 0.4 ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-01-21 17:01:29
Stapleton Church
2007-03-16
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Willow tree blowing in the wind.
Keywords: Bristol, England, Stapleton, Stapleton Church, UK, architecture, churches, clouds, long exposure, night
NIKON D50 18 mm f/8.0 30 ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-11-29 17:35:16
sheep!
2007-03-15
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Photoblog: 15 Mar 2007
On the Brecon Beacons, Wales. If I recall correctly, it's at SO,150,178, on the B4560 north of Brynmawr.
Keywords: Brecknockshire, Brecon Beacons, Gwent, Powys, UK, Wales, animals, landscape, sheep
NIKON D50 200 mm f/5.6 0.002 sec (1/640) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-09-18 11:15:14
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