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Oxford

2011-12-06

Oxford

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Photoblog: 06 Dec 2011




Keywords: England, Oxford, Oxfordshire, Radcliffe Camera, UK, architecture


NIKON D50 70 mm f/11 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2006-12-16 13:36:25


Machrie Moor

2011-12-04

Machrie Moor

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Photoblog: 04 Dec 2011

another from the brief trip a couple of months ago...


Keywords: Arran, Highlands, Islands, Machrie Moor, Scotland, UK, landscape, mountains, stone circles


NIKON D90 24 mm f/10.0 0.025 sec (1/40) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-06-02 18:59:24


bookshops

2011-12-02

bookshops

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Photoblog: 02 Dec 2011

Cecil Court, off Charing Cross Road.


Keywords: Cecil Court, Charing Cross Road, England, London, UK, West End, Westminster, alleys, night, roads, streets, streetscape, streetscapes


NIKON D90 55 mm f/2.8 0.1 sec (1/10) ISO 800 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-10-18 18:36:43


Blea Moor

2011-11-30

Blea Moor

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Photoblog: 30 Nov 2011

or just beside it, anyway.


Keywords: Blea Moor, England, North Yorkshire, UK, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, derelict, landscape, ruins, rural decay


NIKON D90 17 mm f/9.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-05-24 12:12:45


Tower

2011-11-28

Tower

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Photoblog: 28 Nov 2011


Keywords: England, London, River Thames, Tower of London, UK, castles, night, reflections


NIKON D90 35 mm f/2.8 0.6 ISO 800 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-06-15 01:16:30


Morning mist

2011-11-26

Morning mist

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Photoblog: 26 Nov 2011

In the Blackmore Vale.


Keywords: Blackmore Vale, Dorset, England, UK, farms, fields, landscape, maize, mist, sunrise


NIKON D90 26 mm f/10.0 0.017 sec (1/60) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-08-15 05:10:12


Middlesex Hospital

2011-11-24

Middlesex Hospital

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Photoblog: 24 Nov 2011

Demolished in 2008, left as a dusty hole in the ground for the four years since.


Keywords: BT Tower, England, Fitzrovia, London, Middlesex Hospital, Post Office Tower, Soho, UK, architecture, towers, transmitters


NIKON D50 46 mm f/9.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-01-14 13:11:55


Loch Eriboll

2011-11-22

Loch Eriboll

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Photoblog: 22 Nov 2011

heading into the wind...


Keywords: Highlands, Loch Eriboll, Scotland, Sutherland, UK, landscape, mountains, sea


NIKON D90 17 mm f/9.0 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-03-30 10:44:22


castle

2011-11-20

castle

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Photoblog: 20 Nov 2011
Galleries: Edinburgh

A brief bank of dark rain cloud passing over Edinburgh on an otherwise nice summer day in 2011. I’ve previously posted about Edinburgh Castle on the proper blog.

Wikipedia says: Edinburgh Castle is a fortress which dominates the skyline of the city of Edinburgh, Scotland, from its position atop the volcanic Castle Rock. Human habitation of the site is dated back as far as the 9th century BC. There has been a royal castle here since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until the Union of the Crowns in 1603. From the 15th century the castle’s residential role declined, and by the 17th century its principal role was as a military base with a large garrison. As one of the most important fortresses in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts, from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century, up to the Jacobite Rising of 1745, and has been besieged, both successfully and unsuccessfully, on several occasions. Although formally owned by the Ministry of Defence, most of the castle is now in the care of Historic Scotland, and it is Scotland’s most-visited paid tourist attraction. The garrison left in the 1920s, but there is still a military presence at the castle, largely ceremonial and administrative, and including a number of regimental museums. As the backdrop to the annual Edinburgh Military Tattoo it has become a recognisable symbol of Edinburgh and of Scotland.


Keywords: Edinburgh, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland, UK, castles


NIKON D90 40 mm f/8.0 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-05-30 18:08:24


Glen Coe

2011-11-18

Glen Coe

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Photoblog: 18 Nov 2011

a brief window of sunshine last month...


Keywords: Glen Coe, Highlands, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, bridges, landscape, mountains, rivers


NIKON D90 10 mm f/11.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-06-04 17:33:13


disturbing birds on the beach

2011-11-16

disturbing birds on the beach

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Photoblog: 16 Nov 2011

taking the Thames Path to work one winter morning a year or two back...


Keywords: Canary Wharf, Docklands, East London, England, Isle of Dogs, London, River Thames, Rotherhithe, South East London, Southwark, UK, birds, rivers, skyscrapers, sunrise


NIKON D90 16 mm f/8.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 500 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-01-05 08:23:00


Glaslyn

2011-11-14

Glaslyn

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Photoblog: 14 Nov 2011

and Llyn Llydaw, from Snowdon a couple of years ago.


Keywords: Glaslyn, Llyn Llydaw, North Wales, Snowdonia, UK, Wales, lakes, landscape, mountains


NIKON D90 10 mm f/9.0 0.002 sec (1/640) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-06-16 15:54:58


Grays Inn Road

2011-11-12

Grays Inn Road

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Photoblog: 12 Nov 2011

bus jumping the lights...


Keywords: Bloomsbury, Clerkenwell, Clerkenwell Road, England, Grays Inn Road, London, Theobalds Road, UK, bicycles, buses, cycling, roads, streets, streetscape, streetscapes


NIKON D90 17 mm f/9.0 0.077 sec (1/13) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-07-05 17:16:40


Helmsdale

2011-11-10

Helmsdale

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Photoblog: 10 Nov 2011

Back when there was a mere sprinkling of snow.


Keywords: Helmsdale, Helmsdale Harbour, Highlands, North Sea, Scotland, Sutherland, UK, harbours, landscape, sea, snow


NIKON D90 10.3 mm f/9.0 0.013 sec (1/80) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-11-27 15:22:43


River Etive

2011-10-26 01:00:00

River Etive

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Photoblog: 26 Oct 2011

crossing the moor a couple of weeks ago. we had those couple of days of really fantastic weather, and the bbc promised a week of it, so i rushed north from arran. by the time i got this far the bbc weather forecasters had been exposed for the liars they are...

I used this in a blog post about the road.


Keywords: Buachaille Etive Mòr, Glen Etive, Glencoe, Highlands, Rannoch Moor, River Etive, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, clouds, landscape, lpyc, mountains, rivers


NIKON D90 17 mm f/10.0 0.013 sec (1/80) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-06-04 16:28:14


Machrie Moor

2011-10-14 01:00:00

Machrie Moor

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Photoblog: 14 Oct 2011

on Arran.

I've been ignoring flickr for a few weeks while on the roads and rails. Now I have 3,000 photos to sort...


Keywords: Arran, Highlands, Islands, Machrie Moor, Scotland, UK, bw, history, landscape, lpyc, monochrome, mountains, red filter, standing stones, stone circles


NIKON D90 17 mm f/10.0 0.02 sec (1/50) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-06-02 18:53:34


Rannoch Moor

2011-10-02 01:00:00

Rannoch Moor

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Photoblog: 02 Oct 2011

another one of last year's. I used it in a blog post about the road.


Keywords: Highlands, Rannoch Moor, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, landscape, mountains, roads


NIKON D90 10 mm f/10.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-22 15:45:17


mill

2011-09-24 01:00:00

mill

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Photoblog: 24 Sep 2011

found a folder full of unprocessed photos taken in North Wales in 2009. here's Ynys-y-Pandy Slate Mill, near Portmadog.


Keywords: North Wales, Snowdonia, UK, Wales, Ynys-y-Pandy Slate Mill, landscape, ruins


NIKON D90 18 mm f/8.0 0.002 sec (1/640) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-06-19 18:47:48


Glen Coe

2011-09-20 01:00:00

Glen Coe

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Photoblog: 20 Sep 2011

Last year. I guess I should start planning the details for the far north tour I have booked for next week...


Keywords: Glen Coe, Highlands, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, clouds, farms, landscape, mountains


NIKON D90 10 mm f/9.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-22 13:15:54


sheep

2011-09-16 01:00:00

sheep

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Photoblog: 16 Sep 2011

At Castlerigg in spring 2009. Just took a quick look down towards the bottom of the "stuff I might upload to flickr" barrel and decided to pick this one out.

More about Castlerigg.


Keywords: Castlerigg, Cumbria, England, Lake District, UK, history, landscape, mountains, sheep


NIKON D50 62 mm f/11.0 0.025 sec (1/40) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-06-15 18:33:14


The Barracks

2011-09-12 01:00:00

The Barracks

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Photoblog: 12 Sep 2011

early morning light at the old slate quarries beside Llyn Cwmorthin in the Moelwyn Mountains, Snowdonia, last weekend.


Keywords: Cwmorthin, Llyn Cwmorthin, Moelwyn Mountains, North Wales, Snowdonia, UK, Wales, lakes, landscape, lpyc, mountains, ruins


NIKON D90 10 mm f/11.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-05-07 07:32:15


Forsinard

2011-09-08 01:00:00

Forsinard

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Photoblog: 08 Sep 2011

At least, Loch an Ruathair and mountains (Ben Griam Beg?) between Kinbrace and Forsinard in the Flow Country.

I'm not sure what the rows of upright railway sleepers were for. Perhaps part of long decayed deer fences? They had suffered some long distant fire damage -- perhaps they were even fire breaks for the railway, which is in the near distance.

Just last week a steam train set fire to the area again, damaging the bird reserve.


Keywords: Flow Country, Forsinard, Highlands, Kinbrace, Scotland, Sutherland, UK, bw, landscape, monochrome, mountains, nature reserves


NIKON D90 17 mm f/9.0 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-03-29 14:29:04


Derwent Reservoir

2011-09-06 01:00:00

Derwent Reservoir

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Photoblog: 06 Sep 2011

and in the distance Howden dam in the Derwent Valley reservoir system one morning a few weeks ago. The bits in the foreground are presumably part of the railway that once ran through the valley.


Keywords: Derbyshire, Derwent Reservoir, Derwent Valley, England, Peak District, UK, lakes, landscape, reservoirs, water


NIKON D90 17 mm f/8.0 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO 250 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-05-20 07:50:24


BT tower

2011-09-04 01:00:00

BT tower

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Photoblog: 04 Sep 2011

Yeah, boring, more BT tower. They were emptying the brick building, which is next door to work, at lunchtime, and have been boarding bits of it up.


Keywords: BT Tower, Cleveland Street, England, Fitzrovia, London, UK, architecture, towers, transmitters


NIKON D50 24 mm f/8.0 0.003 sec (1/320) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-02-26 13:34:13


Llyn Dywarchen

2011-09-02 01:00:00

Llyn Dywarchen

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Photoblog: 02 Sep 2011

in Snowdonia last year.


Keywords: Llyn Dywarchen, Snowdonia, UK, Wales, boats, lakes, landscape


NIKON D90 19 mm f/10.0 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-06-11 16:25:36


Bridge

2011-08-31 01:00:00

Bridge

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Photoblog: 31 Aug 2011

On the Royal Docks, back in the summer.


Keywords: Docklands, East London, England, London, Royal Docks, UK, bridges, concrete, docks, roads, water


NIKON D90 55 mm f/10.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-07-31 18:50:04


Glenelg

2011-08-29 01:00:00

Glenelg

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Photoblog: 29 Aug 2011

With Skye in the background. I went for a bicycle ride in the hills...


Keywords: Glenelg, Highlands, Lochalsh, Scotland, Skye, UK, West Highlands, boats, landscape, lpyc, mountains, sea


NIKON D90 17 mm f/8.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-04-03 14:24:16


Clyde

2011-08-27 01:00:00

Clyde

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Photoblog: 27 Aug 2011

the old docklands of Glasgow.


Keywords: Glasgow, River Clyde, Scotland, UK, architecture, night, reflections, rivers


NIKON D90 17 mm f/2.8 0.05 sec (1/20) ISO 800 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-01-09 17:06:01


Ullswater

2011-08-25 01:00:00

Ullswater

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Photoblog: 25 Aug 2011

One evening a couple of weeks ago.


Keywords: Cumbria, England, Lake District, UK, Ullswater, lakes, landscape, mountains


NIKON D90 24 mm f/10.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-06-07 17:25:46


St Martin's Lane

2011-08-23 01:00:00

St Martin's Lane

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Photoblog: 23 Aug 2011

in the early Autumn.


Keywords: England, London, Soho, St Martin's Lane, UK, West End, bw, monochrome, streets, streetscape


NIKON D90 17 mm f/2.8 0.017 sec (1/60) ISO 800 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-10-18 18:38:16


Howden Reservoir

2011-08-21 01:00:00

Howden Reservoir

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Photoblog: 21 Aug 2011

sunrise in the Upper Derwent Valley a few weeks ago...


Keywords: Derbyshire, Derwent Reservoir, England, Howden Reservoir, Peak District, UK, Upper Derwent Valley, Yorkshire, dams, lakes, landscape, reservoirs


NIKON D90 17 mm f/8.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 250 | Taken by Joe D on 2011-05-20 06:39:32


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