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deer
2011-02-22
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Photoblog: 22 Feb 2011
getting a bit christmassy...
Keywords: Helmsdale, Highlands, Scotland, Sutherland, UK, animals, deer, snow
NIKON D90 55.0 mm f/7.1 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-12-10 13:42:49
Santiago
2011-02-20
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Photoblog: 20 Feb 2011
one more from Chile, this time from an evening walking around the centre of Santiago.
Keywords: Chile, Santiago, architecture, tower blocks
NIKON D90 52 mm f/9.0 0.003 sec (1/400) ISO 250 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-10-02 21:20:34
Osorno
2011-02-18
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Photoblog: 18 Feb 2011
A year ago, I was cycling around the Chilean lake district, up snow-capped volcanoes and around waterfalls and rivers and beaches. It was nice.
More photos can be found in the Chile set.
Keywords: Chile, Los Lagos, Osorno, Patagonia, Volcan Orsono, landscape, mountains, volcanoes
NIKON D90 29 mm f/9.0 0.001 sec (1/800) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-09-28 19:23:50
Beijing
2011-02-16
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Photoblog: 16 Feb 2011
This is the Second Ring Road in Beijing. Confusingly, there is no First Ring Road. But there is a Third. And a Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth. The Seventh is under construction. They're thinking about an Eighth.
The Second Ring Road follows the route of the old city moat, with a metro line underneath it. Here, on the right would have been the city walls -- now modern office blocks -- and on the left was farmland until remarkably recently (now hotels and apartment towers).
The road is close to motorway standard throughout, with three or four lanes, grade separated junctions, and parallel local roads between junctions, with additional (usually segregated) bicycle paths. This doesn't prevent the massive traffic jams.
Within the old city there is a grid of wide boulevards every km, but in many places the old dense "hutong" building plans remain between the boulevards. In the past decade the trend has been to bulldoze the hutong to make way for high-rise commercial and residential buildings designed around high car use. But this trend is reversing as the inevitable backlash to such destruction -- as seen throughout Europe in the post-war decades -- gathers strength, and as the politicians and planners of Beijing look at their city and situation they're in and realise that, just as in European cities, the motor car is a transport solution that simply doesn't scale. Beijing is currently a smog filled mess of traffic jams, crashes, and illegally parked cars on every available bit of land. But the construction of new roads is slowing in favour of massive expansion of the metro system, the city has been forced to restrict car use and vehicular accesses, and the rapid fall of the status of the bicycle may even be slowing.
Keywords: 2nd ring road, Beijing, China, cars, roads, smog
NIKON D90 17 mm f/2.8 1/4000 sec ISO 800 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-08-13 01:15:09
Loch Leven
2011-02-14
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Photoblog: 14 Feb 2011
Looking up to the Pap Of Glencoe from Ballachulish Bridge back in the spring.
Keywords: Ballachulish Bridge, Glen Coe, Highlands, Loch Leven, Pap Of Glencoe, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, landscape, lochs, lpyc, mountains, sea
NIKON D90 10 mm f/10.0 0.004 sec (1/250) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-22 10:34:17
happy new year
2011-02-12
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Photoblog: 12 Feb 2011
from camden, overflowing with rubbish...
guys! i ignored flickr. sorry, i see a couple of you asked time-critical questions that i failed to answer on time :( i am trying to catch up.
Keywords: England, Holborn, London, UK, buses, christmas, motion blur, movement, night, rubbish, streetscape, streetscapes
NIKON D90 17 mm f/2.8 0.067 sec (1/15) ISO 1250 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-12-31 18:06:45
Inverlochy
2011-02-10
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Photoblog: 10 Feb 2011
Sadly I failed to get the shot with a steam train included.
Keywords: Fort William, Highlands, Inverlochy, Inverlochy Castle, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, bridges, bw, landscape, monochrome, mountains, rivers
NIKON D90 26 mm f/9.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-24 15:00:05
Royal Victoria Dock
2011-02-08
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Photoblog: 08 Feb 2011
A July bike ride around the royal docks. Not sure I got the colour balance quite right...
Keywords: Docklands, East London, England, London, Royal Docks, Royal Victoria Dock, UK, skyscrapers, sunset
NIKON D90 38 mm f/10.0 0.003 sec (1/400) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-07-31 19:20:50
Glen Coe
2011-02-06
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Photoblog: 06 Feb 2011
Keywords: Glen Coe, Highlands, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, landscape, mountains
NIKON D90 14 mm f/9.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-22 13:01:16
Castlerigg
2010-12-25
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Photoblog: 25 Dec 2010
as the snow was easing, having crossed walla crag in it...
the bronze age circle -- actually, slightly flattened circle -- is the best known of the Cumbrian stone circles. they are aligned with the sunrise over a nearby peak on the autumn equinox. more pictures and info.
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Keywords: Castlerigg, Castlerigg Stone Circle, Cumbria, England, Lake District, NT, UK, ancient monuments, archaeology, landscape, lpyc, snow, stone circules
NIKON D90 10 mm f/10.0 0.008 sec (1/125) ISO 250 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-02-21 13:44:14
St Paul's
2010-12-23
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Photoblog: 23 Dec 2010
and paternoster square
Keywords: City of London, England, London, Paternoster Square, St Paul's Cathedral, UK, architecture, cathedrals, christmas, churches, night, reflections
NIKON D90 10 mm f/13.0 8 ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-12-16 19:30:42
foggy boats
2010-12-19
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Photoblog: 19 Dec 2010
Galleries: London
at westminster a few weeks ago...
Keywords: London, River Thames, UK, Westminster, boats, fog, rivers
NIKON D50 70 mm f/8.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-01-14 10:04:44
Thames
2010-12-15
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Photoblog: 15 Dec 2010
at greenwich, last week.
Keywords: BT Tower, East London, England, Greenwich, London, River Thames, UK, boats, cityscape, sunset
NIKON D90 90 mm f/9.0 0.001 sec (1/1000) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-08-20 18:15:47
Sheep, shadows, and snow on Skiddaw
2010-12-13
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Photoblog: 13 Dec 2010
from Latrigg, last Sunday afternoon
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Keywords: 123N, Cumbria, England, Keswick, Lake District, Latrigg, Skiddaw, UK, clouds, landscape, lpyc, mountains, shadows, sheep, snow
NIKON D90 40 mm f/10.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-02-21 15:59:13
Battersea Power Station
2010-12-09
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Photoblog: 09 Dec 2010
Galleries: London
from way back. had a bit much on lately, so nothing new. sorry.
Keywords: Battersea, Battersea Power Station, England, London, Nine Elms, UK, Wandsworth, chimneys, derelict, industrial, ruins
NIKON D50 27 mm f/9.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-08-23 15:23:17
Loch Eil
2010-12-07
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Photoblog: 07 Dec 2010
on the way to Glenfinnan last week.
Keywords: Highlands, Loch Eil, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, lakes, landscape, lochs, mountains, sheep
NIKON D90 55 mm f/9.0 0.002 sec (1/640) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-24 10:11:45
Democracy Village
2010-12-03
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Photoblog: 03 Dec 2010
a quick stop at Parliament Square after the Victory Flashmob last week. Anyone who has ever visited Parliament Square will know what an absolute mess it is -- and not because of the protesters.
This shot was taken in the middle of the day, and edited in gIMP on the netbook. There was a lot of perspective distortion to correct, and I'm not sure I got it quite right...
Keywords: England, Houses of Parliament, London, Palace of Westminster, Parliament Square, UK, Westminster, democracy village, protests, streetscape
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-07-13 15:31:18
tree!
2010-12-01
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Photoblog: 01 Dec 2010
Galleries: Cumbria
in the lake district in june. thought i best upload something, even if i don't have much new stuff of interest at the moment...
Keywords: Cumbria, England, Keswick, Lake District, Skiddaw, UK, landscape, trees
NIKON D50 75 mm f/8.0 0.013 sec (1/80) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-06-19 06:20:03
Millwall Dock
2010-11-27
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Photoblog: 27 Nov 2010
Way back at the other end of the Summer.
Keywords: Docklands, East London, England, Isle of Dogs, London, Millwall Dock, UK, cityscape, docks, londonist, silhouettes, sunset
NIKON D90 26 mm f/10.0 0.003 sec (1/400) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-04-11 18:27:38
Squirrel
2010-11-25
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Photoblog: 25 Nov 2010
walking through Deptford churchyard back in the spring.
Keywords: Deptford, England, London, South East London, South London, UK, cemeteries, graves, londonist, squirrels
NIKON D90 55 mm f/2.8 0.002 sec (1/500) ISO 640 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-04-11 17:40:48
Rannoch Moor
2010-11-23
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Photoblog: 23 Nov 2010
It's a bit moist up there.
Keywords: Argyl and Bute, Highlands, Rannoch Moor, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, lakes, landscape, mountains
NIKON D90 10 mm f/10.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-22 15:54:38
Whitfield Street
2010-11-21
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Photoblog: 21 Nov 2010
Yesterday lunchtime. I've been meaning to shoot the toy museum for a while...
Keywords: England, Fitzrovia, London, Pollocks Toy Museum, Scala Street, Sigma 10-20, UK, Whitfield Street
NIKON D50 10 mm f/5.0 1/3200 sec ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-06-04 12:03:13
Ullswater
2010-11-19
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Photoblog: 19 Nov 2010
Galleries: Cumbria
Keywords: Cumbria, England, Lake District, UK, Ullswater, bw, lakes, landscape, monochrome, mountains
NIKON D50 62 mm 6643856/1000000 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2008-06-18 15:01:04
General Disapproval
2010-11-17
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Photoblog: 17 Nov 2010
Reducing waste with an infinitely reusable placard.
Keywords: England, General Disapproval, London, UK, Whitehall, protest the pope, protests
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-09-18 16:01:27
wall
2010-11-15
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Photoblog: 15 Nov 2010
Urban renewal is creeping east; the dome no longer sits alone amongst the industrial ruins of the Blackwall Peninsula: it is now joined by the first few apartment blocks, while the industrial ruins have been chipped up into gravel and shipped off down the river on barges. The Peninsula is in that in-between stage, where most of the old has been cleared away, but little of the new has yet arrived; empty and windswept -- except where a solitary wall provides a shelter.
Keywords: Blackwall Peninsula, East London, England, Greenwich, Isle of Dogs, London, North Greenwich, River Thames, Tower Hamlets, UK, architecture, cityscape, concrete, demolition, londonist, londonistriverproject, lpyc, rivers, skyscrapers, urban, urban decay
NIKON D90 22 mm f/10.0 0.01 sec (1/100) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-04-10 11:37:31
Ribblesdale
2010-11-13
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Photoblog: 13 Nov 2010
Keywords: Ingleborough, Pen-y-ghent, Ribblesdale, UK, Yorkshire, Yorkshire Dales, landscape, mountains, national parks
NIKON D50 18 mm f/9.0 0.006 sec (1/160) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2007-06-22 09:29:09
Glen Nevis
2010-11-11
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Photoblog: 11 Nov 2010
On Monday evening, killing time, by the river, in the shade of the trees, waiting for the train home.
Keywords: Glen Nevis, Highlands, Lochaber, Scotland, UK, West Highlands, landscape, mountains, roads
NIKON D90 17 mm f/9.0 0.005 sec (1/200) ISO 400 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-05-24 15:43:41
Why not?
2010-11-09
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Photoblog: 09 Nov 2010
A very British city streetscape, with its fake KFC kebab shop; the cheaply decorated off license with the national lottery sign blocking half the pavement; utilities works actually blocking the entire pavement in the distance, with no alternative facilities provided except a "please use footway opposite" sign; the ubiquitous parked car, lined up on the smashed up cobbling only because the council have had to install bollards, hard physical barriers to stop them parking as close to the front door of their destination as they possibly can...
Keywords: England, London, Strutton Ground, UK, Westminster, Why Not?, hairdressers, shops, signs, streetscape, streetscapes
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-08-21 05:32:47
Rupanco
2010-11-07
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Photoblog: 07 Nov 2010
Keywords: Andes, Chile, Lago Rupanco, Los lagos, Patagonia, lakes, landscape, mountains
NIKON D90 35 mm f/9.0 0.001 sec (1/800) ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2009-09-27 16:48:59
Ring Road
2010-11-05
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Photoblog: 05 Nov 2010
The Old Beijing is roughly rectangular, aligned to the compass points, a few km east-west and a few more north-south, slightly fatter at the southern end, where the outer city had been tacked on. Around it ran the city walls, and then the city moat.
Nowadays, the walls are mostly gone, and the moat now houses the circle line, line 2, of the underground railway. Above it runs the 2nd Ring Road, a congested ten lane motorway, the inner-most of Beijing's five beltways. Being right in the heart of the city, it has to cut carefully between ancient budhist temples and great glass office blocks, in the densest residential and business districts. It therefore has to try to serve both through traffic and local traffic, often with complicated layers of three lane + hard shoulder through-traffic carriageways separated from two lane local-traffic carriageways and then segregated bike paths, with miscellaneous official and illegal parking layers, and all the while crowds of pedestrians around the subway stops and office blocks, just trying to cross the road.
This stretch at Yonghegong felt like calm wilderness, compared to Dongzhimen, two stops down the line.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2nd_Ring_Road_%28Beijing%29
Keywords: 2nd Ring Road, Beijing, China, Yonghegong, bikes, cycling, roads, smog
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-08-17 13:14:52
Sclater Street
2010-11-03
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Photoblog: 03 Nov 2010
Following the Victory Flashmob at New Scotland Yard this lunchtime, I continued my exploration out east -- here, the market on Sclater Street, next to the newly opened Shoreditch High Street station, on the site of the old Bishopsgate Goods Station.
Keywords: Bishopsgate Station, East End, East London, England, London, Sclater Street, Spitalfields, Tower Hamlets, UK, londonist, markets, railways
Unknown model unkown focal length unknown aperture unknown exposure ISO 200 | Taken by Joe D on 2010-07-04 15:02:49
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