Bidkev
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bidkev
Australia
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A quick snap when I realised my collie wasn’t about to take kindly to an inquisitive goat
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This is from a series of shots taken from Blackpool’s North Pier as a storm was clearing. EOS 100….......... scanned neg Blackpool – My Birthplace
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Blackpool Cenotaph UK, pictured just as the storm was breaking. Blackpool – My Birthplace
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View across the sea towards Central Pier Blackpool UK, shot from the North Pier when the storm was breaking and the light was striking the water. The ferris wheel is mounted on the pier and the Pepsi Max Big One roller Coaster, once the highest in the world can be seen in the distance at Blackpool Pleasure beach. One of a sequence that has had no manipulation in colour. This is how the shot came back from the printers…….(loss of) colour due to leaving the film on the dashboard of the car in full sunlight prior to developing. Canon EOS 100 Jessops 200 ASA scanned neg Blackpool – My Birthplace
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To fully appreciate, see extra large view here Blackpool Tower shot over an angry sea. One of a sequence that has had no manipulation in colour. This is how the shot came back from the printers…....(loss of) colour due to leaving the film on the dashboard of the car in full sunlight prior to developing. Canon EOS 100 Jessops 200 ASA scanned neg Blackpool – My Birthplace
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Every time I pass this pier I feel compelled to take a shot from a different perspective. Blue Series Brisbane Neighbourhood
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Mum decided to let Josh help with the making of chocolate muffins :) This is a scan of an old neg. Josh is now 14, plays Rugby Union for a club, Rugby League for his school, and is a Black Belt 2nd Dan at Tae Kwon Do…..............he’s still just as big an imp though :) portraiture
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The MIL lived in an old farmhouse Nr Looe and this was an actual old working stove on which she did her cooking. The recounting of her childhood gave me the idea as to how children bathed in earlier times. Shot two days before we emigrated to Australia 13 yrs ago, this is taken from a scanned and cropped neg portraiture
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My son Jake. portraiture
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The Drunks
by bidkevJust a bit of fun ;-) portraiture
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The door of an old railway carriage on a small holding near Looe, Cornwall, UK being used to house turkeys. The property belonged to my wife’s parents and I was out in the yard chopping wood when the texture caught my eye…................actually it was a disturbance inside that got my attention, but that’s another story :-) Texture belongs to: / Unloved
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South Bank, Brisbane, Qld, Australia Brisbane
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Shorncliffe Promenade, Moreton Bay, Queensland Blue Series Neighbourhood
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I know that I have a couple of similar pics but this one seems to bring you closer to the action with the wave being so close. Typical late spring weather when the cold, light South Easterlies give way to warmer, strong Westerlies, coupled with large spring tides. The trams are often unable to run along the length of the promenade due to the size of the waves, and only the very brave or foolish step forward of the rows of stores along the promenade. Canon EOS 100 28-80 Jessops 200 ASA Blackpool – My Birthplace
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Holding On
by bidkevLooking West from Noosa National Park Brisbane Noosa
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I forget the exact location but I spotted this dwelling on my travels in Scotland. It seemed as though it was only in need of a bit of TLC so I asked a couple of locals if it used to be an Inn or parish building. The reply was, “no, just a house”, and then they locals turned and left without another word…..............Almost as if there was some mystery surrounding it that they didn’t want to talk about…...........hence the title Unloved Canon 350D 18-55 IS Tonemapped
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Another view towards Loch Torridon
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See extra large view here Close of day at a misty Castle Moil. The present structure is of late 15th or early 16th century construction. This is supported by historical documents and carbon dating. In 1513, a meeting of chiefs was held here and they agreed to support Donald MacDonald as Lord of the Isles. The last occupant of the castle was Neill MacKinnon, nephew of 26th chief of the clan (c. 1601). The castle occupies a headland above the village of Kyleakin facing the village of Kyle of Lochalsh across the Sound. It is a simple rectangular keep of three stories. The unexplored basement level is filled with rubble and other debris and is believed to have contained the kitchen. The visitor today enters on the main level where the public dining space would have been. Stairs would have led up to the private apartments above. The castle is nearly completely ruined. In 1949 and 1989 parts of the ruins broke away in storms. The remaining ruins have been secured to prevent further deterioration. No excavation of the ruins has been carried out, or is planned.
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See extra large view here The day I travelled down Glencoe, it was dull and raining. As I stepped out of the car the towering mountains and eerie mists conjured up the history of the place, and the tragedies that had befallen some there. Of all the locations that I have visited in Scotland, I think that Glencoe tells it’s story, more than any other. The folk on the track, bottom rt corner, indicate the scale of the place. Canon 40D 18-55 IS tonemapped
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Low Head Lighthouse nr George Town, Tasmania. A pilots and a signal station was established at Low Head (Georgetown) in 1805 and is Australia’s oldest continuously used pilot station. Current buildings date from 1838. When a sail was sighted at dusk, a fire was lit and kept burning all night to keep the vessel in touch with the port. After a review of pilotage in 1827 it was resolved to build a lighthouse at Low Head. The tower was built in 1833. It was constructed of local rubble with a coat of stucco to make the structure durable and to provide a worthwhile landmark. The crown was built of freestone from Launceston. The keepers’ quarters consisted of four rooms attached to the base of the tower. The only case of the quarters being attached in any Tasmanian lighthouse. The tower was 15.25 metres from top to bottom. The lantern room was built of timber in Launceston. It had been designed by the then Colonial Architect John Lee Archer who was responsible for the design of many other Tasmanian lights. The original apparatus was provided by a Mr. W Hart of Launceston. He supplied “six dozen lamps, including reflectors, at three shillings and sixpence each”. It is Australia’s third and Tasmania’s second lighthouse built. Conditions were poor on the early Tasmanian lightstations. Low head was no exception, being manned by a superintendent (headkeeper) and two convict assistants who were locked in their quarters overnight. In 1835, the light was upgraded by installation of a revolving shutter which was rotated by a weight-driven clockwork mechanism. In April 1838, the original tin reflectors and Argand lamps were replaced by a new revolving lens array from Wilkins and Co of London, UK. In 1851, the candelas were increased, but no figures are quoted. The 1833 tower was poorly constructed and after 50 years had fallen into a state of disrepair. In 1888, this original convict-built stone tower was pulled down. In the same year it was replaced with the present double brick structure, was designed by Marine Board architect Robert Huckson, with new lantern room and apparatus. The new tower was painted white. The lens apparatus was modernised in 1916 with a more up-to-date Chance Bros. revolving lens using an incandescent kerosene mantle lantern. An auxillary red light to cover Hebe Reef had been installed in 1898. In 1926, a broad red band was painted around the middle of the tower to ensure adequate visibility during daylight hours. In 1940, electricity replaced the old vapourised oil system and mantle, and the clockwork rotating mechanism was replaced by an electric motor. From 1865 to 1912, the light was under the control of Alfred C. Rockwell and his son Alfred Rockwell Jnr, a period of 47 years! This light is now unmanned. link Canon 400D 18-55 IS tonemapped
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Liffey Falls State Reserve is nestled within cool temperate rainforest on the slopes of the Great Western Tiers. Rising on the northern edge of the Great Western Tiers, the Liffey River plunges through dense rainforest of myrtle, sassafras and leatherwood and over spectacular waterfalls before reaching rich northern farmlands and joining the South Esk River. There are two reserves on the upper reaches of the river, with picnic and barbecue facilities as well as excellent short walks through the forest. In 1989 the Liffey Falls State Reserve was included in the World Heritage Area, a tribute to the globally significant value of the region. The area has a rich human heritage and a geomorphology that reflects the forces, which shaped the landscape over the past 250 million years. A generally dull day, with little water due to the drought, I managed to capture this as a shaft of rare sunlight broke through the forest canopy. Canon 400D 18-55 IS, 3 RAW…...tonemapped Link
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Cradle Mountain, Lake St Clair and Cradle Mountain National Park, Tasmania. Cradle Mountain forms the northern end of the wild Cradle Mt – Lake St Clair National Park, itself a part of the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. The jagged contours of Cradle Mountain epitomise the feel of a wild landscape, while ancient rainforest and alpine heathlands, buttongrass and stands of colourful deciduous beech provide a range of environments to explore. Icy streams cascading out of rugged mountains, stands of ancient pines mirrored in the still waters of glacial lakes and a wealth of wildlife ensure there is always something to captivate you. The Cradle Mountain – Lake St Clair National Park shares a “Twin Parks” agreement with the World Heritage listed Jiuzhaigou Nature Reserve in the People’s Republic of China. Canon 350D 18-55 IS polariser link
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Re-processing of the original colour shot. This shot of Low Head Lighthouse shows the shed to the left that houses the foghorn which can be seen protruding from the roof. It was decided in the 1920’s to install a Fog Alarm at the Low Head Light Station to warn ships that they were approaching a dangerous shore and to advise them by means of a unique signal that the shore was Low Head. The equipment necessary for this installation was manufactured in Birmingham, England by Chance Bros., the same company who had made the equipment for the Lighthouse and who were the leading makers of marine navigation equipment in the world at the time. The installation was shipped to Tasmania and installed in 1929. The Foghorn was commissioned and operated without fail whenever fog was imminent. The horn was decommissioned in 1973. Canon 40D 18-55 IS polariser
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