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For the Royal Navy’s fallen from two world wars and countless other wastes of life since. Never forget
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Taken from a different angle…..for more info on the Tower see The Spinnaker Tower – 1,
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And finally this one was taken just as it was getting dark. For more info on the tower see The Spinnaker Tower – 1
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The window cleaners are out, wow you wouldn’t get me doing that …............LOL. Thought you might like to see a close up of the viewing rooms and the crows nest. I have been to all 3 :)) fantastic views. There is more info on the Spinnaker Tower – 1 See my other images / /
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HMS Warrior was the first iron-hulled, armour-plated warship, built for the Royal Navy in response to the first ironclad warship, the French La Gloire, launched only a year earlier. When completed in October 1861, Warrior was by far the largest, fastest, most heavily-armed and most heavily-armoured warship the world had ever seen. She was almost twice the size of La Gloire and utterly outclassed the French ship in speed, armour, and gunnery. Her construction was deliberately not kept a secret perhaps because the British, with reason, thought French industry incapable of matching her at the time. Charles Dickens wrote: “A black vicious ugly customer as ever I saw, whale-like in size, and with as terrible a row of incisor teeth as ever closed on a French frigate,” and the French Naval Attaché in London sent an urgent communiqué to his government stating: “Should this ship meet our fleet it will be as a black snake among rabbits!”[1]. Modern commentators have claimed: “The Warrior could have sailed through every battle fleet in the world, and sunk them.” [2] The Warrior did not introduce any radical new technology, but for the first time combined steam engines, massive rifle-bored breech-loading guns, iron construction, iron armour, and propeller drive all in one ship, and built to unprecedented scale. Her construction sparked off the intense competition between guns and armour that was to last for the next 85 years. This race caused her to quickly become obsolete, and she was withdrawn as a fighting unit in May of 1883. She is now a museum ship, open to the public in Portsmouth, England.
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The Victorians had a special way of enjoying the sea air. with a sunset like this I can’t say that I can blame them!
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as the sun goes down its dying embers light the lights of the city
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Spinaker Tower in Portsmouth
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Macro shot of a Tuliptree Silkmoth during its early morning warm-up. Photo taken at Shawnee State Park near Portsmouth, Ohio.
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Caught this beautiful Yellow Crowned Night Heron flying low and fast, then later I was able to watch it catch some crabs. Beautiful creature to watch.
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This digital oil was created in 2008, from / a photograph taken at Prescott Park in / Portsmouth, NH.
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A view across Langstone Harbour from Portsmouth towards Hayling Island in Hampshire.
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Portsmouth Pier overlooking the English channel. Nearest town is Portsmouth, Hampshire United Kingdom. Portsmouth has an ancient harbour form which many a old battleships where moored and embarked to battle. Admiral Nelson embarked from there to engage in the Battle of Trafalgar, which is still preserved today. Many of the early pioneers embarked from here to join a new continent called America. I will donate 50% of any profit made from any sale to Cancer Research. See my profile for more information. / Registered charity 216032 (England & Wales) SC037529 (Scotland) and follow LR’s brand guidelines This was taken on a later afternoon cold and wet December day last year. Nikon D80 / nikkor 24mm to 200mm
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I thought I would share some of the beautiful views that I get to enjoy living on the South Coast of England. I was born in Portsmouth, Hampshire on 1 January 1961, 20 minutes before my twin sister Lorraine. My family emigrated to Johannesburg, South Africa on 25 November 1975. I returned to Portsmouth in March 1978, but due to personal reasons I returned to South Africa on 29 July 1981 (yes the day of THE royal wedding) returning to Portsmouth on 10 July 1985. I now live on the outskirts of Portsmouth in Havant. There is a large hill called Portsdown were there are some viewing spots and picnic tables where you can look down over Portsmouth and admire the view. On a clear day you can see right across the Solent to the Isle of Wight (which is in the far background).In this shot you can see the Spinnaker Tower which is right by the ferry port and the historic dockyard. HMS Warrior is a big tourist attraction as well as the Mary Rose and HMS Nelson. This picture is a little hazy as the weather kept changing yesterday morning, it was taken a few minutes after the Portchester Castle image.
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Portsmouth Harbour is a large natural harbour in Hampshire, England.
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This is the Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. You can go to the top and get an amazing view of South Hampshire, especially on a clear day like this!
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I had to go to Portsmouth today took camera along.Two polorizing filters and a UV filter to allow for an 20 second exposure iso 100,South Parade Pier Southsea Hampshire UK just before sunset.
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The Kings Theatre at dawn, Portsmouth, UK. 3 shot (2 stops apart) HDR, processed in Photomatix
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Taken during the Harborfest in Norfolk, VA. Happy Birthday, America! Image untouched except for crop. Made with tripod mounted Nikon D300, Nikkor 18-70mm lens, remote shutter release.
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Taken at Portsdwon Hill, Hampshire on Tuesday 29-09-09. Canon Powershot SX10 IS. Looking down over Portsmouth and the Spinnaker Tower as I waited for sunset, I love the way the setting sun reflected on the Spinnaker Tower. It was a hzy evening and in the far background you can just make out the Isle of Wight.
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This is an image of the Spinnaker Tower in Portsmouth, England taken from the Isle of Wight ferry. In the background are the masts of HMS Warrior and Admiral Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar – HMS Victory, in the Historical Naval Dockyard. The tower, at a height of 170 metres (558 feet) above sea level, is 2.5 times higher than Nelson’s Column, making it the tallest accessible structure in the United Kingdom outside London. The tower is visible for miles around Portsmouth, changing the area’s horizon. It can be seen from the Isle of Wight and even the Manhood Peninsula. The tower represents sails billowing in the wind, a design accomplished using two large, white, sweeping steel arcs, which give the tower its spinnaker sail design. The steelwork was fabricated by Butterley Engineering. At the top is a triple observation deck, providing a 320° view of the city of Portsmouth, the Langstone and Portsmouth harbours, and a viewing distance of 37 kilometres (23 miles). The highest of the three observation platforms, the crow’s nest, has a wire mesh roof, allowing visitors to be in the elements. Windows extend to above head height, so it is not possible to get a view unobstructed by glass. The glass floor is the largest in Europe. The tower has a design lifetime of 80 years. The design is similar to the Burj Al Arab in Dubai, whose structure is a little less than twice as tall at 323 m. (Wikipedia) Canon EOS 400D, Sigma DG 70-300mm lens at 70mm, ISO 400, 1/640sec, f11. Shot in RAW and converted into a psuedo HDR +2,0,-2 EV’s, tonemapped in Photomatix 3.2.6 and processed in CS4. PLEASE VIEW LARGER
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