Shire
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Shires
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matthew shires
Australia
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This is another shot that I took on the 5th of May as part of the 24 hours of flickr. It is the shot of Australias own (or better my own, since it is in my backyard) Hills Hoist that was prominently featured at the 200 Olympics Opening Ceremony. / And now I have to learn that it was not even an Australian Invention: Taken from Wikipedia: / “The Hills Hoist is an Australian version of the rotary clothes line, the distinguishing feature of which is a crown and pinion winding mechanism invented by Adelaide based Lance Hill in 1945. This allows this clothesline to be lowered and raised. The rotary clothes line itself had been invented as early as 1855, diagrams of which were published in Scientific American that year. This style of clothes line was popularised in Australia by Lance Hill and is a common sight in Australian and New Zealand backyards. It is considered one of Australia’s most recognisable icons, and is used frequently by artists as a metaphor for suburbia in Australia. For many post-war baby boomers it is a symbol of their childhood and an Australian national icon. / It is widely (and incorrectly) believed by the public to be an Australian invention.However, other Australian and American precursors existed decades before it was produced in 1945 in the Adelaide suburb of Glenunga by Lance Hill.” Please also visit my website alexkess.com and my photoblog . Cheers and Thanks, Alex
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I went down to the Como Pleasure Grounds the other day. It’s funny how you can live almost right next to a place, and not realize how beautifull it is… This shot was taken under a beaurifull tree looking out towards the Train Bridge and the Marina. It is a 5xp HDR, pushing the limits a bit, but I think it gives the tree a real 3dimensional feel. Please also visit my website alexkess.com and my photoblog . Cheers, Alex
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Como Bridge, Sydney, NSW, Australia Please also visit my website alexkess.com and my photoblog . Cheers, Alex
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Taken at Hylands Park Essex Canon PowerShot A570 IS / Focal length 23.2mm / Aperture f/5.5 / ISO 200 / Exposure 1/250
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A thick ocean of mist slowly receeds revealing the Herefordshire and Worcestershire countryside below. The top grey line at the top of the mist is actually the ridge of the Cotswalds just peeking out above the white fog…...then the pinky sky just as the sun is about to rise over the ridge. Taken early October 2008 from the top of the Malvern Hills….often refered to as Tolkien’s Misty Mountains.
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The farmer who breeds and shows these magnificent Shire horses had stopped near his Dartmoor farm at Ponsworthy to give the horses a bit of a breather so I was pleased to get the opportunity of a few close-up shots of them. Undoubtedly a proud team, not only the horses but also the farmer and his wife who lavish so much care and attention in keeping them up to top show standard. Shire horses are reputedly the largest breed of heavy horse in the world, both of these had been sired by King, who at the time was in the Guinness book of Records as being the largest heavy horse anywhere at almost 20 hands, that is almost 80 inches high to it’s shoulder. Nikon D100 / 18 – 70 Zoom @ 18mm / F11 for 1/100sec / CP Filter
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Lifeguards – South Cronulla Beach, Sydney, Australia. After a long day keeping the beach safe, these lifeguards take a well earned break. This image grabbed me as I was walking along to do the Esplanade walk in South Cronulla. Lifegaurds are such an iconic part of Australian life and the sight of this lot having a break, some catching a few zzz’s in the afternoon light, some having a laugh and a few still keeping an eye on the surf, meant I had to take a shot. The HDR part came about as I took the shot quickly and only had a single Jpeg. Given the light and textured concrete and wall, I wanted to capture all that and so decided to see how sucessful HDR would be from a single Jpeg. Nikon D90, Nikkor VR 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 @ f6.3, 32mm, 1/160 sec, ISO 200, hand held, HDR’d in Photomatix from a single Jpeg exposed 5x at 1 EV intervals, iPhoto.
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Como Marina and Bridge just after sunset – Como, Sydney, Australia. The interesting thing about this photo is that I was experimenting with delaying the time between each of the bracketed shots to capture the a train going each way on the bridge and I think this may have added to the vivid electric blue colour. The first shot was taken about 15 mins after sunset and the other two bracketed shots were taken 5 and 10 mins later respectively. You can see this a little in the fact that the boat on the right is a bit fuzzy. Very little post processing was done on this shot other than the obvious HDR process in Photomatix. Other that that it was just a minor crop to get rid of something I couldn’t see in the low light in the forground in iphoto and thats it. Nikon D90, Sigma 10-20mm @ 10mm, f10, HDR’ed in Photomatix with 3 exposures, mtr, -2 & +2, at 20, 6 & 30 seconds, iphoto, Slik 614CF tripod, Nikon ML-L3 remote.
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painting of shire horses by morgan fitzsimons / watercolor on fabriano
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Some curious beasts indeed! First time drawing horses…as an adult anyway. I used to draw them all the time as a kid. Not quite like this though. Watercolour, ink and chalk pastel on canvas.
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Three Shire Head is the point on Axe Edge Moor where Cheshire, Derbyshire and Staffordshire meet. Nikon D80 – Sigma 10-20mm Lens – polarisor/ND4 grad Featured in the A Place to Call Home group JULY 2009. / Featured in the Stream Crossings group JULY 2009. Runner up in the Stream Crossings Challenge – Stone Bridges JULY 2009. / Runner up in the Stream Crossings Challenge – Whitewater Streams AUG 2009.
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Please View Large Scene from the working jetty at Ardtoe in Argyll-Shire whilst on my recent trip to the West Coast of Scotland. Featured in – à EUROPA! – 13th September 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Multimap Reference
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Please View Large Photographed at Langal in Argyll-Shire, this was the very last light over Loch Shiel. How I braved to go out with the notorious Scottish Midges at their very worst is beyond me but the light was perfect. Featured in – Mountains & Mountains Light – 4th Sept. 2009 / Featured in – Northern Landscape – 4th September 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Multimap Reference
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Please View Large The colours in the foreground along with the cloud covered mountains really caught my eye with this image. This is the Pass Of The Cattle which is a single track road which takes you over 2400 feet above sea level of the some of the most wonderful views in Scotland (weather permitting) Nikon D300 / Siogma 24-70mm Multimap Reference
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Please View Large Langal has a wonderful camp site that hardly anyone uses as no one knows about it. It is located on Loch Shiel a fresh water loch that runs eventually into the Atlantic Ocean. This boat is owned by the camp site owners who allows folk using his site to go out onto the loch to fish for sea trout, salmon and other wonderful species of these waters. Had I been a fisherman I would have seriously taken him up on his offer, as the fish that my neighbour camper caught smelt wonderful as he cooked them on his BBQ. Featured in – Technical Photography – 6th September 2009 / Featured in – Alphabet Soup – 12th September 2009 / Featured in – All Countries Wetlands – 21st September 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Multimap Reference
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Please View Large Out on my travels to the heights of Scotland making my way to Poolewe, I stopped the car to admire the scenery, upon turning round to see Loch Maree this is what I was faced with. Don’t you just love the colours of the heather. Featured in – Mountains Across The Globe – 29th October 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Multimap Reference My Bubblesite
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Please View Large The wonderful views from the working jetty at Ardtoe in Argyll-Shire, Scotland. we stayed they for some hours until the early evening to see the skies develop some really interesting colours. Featured in – Your Magic Place – 15th September 2009 / Featured in – All Countries Wetlands – 15th September 2009 / Featured in – Northern Landscape – 18th September 2009 / Featured in – A Place To Call Home – 18th September 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Google Maps
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Please View Large Eilean Donan is a Scottish Heritage Site. Wikipedia © The original castle was built in the early 13th century as a defence against the Vikings. By the late 13th century it had become a stronghold of the Mackenzies of Kintail (later the Earls of Seaforth). In 1511, the Macraes, as protectors of the Mackenzies, became the hereditary Constables of the Castle. / In 1539 Iain Dubh Matheson, chief of the Clan Matheson died whilst defending the Castle on Eilean Donan island against the Clan MacDonald of Sleat on behalf of the Clan Macrae and Clan Mackenzie. / In April 1719 the castle was occupied by Spanish troops attempting to start another Jacobite Rising. The castle was recaptured, and then demolished, by three Royal Navy frigates on 10–13 May 1719. The Spanish troops were defeated a month later at the Battle of Glen Shiel. / The castle was restored in the years between 1919 and 1932 by Lt. Col. John MacRae-Gilstrap. The restoration included the construction of an arched bridge to give easier access to the castle. In 1983 The Conchra Charitable Trust was formed by the Macrae family to care for the Castle. A curious distinction is that it has one of only two left-handed spiral staircases in a castle in Great Britain, as the reigning king at the time of building held a sword with his left hand. One strange feature of the castle today is the grey field gun from the Great War, positioned outside the building by a war memorial and fountain dedicated to the men of the Macrae clan who died in the war. / Eilean Donan is the home of the Clan Macrae. In 2001, the island had a population of just one person. Featured in – Live And Let Live – 20th September 2009 / Featured in – Going Coastal – 20th September 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Google Maps
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Please View Large This image was taken from The Glenfinnan Monument which is owned by the Trust for Scotland, which is part of the National Trust. As of 08/11/2009 – 503 views / 41 Favs Edited in PS CS4 & Topaz Adjust Wikipedia © Prince Charles initially landed from France on Eriskay in the Western Isles. He then travelled to the mainland in a small rowing boat, coming ashore at Loch nan Uamh, just west of Glenfinnan. Here he was met a small number of MacDonalds. He waited at Glenfinnan for a number of days as more MacDonalds, Camerons, McPhees (Macfie) and Macdonnells arrived. When he judged he had enough support, he climbed the hill and the McPhees (Macfie)raised his royal standard, on Monday 19 August 1745, and claimed the Scottish and the English thrones in the name of his father James Stuart (‘the Old Pretender’); A MacPhee (Macfie) was one of two pipers at Glenfinnan when Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his banner there in 1745. Brandy was distributed in celebration. So began the rebellion that was to end in failure eight months later at the Battle of Culloden (16 April 1746). Many MacPhees (Macfies) followed Cameron of Lochiel in the second line into the Battle of Culloden in 1746. / After Culloden, in his flight to evade government troops, Charles came to the same area again. After being hidden by loyal supporters he boarded a French frigate at the shores of Loch nan Uamh, close to where he had landed and raised his standard. Today The Prince’s Cairn marks the spot from which he departed. Featured in – Colour And Light – 21st September 2009 / Featured in – European Everyday Life – 21st September 2009 / Featured in – Dimensions – 21st September 2009 / Featured in – Friends of Bangor – 22nd September 2009 / Featured in – Historic Places – 23rd September 2009 / Featured in – Lakes & Inland Waterways – 25th Sept 2009 / Featured in – Beauty Of European Waters – 28th Sept 2009 / Featured in – Mountains Across The Globe – 29th Sept 2009 / Featured in – England v Australia – 9th October 2009 / Featured in – Image Writing – 21st November 2009 / Featured in – That One Great Shot – 27th November 2009 / Featured in – Favourite 20 – 29th November 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Google Maps
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Please View Large En route to Applecross in Ross-Shire one of the ways you can go is via The Pass Of The Cattle. Driving over 2400 feet above sea level on a single track road it can be quite scary at times when approached by oncoming vehicles. This image has been put up before on my old deleted RB account but I have to say I really like it and thought it needed another airing. Featured in – JPG Cast Offs – 25th September 2009 / Featured in – Northern Landscape – 25th September 2009 / Featured in – Rural Around The Globe – 26th September 2009 / Featured in – Your Magic Place – 26th September 2009 / Featured in – Style! Class! Elegance! – 1st October 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Google Maps
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Please View Large More stunning views from one of Scotlands famous Glens – Glen Coe Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Google Maps
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Please View Large This was the area around our third campsite at Applecross in Ross – Shire. A wonderful part of the world. Featured in – Live Love Dream – 2nd October 2009 / Featured in – Rural Around The Globe – 2nd October 2009 / Featured in – A View Somewhere – 3rd October 2009 / Featured in – All Countries Wetlands – 6th October 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 18-200mm Multimap Reference
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Please View Large Visit Scotland.com © Roman Catholic The church was consecrated in 1873. Designed by E Welby Pugin in the Gothic style, the church enjoys an elevated and commanding position overlooking Loch Shiel with a spectacular view of the loch and surrounding hills. The church is a memorial chapel to the MacDonalds of Glenaladale, the family with whom Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed prior to the raising of the Jacobite standard at Glenfinnan in August 1745. The church contains memorial stones to the Prince and to members of the MacDonald family. Located in the village, 15 miles west of Fort William on A830 to Mallaig. Sunday Mass: 1.00pm These forms the part of the Scottish Heritage. Featured in – Unique Buildings Of The World – 21st Oct 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm
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Please View Large Visit Scotland.com © Eilean Donan Castle & Visitor Centre is on the A87 – 8 miles before Skye. The Castle is photogenic, romantic and packed with historical architectural interest, and on its own little island. A great coffee shop & gift shop. Don’t miss it, Eilean Donan will steal your heart away. This castle forms part of the Scottish Heritage. Featured in – Everyday Life – 12th October 2009 / Featured in – Castle Magic – 6th November 2009 Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm
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