UK to Australia and Back
Featured Work
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Bridgetown Pottery, Bridgetown, WA by Elaine Teague
Shot with Canon 450D. 3 bracketed exposures and HDR processed in Photomatix. Not only can you get a great meal here, there is also a gallery of local craft and art which is a delight to the eyes. / FEATURED IN THE UK TO AUSTRALIA GROUP 2 July 2009. / Click here to visit my Red Bubble Site gallery.
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silver band by dinghysailor1
The two town bands (pipe and silver versions) play an essential part in Peebles’ midsummer beltane celebrations and the closing ceremony sees them marching and playing a musical duel allong the length of the high street to thrilled town supporters… Here the silver band is at the foot of the church steps ready to play their part in the crowing ceremony and in the following parade of all the primary school kids in their fancy dress… if you peek closely you may spot the penguins, a beefeater and more… / :)) Peebles is a lovely town on the river Tweed in the scottish borders about 25 miles south of Edinburgh Click for more beltane info and for more images Nikon D60, Nikkor VR 18-200 lens
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Rainbow Rock by Alistair Wilson
This is why they call it the Great Ocean Road, I could have stopped every 5 minutes along this road if time permitted! There’s so many great spots the whole way along this road and I already can’t wait to head back down the road again. / Settings Canon 40D, 10-22mm EF-S. FL: 13 mm 1/8th of a second @ f25, ISO 100 ND8 Graduated and Polarising Filters Adobe Lightroom 2 & Adobe Photoshop CS4 / Features Featured in the SEA Group on the 10th of May 2009 Click here for my other seascapes Click here for my other shots taken off the Great Ocean Road
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G'Day by Julie Harding
Taken in Victoria, Australia. I love this picture, think it’s so cute. My children couldn’t say Wallaby, so they were called Wobballies. I was very impressed that in all the Australian animal parks we visited, we were able to enter the enclosures and touch and feed the animals (not like the UK).
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My Dad by Michael King
My dad as a pensioner in the Royal Hospital Chelsea
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Uluru View by Wayne Holman
Central Australia, another closer view of the world famous Uluru, taken on my trusty old Canon 35mm film camera a few years ago. See my video on YouTube
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Tower Bridge, London by bidkev
Excerpt from Tower Bridge exhibition: Tower Bridge was completed in 1894, after eight years of construction. However, many people don’t realise why it was even built in the first place, or why it is so different from London’s other bridges. Originally, London Bridge was the only crossing over the Thames. As London grew, so more bridges were added, but these were all to the west of London Bridge, since the area east of London Bridge had become a busy port. In the 19th century, the east end of London became so densely populated that public pressure mounted for a bridge to the east of London Bridge, as journeys for pedestrians and vehicles were being delayed literally by hours. Finally in 1876, the City of London Corporation, who were responsible for that part of the Thames, decided that the problem could be put off no longer. / How a design was chosen The big problem for the City of London Corporation was how to build a bridge downstream from London Bridge without disrupting river traffic activities. To get as many ideas as possible, the “Special Bridge or Subway Committee” was formed in 1876, and opened the design of the new crossing to public competition. Over 50 designs were put forward for consideration, some of which you can see when you visit the Tower Bridge Exhibition. However, it wasn’t until October 1884 that Horace Jones, the City Architect, in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry, offered the chosen design for Tower Bridge as a solution. / The building of the bridge It took eight years, five major contractors and the relentless labour of 432 construction workers to build Tower Bridge. Two massive piers had to be sunk into the river bed to support the construction, over 11,000 tons of steel provided the framework for the Towers and Walkways. This was then clad in Cornish granite and Portland stone, both to protect the underlying steelwork and to give the Bridge a more pleasing appearance. How it works – then and now When it was built, Tower Bridge was the largest and most sophisticated bascule bridge ever built (“bascule” comes from the French for “see-saw”). It was a hydraulically operated bridge, using steam to power the enormous pumping engines. The energy created was then stored in six massive accumulators so that, as soon as power was required to lift the Bridge, it was readily available. The accumulators fed the driving engines, which drove the bascules up and down. Despite the complexity of the system, the bascules only took about a minute to raise to their maximum 86 degrees. Nowadays, the bascules are still operated by hydraulic power, but since 1976 they have been driven by oil and electricity rather than steam. Tower Bridge has a fascinating history, which is explored in full in the Tower Bridge Exhibition. Here are a few interesting facts: 1910 The high-level walkways, which were designed so that the public could still cross the Bridge when it was raised, were closed down due to lack of use. Most people preferred to wait at the bottom and watch the bascules rise up! / 1912 During an emergency, Frank McClean had to fly between the bascules and the high-level Walkways in his Short biplane, to avoid an accident. / 1952 A London bus had to leap from one bascule to the other when the Bridge began to rise with the bus still on it. / 1977 Tower Bridge was painted red, white and blue to celebrate the Queen’s Silver Jubilee. (Before that, it was painted a chocolate brown colour). / 1982 Tower Bridge opened to the public for the first time since 1910, with a permanent exhibition inside called the Tower Bridge Exhibition. The Walkways were glazed for the first time to house the new Exhibition. / 1993 The centenary exhibition – The Tower Bridge Experience opened, featuring animatronic models telling the story of Tower Bridge. / 1994 Tower Bridge became available to hire for parties and receptions. / 2002 The current Tower Bridge Exhibtion opened, refocusing on the magnificent views from the Walkways and the history of the Bridge. / 2007 Tower Bridge celebrates 25 years of welcoming visitors to its Exhibition Canon 40D 18-55 IS tonemapped
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Post Box Corner - Windsor by Arrowman
A 3 SHOT HDR IMAGE / Curiosities in Windsor include the only blue pillar-box in the country, at the junction of the High Street with St. Albans Street. It denotes an air mail post box: that put up for the first ever air mail service, which commemorated George V’s coronation in 1911.
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Dee Why Headland by Tatiana R
Dee Why Headland again, different morning, different feel… Canon 5D / Canon EF 24-105 F/4-5.6 IS USM lens / ISO: 160 – Forgot to change from the previous shoot, so a bit of grain in the sky :-( / Speed: 39 sec / Aperture: f/13 / FL: 24 mm / WB: Auto / Focus: Manual / Filter: Hoya NDX400 and Lee ND Grad 0.9
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The Malt Shovel by Linda Morrison
An evening image of The Malt Shovel in Cockburn Street, Edinburgh.
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The Domino Effect - Out of Order !!!! by Arrowman
Kingston upon Thames – Surrey / One of the more unusual sights in Kingston is several disused red telephone boxes that have been tipped up to lean against one another in an arrangement resembling dominoes. This sculpture by David Mach was commissioned in 1988 as part of the landscaping for the new Relief Road, and is called Out of Order.
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Outbound - Bedruthan Beach - Newquay - North Cornwall Series by LeeMartinImages
A long steep set of steps down to the beach. Even longer and steeper on the way back up. North of Newquay on the costal road, about 3 miles north of Watergate Bay. National Trust car park and a fantastic pub called The Travellers Rest just down the road, great food and a fine pint. EOS 450d 3.2 Seconds @ f22
Recent Work
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Wanlockhead Village by Tom Gomez
High in the Lowther Hills to the west of the M74 in Dumfries and Galloway, is Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village at 467m (1531 ft). It owes its existence to the lead, gold and other minerals found under the surrounding countryside. These mineral deposits were probably first exploited by the Romans and from the 1200s they were being worked again by groups of miners who gathered here each summer. The first permanent settlement appeared in about 1680, when the Duke of Buccleuch built a lead smelting plant and workers’ cottages that could be occupied all year round. Although lead was for many centuries the mainstay of the village’s economy, it was not the only mineral found here. What became known as “God’s Treasure House” also produced zinc, copper, silver and gold. Some of the world’s purest gold, at 22.8 carats, was found locally and used in the Regalia of the Scottish Crown. Today’s Wanlockhead depends primarily on tourism. The Southern Upland Way long distance footpath passes through the village, but the main attraction for the motoring tourist revolves around the village’s industrial past. Information from Undiscovered Scotland. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Click here for a random page of photographs
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I'm Coming Home by DonDavisUK
I’m Coming Home Paddington Bear on Sunset Beach. Nikon D700 with 70-300mm Lense. /
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Wanlockhead by Tom Gomez
High in the Lowther Hills to the west of the M74 in Dumfries and Galloway, is Wanlockhead, Scotland’s highest village at 467m (1531 ft). It owes its existence to the lead, gold and other minerals found under the surrounding countryside. These mineral deposits were probably first exploited by the Romans and from the 1200s they were being worked again by groups of miners who gathered here each summer. The first permanent settlement appeared in about 1680, when the Duke of Buccleuch built a lead smelting plant and workers’ cottages that could be occupied all year round. Although lead was for many centuries the mainstay of the village’s economy, it was not the only mineral found here. What became known as “God’s Treasure House” also produced zinc, copper, silver and gold. Some of the world’s purest gold, at 22.8 carats, was found locally and used in the Regalia of the Scottish Crown. Today’s Wanlockhead depends primarily on tourism. The Southern Upland Way long distance footpath passes through the village, but the main attraction for the motoring tourist revolves around the village’s industrial past. Information from Undiscovered Scotland. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Click here for a random page of photographs
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loch shore by dinghysailor1
Trying out my new tripod while waiting for sailing pals..yes it is bigger than usual pocket ones.. Taken at the wonderfully scenic St Mary’s Loch in the scottish borders… Nikon D60 / Nikkor VR 18-200 lens / UV filter / Monfrotto tripod.. L plates needed.. f/22 / 1/30sec / ISO-200 / 26mm
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My Mauve Kombi by ChristineBetts
well I wish I had this gorgeous vehicle! / acrylic on canvas / 20×30cm / original FOR SALE $90 /
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Yan Yean on a frosty morning by pauline tims
A very cold morning in Yan Yean Victoria / /
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Teen Playground IV by Sinéad Costello
The carpark where the kids used to hang around on rainy days. Southend, Essex.
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Icarus by Tainia Finlay
Double Yellow Headed Amazon parrot. I’m very fortunate to have met Icarus in person. Within Australia these Amazon parrots are still quite rare. It’s all about location for parrot lovers! In the USA Icarus would cost as a companion parrot approx $700 .. in Australia $4,000 ô¿ô They are great talkers with wonderful personalities and adore human interaction. Central West Slopes & Plains, NSW. Canon EOS 50D / Canon 28-135 mm Lens Thank you for looking.
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Koala in the park by georgieboy98
We took one of our regular strolls through the Yanchep National Park this afternoon, in the course of which we saw several kangaroos, heaps of different birds – and this koala. As you can see, he was quite happy to pose for his picture. / As we live in Yanchep we are only a couple of minutes away from this park, for which we have an annual pass. / The entrance to the National Park is almost exactly 50 kms north of Perth, Western Australia and it is one of the oldest national parks in the state. I should add that all the animals are in the wild. / Photo taken with a Sony Alpha 350 dslr / 55-200 lens with polarising filter / f5.6 at 1/60th / hand held
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Hello everyone. In an effort to stop me pulling my hair out (not a good look) I want to ask everyone to help me in choosing a name for my website that I have already designed and just don’t have a name for. Have a look at my work which as you will see is predominantly nature and think of something thats creative, does NOT include my name, and is unique. Now to the best bit. If I choose your suggestion I will buy you any of my images in any format you would like up to the value of $100.00. So put on your thinking caps and send me lots of names to choose from. By all means ask me questions if there is any other information you need. Have fun :))
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Hello Yellow by Trudi's Images
We were out for a drive today and went off the beaten track a bit to discover a new area, not much where we drove but a dumping ground for peoples rubbish and the settling ponds for the local sewerage plant hmmmm, but even amongst such revolting human waste beauty can be found if you look for it. / A couple of Yellow tailed Black Cockatoo’s dropped by for an impromptu visit, very unusual for them to be so low down in the tree’s so we got some lucky shots !! Olympus 570 uz All profits pledged to the wildlife appeal
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End of the Day by Debbie Black
Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL: f/10: 1/200sec: ISO 100: 33mm
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