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Post by martindn on Oct 14, 2009 20:56:52 GMT
And another one. Some of you might remember this vidoe that was broadcast by the BBC last January www.youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&hl=en-GB&v=hPBPimxlUnwI think you might like this one Ben, if you haven't seen it! This next photo was taken from close to the spot where Hayley was standing so this is similar to what she would have been looking at.  Martin |
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Post by Dave on Oct 14, 2009 21:25:48 GMT
Nice church shots Martin, impressive architecture.  I've been down to the beach a few times this week, it's been like summer!  I have just a couple of photos to share, a nice sunset and a boring, technically poor but unusual photo. Yesterday, I went to the Fisherman's Jetty at Warsash, got held up and missed the best bit of the sunset by a few minutes so all I was left with was this, which was still quite nice:  Fishermans Jetty, Warsash, 13 October 2009 Today was more cloudy but visibility was exceptional for where I live - I could see the Purbeck area of Dorset, it is 37 miles/60KM away. The ferries are 4.5 miles away and atmospheric optical effects make some of the hills to their left appear to be floating on air.  Horizon: Dunnet ('floating') to Longbarrow Down, 200m high, 37 miles distant, taken from Lee-on-the-Solent The two Red Funnel ferries passing each other are 4.5 miles away. Dave |
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Post by Sing on Oct 14, 2009 21:30:50 GMT
love the pictures...what wonderful photographers you are! wish i could be as good...i never have the time though  |
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Post by capricorngirl on Oct 15, 2009 2:18:03 GMT
Hi Dave, I hope you dont mind but ive downloaded your photo of the fishermans wharf, i find it such a relaxing photo and ive made it my desktop background, i can delete it if you wish but there is nothing more romantic and calming then a beautiful sunset and after a hard shift I like to relax in front of my laptop, I do wish i had some ability in photography, but can never really see a good shot, ::)even if im with some one and they take a photo of what we might be looking at I think to myself, you have to be kidding,  then when i see the results i cant believe I was actually there.no imagination i guess.  I have been looking at some of the desktop wallpapers in another thread, wow have downloaded some of those as well, my mouth hit the floor when i saw what Sandy and Dean had done, well done to you both. There is some beautiful photography on here, but so many threads to get through, i usually dont log in to look and just as well as I would be logged in all day. Melisa |
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Post by graemek on Oct 15, 2009 9:34:21 GMT
Hi Melisa & welcome from me too. What's unusual for me is a member who's within 1.5 to 2 hrs drive from me. One of my son's used to work just north of Hornsby & my brother lives in Epping. I live just South of Wollongong in a place called Oak Flats. My wife & I have met Hayley in New Zealand together & I've met her in Melbourne once by driving down there. I kind of look upon it now as "normal" to travel vast distances to come under her spell. To keep this thread on topic I'm going to post a couple of bird shots of birds I never imagined ever to be able to photograph: Channel Billed Cuckoo...comes from new Guinea to Eastern Australia in our spring to nest (unwelcome by the nest owners). A huge bird. 600mm head to tail. The little thornbill, nearly Australia's smallest bird only ~ 100mm bill to tail. Both these shots were taken from our South facing balcony within the last few days. The thornbill is constantly in motion so that he's either blurred or gone. The CB Cuckoo was in the same tree & kept fairly still to avoid the attacks of the defending resident birds. Graeme |
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Post by martindn on Oct 15, 2009 12:43:23 GMT
WOW!! I think i'll give up.. well perhaps not. Superb photos Graeme and Dave.
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Post by Dave on Oct 15, 2009 14:16:36 GMT
Hi Dave, I hope you dont mind but ive downloaded your photo of the fishermans wharf Hi Melisa, I don't mind at all, glad you like it! Cheers, Dave PS Martin... no, don't!  |
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Post by grant on Oct 15, 2009 18:17:37 GMT
Hello everyone You may not be aware but we have part of a Japanese 'Bullet' train here in the UK and on display at the National Railway Museum in York. I was in York today and, as this is quite topical at the moment, thought I would share these images with you. This is one of the very first Series '0' driving trailers built in 1964 for the original Tokaido Shinkansen and it's easy to see why they earned the name 'Bullet Train'. Incredibly, and despite their huge size, they would be considered 'narrow gauge' in the UK as Japanese railways run on 3' 6" gauge track.  Taken through glass, the 'cockpit'  Best wishes Grant |
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Post by sharon on Oct 15, 2009 18:53:34 GMT
Lovely pictures of those birds! I think the animals we have in NL aren't THAT interesting i.postimg.cc/9fYxy370/smilie-big-grin.gif...Only my dog maybe, but you see those around every corner... Thank you all for sharing these pictures, very interesting! Sharon  |
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Post by martindn on Oct 15, 2009 20:36:54 GMT
Well, since we seem to be into estuaries and birds at the moment, I too have a few pictures of these from our trip to Cornwall. Although these are rather muddy places that don't look as inviting as your pictures Dave.  This is a Little Egret. Thet seem to be fairly common on the south coast of England, but I have never seen one this far north.  Restronguet Creek, in the Fal Estuary.  And this is Sue and Dog, waiting for the tide to come in on Mylor Creek. Martin |
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Post by graemek on Oct 16, 2009 7:22:14 GMT
Hello everyone You may not be aware but we have part of a Japanese 'Bullet' train here in the UK and on display at the National Railway Museum in York. I was in York today and, as this is quite topical at the moment, thought I would share these images with you. This is one of the very first Series '0' driving trailers built in 1964 for the original Tokaido Shinkansen and it's easy to see why they earned the name 'Bullet Train'. Incredibly, and despite their huge size, they would be considered 'narrow gauge' in the UK as Japanese railways run on 3' 6"; gauge track. Best wishes Grant That's another thing that NZ has in common with Japan Grant. The Rail Gauge. Also the right hand drive for cars & trucks etc. I always have understood that 3'-6" allows tighter curves to be used...hence easier to achieve the route you want without changing the countryside. NSW & Vic have 1440 nom. gauges but Queensland has mostly got 3'-6" still. Hope my info is up to date...I'll check.  Graeme |
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Post by comet on Oct 16, 2009 13:53:01 GMT
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Post by Richard on Oct 16, 2009 13:59:01 GMT
Hello Comet! :wink: I don't think Hayley would be too impressed if somebody in Japan offered her a lift in one of those!  Richard  |
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Post by Richard on Oct 18, 2009 8:45:23 GMT
This post has been moved from the Hayley Westenra Twitter Account thread: A couple of the HWI members had commented on a few pics I shared of my Mt. Pilchuck hike in Washington State last Sunday with nephew Brian. Grant suggested I put a link in here. Well I now have all the photos up on Flickr although one of these links allows you to run a slideshow (unfortunately in reverse order). What does this have to do with Hayley - absolutely nothing! - other than the fact that I love her singing and happened to be hiking while she was probably having breakfast! So, I apologize in advance if this is the wrong place to put these - pls let me know Grant. Also, I didn't bother weeding out all of the photos that were a bit out of focus. If anyone wants a large resolution image of any of these please send me an email at securecomputernet@yahoo.com along with the image numbers. Try both of these links: bit.ly/2hqaCv and bit.ly/4aywy8. Best Regards, Richard |
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Post by postscript on Oct 18, 2009 13:22:05 GMT
Hi everyone. I have just twittered the following: "Just discovered www.photosig.com/go/main for anyone interested in a superb range of photographs and most particularly sensible criticism. Yours aye Peter S. |
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I have just a couple of photos to share, a nice sunset and a boring, technically poor but unusual photo.
then when i see the results i cant believe I was actually there.no imagination i guess. 
I have been looking at some of the desktop wallpapers in another thread, wow have downloaded some of those as well, my mouth hit the floor when i saw what Sandy and Dean had done, well done to you both. There is some beautiful photography on here, but so many threads to get through, i usually dont log in to look and just as well as I would be logged in all day.
