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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/gcampbellphoto/">gcampbellphoto</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gcampbellphoto/49183197028/" title="Ringed Plover in the Storm (Charadrius hiaticula)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49183197028_5336c64124_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ringed Plover in the Storm (Charadrius hiaticula)" /></a></p>

<p>Reworking some favourite older images of plovers along my local coast. Amazing what these little birds endure through the winter months.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gcampbellphoto/49183196513/" title="Ringed Plover in the Storm (Charadrius hiaticula)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49183196513_8cbb75cb2b_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ringed Plover in the Storm (Charadrius hiaticula)" /></a></p>

<p>Reworking some of my favourite older images of plovers along my local coast. Amazing what these little birds endure through the winter months.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sven_roden/">snjscuba - not dead (yet)</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sven_roden/49186901252/" title="Overexposed: Part 1 (2019-06-14)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186901252_6d906a9315_m.jpg" width="240" height="116" alt="Overexposed: Part 1 (2019-06-14)" /></a></p>

<p>These must be the most photographed trees on the island of Ireland. They even build a nice carpark for us togs to use so we don’t have to walk too far. The only problem with this is that non-togs also think they have some sort of right to use it. And to compound matters, they thing it is ok to stand right in frame when us togs are talking a long exposure. No matter how much tutting and frowning, they never got the message and moved. I have no idea how their tyres got deflated, officer. Nothing to do with me. Honest.<br />
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I came back to this location a number of times, so I have to warn you I will almost certainly bore you with more posts of this clump of trees. Sorry.<br />
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It’s a shame than the electricity company decided this was a perfect spot to route their overhead cables. <br />
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Equipment: Nikon D7000, Nikkor 10-24mm @10mm. ISO 800, F4.5, 30 sec. Hitech Firecrest 7-stop ND filter. Manfrotto tripod<br />
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Post-production: 4 images stitched together in Photoshop. A small amount of colour adjustment by using the colour channels in the curves layer. A couple of masked curves layers used to balance local exposure.</p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/gcampbellphoto/49183195753/" title="Ringed Plover in the Storm (Charadrius hiaticula)"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49183195753_083c0d3c64_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Ringed Plover in the Storm (Charadrius hiaticula)" /></a></p>

<p>Reworking some of my favourite older images of plovers along my local coast. Amazing what these little birds endure through the winter months.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/24101413@N03/">Irish251</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/24101413@N03/49186189978/" title="EC-KMI A320-216"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186189978_8e31e69111_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="EC-KMI A320-216" /></a></p>

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<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/24101413@N03/49186189068/" title="D-AIZZ A320-214"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186189068_48e94e3fd3_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="D-AIZZ A320-214" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/24101413@N03/">Irish251</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/24101413@N03/49186688016/" title="EI-FYG Boeing 737-8 MAX"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186688016_08ca2a036e_m.jpg" width="240" height="169" alt="EI-FYG Boeing 737-8 MAX" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/inishots/">INISHOTS</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/inishots/49186768307/" title="Bad Eddie II"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186768307_cfc1499968_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Bad Eddie II" /></a></p>

<p>Bad Eddie Shipwreck, Co. Donegal, Ireland</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/49186684672/" title="BUCHAN NESS LIGHTHOUSE, BODDAM, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186684672_1ecc744795_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="BUCHAN NESS LIGHTHOUSE, BODDAM, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND." /></a></p>

<p>THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1827 ON A SMALL ISLAND, WHICH IS REACHED BY A SMALL BRIDGE FROM THE VILLAGE OF BODDAM. BUCHAN NESS LIGHTHOUSE IS IN FACT THE MOST EASTERLY LIGHTHOUSE AND POINT IN MAINLAND SCOTLAND.<br />
THE TOWER IS CONSTRUCTED FROM LARGE BLOCKS OF LOCAL GRANITE AND STANDS 35 METRES IN HEIGHT. THE GALLERY AROUND THE TOP OF THE TOWER IS DECORATED IN A STYLE SIMILAR TO THE EGYPTIAN STYLES USED AT ARDNAMURCHAN POINT AND COVESEA SKERRIES. <br />
AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER IS A SEMI-CIRCULAR TOWER, GIVING ACCESS FROM THE OUTSIDE, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY FROM THE KEEPER'S HOUSE, UNLIKE SOME STATIONS AT WHICH THE TOWER IS SEPARATED. BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES IS A COURTYARD WITH A HIGH WALL TO PROTECT IT FROM THE WIND. <br />
THE TOWER WAS LEFT AS NATURAL STONE-COLOUR WHEN IT WAS BUILT, BUT IT WAS PAINTED IN 1907 WHITE WITH A BROAD RED BAND HALF WAY UP, GIVING ITS DISTINCTIVE DAYMARK. THE LIGHT CURRENTLY GIVES 1 WHITE FLASH EVERY 5 SECONDS, GIVING A BEAM VISIBLE FOR OVER 28 NAUTICAL MILES.<br />
THERE ARE 166 STEPS TO THE LANTERN ROOM, WHICH WAS EXTENDED OUTWARDS TOWARDS PETERHEAD SLIGHTLY IN 1978, TO ALLOW FOR THE RANGE OF THE LIGHT TO BE INCREASED IN THAT DIRECTION WITHOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE 1910 TO DIOPTRIC LENS SYSTEM, WHICH REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY. AT THIS TIME, THE LIGHT WAS ALSO ELECTRIFIED. <br />
A RACON RADIO BEACON REPLACED THE FOG HORN AT THE LIGHTHOUSE IN 2000, ALTHOUGH IT REMAINS IN PLACE. THE FOG HORN WHICH IS SEEN TODAY REPLACED AN EARLIER ONE, WHICH LIKE OTHER FOG HORNS PICKED UP A NICKNAME; THE BUCHAN COO. THE RACON BEACON, WHICH AIDS SHIPS DURING WEATHER IN WHICH THE LIGHT CAN NOT BE SEEN, TRANSMITS A SIGNAL WITH A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, WHICH ENABLES THE VESSEL TO GAIN AN IDEA OF LOCATION; IT IS MOUNTED ON THE GALLERY ABOVE THE EMERGENCY LIGHT, WHICH IS FORMED OF SEVERAL LED UNITS. <br />
TODAY, THE LIGHTHOUSE REMAINS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND IS REMOTELY CONTROLLED FROM EDINBURGH, WHILST THE KEEPER'S HOUSES, WHICH ARE NOW SURPLUS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD HAVE BEEN SOLD OFF TO PRIVATE OWNERS WHO RENT THE COTTAGES AS HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/49186487861/" title="BUCHAN NESS LIGHTHOUSE, BODDAM, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND."><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186487861_8d97edea58_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="BUCHAN NESS LIGHTHOUSE, BODDAM, ABERDEENSHIRE, SCOTLAND." /></a></p>

<p>THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1827 ON A SMALL ISLAND, WHICH IS REACHED BY A SMALL BRIDGE FROM THE VILLAGE OF BODDAM. BUCHAN NESS LIGHTHOUSE IS IN FACT THE MOST EASTERLY LIGHTHOUSE AND POINT IN MAINLAND SCOTLAND.<br />
THE TOWER IS CONSTRUCTED FROM LARGE BLOCKS OF LOCAL GRANITE AND STANDS 35 METRES IN HEIGHT. THE GALLERY AROUND THE TOP OF THE TOWER IS DECORATED IN A STYLE SIMILAR TO THE EGYPTIAN STYLES USED AT ARDNAMURCHAN POINT AND COVESEA SKERRIES. <br />
AT THE BASE OF THE TOWER IS A SEMI-CIRCULAR TOWER, GIVING ACCESS FROM THE OUTSIDE, AS WELL AS DIRECTLY FROM THE KEEPER'S HOUSE, UNLIKE SOME STATIONS AT WHICH THE TOWER IS SEPARATED. BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES IS A COURTYARD WITH A HIGH WALL TO PROTECT IT FROM THE WIND. <br />
THE TOWER WAS LEFT AS NATURAL STONE-COLOUR WHEN IT WAS BUILT, BUT IT WAS PAINTED IN 1907 WHITE WITH A BROAD RED BAND HALF WAY UP, GIVING ITS DISTINCTIVE DAYMARK. THE LIGHT CURRENTLY GIVES 1 WHITE FLASH EVERY 5 SECONDS, GIVING A BEAM VISIBLE FOR OVER 28 NAUTICAL MILES.<br />
THERE ARE 166 STEPS TO THE LANTERN ROOM, WHICH WAS EXTENDED OUTWARDS TOWARDS PETERHEAD SLIGHTLY IN 1978, TO ALLOW FOR THE RANGE OF THE LIGHT TO BE INCREASED IN THAT DIRECTION WITHOUT THE REMOVAL OF THE 1910 TO DIOPTRIC LENS SYSTEM, WHICH REMAINS IN PLACE TODAY. AT THIS TIME, THE LIGHT WAS ALSO ELECTRIFIED. <br />
A RACON RADIO BEACON REPLACED THE FOG HORN AT THE LIGHTHOUSE IN 2000, ALTHOUGH IT REMAINS IN PLACE. THE FOG HORN WHICH IS SEEN TODAY REPLACED AN EARLIER ONE, WHICH LIKE OTHER FOG HORNS PICKED UP A NICKNAME; THE BUCHAN COO. THE RACON BEACON, WHICH AIDS SHIPS DURING WEATHER IN WHICH THE LIGHT CAN NOT BE SEEN, TRANSMITS A SIGNAL WITH A DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER, WHICH ENABLES THE VESSEL TO GAIN AN IDEA OF LOCATION; IT IS MOUNTED ON THE GALLERY ABOVE THE EMERGENCY LIGHT, WHICH IS FORMED OF SEVERAL LED UNITS. <br />
TODAY, THE LIGHTHOUSE REMAINS FULLY FUNCTIONAL AND IS REMOTELY CONTROLLED FROM EDINBURGH, WHILST THE KEEPER'S HOUSES, WHICH ARE NOW SURPLUS TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NORTHERN LIGHTHOUSE BOARD HAVE BEEN SOLD OFF TO PRIVATE OWNERS WHO RENT THE COTTAGES AS HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/manuelromaris/">Manuel ROMARIS</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/manuelromaris/49186315916/" title="Cork, Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49186315916_3f28ab4011_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="Cork, Ireland" /></a></p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49185454501/" title="Wild Thing by Moonlight"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49185454501_a2bf85a46b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Wild Thing by Moonlight" /></a></p>

<p>This cabbage palm always reminds me of a monster from Where the Wild Things Are. It looked great with the moon above it.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49184951603/" title="Electric Sunset"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49184951603_b3c49bc98c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Electric Sunset" /></a></p>

<p>For no good reason at all, but it looked nice when I took the shot.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49185661082/" title="Choir"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49185661082_3f9a888fd2_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Choir" /></a></p>

<p>A choir from Bray performing at a reception in the National Library of Ireland foyer for Christmas.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49185463386/" title="Lunctime in Pembroke Library"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49185463386_a193850e35_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Lunctime in Pembroke Library" /></a></p>

<p>The children's library is a very cosy and homely place,</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49184965478/" title="National Library of Ireland"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49184965478_83a54a5bd5_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="National Library of Ireland" /></a></p>

<p>At the entrance.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49184953838/" title="Sunrise Birds"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49184953838_0562a64ed2_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Sunrise Birds" /></a></p>

<p>A beautiful sea beneath a beautiful sky.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49185640397/" title="Old Man's Beard"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49185640397_53bb55a00b_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Old Man's Beard" /></a></p>

<p>The Virginia Creeper gets it's seeds in winter, and they look like an old man's white beard.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/sam2cents/">sam2cents</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/sam2cents/49185640452/" title="Daffodils"><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49185640452_3bde063eae_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="Daffodils" /></a></p>

<p>The earliest ones usually break through about now - I found these under a dense mat of leaf litter.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/people/rodneyharvey/">Rodney Harvey</a> posted a photo:</p>

<p><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rodneyharvey/49185068726/" title="St Patrick Church "><img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/49185068726_9d1da70b8a_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="St Patrick Church " /></a></p>

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