What in interesting set. So many little humanising quirks among the fearsome war machinery. The array of dials reminded me of the organ stops that I find so fascinating on old church organs, with their intriguing names. The carousel of torpedoes is truly scary.
I have never been one for public show of remembrance, but these personal stories really affect me. Our parents gave up the best years of their lives; my own father was a 'desert rat' and at the forefront of the advance through europe following on from D-day. He must have witnessed such awful atrocites, and I struggle to imagine our own offspring in a similar position.
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A nice effect, almost like it's from a dream
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Child's curiosity.
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Amazing architectural marvel.
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There was a pause...
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Great series. Great tour. Unforgettable.
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What a trip, what a scenery . Great effort with your b&w interpretation.
Fabulous series.
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Superb.
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Excellent history lesson and great series.
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Great perspective and shot.
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Your original image is at
dprevived.com/t/wednesday-cc-no-theme-thread-849-revived-069-on-2024-07-24/6069/post/81730/
and the version in this post appears to be a cropped, lightened and slightly less saturated version of the edit I posted in the same link.
In both images the tones in the foliage on the left and right are the same as is the orange top worn by the man in the background on the left.
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Yep, I do wish they'd leave things alone. They're actually rusty steel in this instance, so at least they're sort of biodegradable, eventually. I'm not sure what the point of that little plantation is to be honest, I counted about two dozen of them and as far as I can tell from the photos not a single one has a sapling in it.
When I saw them on Sunday I was wondering how long they'd been there and, having fired up the PC and performed the risky task of rummaging around in my old pre-subscription Lightroom catalog (every time I open it, I fear it's going to corrupt itself as it's definitely got previous form on that front), I can confirm they were there at least back in 2016 when I first visited High Street and descended by the Nan Bield Pass.
You can just see them in this 2016 image taken taken from the pass if you zoom in...
...and a bit more clearly in this rather mundane shot that I took on my way out from the tarn, seemingly completely ignoring the river to my left, probably because I was exhausted having gone up to High Street from Mardale Head via The Rigg, which I seem to recall was hard work even back then when I was fit.
Interestingly (or not), they were pretty rusty and there was no sign of anything growing in them even back then, so who knows how old the plantation was? Either way, it didn't take, or the deer off The Nab ate them somehow.
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Looks like a fascinating place to visit, I wish they kept more of the retired fleet like this rather than outright scrapping them.
I like the light in this one and,... is that a fake cat prowling for fake mice?
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That is one bizarre looking statue. Do you know if it has any particular significance?
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The cat is a fake, but he meows if you come close to the door.
A destroyer or Frigate from the Falklands war might of been a good floating museum.
Sadly Britain does not have a Navy worth its name anymore. My Uncle who was a Naval Officer, used to take me onto ships and submarines when I was a child. And when thre was Navy days in Portsmouth you could visit the big one like the Ark Royal.
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Much like Iceland, The Faroe's are also on my photographic bucket list, although as I have no desire to ever travel abroad again, that's where they're probably going to remain.
I think these two are my picks here, you can't beat a bit of mist cresting a mountain.
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A lovely set as usual, and the above shot is terrific. It often happens to me that after a walk, I get the best shot driving home.
I like the idea of before and after. You were just a few degrees of for the first one.
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Nice the way that the sculpture matches the lattice roof.
