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The London Eye - 7 May 2004 We took one of the ty

The London Eye - 7 May 2004

We took one of the typical bus tours that whizzes through Leeds Castle, Dover and Canterbury, but the last item in the itinerary was a river cruise from Greenwich to the Westminster Dock. The weather had turned much of the day monochrome to begin with, so this has always been a black and white shot to my mind.

This is . . . oh, I don't know, maybe the fifth or sixth iteration of edits. The original JPEG came from that crummy little camera I have so frequently complained about, but as #Photoshop has evolved, the ability to drag something useful out of a questionable shot has just gotten better and better. Along with that, my practice at rescuing my photos has also benefited things.

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#travel #Europe #UnitedKingdom #England #London #Thames #Westminster #RiverCruise #LondonEye #RainyDay .

Peace in the Highlands. Photos from 3 October 2019

Peace in the Highlands. Photos from 3 October 2019

Production music courtesy of Jason Shaw's Audionautix.com

#travel #Europe #UnitedKingdom #GreatBrittain #Scotland #ScottishHighlands #highlands #forest #wilderness #trees #landscape #landscapephotography #scenic #panorama #vertorama #vista
#audionautix .

The sun sets on the Pacifica Municipal Pier - 18 D

The sun sets on the Pacifica Municipal Pier - 18 December 2016 - Pacifica, California

Edited entirely in Lightroom Classic.
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#sunset #ocean #waves #LightroomClassicCC #Pacifica #California #PacificOcean #pier #beach .

A father-daughter stroll down The Great Wall - 10

A father-daughter stroll down The Great Wall - 10 April 2009

I guess we had about two hours at The Great Wall. I could have used more time, maybe, with a better camera and possibly a tripod. That, and a healthier state. I was 59 and barely made it to that first building, while fellow bus tour companions in their 70s and 80s strode their way to the top of the ridge unaided.

The sky was dropped in with #Luminar4, but in my defense, the sky was a solid expanse of gray that could hardly bring itself to sputter a few paltry droplets all day.

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#travel #China #Beijing #GreatWallOfChina #mountain #touring #tourism #bucketlist #travelphotography #traveling #vacation #holiday #culture #historic #travelpics .

April 2009 - Invading tourists storm the gates of

April 2009 - Invading tourists storm the gates of The Forbidden City - Beijing, CN

This was the second major historical site of the day, after spending the morning at the Summer Palace. By the time we exited, I was ready for a nap-- but, Noooo! There was more. I don't remember if we attended the Peking Opera that evening or another, but I assure you, there was no rest for the weary until late.
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#Travel #China #Beijing #ForbiddenCity #invasion .

The Fisherman 28 October 2013 Municipal Pier, Paci

The Fisherman
28 October 2013
Municipal Pier, Pacifica, CA

I have previously posted a monochrome version of this scene-- it's way down in my feed-- but as I often do, I like to rummage through the archives when I want to experiment with some new technique or process. Sometimes it results in something that I can post, sometimrs not.
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#California #Pacifica #coast #SanMateoCounty #pier #fishing #ocean #fog #waves #tide #surf .

Here are a couple of shots of the sun sinking behi

Here are a couple of shots of the sun sinking behind the Northern California coastal mountains on 21 September 2007 viewed from the Sutter Buttes.

I was there to assist with maintenance of a TV station transmitter, and as the day was fading this greeted us as we stepped out onto the walkway.

There's plenty of processing going on-- noise reduction being applied with a heavy hand, some sharpening of visible edges, etc. Color was adjusted lightly, so this is very close to what we actually saw.
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#vista #landscape #sunset #NorthernCalifornia #SutterCounty #SutterButtes #nature #clouds #weather .

St. Paul's Cathedral, London - Friday July 8th 200

St. Paul's Cathedral, London - Friday July 8th 2005. The Day After.

We say that we'll "Never Forget!!" But inevitably we do. It's a week gone by from the anniversary, and fifteen years from the terrorist bombings of London's Underground and a bus on July 7th 2005, and for the first time in all that time, the day slipped by with never a thought.

The memories are still vivid in my mind because this Californian was in London on that morning. And yet, as devastating and serious as events really were, it did not come to mind on the day. Not that I feel guilty, just that I feel disappointed that I failed to take a moment on the anniversary day to remember those who perished or were injured-- and their families and friends affected by terrorism's sensless violence.

It could also be that in the last four months of quarantine and social isolation the stream of time has become a blur of days rushing mindlessly past. I don't know.
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#travel #Europe #UnitedKingdom #England #London #StPaulsCathedral #LondonUnderground #LondonBombings #SevenSeven #WeWillNeverForget #Terrorism .

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, CZ - on the morning

St. Vitus Cathedral, Prague, CZ - on the morning of Sunday, 10th February 2008.
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#travel #Europe #CZ #CzechRepublic #Czechia #Prague #Praha #PragueCastle #StVitusCathedral #cathedral #Church #prag #českárepublika #architecture #medieval .

A wet and *very* windy day in the Scottish Highlan

A wet and *very* windy day in the Scottish Highland area known as Glencoe - 3 October 2019

#travel #UnitedKingdom #Scotland #Highlands #ScottishHighlands #Glencoe #clouds #rain #wind #cold #river #weather #landscape #landscapephotography #scenery .

Actor George Sanders - colorized. My latest color

Saint George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Be

Saint George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, Windsor, Berkshire, UK - April 2006

The figures are known as The Queen's Beasts, representing the Royal supporters of England in the forms of the fourteen heraldic animals.

This is the photo I should have taken, but they say hindsight is 20/20, which is often true of photos taken in the press of time while navigating a popular tourist attraction.
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The severely cropped and enlarged frame has been heavily processed to reduce noise, maximize sharpness and detail and restore/repair some color (the spears, mainly).
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#travel #UnitedKingdom #England #Windsor #WindsorCastle #StGeorgesChapel #church #cathedral #OrderOfTheGarter #RoyalPeculiar #QueensBeasts .

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