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RIP Pat (Elf29)

davet47 — Sat, 13 Apr 2024 08:29:47 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Sadly my wife of 55 years has passed away from the cancer that was undiagnosed for 5 months.

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Curlew

davet47 — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 16:23:11 +0000

by: davet47

Description: This will be my last post for a while as my wife Pat (elf29) has cancer, undetected for five months, so obviously I'm too busy to take photos. She's in hospital being well cared for but two areas are untreatable and at the moment we don't have a timescale.

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Fiddler's Ferry Power Station

davet47 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:28:41 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Being dismantled-there used to be two more cooling towers. In the background: Halton river bridge 4 spans, and the old Runcorn- Widnes bridge. Approx 19 miles away.

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Stanlow refinery, Ellesmere Port

davet47 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:25:08 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Approx 16 miles away. A bit hazy, but that area always is.

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Line of trees B&W

davet47 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:22:46 +0000

by: davet47

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Sidelit Airbus Beluga XL

davet47 — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:21:37 +0000

by: davet47

Description: I waited for this to come over the hill and it turned off left!

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Snowdon Range

davet47 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:32:38 +0000

by: davet47

Description: From Moel Findeg, approx 34 miles away in a straight line.

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Frozen!

davet47 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:30:46 +0000

by: davet47

Description: The lake on the mountainside was frozen all over.

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Welsh Mountain pony

davet47 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:28:04 +0000

by: davet47

Description: There are usually four of these on the mountain. This was the only co-operative one.

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Boardwalk

davet47 — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 11:25:56 +0000

by: davet47

Description: This spans a low part of land where draining water turns it into a swamp.

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Snowy hillside

davet47 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:23:42 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Not sure which way the snow came from but it only collected in certain parts of the hillsides.

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Almost at the summit

davet47 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:20:54 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Steeper than it looks after the dip in the foreground.

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View from the top

davet47 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:18:55 +0000

by: davet47

Description: It's a twisty steep climb in places (only fell over once, no damage to me or camera). There's almost a complete panoramic view from the top.This hill is 1195 ft above sea level.

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Snowy moorland

davet47 — Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:14:25 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Taken on Moel Findeg, near Mold. Managed to get out for a short time so decided to go here-it's a 10 minute drive away from home.

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Ewe looking at me?

davet47 — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:48:26 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Just caught sight of this sheep looking over the base of a tree. I'd forgotten I had these-taken on New Year's Day 2024 when I managed to get out for an hour or so.

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One tree (and a few little ones)

davet47 — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:45:04 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Couldn't find two trees together.This is on a hill about 1 mile away from where I was standing.

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Three trees

davet47 — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:42:36 +0000

by: davet47

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Four trees

davet47 — Sat, 13 Jan 2024 14:41:14 +0000

by: davet47

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The two swans-For Marydoll

davet47 — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 13:32:54 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Maureen: this is a crop of your original photo, processed in Topaz Gigapixel AI and then tweaked a little. It's twice the dimensions it was before. Let me know what you think of it. Dave

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New Years Day am moon

davet47 — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:58:40 +0000

by: davet47

Description: A few shots that I can take without leaving home.

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Moon 19/12/23

davet47 — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:56:31 +0000

by: davet47

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Moon 30/11/23

davet47 — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:55:05 +0000

by: davet47

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Airbus Beluga XL6

davet47 — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 11:53:26 +0000

by: davet47

Description: This is the newest one, on its first flight into Hawarden from Toulouse on 19/12/23.

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Liverpool Waterfront panorama

davet47 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:20:12 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Managed to find time away from looking after "her indoors" for a couple of hours at Seacombe Ferry terminal, approx 1 mile across the river. This is a 4 shot pano which is almost identical to a daytime one I have framed in my hallway. More shots to follow.

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Liverpool Wheel

davet47 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:15:02 +0000

by: davet47

Description: By the Albert Dock. It didn't appear to be rotating but it was later on.

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Liver Buildings

davet47 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:12:05 +0000

by: davet47

Description: From Seacombe Ferry terminal, approx 1 mile across the river.I can't leave this location without a shot of this iconic building.

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Part of Liverpool Waterfront

davet47 — Sun, 17 Dec 2023 19:06:36 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Last shot of the evening. I turned round on the way back to the car and the tide had risen, giving these reflected colours.

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No Blue Tit this time.

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:14:27 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Quiet on here, isn't it?

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Robin

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:12:54 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Can't resist photographing them!

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Foot resting

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:11:37 +0000

by: davet47

Description: This little Blue Tit stood on one foot for ages.

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Great Tit

davet47 — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 19:09:52 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Either just landed or just about to take off-can't remember which!

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Squirrel from a bird hide

davet47 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:26:37 +0000

by: davet47

Description: At the far end of the walkway, at 24mm equiv. (See next shot for close up version). The more I use this little Nikon A1000, the more I'm impressed. I must try to do some more shots with more thought about settings.

Squirrel

davet47 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:18:32 +0000

by: davet47

Description: At 840mm equiv from the same point as previous shot.

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Long shadows

davet47 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:16:46 +0000

by: davet47

Description: Me & the dog on a cold morning dog walk.

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Sunrise 01/12/23

davet47 — Mon, 04 Dec 2023 19:12:46 +0000

by: davet47

Description: From our village centre field.

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Woody and Blue Tit

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:15:15 +0000

by: davet47

Description: A bit of an uneven balance.

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The ubiquitous Robin

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:13:49 +0000

by: davet47

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Great Tit

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:12:42 +0000

by: davet47

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Fat squirrel

davet47 — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 19:11:34 +0000

by: davet47

Description: No wonder-he didn't stop eating everything he could find.

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Tank engine No 7754

davet47 — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:15:26 +0000

by: davet47

Description: See:https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/7754-2/ for more info

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0-6-0 J94 class loco 68067

davet47 — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:13:37 +0000

by: davet47

Description: See:https://preservedbritishsteamlocomotives.com/hudswell-clarke-works-no-1752-68067-robert-0-6-0st/ for more info

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Boiler refurb

davet47 — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 19:08:12 +0000

by: davet47

Description: I wouldn't like to be crawling about inside this pushing steel tubes through holes.

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