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Monday, March 11, 2024

Spring, spring tide


Spring tides (which have nothing to do with the season) occur monthly, varying in height according to the phases of the moon and its proximity to Earth. This afternoon's ebb read as 0.0 on the Admiralty Maritime Data web site at 16:30 hours; the time this photograph was taken.

You can't get any lower than that.


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Wednesday, March 06, 2024

Boar Mill Cottage


Boar Mill Cottage - a Grade II listed building - is not quite as old as it may seem at first glance. Built during the late 18th - early 19th century, the castle that dominates the landscape was built some 800 years previously.

The cottage (available as a holiday let) has an attached former water mill, with the machinery largely intact.


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Monday, March 04, 2024

In like a lion...


In like a lion, out like a lamb - and vice versa - as the saying goes for the month of March. Spring it may be but the thermometer only reads in single digits during the day, whilst strong winds and rain dominate the weather. At least the latter part of the month will be more settled, if the old proverb is to be believed.


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Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Winter reprise


It's been the warmest February on record, and it's true that for most of the month temperatures have reached double figures Celsius. But winter is having the last laugh before the onset of (meteorological) Spring towards the end of the week.

Watery suns, gusting winds, and barely-above-freezing conditions are what's on offer, and whilst it feels like spring is just around the corner when the sun shines, winter is reprising its role to see the season out.

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Monday, February 19, 2024

Almost as long as it took to build

This month - and with some fanfare - it was announced on national and local news websites that Salisbury Cathedral is now without external scaffolding. A major restoration of the cathedral commenced in 1986, and the East Gable (where the original building work was started 803 years ago) was blessed in September of last year. The project of restoration and repair took 37 years to complete; almost as long as it took to build the main building. 


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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

In the bleak midwinter

Winter has arrived, and I'm out long before dawn in sub zero (Celsius) temperatures, and a mind for a bit of experimentation. Tripods still have myriad uses, from long exposure times to precise composition, but their nuisance value is high if hiking any significant distance with one. Enter the Auto ISO function.

Choosing the shutter speed and aperture manually, today I'm letting the camera decide on the ISO setting for a normal exposure; applying exposure compensation as and when deemed necessary. Modern cameras, and modern editing software specific to noise reduction, are getting to the point of making sensor noise a thing of the past.

It also means I can leave my tripod at home.


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Monday, January 08, 2024

The first bite of winter


Winter proper has arrived, and the thermometer reads 3ºC in spite of the cloud cover. It's even trying to snow. 


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