 Water - A World Wide Panorama June 16-21, 2005 |
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Near Sheffield, England, UK
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| Lat: 53° 24' 17.6" N |
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Long: 1° 44' 25.09" W |
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18 June 2005 |
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Equipment: Canon 300D / Manfrotto tripod & head |
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100 year old dam, most famous for being used in the Dambusters training missions.
The Derwent Dam was built betwen 1901 and 1916 to help supply water to the cities of the North and East Midlands. It is one of a series of dams built down the valley.
As y..
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| Photo: Nick Crossland |
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Near Kenardington, Kent, England, UK
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| Lat: 51° 02' 58" N |
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Long: 0° 49' 24" E |
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Tuesday 21 June 2005, 18:53 BST (17:53 UTC) |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500 & FC-E8 fisheye lens. 6 shots at F2 setting used for greater detail in the main part of the panorama, plus 3 shots at F1 setting to fill in the top and bottom. Kaidan Kiwi 990 panoramic tripod head. |
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Water plays many roles in human life, but perhaps one of the least considered is its use as a tool of war. Don't be deceived by the bucolic setting and the birdsong. This waterway was created to be a battleground.
In the early 19th century, the British gov..
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| Photo: Richard Crowest |
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University Parks, Oxford, England, UK
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| Lat: 51° 45' 47" N |
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Long: 1° 14' 59" W |
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| Date/Time: |
20th June Midday (GMT) 2005 |
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Equipment: Canon 20D, Sigma 8mm lens, 360precision panohead.
Manual exposure, custom white balance, ISO 100, fixed focus.
Defish followed by Realviz Stitcher 4, Adobe Photoshop CS2, Cubic Convertor and the Cubic Connector. |
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Several children find the water irresistible in the hot UK summer sun !
The water is the River Cherwell, a tributary of the River Thames which runs along the edge of the University Parks, though the historic city of Oxford and the joins the River Thames just ..
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| Photo: Karl Harrison |
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Houghton, A Small Village Between Huntingdon and St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, UK
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| Lat: 52° 19' 51" N |
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Long: 00° 07' 14" W |
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| Date/Time: |
June 19, 2005 - 06:06:00 UTC, 07:06:00 local time |
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Equipment: Canon 20D + Sigma 8mm fisheye.
Homemade panorama bracket on a Velbon 444 tripod.
Stitched with PTGui and Panorama Tools |
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There has been a mill at this site for 1000 years, but the present building dates from the eighteenth century. The mill is fully operational and demonstrations are given regularly. In 1999 a turbine was added to generate electricity. I chose early morning f..
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| Photo: John Houghton |
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On the River Lee, Tottenham, London, England, UK
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| Lat: 51° 35' 17" N |
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Long: 00° 03' 23" W |
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20th June 2005, 1.45 pm |
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Equipment: Canon 20D with 18-70 mm zoom. Manfrotto 303SPH. Realviz Stitcher |
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Tottenham Locks on the River Lee, London. The River Lee originates at Luton in the chalk beds of the northeast Chiltern Hills and flows generally east and then south to London where it meets the River Thames. Once an important commercial waterway, certain sect..
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| Photo: John Lambert |
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Great Yarmouth, UK
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| Lat: 52° 35' 53" N |
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Long: 1° 43' 52" E |
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| Date/Time: |
20th June 2005 |
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Holme Pierrepont, Nottingham, UK
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| Lat: 52° 56' 47" N |
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Long: 1° 05' 18" W |
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June 18th 2005 - 16:49 GMT |
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Equipment: Shot RAW with a Canon EOS300D and Canon 17-40LUSM at 17mm.
Manfrotto 190D, Kaidan QPXL-1 and Nodal Ninja Pano Head.
12 shots around in 2 rows, stitched with PTMac on a Dual 1.8GHz G5 Powermac. Final QTVR created with CubicConverter. |
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As a part of the UK National Water Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont near Nottingham the Whitewater Slalom Course is a superb, safe but powerful whitewater training facility. It consists of a series of large pools interspersed by waves and two islands. Boily c..
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| Photo: Steve Pendleton |
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Baldwin Reservoir, Isle of Man, UK
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| Lat: 54° 12' 17" N |
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Long: 4° 31' 25" W |
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| Date/Time: |
21st June 2005 13:40 BST |
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Equipment: Canon EOS digital SLR, 8mm fish-eye lens & spherical head |
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Baldwin reservoir supplies the drinking water for the east side of the Isle of Man. Although quite full for this time of year there remains a hose pipe ban due to the inability to currently filter higher quantities of drinking/tap water. In previous years the ..
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| Photo: Andrew Reid |
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Near Scarborough, UK
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| Lat: 54° 18' 12" N |
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Long: 0° 24' 36" W |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500, Nikon WC-E68 Lens. Manfrotto 190 B tripod. Custom made tripod rotator. |
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Brecon Beacons National Park, UK
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| Lat: 51° 48' 32" N |
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Long: 3° 22' 22" W |
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18/06/2005 14:15 GMT |
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Equipment: Kodak Pro SLR/n
Nikon 14mm f2.8 |
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Dwr Cymru Welsh Water owns 91 reservoirs varying in size from 2 acres to 1,026 acres and manages what is probably the single largest group of stillwater trout fisheries in the UK.
Pontsticill reservoir, situated in the beautiful Brecon Becons National Park, is..
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| Photo: Philip Silver |
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Blagdon, Somerset, UK
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| Lat: 50° 57' 21" N |
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Long: 3° 08' 25" W |
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Monday 20th June 2005 |
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Equipment: Canon Digital IXUS 700 | Arena Tripod | Stitcher Express | iMac G5 |
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London, England, UK
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| Lat: 51° 29' 59" N |
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Long: 0° 2' 5" E |
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12.32 UTC 18 June 2005 |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 5000, FC-E8 fisheye, Manfrotto MN 302 Plus VR head, PTMac, CubicConverter, Photoshop |
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The Thames Flood Barrier is the world's largest movable flood barrier. Built between 1974 and 1986 at a cost of 370 million pounds, the Barrier divides the river Thames into six channels between nine large concrete piers.
The Barrier forms a major part of ..
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| Photo: John Wilson |
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North Antrim Coastline near Torr Head, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
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| Lat: 54° 42' 03" N |
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Long: 5° 52' 43" W |
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Friday 17th 10.35 am GMT |
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Equipment: Canon 20D,
Sigma 8mm,
Kaidan Pano head,
De Fish, Cubic Converter, Realviz Stitcher. |
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This panoramic shows artist James MacIntyre (RUA) finishing one of his beautiful paintings of the roughed North Antrim coastline near Torr Head & The Giants Causeway in Northern Ireland. It is here that the North Atlantic crashes against these unique rock ..
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| Photo: Michael J Love |
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Close to Helens Bay, Northern Ireland, UK
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| Lat: 54° 40' 18.84" N |
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Long: 5° 45' 28.08" W |
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June 21st 16.50 GMT |
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Equipment: Manfrotto Carbon fibre tripod, Kaidan cubical head, Canon 10D Sigma 15 - 30mm. Stitched using xworks interactive PC. |
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Panorama shot of tunnel/culvert under coach path Co Down. The coach path was built originally to link Helens Bay Railway station to the home of the Marquis of Dufferin and Ava - to-day both the railway line and the stately home of the (present) Marchioness of ..
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| Photo: Michael McKelvey |
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Falkirk, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 56° 0' 2" N |
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Long: 3° 50' 25" W |
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| Date/Time: |
20th June 2005, 11:58:55 UTC |
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Equipment: Nikon 4300 with Fisheye Lens,
Homemade suspension cradle with automatic shutter release,
Delta Conyne Kite with 10' wingspan. |
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The Falkirk Wheel: Boat Lift
Built as the centerpiece of a canal restoration project in Central Scotland, the Falkirk Wheel uses the power of water to lift canal barges 100ft from the Forth and Clyde to the Union Canal.
As the 1800 tonne boat lift rotat..
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| Photo: James Gentles |
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South Queensferry, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 55° 59' 31" N |
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Long: 3° 23' 48" W |
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June 18, 2005 - 12:00 UTC approx (13:00 local time) |
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Equipment: My friend's camera ... it was a small silvery digital one - I had to give it back afterwards.
Tripod - I stood very still. |
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The Forth Rail and Road bridges, shot from South Queensferry on the south bank of the river...
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| Photo: Alan Oscroft |
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 55° 50' 04" N |
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Long: 4° 16' 27" W |
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19th June 2005, 3.30pm |
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Equipment: Nikon D100, Sigma 8mm, home made head, small tripod, PTGui. |
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A back lane in Glasgow after a summer thunderstorm.
In the West of Scotland in general its said you know its summer because the rain gets warmer. Although pleasantly warm, rain is expected even in summer, a drought as seen in other parts of the world would be..
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| Photo: Bill Ward |
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Finzean, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 57° 00' 49" N |
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Long: 2° 40' 54" W |
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9.30am BST 18 June 2005 |
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Equipment: Canon 300D with Peleng 8mm.
Stitched with: PTMac |
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The Bucket Mill which stands on the Waters of Feugh dates from the 1850s and is unique in Britain with its specialised machinery for manufacturing wooden buckets.
Three individually unique 19th century water-powered wood-working mills still survive in Finzean:..
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| Photo: Robin Wilson |
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