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Comment by Jorolat posted on Liquid Gold: The River Dour in the Autumn at 30/10/2009 - 06:54
The Park Inn in Ladywell, Dover, Kent, UK, overhangs the River Dour on its southern side and this beautiful autumn scene was taken by simply leaning out of a side window and pointing my camera upstream:
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I had to make a conscious effort, however, not to become so engrossed in taking the photo that I forgot how gravity works (and I've done that before!).
John Latter / Jorolat
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I had to make a conscious effort, however, not to become so engrossed in taking the photo that I forgot how gravity works (and I've done that before!).
John Latter / Jorolat
Comment by Jorolat posted on Liquid Gold: The River Dour in the Autumn at 27/10/2009 - 13:31
womble wrote:
I really like this photo apart from the : power cable. Is it possible to clone it out?
Best wishes, Kris.
Thank you for the comments, Kris I really like this photo apart from the : power cable. Is it possible to clone it out?
Best wishes, Kris.
When I read, "Is it possible to clone it out?", however, my first reaction was to think, "Crikey, I can just about use the 'straighten' and 'I'm feeling lucky' buttons on Google's Picaso!".
Then I had a good look at the photo again and remembered an occasion several years ago when I tried to clone small sections of an old B&W photo. The results were none to good, but with a bit more concentration - not to mention, determination - I can see how it could be 'done' in terms of how I would go about it.
On the other hand, I may just wait 'til the weekend when I visit a circuit of Dover's Pubs ranging (geographically) from The Park Inn to The Eight Bells.
I have to pass the entrance of New Street (where the photo was taken) on my way to and from The Eight Bells and I'm willing to bet, come about 10 o'clock, that the inspirational thought to, "just nip down the alley an' remove said power cable" is going to pop into my mind
I think it might also have been better if the building on the right was straighter, but the bottom part is a stand-alone column whose base is narrower than the top. C'est la vie.
Thanks again,
John Latter / Jorolat
Comment by Jorolat posted on A shadow where no shadow should be at 30/03/2009 - 23:05
An atmospheric photograph of an ex-schoolfriend called John Allister walking westwards along Dover's "New Street" (known as "Turne-Againe Lane" before 1785) towards the York Street bypass at 10.30 am on Sunday, March 22nd, 2009:
John's shadow is caused by sunlight, but it is on the 'wrong side': the light is angling in from between the buildings on the left without touching the sidewall with the sign-writing on; it is then reflecting off of unseen windows on the right, thereby creating a 'golden wall' effect.
More info at the photo's original webpage.
John Latter / Jorolat
* Camera: PENTAX K100D
* Taken on 2009:03:22 22:31:03
* Exposure: 0.006s (1/180)
* Focal Length: 33.00mm
* F/Stop: f/8.000
* ISO Speed: ISO200
* Exposure Bias: 0 EV
* No flash, Compulsory
John's shadow is caused by sunlight, but it is on the 'wrong side': the light is angling in from between the buildings on the left without touching the sidewall with the sign-writing on; it is then reflecting off of unseen windows on the right, thereby creating a 'golden wall' effect.
More info at the photo's original webpage.
John Latter / Jorolat
* Camera: PENTAX K100D
* Taken on 2009:03:22 22:31:03
* Exposure: 0.006s (1/180)
* Focal Length: 33.00mm
* F/Stop: f/8.000
* ISO Speed: ISO200
* Exposure Bias: 0 EV
* No flash, Compulsory
Comment by Jorolat posted on A shadow where no shadow should be at 30/03/2009 - 21:55
The grounds of Dover's 12th Century Norman Castle contain traces of earlier fortifications which are most noticable in the form of the Saxon church of St Mary-in-Castro (which wasn't always a church), the Roman Pharos (a lighthouse/watch tower built in AD 46), and Iron-Age earthworks.
Below is a popular view of Dover Castle showing the Keep on the left and the Constable's Gate entrance just right of center. This photo was taken with a Pentax Optio 33LF:
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The following were taken with a Pentax K100D.
This view of Queen Mary's Tower and Constable's Tower was taken looking north from under the archway of Peverell's Tower, all three are on the West Outer Curtain Wall:
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The Roman Pharos and Church of St Mary-in-Castro (only the nave is visible here) stand on a huge horseshoe-shaped earthwork delineated by the low wall beginning in the left-hand corner of the photo. Colton Tower (see below) appears above the low wall, just left of center:
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Colton Gate or Colton Tower (alt. Coclico) from the south. A Norman tower built on a Saxon or even earlier base:
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A view looking northwards of the West Outer Curtain Wall of Dover Castle. The photo was taken from the bridge of Canons' Gateway (Canons' Gate) and shows, from right to left, Fulbert's Tower, Peverell's Tower, Queen Mary's Tower and Constable's Gate:
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The statue erected to Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB KBE MVO, (January 20, 1883 - January 2, 1945) stands in the grounds of Dover Castle, near to the cliff edge. Vice-Admiral Ramsay co-ordinated Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk in May/June 1940, during World War II:
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John Latter / Jorolat
Below is a popular view of Dover Castle showing the Keep on the left and the Constable's Gate entrance just right of center. This photo was taken with a Pentax Optio 33LF:
Click to see photo's original webpage
The following were taken with a Pentax K100D.
This view of Queen Mary's Tower and Constable's Tower was taken looking north from under the archway of Peverell's Tower, all three are on the West Outer Curtain Wall:
Click to see photo's original webpage
The Roman Pharos and Church of St Mary-in-Castro (only the nave is visible here) stand on a huge horseshoe-shaped earthwork delineated by the low wall beginning in the left-hand corner of the photo. Colton Tower (see below) appears above the low wall, just left of center:
Click to see photo's original webpage
Colton Gate or Colton Tower (alt. Coclico) from the south. A Norman tower built on a Saxon or even earlier base:
Click to see photo's original webpage
A view looking northwards of the West Outer Curtain Wall of Dover Castle. The photo was taken from the bridge of Canons' Gateway (Canons' Gate) and shows, from right to left, Fulbert's Tower, Peverell's Tower, Queen Mary's Tower and Constable's Gate:
Click to see photo's original webpage
The statue erected to Admiral Sir Bertram Home Ramsay, KCB KBE MVO, (January 20, 1883 - January 2, 1945) stands in the grounds of Dover Castle, near to the cliff edge. Vice-Admiral Ramsay co-ordinated Operation Dynamo, the evacuation of the British Army from Dunkirk in May/June 1940, during World War II:
Click to see photo's original webpage
John Latter / Jorolat
Comment by Jorolat posted on Dover's Norman Castle (12th Century) at 04/11/2007 - 18:52
The Roman lighthouse known as the Pharos stands in the grounds of Dover's 12th Century Norman Castle, adjacent to the Saxon church of St Mary-in-Castro.
The first view is from the south (click for larger size) and shows 4 levels. The bottom 3 are Roman and the top one is a medieval addition:
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Below is the view from the north. There's a small square stone at the bottom left of the center top window which is referred to in the following quote:
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The Bredenstone:
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In the 16th & 17th centuries the East (Castle) Pharos was known as "Caesar's Tower" and the West (Bredenstone) Pharos as "[Julius] Caesar's Altar".
I'm not a religious person but it did fire my imagination as a youngster to think that ordinary Roman soldiers on guard duty at the Pharos and Bredenstone might have been similarly employed in and around Jerusalem a dozen or so years earlier.
"Comments" are welcome but I'm not so sure about "Critique" - I'm a newbie and these are some of my first photos with a K100D
John Latter / Jorolat
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Dover Castle
The first view is from the south (click for larger size) and shows 4 levels. The bottom 3 are Roman and the top one is a medieval addition:
Click to see photo's original webpage
Below is the view from the north. There's a small square stone at the bottom left of the center top window which is referred to in the following quote:
Click to see photo's original webpage
Quote:
The [Pharos] was repaired and cased with flint, according to Lyon, in "the year 1259, when Richard de Grey, of Codnore [alt. Codnor, Derbyshire], was Constable of the Castle; and his arms, cut in a small square stone, were placed on the north side of the tower, and are still remaining there. A barry of six, argent and azure [ie silver/white/blank and blue]."
The Pharos, and the remains of its sister, the Bredenstone (shown below), were built in AD 46.The [Pharos] was repaired and cased with flint, according to Lyon, in "the year 1259, when Richard de Grey, of Codnore [alt. Codnor, Derbyshire], was Constable of the Castle; and his arms, cut in a small square stone, were placed on the north side of the tower, and are still remaining there. A barry of six, argent and azure [ie silver/white/blank and blue]."
The Bredenstone:
Click to see photo's original webpage
In the 16th & 17th centuries the East (Castle) Pharos was known as "Caesar's Tower" and the West (Bredenstone) Pharos as "[Julius] Caesar's Altar".
I'm not a religious person but it did fire my imagination as a youngster to think that ordinary Roman soldiers on guard duty at the Pharos and Bredenstone might have been similarly employed in and around Jerusalem a dozen or so years earlier.
"Comments" are welcome but I'm not so sure about "Critique" - I'm a newbie and these are some of my first photos with a K100D
John Latter / Jorolat
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Dover Castle
Comment by Jorolat posted on The Pharos - Britain's oldest standing Roman building at 20/10/2007 - 21:26
This is my first post to the forum and the first photos I've taken with my new go-faster Pentax K100D.
The photos are of a fire which broke out in St Columba's Church in Dover's High Street (UK) on the 22nd of September:
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John Latter / Jorolat
The photos are of a fire which broke out in St Columba's Church in Dover's High Street (UK) on the 22nd of September:
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John Latter / Jorolat
Comment by Jorolat posted on The Burning of St. Columba, Dover, September 2007 at 26/09/2007 - 21:21
Actually, I was leaning out of a pub window (The Park Inn), but I can't use that as an excuse: after 2 years, I'm still pretty much a novice at photography.
John