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    July 27, 2024, 10:15 a.m.

    A nice effect, almost like it's from a dream

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    July 27, 2024, 11:14 a.m.

    Child's curiosity.

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    July 27, 2024, 11:15 a.m.

    Amazing architectural marvel.

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    July 27, 2024, 11:17 a.m.

    There was a pause...

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    July 27, 2024, 11:19 a.m.

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    Great series. Great tour. Unforgettable.

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    July 27, 2024, 11:26 a.m.

    What a trip, what a scenery . Great effort with your b&w interpretation.

    Fabulous series.

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    July 27, 2024, 11:32 a.m.

    Excellent history lesson and great series.

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    July 27, 2024, 11:51 a.m.
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    July 27, 2024, 1:18 p.m.

    Yep, I do wish they'd leave things alone. They're actually rusty steel in this instance, so at least they're sort of biodegradable, eventually. I'm not sure what the point of that little plantation is to be honest, I counted about two dozen of them and as far as I can tell from the photos not a single one has a sapling in it.

    When I saw them on Sunday I was wondering how long they'd been there and, having fired up the PC and performed the risky task of rummaging around in my old pre-subscription Lightroom catalog (every time I open it, I fear it's going to corrupt itself as it's definitely got previous form on that front), I can confirm they were there at least back in 2016 when I first visited High Street and descended by the Nan Bield Pass.

    You can just see them in this 2016 image taken taken from the pass if you zoom in...

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    ...and a bit more clearly in this rather mundane shot that I took on my way out from the tarn, seemingly completely ignoring the river to my left, probably because I was exhausted having gone up to High Street from Mardale Head via The Rigg, which I seem to recall was hard work even back then when I was fit.

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    Interestingly (or not), they were pretty rusty and there was no sign of anything growing in them even back then, so who knows how old the plantation was? Either way, it didn't take, or the deer off The Nab ate them somehow.

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    July 27, 2024, 1:24 p.m.

    Looks like a fascinating place to visit, I wish they kept more of the retired fleet like this rather than outright scrapping them.

    I like the light in this one and,... is that a fake cat prowling for fake mice?

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    July 27, 2024, 1:25 p.m.

    That is one bizarre looking statue. Do you know if it has any particular significance?

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    July 27, 2024, 1:33 p.m.

    The cat is a fake, but he meows if you come close to the door.

    A destroyer or Frigate from the Falklands war might of been a good floating museum.

    Sadly Britain does not have a Navy worth its name anymore. My Uncle who was a Naval Officer, used to take me onto ships and submarines when I was a child. And when thre was Navy days in Portsmouth you could visit the big one like the Ark Royal.

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    July 27, 2024, 1:34 p.m.

    Much like Iceland, The Faroe's are also on my photographic bucket list, although as I have no desire to ever travel abroad again, that's where they're probably going to remain.

    I think these two are my picks here, you can't beat a bit of mist cresting a mountain.

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    July 27, 2024, 1:37 p.m.

    A lovely set as usual, and the above shot is terrific. It often happens to me that after a walk, I get the best shot driving home.

    I like the idea of before and after. You were just a few degrees of for the first one.

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    July 27, 2024, 1:38 p.m.

    Nice the way that the sculpture matches the lattice roof.

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    July 27, 2024, 1:41 p.m.

    Nice study of shape in the second. Maybe I miss the colour in the first.