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Rush Hour

admin — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 10:36:53 +0000

Waiting for a traditional ferryboat to cross the Bosphorus from the Anatolian shore during rush hour, while people disembark, at Üsküdar. The first steam ferryboats appeared in 1837 but current ferryboats or sea-buses are currently operated by IDO [İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri, meaning Istanbul Sea Buses].

Cherries

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:44:27 +0000

Ripe cherries for sale at the market in Valognes, La Manche, Normandy, France.

Summerland

admin — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:40:06 +0000

The Summerland site is unfortunately well known for the disaster that occurred when a fire spread through the Summerland leisure centre on the night of 2 August 1973. Fifty people were killed and eighty seriously injured. This photo is of the rebuilt complex that was opened in 1978, and once featured a footbridge across the main road that was partially removed. The Manx Electric Railway still travelled under the remaining structure of the footbridge until the site was again razed in 2005. Part of the 1970′s structure still remains intact in 2011 as there is concern that removal may cause the cliff to collapse. Despite plans for a new leisure complex called “The Wave” in 2009, plans were dropped after a breakdown of negotiations between the Sefton Group and the Isle of Man Government Department of Tourism and Leisure, an architectural proposal that I was involved with during an internship that year.

Excalibur Almaz Space Station Frame

admin — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:52:41 +0000

Space company Excalibur Almaz Ltd. public open day to showcase the stations which arrived in the Isle of Man in January 2011. The two space stations, one a near-completed test unit (shown here) and the other a space station frame, underwent evaluation and testing at a former Royal Air Force station hangar in Jurby. Excalibur Almaz’s mission is to become the world leader in providing reliable, affordable and routine access to space for exploration, experimentation, and tourism for customers around the world.

Bayazit Fruit Juice Seller

admin — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 15:34:15 +0000

A Turkish fruit juice seller, pushing his cart along the grey cobbled streets of Bayazit, Istanbul.

Scottish Frog

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:48:02 +0000

A very small frog found near Loch Ossian in Scotland.
For all Trainspotting fans, this is near Corrour Railway Station, where the main characters of the film briefly visit the Scottish highlands.

Portuguese Dalmatian

admin — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 10:30:06 +0000

A hungry Dalmation that I gave the rest of my lunch to in Porto, Portugal.

911 at Tholt-y-Will

admin — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:04:25 +0000

Rikki Proffitt and Barry Green in a Porsche 911 competing in the 2010 Isle of Man Historic Rally, at the top of Tholt-y-Will on a foggy afternoon.

Coincidental Fish

admin — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:48:25 +0000

Spotted this fish outline in a cut tree trunk near Balloch Castle at Loch Lomond in Scotland – or at least the pool looks like a fish to me…

Bateau dans la Port de Ouistreham

admin — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 00:13:37 +0000

One misty day in August 2001 I took this quick, early morning shot of a boat from a Brittany Ferries ferry headed to Portsmouth from Ouistreham. It was shot on iso400 35mm colour film and processed at Boots. On the negative, and on the right of the print, you can just make out fishermen in the distance, on the shore.