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23 hours ago, Animedragon said:

My previous picture of the train emerging from the castle was perhaps a bit extreme.

So this one is slightly more conventional. We don't see too many American locos here in the UK, but this S160 is impressive.

 

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Oh I love it ~! It really does look like an old timey stamp. I've used that effect in some of my siggys before and I really like putting borders like that. I love the photo too very good ~ 

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2 hours ago, Sakura said:

Oh I love it ~! It really does look like an old timey stamp. I've used that effect in some of my siggys before and I really like putting borders like that. I love the photo too very good ~ 

Thank you.  The frame is supposed to make the picture look like an old postcard.  It's an effect I quite like.

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On 2/12/2025 at 4:05 PM, Animedragon said:

I tried another idea on the Mystic Civilizations theme and this was the result.

 

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I like the angle of that!~ Still really loving the space theme too with these sand sculptures. 

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Just now, Sasuke said:

That's anazing photography. 

Thank you. It's one of my best sunset photos, I think the two children playing at the water's edge gives it an interesting aspect.

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On 2/21/2025 at 4:18 PM, Animedragon said:

Here's a nice Sunset over the Severn estuary.

 

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I love it 🫶🏻 you are right about the children on the edge of the water. It's giving me nostalgic childhood vibes from the times I've spent on the ocean when I was a kid. 

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3 hours ago, Animedragon said:

I made this one look like an old faded sepia print with a bit of damage to the edges.

 

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I like the look of that one it really looks like an old postcard. 

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I like the new art!~

On 2/21/2025 at 4:18 PM, Animedragon said:

Here's a nice Sunset over the Severn estuary.

 

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That's soooo pretty, such a great shot of the beach and everything together ~

5 hours ago, Animedragon said:

I made this one look like an old faded sepia print with a bit of damage to the edges.

 

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Ya like @Sarada said I love that look ~ the old timey postcardy look really fits it and you do a nice job editing them for sure ^^

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Nice job on these, I like your photo edits!

My husband used to work at the railway museum here, which was pretty neat! 

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5 hours ago, Colu said:

Nice job on these, I like your photo edits!

Thank you.

5 hours ago, Colu said:

My husband used to work at the railway museum here, which was pretty neat! 

That must indeed been a really neat place to work. 🚂

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I went for a walk in my local park today, it was a nice warm sunny day and the park was an oasis of peace and quiet, but it hasn't always been that way.  From 1776 to 1927 the area was the site of a large gunpowder mill. Making gunpowder is a dangerous business and there were quite a lot of explosions at the site, one so large that it was heard 10 miles away and shattered a lot of windows locally. Today the area around the old millpond has been turned into a nature reserve.

This photo is of the only surviving building of the gunpowder mill it is known locally as the "shot tower" but there are those who say it never was a shot tower because it is not tall enough. It was set on fire a couple of times by arsonists but has now been totally restored and is used as the base for the local wildlife trust. The tower is also a listed building.

 

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This photo was taken along part of the river that flows through the park and at one time powered the various mills.

 

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3 hours ago, Animedragon said:

I went for a walk in my local park today, it was a nice warm sunny day and the park was an oasis of peace and quiet, but it hasn't always been that way.  From 1776 to 1927 the area was the site of a large gunpowder mill. Making gunpowder is a dangerous business and there were quite a lot of explosions at the site, one so large that it was heard 10 miles away and shattered a lot of windows locally. Today the area around the old millpond has been turned into a nature reserve.

This photo is of the only surviving building of the gunpowder mill it is known locally as the "shot tower" but there are those who say it never was a shot tower because it is not tall enough. It was set on fire a couple of times by arsonists but has now been totally restored and is used as the base for the local wildlife trust. The tower is also a listed building.

 

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This photo was taken along part of the river that flows through the park and at one time powered the various mills.

 

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Nice photographs. That's a very interesting story about the area. 

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6 hours ago, Animedragon said:

I went for a walk in my local park today, it was a nice warm sunny day and the park was an oasis of peace and quiet, but it hasn't always been that way.  From 1776 to 1927 the area was the site of a large gunpowder mill. Making gunpowder is a dangerous business and there were quite a lot of explosions at the site, one so large that it was heard 10 miles away and shattered a lot of windows locally. Today the area around the old millpond has been turned into a nature reserve.

This photo is of the only surviving building of the gunpowder mill it is known locally as the "shot tower" but there are those who say it never was a shot tower because it is not tall enough. It was set on fire a couple of times by arsonists but has now been totally restored and is used as the base for the local wildlife trust. The tower is also a listed building.

 

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This photo was taken along part of the river that flows through the park and at one time powered the various mills.

 

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Oh wow that looks like such a nice place ~ and very peaceful 💜 I love walking around places like that. The pics are great, was this from your new camera then? I bet this place looks really pretty in Spring too, it looks like the kind of place that would ^^

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3 hours ago, Sakura said:

Oh wow that looks like such a nice place ~ and very peaceful 💜 I love walking around places like that. The pics are great, was this from your new camera then? I bet this place looks really pretty in Spring too, it looks like the kind of place that would ^^

Thank you, yes it's a very peaceful place with lots of benches that you can sit on and just enjoy the scenery. Yes, the photos are from my new camera and the first "real" photos I've taken with it. The area surrounding the old mill pond has been turned into a small nature reserve so I think it would be nice go back with the camera in the spring/summer and see what it's like then with all the wild flowers in bloom.

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Here's another couple of photos from my park walk.

This one is of one of the two sluice gates in the embankment that separated the river from the mill pond, I think their purpose was to regulate the amount of water in the mill pond. The wooden bridge is a new addition, the original bridge was just a plain slab of concrete.

 

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Another view of the shot tower taken from the other side of the river.

 

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3 hours ago, Animedragon said:

Here's another couple of photos from my park walk.

This one is of one of the two sluice gates in the embankment that separated the river from the mill pond, I think their purpose was to regulate the amount of water in the mill pond. The wooden bridge is a new addition, the original bridge was just a plain slab of concrete.

 

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Another view of the shot tower taken from the other side of the river.

 

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These are good too. You take very good photos. 

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5 hours ago, Animedragon said:

Here's another couple of photos from my park walk.

This one is of one of the two sluice gates in the embankment that separated the river from the mill pond, I think their purpose was to regulate the amount of water in the mill pond. The wooden bridge is a new addition, the original bridge was just a plain slab of concrete.

 

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Another view of the shot tower taken from the other side of the river.

 

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I like the other side of the tower that looks so cool with the water n'stuff behind it :0 You've taken some really nice shots of these ~

18 hours ago, Animedragon said:

Thank you, yes it's a very peaceful place with lots of benches that you can sit on and just enjoy the scenery. Yes, the photos are from my new camera and the first "real" photos I've taken with it. The area surrounding the old mill pond has been turned into a small nature reserve so I think it would be nice go back with the camera in the spring/summer and see what it's like then with all the wild flowers in bloom.

That sounds sooo lovely 💜 I love places like that ~ It takes really nice pics! I figured it would, it sounded really good ^^ The only thing I'm really looking forward to with Spring coming is being able to take some nice flower pics

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1 hour ago, Animedragon said:

Spring is on the way 🙂 this is a photo I took today of the small daffodils in my front garden, it's amazing that anything other than weeds grow in it because it seems to have more stones than soil in it ☹️

But I'm grateful for the little daffs, they give a small bit of colour to the garden.

 

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Is it that time of year already for these? It seems the year already is going quickly. I haven't seen any around here as of yet but wouldn't be surprised to soon with the warmer weather temperature we have had. Nice photo too.

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