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My little Kawasaki on a trip out to the Kiski river (behind in this photo). It was July, and the last trip before an extensive service which took me forever to accomplish.

Ocean Village, Southampton, about 1030 pm on a Summer night. This a stacked exposure run through CS3's HDR tool to bring out a bit more range. I remember grabbing a pint at the bar behind me after this...

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This is later, in the 'blue hour', the sun has gone down and there's not much light left. Luminance rendered this one a bit less naturally but it still captures the vibe I wanted.

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Again the same spot, but I borrowed my dad's tripod and did some stacked exposures which I then ran through Luminance, a FOSS tone mapper to get a fuller dynamic range in the image. I like the effect and It still looks natural. This is sunset, hence the lighting on the mountain (Veleta is the name)

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This was from the same spot, but back in November 2007, with a Canon 300D which was my first DSLR. The kit lens did really well on that camera.

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He doesn't get clear of the bike, which remains a big danger in bike racing. A similar accident injured a good friend of mine at a track day. She was in hospital for six weeks with a badly broken shoulder and upper arm. Had the bike landed a little further, it would have killed her.

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Pol Espergaro probably out for the whole weekend after this nasty drop in free practice.

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One of my favourite pictures (taken on my damn phone, not my 1800 dollar DSLR, fml) I was profoundly hungover and went up to the roof to witness this *explosion* of colours. Andalucia, 🇪🇸

@yngmar I remember August in the south, driving south from the Sierra Nevada and the rise in humidity at the coast was fearsome.

Jim boosted

Today in 1943, 80 years ago: The Legend of the Great Judo is successfully released in Japan, the first film directed by Akira Kurosawa.

#OnThisDay

@yngmar I like April in Spain. It's very agreeable. Cool nights and pleasant days.

@aral Thanks for continuing to support it, I'm certain it means a lot to people.

@aral I was talking to one of our post Grads the other day; she's an actual genius but can't get along with anything but Windows, for her it's just a tool she needs as far out of the way as possible in order to work, and Windows is good at that. Everyone I meet has been using it since they learnt computers. And Microsoft knows it.

Commentary free walkthrough of the new Titanic HG project 401 demo. Absolutely incredible what they've achieved.

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@Holdplease99@mastdn.social Remember when you washed yours @Pipski

@HebrideanHecate "Internet arsehole" is not, and should not, be a job.

@HebrideanHecate This is also all he does now. That's a giant red flag to me.

@HebrideanHecate His comedy was brilliant, he's just an arsehole 🤷

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