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Ibizan Villa Scenes
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Ibizan Villa Scenes

Our family villa overlooked the quiet town of San Miguel in the northern part of Ibiza. Each sunset transformed the view, flooding the valley with golden light that cast long shadows and enriched the colours of the villa and the town buildings…

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Photographing the Streets of Ibiza
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Photographing the Streets of Ibiza

The towns and villages of Ibiza provide a rich source for street photography. Care is required as you are in another country and people are generally on holiday. They may not take kindly to having their photograph taken. The island is very…

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Those pastel coloured beach huts on the Essex Coast
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Those pastel coloured beach huts on the Essex Coast

Last year a BBC weather watcher picture from the Essex Coast caught my eye.  The featured photograph showed multi coloured beach huts lined up in rows.  The caption gave the name of the place as Walton-on-the-Naze.   The picture was fascinating and I said to myself…

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Photographing the sunrise at Trwyn Penmon point, Anglesey
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Photographing the sunrise at Trwyn Penmon point, Anglesey

Our family holiday was in Anglesey staying at Gwelfor barn near to Llangoed on the east of the island.  This location was near to Trwyn Du lighthouse.   The weather was changeable but my Clear Outside app showed that there was a good chance of a sunrise taking place on our…

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The streets of Brighton rock
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The streets of Brighton rock

I was fortunate to visit Brighton as part of a conference.  My hotel was on the seafront and in between sessions, I was able to head out with my camera and take pictures.  The promenade is great for pictures, as with care and respect,…

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Aurora Borealis as seen from my back garden
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Aurora Borealis as seen from my back garden

So I have been to Iceland but did not see the Aurora Borealis as it was too cloudy.  I did fly from Portland, Oregon to Reykjavík and saw the lights somewhere over the Northern Territories and Greenland.  My next Aurora Borealis experience was a…

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