The End, for now at least...

After much thought, i'm going to have to suspend this project for a while. 

We're moving in a weeks time, so am going to be very short on time for anything other than that, then from the 12th we'll have no internet for 12 days. And while thats no particular trauma, i really don't fancy doing 3 weeks worth of uploads in one hit.

So for now, goodbye and thanks to everyone whoses looked in.

Den

Day 35 - Show me the Money

With my trip to Iceland on the horizon, thought it was about time i got myself some of the local currency.

This is what 43,000 Icelandic Krona looks likes. Would be nice if the exchange rate was 1 for 1, but sadly not, this equats to about 250 quid.

Den
 

Day 34 - Industrial Sunrise

Another catch up day.

And another shot from my working life.

A simple sunrise over Teesport, shot through my Windscreen.

Den

Day 33 - Not the Aurora

So i saw this phenomenon yesterday on the way home, couldn't find a spot to shoot it plus it was chucking it down.

Consquently i was really pleased to see it again this morning.

Polar Stratospheric Clouds or nacreous clouds, are clouds in the winter polar stratosphere at altitudes of 15,000–25,000 meters (49,000–82,000 ft). They are best observed during civil twilight when the sun is between 1 and 6 degrees below the horizon.

The stratosphere is very dry; unlike the troposphere, it rarely allows clouds to form. In the extreme cold of the polar winter, however, stratospheric clouds of different types may form, which are classified according to their physical state and chemical composition.

Due to their high altitude and the curvature of the surface of the Earth, these clouds will receive sunlight from below the horizon and reflect it to the ground, shining brightly well before dawn or after dusk.

PSCs form at very low temperatures, below −78 °C (−108 °F). These temperatures can occur in the lower stratosphere in polar winter. In the Antarctic, temperatures below −88 °C (−126 °F) frequently cause type II PSCs. Such low temperatures are rarer in the Arctic. In the Northern hemisphere, the generation of lee waves by mountains may locally cool the lower stratosphere and lead to the formation of PSCs.

Forward-scattering of sunlight within the clouds produces a pearly-white appearance. Particles within the optically thin clouds cause colored Interference fringes by diffraction. The visibility of the colors may be enhanced with a polarising filter.

Den


 

 

Day 32 - Vice

Playing catch up again!

Struggled for an image yesterday, so shot this when i got home.

Think it's my only vice these days, as i rarely drink anymore.

Den

Day 31 - Upcycled?

So here we are at Day 31, which means that's 1 month down, 12 to go.

And today another image to do with our move.

This is No 2 daughters bed getting a coat of paint to banished that lovely orange pine, before we move.

The hand model in this, is the very lovely and incredibly capable Mrs H.

Den

 

Day 30 - Moving on

Bit of an odd post, for me this one.

This could equally be called the last picture hook.

For the last 15 years, the lovely Mrs H and I, have been living in our nice 3 bedroomed house, however, we have well truly outgrown it, With the addition of 3 children and numerous dogs, currently two, we've decided to move on.

So with our place sold and the keys to our new place picked up yesterday, we'll be moving in a little under 2 weeks.

We're not going too far though, maybe half an hour or so up the road and over the border into County Durham. 

We still have a few things to organise and plenty of packing to do, also a few minor jobs to do in the new place, reckon the next couple of weeks are going to be stupidly busy.

Den