The state of waterways in this country, and the sheer greed and arrogance of the companies tasked with managing, is abhorrent. There is no way that water should've ever been privatised in England. Water as a resource is a natural monopoly.
Thanks! Sorry to hear that something seems off for you. There's no tilt-shift; this was shot zoomed in at f/11 for sharpness throughout. Saturation has actually been turned down as well, as the greens in all the foliage were really popping.
Evening light across Upper Wharfedale from the top of Conistone Pie
Conistone, Yorkshire Dales, England.
Fungi feasting a dead tree, whilst wildflowers bloom in the fields
Sedbergh, Yorkshire Dales, England.
And that's precisely why I shot it! Thank you!
That’s very nice of you to say! Ta very much!
A wet Bank Holiday weekend finally gave way to a glorious evening
Lancaster Canal Northern Reaches, Farleton, Cumbria, UK.
Trying to Photo the Last of this Year's Wild Garlic Amongst the Fallen Trees
Serpentine Woods, Kendal, Cumbria, UK.
A large part of the Yorkshire Dales is comprised of limestone. Limestone kinda dissolves a bit in water and acid rain, so when the water runs through the cracks and joints in the limestone, it can create cool slabs called "clints" separated by deep fissures known as "grikes" or "grykes".
The karst limestone landscape atop Smearsett Scar in the Yorkshire Dales
Smearsett Scar, Feizor, Yorkshire Dales, England.
A System to Remove Real-World Reflections from RAW Photos
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The ruins of Duntulm Castle on Skye, perched atop a 100ft basalt cliff
Duntulm Castle, Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Totally. Become a firm favourite of mine when visiting Skye.
A tiny island, but with massive cliffs
Oronsay, in Loch Bracadale, off the coast of the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
You’re exactly. Sunlight was scanning across the moorland, so I had to be quick.
Thanks! This is a single exposure from a 210mm zoomed in composition. I saw the band of light hitting the distant house and moorland, with the Storr in deep shadow due to the storm above, so nabbed it quick as I could.
On the moorlands above Portree, this ridiculous view towards the Storr presented itself
Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK.
Thanks very much! Those cliffs are something else.
Oh aye, the ruins of Dun Scaich castle. Totally agree, an ancient place; you feel it in your bones.
Ah, your shot is taken from Elgol on the Strathaird peninsula, north of where my image is from (on the Sleat peninsula). Lovely moody conditions! Skye’s beautiful no matter what.
Atop Sleat's cliffs looking across the sea to the Cuillins of Skye
Tokavaig, Sleat, Isle of Skye, Scotland, UK
Beautiful cascades of Sligachan with the Black Cuillins in the distance
Sligachan, Isle of Skye, Scotland.
One of the Lake District's more well-known views
The A591 between Ambleside and Rydal, with the Kirkstone fells above.
Hull Pot in the Yorkshire Dales, with a waterfall dropping 60ft into it
Been here a few times, but my first time catching Hull Pot with an actual waterfall flowing into it.
Stability AI Introduces Stable Cascade: A Modular, Efficient, and Easy-to-Train Text2Img Model
Today marks the launch of Stable Cascade in its research preview. This innovative text to image model introduces an interesting three-stage approach, setting new benchmarks for quality, flexibility, fine-tuning, and efficiency with a focus on further eliminating hardware barriers.
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Bard becomes Gemini: Google launches their most powerful LLM, Ultra 1.0
Bard is now known as Gemini, with a mobile app and an Advanced experience that gives you access to our most capable AI model, Ultra 1.0.
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Ah that’s Nethermostcove Beck, which tumbles down the side of Eagle Crag. Thanks!