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Landing Zone

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Whilst I’m mainly a landscape photographer, occasionally I get in the mood to photograph a bit of wildlife using the Sigma 150-500 lens which doesn’t get used often enough. It’s not the fastest lens but in reasonable

Soviet War Memorial–Berlin

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Erected in 1945 just after the fall of the city, this memorial is one of several built by the Soviets in Berlin. Before the fall of the Berlin Wall and the reunification of both Germany’s it was considered to be located in what was then the British sector. During the Cold War, Soviet guards from the Soviet sector (East Berlin)

Weekly Photo Challenge: Monument

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Should I be taking part in the Weekly Photo Challenges? You see, I moved from WordPress to Blogger for the greater flexibility including the ability to sell my photographs direct from my blog. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this?

Do I Need SEO?

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My blog is about my photographs from the Snowdonia National Park and the beautiful North Wales coastline . I only started it last week but previously I had a blog on WordPress dot com which had  over 2100 followers, but we all know that followers does not necessarily mean traffic to your site.

Free Texture Set - 1

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Over the years I have used textures in my artwork and eventually I started designing my own. Now I'm making them available to you for free. I'm not asking for anything, not even your email. You don't have to credit me if you use one, but it would be nice. All I ask is that you do not load them up to the web as your own.

Weekly Photo Challenge: Threshold

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I wonder what’s behind that door? Walking through Prague in the Czech Republic I spotted this ceremonial guard standing in front of a doorway.

What Links Mrs Thrale To Corpus Christi, Tremeirchion?

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She is buried here. But who is Mrs Thrale ? Hester Lynch Thrale was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life.