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View as one approaches Modderpoort (S Africa) which is most famous for it`s cave church. Unfortunately the latter has had to be fortified to prevent unauthorised access,

which rather negatively affects it`s appeal these days.....

I`m not sure why I like this picture so much but I do. It was taken at Pilanesberg National Park in South Africa whilst on an early morning game drive, the latter was well worth having to get up early !    

Sunset from Chania (Crete).

Montjuic Communication Tower (Barcelona)

Designed by Santiago Calatrava it was built between 1989 and 1992 for its opening to coincide with the Olympic Games held in the city, in fact the Olympic stadium is just discernible in the background. It is 136m high and is visible from all over Barcelona.

I had to think long and hard about whether I should put this shot in “Favourite Pictures” because it`s not actually that imaginative. But the fact it`s such a beautiful structure, it is a little relevant to the site and the fact that we use it as our “desktop background” (so it must be one of my favourite pictures ! ) persuaded me.

Royal Victoria Hotel (Sheffield)                       Sri Lankan Sunset   

My wife Sarah at Kom Ombo temple (Egypt)    The Moon and the Obelisk at Luxor (Egypt)

San Siro (Milan)                                                Torre del Parco (Milan)

San Siro from the Duomo (Milan), possibly my favourite picture.

Candles in Notre Dame                                   Stazione Centrale (Milan)

Eiffel Tower in perfect symmetry parts one and two.

I`m not sure if these pictures are that outstanding but the 1st of Aug 2008 Eclipse in China took a hell of a lot of getting to, so I`m including them anyway.

That and the fact it was stunning !

The viewing site was just N of Yiwu in NW China and careful examination of the above picture will reveal the “official” Eclipse site which was on a lot of the TV coverage.

The top shot was before first contact (between the Moon and the Sun) to show “normal” lighting conditions.

My wife`s sitting down on the job !

The second picture (on the left) is of the Sun gradually being covered by the Moon. Note the clouds which resulted in some stress to the crowds, would they clear in time ?

They did, but only just......

Picture 3 (above) reveals the light level dropping quickly, note the shadows proving that the Sun is actually shining,

it isn`t cloud cover causing the dim conditions.

On the left is Totality, the Sun is completely covered by the moon which really does reduce the light levels, as shown in the picture below.

Incidentally it didn`t go as dark as it did in Penzance back

in 1999.  We were on the Promenade and that particular Eclipse was marred by almost total cloud cover, but it did

at least accentuate the darkness.

It was still well worth going to and it was the only one in the UK I could have seen in my lifetime.....

Now that`s a bleedin` good idea, countdown timers on traffic lights.

Dam clever these Chinese......

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How lucky was I to get these pictures ? ! ?

As I walked down the hill from Acklam Wold Transmitter, enjoying the beautiful sunshine, the

fabulous blue sky and the wonderful view, this little chap (or is it a chapess ?) ran up the road, stopped right in front of me and then looked me up and down a while, before getting bored and darting off.  Absolutely fantastic.  I`d never have seen it had I driven there.......  

Who says that visiting transmitters is boring !

This is Bondi Beach in Sydney (we actually call it Bondi Burn) and I wouldn`t say it was one of my favourite pictures, but it is a very interesting picture none the less.

Why ?

Well there`s a clue in our nickname for it.

Despite the fact that the Australians put a lot of effort into educating people about the dangers of exposure to the southern sun (the famous Slip Slop Slap campaign) there are no sun shelters or parasols available on the beach either for free or for hire. Even more incredibly I was told that is normal for all Australian beaches, and they were surprised to hear that virtually all (developed) beaches in Europe (and most other continents that I`ve been to) all have sun umbrellas available, including the ultimate Mecca for sun tan worship, British beaches, where they`d usually make more money renting out Snorkel Parkas. You remember them, and don`t try to deny it !