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15/10/2022

Misty Morning Danube
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Last winter in Budapest, a cold crisp morning as the city is magical as the early morning mist rises off the Danube. One of the most fascinating histories of any city on the planet, with so many influences. I was really was blown away and truly enamoured with this place on my trip here.
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18/01/2022

Arundel Continued
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The falconer at the medieval fair day at Arundel castle allowed me to take a bunch of close-ups of this gorgeous Peregrine falcon. Then he took the Kestrel out for a short feeding exercise and I was able to get the glorious shot of this beautiful bird in flight.
We also went for a lovely walk up around the Hiorne Tower and nearby fields to Swanbourne lake.
I've included a little different colour edit with the last photo I had a little fun with. :)
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05/01/2022

Arundel in Spring
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As you know, C19 somewhat forced us to explore our home countries far more than we had planned over the past couple years. I ended up going on walks and day trips all over the countrysides near London.
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One such outing was to the lovely town of Arundel, very near the south coast, this idyllic medieval town is home to, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful castles in the UK. The seat of the Earl of Arundel and also the Duke of Norfolk for over 400 years. Heavily restored and remodelled, the castle is often used as a filming location.
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We were also lucky enough to come when a medieval faire was on, with such idyllic weather, we enjoyed viewing some roleplaying live amongst the perfect setting.
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12/07/2021

Where will you fly today?
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A lone paraglider surveys the view down toward Fallbodensee lake and Kleine Schiedegg, as if preparing for the leap of faith which begins each flight.
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08/07/2021

The Quairaing in Gloomy Glory
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Two sheep amble along the steep slopes of the incredible windwept landscape of the Quairaing. I remember barely being open the car to take the walk that day. The place has an incredible air about it, that has an almost mystical feel, like many places in Skye.
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Wiki fact: Located on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish on the Isle of Skye. The whole of the Trotternish Ridge escarpment was formed by a great series of landslips; the Quiraing is the only part of the slip still moving.
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04/07/2021

Seaside Colours
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Down a steep cliff on the Devon coast, a secluded beach. A nearby outcropping of rocks hosting orange lichen grabs my attention, a striking contrast against the greens and blues of the coastal scene. Two paddleboarders drift by, enjoying the calm waters of the cove.
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27/09/2020

I promised more Elephants
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Sorry it took so long, i've been reluctant to post about this place again: As my last post, these images were taken at the Elephant Nature Park and I was just on their website; as expected they've lacked volunteers and visitors of late, the tourism industry has been hit hard everywhere and therefore unfortunately these saved Elephants are once again at risk. I have a bad feeling more elephants will suffer during this low tourism period... Thailand actually has one of the lowest rates of covid, but it's us lot over here in UK who are letting the team down and have to be quarantined if we want to travel... for now i'll have to look at pictures and wait to return.
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06/07/2020

Apologies, essay incoming; Two years ago I had the privelidge of visiting the Save Elephant Foundation's Elephant Nature Park near Chiang Mai for an overnight stay. The entire experience was awe inspiring and tear inducing. The stories behind the rescued elephants here are heart wrenching, and truly highlights the brutal reality for many elephants, which to this day are being exploited by humans for illegal logging and unethical tourism.
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This park has no gimmicks, no tricks, no rides, no elephant paintings on sale. These elephants live their lives free to roam the wide open paddocks of the reserve where they are looked after by vets and volunteers. As a bonus, all the food served is completely vegan. I had fed this one up with so much fruit, she was comfortable enough with me being close.
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As always, if you want to see elephants anywhere: be extremely careful of where you put your money, do the research, do more research and even then; be thoughtful of every moment you spend in places such as these and see them as the sad reality they are: a type of hospice for abused wildlife that should have a place to roam free, habitat we took from them, destroying their home and then enslaving them. These kind of sanctuaries are a symptom if systemic multifaceted problems across different societies which are a nightmare to try and fix.
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TLDR: I can only hope that one day we will have the honour to see flourishing populations of elephants in the wilds of Asia again; protected and distanced from us. Lets deal with climate change, let's regenerate the natural world.
More elephant content inbound...
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#เชียงใหม่ #ช้างไทย #ประเทศไทย @ Elephant Nature Park

04/05/2020

A Study at Wat Chedi Luang
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Theres a fair few aeeLeaving Bangkok behind we headed to Chiang Mai. We decided to check out Wat Chedi Luang - it isnt such a sparkly Wat, but its ruined Lanna-style chedi (built in 1441) is still awe inspiring. The famed Phra Kaew (Emerald Buddha) resided in the eastern niche until 1475.
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Pretty sure there is a few stories about how the temple was partially destroyed; most likely it was a earthquake in 1545, which promptly led to the relocation of the Emerald Budha to Bangkok in 1551. UNESCO and the Japanese government (??) tried to restore the temple in the 90's but it ended with nobody agreeing on how it originally looked, and left half restored. I feel like it kinda looked better as a ruin... (also fyi my Thailand content is not recently shot). Next up: Elephants.
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23/04/2020

A Study at the Bat Temple
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About an hour or so drive from Bangkok you can find a pretty much unknown, barely visited temple which is home to hundreds of giant fruit bats.
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I believe the species here are Pteropus Lylei (Lyle's flying foxes) - they are endangered and difficult to find Unlesss you go to some temples where the Blbats have worked out they are safe because the Monks will protect them. This is the case across buddhist temples around southeast asia.
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Outside the temple's protection, these magnificent bats are hunted as nuisance or even as bushmeat. Their habitats are dissapearing as more and more wild area is turned into farms.
The sad thing is that bats like these are not crop pests and are actually the only reason people can have delicious fruits like Durian - which are only really pollinated by bats.
Also in the pics, try to spot the dog (:
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12/04/2020

A Study in Bangkok - Cityscape and Temple Portraits
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My last Bangkok post for a while; I hope you enjoyed the series. Next up I have some more wildlife focused posts coming. For now though, some cityscapes and temple shots for your delectation.
Included in this set is the famous Giant Gold Reclining Buddha in Wat Pho. This thing is awe inspiring. Pictures can't do it justice.
Sometimes patience is definitely a difficult virtue when photographing in Bangkok because it is so damn hot all the time. In the day, often your mind will be wanting to find the next ice cream more than the next picture.
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#กรุงเทพ #กทม #วัด #เที่ยวทั่วไทย #ประเทศไทย #รถไฟฟ้า @ Bangkok, Thailand

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