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The snow off our roof has just been dumped onto the front path. There is a rapid thaw now in progress here on the coast
so just hoping it will all be gone by morning time,it would be nice. I am sure it will be a different story a few miles inland though 
John
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Do you take your camera down for a wander still, though?
Yes was down on the seafront yesterday morning before sunrise. Not an angler in site the softies
Its not as extreme as cod fishing off Whitley Bay beach at daft o'clock in the morning,wading around in the freezing surf and trying to thread frozen worms onto your hook with numb fingers
Well it may come a close second though !!! 
John
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Aye Elton used to do it myself. Older and wiser now
Leave it for the younguns John
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the standard of driving out there is beyond me. why would someone want to dangerously over take me at over 50mph on a sludge covered motorway that has been restricted to 30mph and tail gating on a road thats covered in compacted snow to the point its almost solid ice!
i feel like getting out at the lights and having a right good go at them for their utter disregard for my safety and others.
do you think they are thick or just dont know what stopping distances are for on ice
Probably both Andy. Some folk really are clueless about driving on snow and ice. My car is in my garage and is staying there until the snow has gone !!!
John
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Had a load of snow come off the roof at the back off the house blocking the back door
Have just be out clearing it when the rest of it slid off and landed on top of me. Just pleased I had a padded hood on and it was not too compacted Still snowing here in Whitley Bay and more forecast. Newcastle Airport was closed this morning and hear that Teeside airport is now closed. Not the best is it.
John
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Like I say,took this shot last month over in Drummore,Mull of Galloway where we spend most of the summer. I could kick myself for not seeing that the lens was covered in condensation
On reviewing my first shot on screen it looked fine. I think it was the excitement of the situation that made me forget to zoom in to check the detail. I will never do that againAnyway here is my shot. Even managed to get the Plough into the frame !!!
John
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WOW WOW WOW
John
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Had a walk along the seafront at sunrise this morning and took a few photos. The main roads had not been gritted at all and only a couple of motorists were chancing their luck. My car is in the garage and there is no way I could get it out and down the lane at the moment.
Tynemouth Long Sands
Cullercoats Bay
It has just started snowing again here with heavyfalls due tonight
John
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Have a look at this if you want to hear a Geordie accent try these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PB5hThZHNyE
Cheers Tony,forgot how funny Bobby was
Must have seen him 5 or 6 times. His timing was immaculate John
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Well whats the weather like around the country then ? Here on the NE coast (Whitley Bay) had a "white out" for the last 3/4 hours
Just got about 7/8 " but no buses/cars/gritters moving. Just a bit further north heard that they had 15" of snow and that was before it became nasty. Pleased I am retired so just cabined up in a nice warm house with plenty of beer in the fridge !!! What you got in your part of the UK ? Photos would be nice. Will wedge one on tomorrow.
John
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They are for us too, Newt - Rab C Nesbitt, for example (a Glaswegian comic creation of Gregor Fisher) is largely unintelligible without subtitles for anyone south of the Scottish border (and probably for quite a few north of it).
What I find equally difficult is mumbled dialogue in films - something that afflicts UK and US titles equally. I remember having to watch "Mash" at least three times before I managed to catch half of what was being said!
Rab C !!!! understand every word. I think all of the raping and pillaging that has taken place over the centuries between the Jocks and Geordies has mingled our "gene pool"
Well after all Geordies are only Jocks with their brains kicked out Geordie John
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Saw it from Drummore,Mull of Galloway back last month
First time I had seen it. Even managed a few photos of it (blurred) Had been doing a star trail shoot when I noticed the Aurora to the north. Never noticed the condensation on the lens though !!!! To the naked eye it was shafts of white light. Turned out red and green on a 30 sec exposure.John
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As in the total dark Newt??? Experiment
A tripod is essential. Would try manual mode for starters with a high ISO 1600,lens wide open. Shutter speed? again experiment,you may have to go onto bulb exposure if your camera has it. Also switch on noise reduction facility if your camera has it.Anyway Newt that would be my initial approach and just tweaking all the parameters until I was happy,aiming for the lowest ISO possible.
Let us know how you come on mate. Happy snapping John
ps nearly forgot,would also try manual focus. Get your focus sorted first before turning the lights out
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Cheers Fred
She is open to the public this weekend. I was aboard 20 years ago so will skip it this time. She is due to make her final departure midweek so will try and get a few photographs and will wedge them onto here John
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The Ark Royal entering her home port for the last time today 19 Nov 2010. It was a very cold and foggy day as she entered between the River Tyne piers. She is going to be decomissioned
John
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Some good and interesting shots there Chris,cheers
Would like to see some of the original shots before they were "manipulated" Don't get me wrong,I Photoshop images when necessary but just do minimal stuff ie,white balance,levels,red - eye reduction,the odd bit of cloning when required. Once had to clone a painter and his ladders out of 3 wedding shots !!!!! I suppose I come from the old fashioned school of photography. With most of my landscapes/seascapes I purposely do not like to touch them at all in Photoshop apart from cropping. It makes you a better photographer in the long run I reckon
John
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Yep, the Aurora is visible now....
Yes Ken it was a good display. Was lucky enough to see (and photograph badly!!!!!) the Aurora Borealis over on the Mull of Galloway last month. Was really pleased to have been given this live web cam link
Was even more chuffed to watch it live last night.John
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Just been given this link so thought it worth passing on. You never know your luck you may just catch the Aurora Borealis
John
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John
I love the picture of the Kookaburra, looking forward to meeting up with you at Christmas.
Tony
Aye Tony a couple of beers sounds like a plan
New Years Day the tug of war is at the Rockcliffe Arms again. Could do without the snow this year though !! John
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Still prefer the flayed man, managed 8 reflected Snatchers with two other possibles though.
What will the collective noun for that be then ? I reckon a "stink" of Snatchers has a nice ring to it
I have to be honest and say I prefer the classical statues that were dotted around Chatsworth House. Here are a few I photographed
Chatsworth is well worth a day out with plenty to see. Decent photography inside the house was a bit of a challenge mind. Virtually all of the rooms had low light conditions and all of the shots were hand held. Here are a few shots I took inside the house itself.
John
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Here you go then,a couple more from Chatsworth
What do you make of this lot then
Just noticed I can see myself 5 times in the last one !!!John
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Epson for me
John
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Nice find Steve,that will be my chap then
Again the gardens at Chatsworth House,what is your opinions on these ones? Artistic or not !!
John
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See ya next month Tony
Will be testing the Rockcliffe Arms beer tonight John
Winter has arrived :-(
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Well below freezing here in Whitley Bay now and the snow has returned with a vengance
Would not be so bad if I had not given the kids sledge away years ago 
John