Fortnightly Competition 96 "Heritage"

I've tried to come up with a theme that allows for quite a range of subject matters so folk aren't frightened off by the subject. What I'll be looking for is a photograph showing something of our heritage, i.e. something inherited from the past. It could be something natural, cultural or traditional for instance (not limited to these examples.) This doesn't necessarily mean UK heritage either, it can be from anywhere.

The usual rules apply for this Fortnightly Competition. Entries close 18.00 BST. 4th July 2012. (Independence Day I presume!)

Please remember the EXIF data!

Will this be the last of the fortnightly comps in this format before changing to the new monthly format in the gallery? If so let's let it bow out with a bumper crop of entries this time so thanks in advance for yours.

Good luck,

John

Just a quick reminder of the competition if you're off out for the weekend and see something suitable to photograph for this.

John

Heritage by SFB579 , on Flickr

Pimm, a farmer's son from Kent, became the owner of an oyster bar in the City of London, near the Bank of England. He offered the tonic (a gin-based drink containing quinine and a secret mixture of herbs) as an aid to digestion, serving it in a small tankard known as a "No. 1 Cup", hence its subsequent name. Pimm's began large-scale production in 1851 to keep up with sales to other bars. The distillery began selling it commercially in 1859 using hawkers on bicycles. In 1865, Pimm sold the business and the right to use his name to Frederick Sawyer. In 1880, the business was acquired by future Lord Mayor of London Horatio Davies, and a chain of Pimm's Oyster Houses was franchised in 1887

K5 Pentax 50mm F1.4 @F5 1/100th sec @ISO320 and yes I got some funny looks in the supermarket shooting this.

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"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."
Francis Bacon
One or two odd snaps I have taken.

Taken today at the Alnmouth arts festival a woman was demonstrating how to make a mat on an original loom looked a bit complicated to me.



K110d,35mmda f5.1/30sec,iso 200 no flash, no tripod.

Pebbles cafe

Though it isn't a cafe yet, this is a disused toilet block on the seafront at Hoylake, the Wirrall. According to the sign at the front it is due to be developed into a chic new waterfront cafe complete with decking etc




Pentax K-x
Aperture priority
F/16
1/250
centre weighted average
Focal length 10mm
24/06/12

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Great simplicity is only won by an intense moment or by years of intelligent effort. T.S Eliot

PPG LUD
Gear Pentax K-x, DAL 18-55MM F3.5-5.6AL, DAL 55-300MM F4-5.8ED, DA 16-45MM F4 ED AL, D FA M 100MM F2.8, Sigma 18-125MM F3.8-5.6 DC HSM

Flickr
My new website

Heritge Protecting Heritage

K5 DA70
Aperture Priority. f11. 1/200s. iso160. centre weighted average. 24/6/2012 15.34


one of the "Purton Hulks" at Purton Gloucestershire.
The Boat Graveyard at Purton is where these old boats of various types were brought up river holed, cast loose and allowed to drift into the bank to form an erosion barrier to protect the bank from the ravages of the River Severn and that in turn protected the Sharpness/Gloucester canal.
about 80 boats lie here as this was done over a period of years, the ones you can see are on the top of the pile. the rest buried under silt now grown over . for more info google Purton Hulks

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K5 and the odd lens or 2

And This Is My Heritage...In All It's Glory! ( Baby Solomon)







Pentax K10
f/8
ISO 200
Focal length 27mm
Date June 22 2012

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http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/judithstandring

Jubilee Pool, Penzance




This is the entrance to Britain's largest surviving salt water pool.

Taken on 24 June at 13:19
ISO 100
F10 1/1250"
28mm

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K5 + 18-135mm kit lens

The shot I entered in my previous post has been deleted, this is a re-edit hope this does not break any rules, if so disregard this image.



British Heritge by SFB579 , on Flickr

Pimm, a farmer's son from Kent, became the owner of an oyster bar in the City of London, near the Bank of England. He offered the tonic (a gin-based drink containing quinine and a secret mixture of herbs) as an aid to digestion, serving it in a small tankard known as a "No. 1 Cup", hence its subsequent name. Pimm's began large-scale production in 1851 to keep up with sales to other bars. The distillery began selling it commercially in 1859 using hawkers on bicycles. In 1865, Pimm sold the business and the right to use his name to Frederick Sawyer. In 1880, the business was acquired by future Lord Mayor of London Horatio Davies, and a chain of Pimm's Oyster Houses was franchised in 1887

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"Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom."
Francis Bacon
One or two odd snaps I have taken.

Another weekend, perhaps another chance to get that winning shot for the very last fortnightly competition? Remember the competition ends this Wednesday at 6pm BST and we all look forward to seeing your entry.

John

Saint George's Cross




Pentax Q 8.5mm Lens
F4@1/640 ISO125
Taken 30/06/2012@13-32

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Barrie
Too Old To Die Young
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Pentax K5x2 K20D Q I-10 01 02 DA*300 A50/2.0 A50/1.7 FA50/1.4 FA100/3.5 K55/1.8 M40/2.8 M200/4.0 FA135/2.8 FA35 DA70/2.4 FA28-70 DA10-17 DA18-55WR DA16-45 DA17-70 DA55-300 DA50-200WR DA*50-135 Sigma 24,50,105,180 8-16 17-70 24-70 150-500 400/5.6MF Tamron 70-200/2.8 17/3.5MF 28/2.5MF 90/2.5MF 300/2.8MF

Steam loco 'John Howe' crossing the swing bridge at Riversway. One of the exhibits at the Ribble Steam Museum link:



John Howe crossing swing bridge by John Halliwell, on Flickr

Pentax K-5, SMC-M 28mm f/2.8, shot 30th June 2012.
Manual mode, 180th/sec @ ISO 160.

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PPG Flickr

Seaton Delaval Hall, Northumberland. Now owned by the National Trust, open to the public, and, as many such buildings, still under going restoration.




Exif: Taken at 01/07/2012 1310 hrs K5 Tamron 10-24mm lens f/10 1/400sec iso 400 FL24mm
Center weighted Average
Weather rubbish

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Regards
Stan

To My Snaps...

PPG

Tornado at Durham


Recently built express steam loco Tornado restarts a very heavy charter heritage train for London out of Durham during heavy rain. The Cathedrals Express had brought passengers from London to see Duham's 900-year-old cathedral. The loco was built to a 1949 Class A1 design long after all the original members of the type had been scrapped.

What: Class A1 Tornado.
Where: Durham
When: Saturday June 30 2012
Camera: K5+DA* 50-135mm lens at 115mm
ISO: 500
Setting:1/200 sec at f8
ISO: 500

PPG: http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/artists/davidtrout

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Photobucket http://s799.photobucket.com/albums/yy273/Davidtrout2/

The Devils Arrows Boroughbridge
2 of the 3 prehistoric monoliths made of milstone grit and transported there from Knarsborough c. 2700 BC




Taken In Boroughbridgh N.Yorks
25th june 2012
Pentax K-5 tameron 18-200mm at 90mm
F11 1/180
iso 200

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All roads roam to Leeds
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Pentax K-5 18-55mm Tamron 70-300mm
Pentax 35mm
a few filters Manfrotto tripod and monopod Silk tripod and a bumbling approach on how to use them