Absolutely beautiful. Would like to hike there...
Alex's Pic Thread: Welsh Ramblings and Long Awaited Dreams
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Crimea_River
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Pretty sure I'd have a hard time keeping up. Great shots.
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With all above.
Thanks guys, it's a lovely part of the country. A shame that the lack of work in N. Wales attracts utter scumbags and wasters in some places
Nice to have the home comforts again for the time being, chilling with my dog earlier today... 8)
That dog has some head of hair!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
Nice photos Alex.
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Alex .
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Yeah; he's had a trim today!
Nice photos Alex.
Thank you Aaron!
Went to a meet today in Whitchurch today, and an old fella turned up with a bike covered in Falklands War artwork...
'Always remembered, never forgotten. Falklands 1982' Resizing messed the resolution up
...Turns out he was at the Falklands, ex-2 PARA. We had a good convo about the Reg...mainly horror stories
I've found my calling in life...anyone got £12k?
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Alex .
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Been a while now, dissertation deadline is next Thursday morning so I'm focusing on getting that done at the moment
Also have Army selection two weeks tomorrow! Then three exams in May...it's gonna be a fun month
Ended up on the odd world of Anglesey today....
Seemingly standard lake...? Actually the site of perhaps druidic ritual and human sacrifices!
They dragged up a vast array of votive offerings a while back; swords, chariots, slave chains n all. Interesting stuff for anyone else into classics..
Artefacts from Llyn Cerrig Bach | National Museum Wales
The Welsh, proving even in the past they were a bunch of nutters...
Looking out towards Holyhead 'mountain'...
Hopefully I can get out tomorrow morning, nice and early... There's a lot more historical sites on Anglesey I'd like to visit soon
Also have Army selection two weeks tomorrow! Then three exams in May...it's gonna be a fun month
Ended up on the odd world of Anglesey today....
Seemingly standard lake...? Actually the site of perhaps druidic ritual and human sacrifices!
They dragged up a vast array of votive offerings a while back; swords, chariots, slave chains n all. Interesting stuff for anyone else into classics..
Artefacts from Llyn Cerrig Bach | National Museum Wales
The Welsh, proving even in the past they were a bunch of nutters...
Charming.
Looking out towards Holyhead 'mountain'...
Hopefully I can get out tomorrow morning, nice and early... There's a lot more historical sites on Anglesey I'd like to visit soon
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Alex .
Airman 1st Class
Glad that you enjoy them, Wojtek
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
Just a beautiful area.
Wildcat
Major
Nice shots!
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Alex .
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Thanks guys! Glad that people are still interested. All are now being taken with an iPhone 5. There seems to be a problem with my cameras lenses, and it keeps telling me to 'turn it off and back on'
I've done it numerous times but it appears to be stuck... it's not the first time that this has happened, and now its out of warranty! Bummer.Edit; may have just started bidding on an SLR (Nikon D3100)
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Airframes
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Good stuff Alex. One of my cameras, replacing my old 35mm Olympus SLRs, is the D3100. I didn't like it at first, as it has so many features where I'd rather have more immediate manual control, but now that I'm getting used to it, I feel it's a good bit of kit. If you get it, I may have a Sigma 300mm zoom lens (with macro facility), used once only, going at a reasonable price, since I bought a Nikon zoom lens, if you're interested.
Let me know if you want me to take it with me to DX in May.
Let me know if you want me to take it with me to DX in May.
Nice shots Alex!
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Alex .
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I've seen the youtube tutorials and reviews, and it seems like a good bit of kit and will be a decent entry level SLR. Should be booking tickets on Monday if the bank looks healthy enough!
Thanks for checking back again!
Once again, I'm glad people are still interested. It gives me a bit of purpose to getting the bike out and going round taking snaps of what I see! Cheers
Looking forward to having an SLR so I can get some better quality piccies. Til then, here's some more from this morning...Set off at 0715, nice and early. Stopped off at Beaumaris Castle...
Looking back towards mainland and Llandundo...
Popped into Aberlleiniog Castle....Not much left now mind. Welsh burnt it down being violent as per usual and it was rebuilt in stone during the late 1400's/1500's...
Climbed up an old hillfort and took this overlooking Anglesey...
Pics seem to be slightly distorted from paint resize; can anyone recommend something that won't degrade the quality too much?
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More nice shots there Alex. I'll bring the Sigma zoom to DX, and you can try it out.
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Alex .
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Cheers Terry! I'll probably just be keeping it to DX, heading down Saturday and leaving Sunday evening. I'm planning on staying round N. Wales and making the most of it with my mates as we'll be going our seperate ways from June 4th.
Airframes
Benevolens Magister
OK mate, no problem. I'll give the camp site a call on Monday, see if they can fit you in next to us and make a provisional booking. I'll lt you know once I've spoken to them.
