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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #105 on: July 31, 2007, 01:46:35 PM »
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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #106 on: July 31, 2007, 05:30:57 PM »
Thanks for that pup, it saves me the bother...I just found them by accident and remembered someone who has been to Cardington, and seen them in the flesh, going on and on about how bigthey were.  ::)

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #107 on: July 31, 2007, 07:40:41 PM »
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Can you go inside them or even get close to them or is it private land?

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #108 on: July 31, 2007, 07:42:20 PM »
Very nice. happy088

Any classic saloon cars there?

No mate it was Classic Sports Cars only.

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #109 on: July 31, 2007, 07:47:22 PM »
Great pictures? no blurred background shots though?

No, but plenty of all over blurred ones (which I won't post up) I have managed to blur background a few times but I had borrowed a mates lens and had it on Auto most of the time. This is the lens I borrowed

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #110 on: July 31, 2007, 08:49:13 PM »
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Bastardos!



Can you go inside them or even get close to them or is it private land?


Curiously we moved from quite near there to come to North Wales.
Over the years since I first saw them (January 1963) I have been back many times either through work or because we bought a house in Stondon (just north of Hitchen) when we moved out of town.

I haven't been in them for some years now but from the road you get a good view. If you are in that area they are still worth a look. They often have a balloon tethered outside in decent weather (but only small ones these days. There was talk of a company trying to "perfect" the airship by using up to date technology a few years ago but I don't think it got much past the talking stage.

From Bedford take the Stotfold Road and that will take you right past them .... Same road the RAF Chicksands (not worth looking at since they removed the "Elephant Cages" but they still train spooks there so you won't get in) used to be accessed from and that will eventually bring you to RAF Henlow (bugger all there to look at either). Sorry can't remember all the road numbers but it is only 15 minutes (on a bad traffic day) from Bedford centre or come off the A1M at junction 10 and follow the signs for Stotfold and then Bedford and you should see it.
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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #111 on: July 31, 2007, 09:15:38 PM »
cloud9: So nice to be appreciated.




Bastardos!



Can you go inside them or even get close to them or is it private land?


Curiously we moved from quite near there to come to North Wales.
Over the years since I first saw them (January 1963) I have been back many times either through work or because we bought a house in Stondon (just north of Hitchen) when we moved out of town.

I haven't been in them for some years now but from the road you get a good view. If you are in that area they are still worth a look. They often have a balloon tethered outside in decent weather (but only small ones these days. There was talk of a company trying to "perfect" the airship by using up to date technology a few years ago but I don't think it got much past the talking stage.

From Bedford take the Stotfold Road and that will take you right past them .... Same road the RAF Chicksands (not worth looking at since they removed the "Elephant Cages" but they still train spooks there so you won't get in) used to be accessed from and that will eventually bring you to RAF Henlow (bugger all there to look at either). Sorry can't remember all the road numbers but it is only 15 minutes (on a bad traffic day) from Bedford centre or come off the A1M at junction 10 and follow the signs for Stotfold and then Bedford and you should see it.

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #112 on: August 03, 2007, 09:36:32 AM »



I took this last year. Pick up point for the Mersey ferry after the weather had been a bit frisky.

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #113 on: August 03, 2007, 11:12:48 AM »
Just took this photo from the office window:





I wouldn't fancy cleaning the windows of that building!

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #114 on: August 03, 2007, 11:28:41 AM »


I wouldn't fancy cleaning the windows of that building!

I assumed that was the purpose of the device encircling the top, or is it being circumcised?

We all know the one about Magellan, who circumcised the globe with his 40 foot clipper.

Maybe that is where it went afterwards?
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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #115 on: August 03, 2007, 01:34:10 PM »
From the other side of the glass Uncle, some time ago. The acoustics are weird up the top  confused:

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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #116 on: August 05, 2007, 11:40:49 AM »
some more photos













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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #117 on: August 05, 2007, 03:22:47 PM »
Excellent!

I have found a low-cost fisheye lens!  whistle:
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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #118 on: August 05, 2007, 04:07:43 PM »
but this one comes with its own lens cleaner ;)






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Re: The All New Photography Thread
« Reply #119 on: August 05, 2007, 04:15:37 PM »
but this one comes with its own lens cleaner ;)






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