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Glasgow Landmarks by David A G Wilson

Glasgow Landmarks

This is my attempt to cram as many Glasgow landmarks into a single image as possible. I reckon I got the Squinty Bridge, the Finnieston Crane, the University Tower, the Govan shipyard cranes, the Science Center Tower and the Armadillo. Can anyone see anything else (I didn't count the Crowne Plaza Hotel as a landmark).

I had hoped to frame these with the complete Squinty Bridge arch but, unfortunately, the riverside walk behind where I stood to take this shot is closed to anyone who is not a resident of the posh flats that have been built there. As a result, this is as far back as I could go. I expect, had I had another hour to play with, I could have found some way down to the next bridge and back up to a vantage point that would have got me the shot I wanted but I was already late to meet the rest of the family by this time so this was the best I could do.

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Rotating Tower, Glasgow Science Centre by David A G Wilson

Rotating Tower, Glasgow Science Centre

Yes, I know, this is an extremely over-photographed subject. I already have at least one photo of it in my stream but this year I couldn't pass up another attempt since I had a tripod on me when I was there and the skies were just too good to resist.

The tower was closed this year so we didn't get to go up it. Given how clear the day was, I imagine the view from the top would have been fantastic. When things are working as they should, the whole structure rotates to point into the wind. As far as I can gather, the rotation mechanism has proven somewhat problematic since and it has been closed to visitors quite a bit in the decade or so since it opened.

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Wildflower Center, Austin by David A G Wilson

Wildflower Center, Austin

The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower is only a few miles from our house and, as members, we visit pretty frequently. It's a great place to go for an hour or so to take pictures of flowers (obviously) and also of the wonderful stone buildings that make up the main complex. The archways in this shot can be found at the entrance to the main "quadrangle" by the auditorium.

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Blue Dasher Dragonfly by David A G Wilson

Blue Dasher Dragonfly

I spent a couple of hours this morning giving my 9 year old son a photography lesson at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. While there, I also got a chance to grab a few pictures of the dragonflies that were patrolling one of the ponds. This image was taken using flash and I will definitely be doing more of this in future since the depth of field is so much better when I can stop way down to f22 as in this case

As before, this was taken with a 70-300mm VR lens and 56mm of extension, handheld with the SB-600 flash off-camera to the left (as far as I can remember).

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Burns Cottage, Alloway by David A G Wilson

Burns Cottage, Alloway

2009 is the 250th anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, Scotland's most famous poet. Burns was born in the town of Alloway near Ayr and there are several tourist sites there devoted to him (as you would expect). His birthplace, now known as Burns Cottage sits on one of the main southbound roads through Alloway and looks somewhat out of place amongst the newer (1800s) stone homes that surround it.

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