I was a regular customer in this pub back in the late 80's (and well remember the sale to Hardy & Hanson's) up to early 2000's, so there's little you can tell me about this place. As for the 'Ring the Bull' game, I can put the ring on the horn from 6 different positions and even after a skinful. I've watched a lot of people try it and they didn't have the faintest idea until I showed them how easy it is. The Ship in the box upstairs used to hang from the ceiling in the 'Ward Room' downstairs and there is supposed to be a curse on it to the effect that anyone attempting to clean it will suffer death in some way.
This photo, though, is taken with a compact - a Panasonic DMC-LX2. It is absolutely brilliant - so many features in such a compact body, & with wide-angle lens, too - but I bought it over 2 yaers ago & I'd bet there are better compacts out there now.
I got fed up of the shutter lag, though, & it wasn't good at taking photos of kids indoors - the main focus of my photography since the birth of my son - & wanted a DSLR for litle money, so my newer photos are with a Nikon D40. Fewer MPs than this Panasonic (6, don't tell anyone), but I infinitely prefer the results, especially with flash or in low light.
It's all a question of which trade-offs you're prepared to make. Now when I handle this Panasonic I marvel at its small size & relative power - but I'd almost always rather take my Nikon in a relatively bulky case & just put up with it being bigger.
Let me know what you decide - & Hapy New(ish) 2009 to you, too!
Wollaton Hall is a spectacular Elizabethan mansion designed by Robert Smythson and built by Sir Francis Willoughby for his family between between 1580 and 1588.
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The centre was also described by HRH Prince Charles as a 'carbuncle' on the face of the city. It's easy to see why.
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Voted. Very nice photo! David My Contest - "CALIFORNIA DREAMING"
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Enjoying an 'Iced Coffee' just before leaving 'Bondi Beach' and making our way to Batemans Bay travelling from Sydney down the coast to Melbourne.
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geomanncer, 2 minutes ago, said:
I was a regular customer in this pub back in the late 80's (and well remember the sale to Hardy & Hanson's) up to early 2000's, so there's little you can tell me about this place. As for the 'Ring the Bull' game, I can put the ring on the horn from 6 different positions and even after a skinful. I've watched a lot of people try it and they didn't have the faintest idea until I showed them how easy it is. The Ship in the box upstairs used to hang from the ceiling in the 'Ward Room' downstairs and there is supposed to be a curse on it to the effect that anyone attempting to clean it will suffer death in some way.
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You're very kind, Raysalaugh, thanks very much!
This photo, though, is taken with a compact - a Panasonic DMC-LX2. It is absolutely brilliant - so many features in such a compact body, & with wide-angle lens, too - but I bought it over 2 yaers ago & I'd bet there are better compacts out there now.
I got fed up of the shutter lag, though, & it wasn't good at taking photos of kids indoors - the main focus of my photography since the birth of my son - & wanted a DSLR for litle money, so my newer photos are with a Nikon D40. Fewer MPs than this Panasonic (6, don't tell anyone), but I infinitely prefer the results, especially with flash or in low light.
It's all a question of which trade-offs you're prepared to make. Now when I handle this Panasonic I marvel at its small size & relative power - but I'd almost always rather take my Nikon in a relatively bulky case & just put up with it being bigger.
Let me know what you decide - & Hapy New(ish) 2009 to you, too!
All best wishes,
Sarah
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This is a picture taken over the HM Revenue & Customs - Inland Revenue, Nottingham, I beleive looking to the south.
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A restored and working mill. See....> http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/greensmill.htm...........and http://www.greensmill.org.uk/
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Wollaton Hall is a spectacular Elizabethan mansion designed by Robert Smythson and built by Sir Francis Willoughby for his family between between 1580 and 1588.
(http://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/sitemap/leisure_and_culture/museumsandgalleries/wollatonhall.htm)
(http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/articles/tts/tts1902/willoughbyfamily.htm)
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