Langdon Searchlight Battery
| Date | 11 February 2013 | ||
| Location | Langdon Bay, Dover, Kent | TR 34478 42483; 51.13358°N, 1.35014°E | |
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Langdon Lights were three wartime searchlight emplacements – of which two survive – near the foot of the chalk cliffs at Langdon Bay on the east side of Dover. Night-time maritime traffic entering the port could be monitored from the batteries under the illumination from the searchlights.
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Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Langdon Searchlight Battery
Another interesting facet of Dovers wartime history. Some nicely composed images there Graham, just a pity that the exterior detail has been blown out when shooting from inside, but that’s just a fact of life unless you’re using hdr, or have a camera with a huge dynamic range.
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Thanks, Andy
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I very much like the shots with the filigreed edges of rusty steel. When faced with a high dynamic range, I often use the tripod and take two exposures, comping them in PS…but I guess that would be considered cheating.
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Well, any photograph is but a mere representation of the ‘real’ reality out there… 😉
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Oh, so many to choose from…hmmm, I think… #6, although I’m always drawn immediately to the sparkly photos. Tough choice this time, great photos! 🙂
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I’m glad I’m making it difficult for you 😉
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🙂
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impressive is this view downstairs
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Thanks! With the tide coming in, I left it just a bit too late to go down onto the shingle beach to get a shot looking back up.
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AMAZING PHOTOS Graham!
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Many thanks, Amber!
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🙂
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