Thanks PaulB
- Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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15 June 2013 11:22233319Can I just say what a great picture on the old Dover Forum front page, one would think it was a lovely rural setting rather than bang in the middle of Dover. A great shame the usual moorhens and ducks were not there but I guess they must be egg sitting at the moment.
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------------------------------------------------------------------- - 15 June 2013 14:18233328i done a double take on that one - looks like a village scene, in truth one of the noisiest places in town.
- 16 June 2013 08:09233412Thanks Jan
and thanks Howard too.
Glad you still take a look at the old doverforum.com frontpage. We have made some changes to it to modernise it up a bit very recently and are looking at the possibility of some more changes, Chris took a few things out and we changed the ad size to match up with the rest of the site. The same size ads fit the entire site now. That old page, I change the pictures once or twice a week, still has a high profile presence on Google so a good position to flag up Dover.. and a good position for adverts as well, and each ad is seen throughout the entire merged site as well now.
But re the picture..Yes I spotted that while lingering by the stream at Morrisons. i figured if we shot just the centre bit it would look village like..and indeed it did. Like a town in the Cotswolds or somewhere..not that Ive ever been to the Cotswolds!
Gorgeous greens can be seen everywhere right now.
But the camera I used ( a little Hewlett Packard) expired for the last time a few hours later. its electronics had gone a bit haywire so i gave it a few thumps with the heel of my hand to see if it would sort it out...it did but not in the way imagined..its now kaput well and truly. The old time adage of hitting the problem with a hammer doesnt work anymore...sigh
So by way of an obituary I will show a couple of its better pictures from previous times .
These are from 2010 and 2011 as i remember and feature The Heron. Now if you were going out to photograph a heron the last camera you would take with you was the little Hewlett Packard..but when you have one in your pocket and the heron suddenly appears before your very eyes then you make the best of it. That heron sure made the walk to M&S more interesting...
....find him in both pictures.
Early morning above with an early winter sun hitting the park..and one more below for a different season
End of the Hewlett Packard camera..email: dover7@msn.com - Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,942
16 June 2013 08:11233414Jan
you are correct these photo's show the delight of Dover and positives
and well done Paul my champagne socialist mate lolALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS - 16 June 2013 08:15233417email: dover7@msn.com
- 16 June 2013 08:47233422Keep em` coming Boss...................
- 16 June 2013 09:11233427i remember that one of the heron, he stayed for quite a long time then - plenty of photo opportunities.
- 16 June 2013 22:18233483I have just seen the Fab pic of the river Dour on the doverforum.com front page & then stumbled upon this thread started by Jan.
Good to see the improved changes there too with more to come. I always take a look at your photos there Paul & as you say, it has a high profile presence so a good flag ship page for Dover indeed!
The last picture show of the Hewlett Packard! it certainly went out on a high with that photo
You certainly knew how to make that little compact work like magic
I remember the heron pix too Howard, I love the top one, it has all the makings of a lovely Christmas card. Oh no, did I just mention Christmas, there I go again argh!!!!
