§ December 15th, 2009
Members of the crew of the F480 Comandante João Belo as the ship was known in 2005. In 2008 it was sold to Uruguay, with official transfer on 8th April 2008, renamed ROU-01 URUGUAY.
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§ December 15th, 2009

The incredible Jed Lonstein in full flight with The Sauce Warriors.
§ December 15th, 2009

The Haunted Lookout
This lookout tower overlooks the Old Head of Kinsale and it's my usual place for trying out star trails. On this occasion, I was also watching the Geminid meteors but none have registered with the camera (too fast, too dim). In retrospect, the 2 hours I spent standing/sitting/lying in this field probably isn't justified by the 2 resulting images, but I learnt a few things so that's progress. On this occasion, I also had a flash to illuminate both the outside and interior of the tower (and scare the socks of some sleeping crows).
I'm not too thrilled with this image for many reasons (focus, sharpness, composition, converging verticals, path of the stars etc) but I guess it was better than watching the rest of X-Factor!
§ December 15th, 2009
Eightercua Standing Stones AlignmentEightercua is a four-stone alignment (stone-row) Megalithic tomb, located 1.5 km south-south-east of Waterville, County Kerry, Ireland. The tallest stone reaches 9 feet in height, and the alignment streaches for twenty five feet in an east-west direction. Surrounding artifacts, including remains of a possible tomb and an ancient enclosure, suggest that the site had a ritual purpose at one time. Eightercua is thought to originate from circa. 1700 BC, and by tradition is the burial place of Scéine, wife of the leader of the Milesian invaders, Amergin mac Míled
Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eightercua
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