Off Topic THE NOT HISTORICAL PICTURE THREAD

A staggering image (via Tuoi Tre) of the Thoi Hoa field hospital in Binh Duong, where roughly 13,000 asymptomatic COVID-19 patients are being kept. The facility is being expanded to 27,000 beds.
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Julia Hartley-Brewer
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London, you look magnificent this morning. My view from ⁦
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in mexico this dog walked through a parade for the pope thinking it was for him

 

Face of a 20 weeks old unborn baby.

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In pictures: Inside Scotland's unseen weapons ranges

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Visual artist Alex Boyd says military landscapes are "fascinating environments" where alongside the "scars" of live firing there are "some of the most unspoilt landscapes in Europe"

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6 September 2021

A new photography exhibition reveals the "unseen areas" of huge Ministry of Defence weapons ranges in Scotland.

Visual artist Alex Boyd has spent several years documenting parts of the Cape Wrath range in Sutherland, Tain Air Weapons Range in Easter Ross and tank and infantry training areas near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway.

Some of the photography was done while working alongside archaeologists, ecologists and conservationists. Many of the areas are only ever seen by military personnel and not accessible to the general public.

Boyd's exhibition Tir an Airm - Land of the Military - will run at the Stills centre for photography in Edinburgh from 13 September to 30 November.

The show will also feature work by artist Mhairi Killin, who has explored drone warfare testing in the Western Isles.

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The artist, who worked on his project with assistance from the Ministry of Defence, documented fake villages built for training army, navy and air force personnel for deployments to Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan. This dummy church is at the Tain Air Weapons Range

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Boyd said the military's presence had prevented further development of the land, but he said there were places turned to a "lunar landscape" by warships, aircraft and artillery bombardment and other locations left contaminated by weapons training. The artist said: "They don't always get it right."

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Cape Wrath is a large weapons range in Sutherland on the north Highland coast

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Visual artist Alex Boyd has spent several years documenting military training areas in Scotland

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Boyd said the ranges supported "incredible biodiversity". The Tain range contains one of the largest preserved dune systems in the UK, while at Cape Wrath he saw red deer sheltering alongside the remains of charred armoured vehicles

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Boyd took his images over a period of years and walked and cycled across ranges such as Cape Wrath

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Grass grows through bullet holes in an infantry target in another of Boyd's images from his exhibition in Edinburgh

I was working up on Cape Wrath a few weeks back - remote and other-worldly. Weird place!





This is where we stayed, the only habitation for miles...



No electricity, no hot water, very basic - my work partner thought it was hell on earth

 

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This man made this with pebbles he collected.

 

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The United Kingdom seen from the ISS,

 

Some cracking pictures from the BBC Scotland page this week...

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Jasmine Caulfield sent in husband Pardeep Chand's image of Glasgow's Barrowlands. Jasmine said: "The photo was taken at an Arab Strap gig. I think it perfectly represents the return of Glasgwegian nightlife post-lockdown and captures the atmosphere brilliantly. The sign looks like it is bursting out of the night."

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Craig Coventry's picture of a sunset over North Berwick.

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An image from Neil Brown's day exploring around the Isle of Arran.

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Sunrise at Kyleakin, Skye, in a picture from Gosia Karczewska.

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Janina Dolny said of this snap: "I was lucky enough to capture this picture of the sunset over the Forth Road Bridge and Queensferry Crossing while crossing the Forth Bridge on a fast-moving train."

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The abandoned Little Cumbrae lighthouse on the Firth of Clyde in a picture from Gordon Stewart, from Irvine.

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Fiona Daily's daughters Isla and Freya playing in the sea at Ayr while the sun set.

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Kevin Davidge took this shot on the West Highland Way. He said: "Even a particularly long, wet and arduous scrabble along the shore of Loch Lomond didn’t detract from its beauty. We were, however, delighted to reach the end and look back on what we’d achieved."

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Rhona Ferrier said she came across this "ropey-looking" figure overlooking Calgary Bay on Mull.

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Dave Stewart said of his image: "The three wrecks of Salen, Mull, just as the drenching rain started"

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Jean McAllister, from Campbeltown, sent in this photo of a rainbow over Davaar Island while on a walk. She said: " Was definitely worth getting a bit wet."

 

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James Melville

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I absolutely love this. The sculpture of the son was made from pieces removed from the statue of the father. It represents what parents do to build the lives of their children.

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Queensland Australia….. actually, just up the road a bit.

 

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Your pictures on the theme of 'derelict'

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Chris Bowman: "This boat has been a landmark on the North Devon coast for many years. Over time, storms and high seas have stripped her timbers and buried her deeper in the sands."

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Fran Powell: "This maybe more than derelict but it certainly fits the definition of the word. Derelict… 'abandoned by the owner; failing to give proper care and attention.'"

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Alysson Iceton: "Almost like a painting, faded paint, rot and vines define an old derelict barn."

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Oli Louch and Owen Copson sent in this picture of Dunstall Castle, near Worcester, lit up using a drone with an attached light.

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Charlie Curtis photographed an abandoned VW Beetle.

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Therese Elaine: "The derelict West Pier in Brighton and Hove."

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Chris Fawcett: "When Albania retired its fleet of MiG and YAK aircraft it left them to rot on Kucova Airfield. These are some of the hundreds of aircraft sitting in their final resting place."

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Keely Pleger: "A classic car, abandoned in a field, enjoying yet another beautiful sunset."

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Amanda Thompson: "A long-abandoned fishing shack, slowly dissolving into the sea at Point Reyes, California."

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Jim Munday: "The remains of Steetley Pier near Hartlepool at sunset."

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Andrew Cade: "The derelict Maunsell Sea Forts, built as a defence during World War Two to protect the Thames Estuary area and London, now abandoned and rusting off the coast of Whitstable, stark reminder of another period."

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Vin Osbaldeston: "This is Toad Hall at Ainsdale, Southport. Once a thriving nightclub, it has been derelict for many years. Sefton Council commissioned award-winning street artist Paul Curtis to create this mural which features the locally found, but nationally rare, natterjack toad."

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Mike Ferguson: "A play on 'Raising to the ground', this building is 'Self Raising' itself with neglect."

 

Grains of sand magnified 250x

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Thought it was Jurgen Klopp at first lol

 

Good to see the kangaroos stop at the sign!

 

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The Queen Elizabeth cruise ship sailing past our house last week

Nice looking boat...

 

lots of people on board taking pictures of steelsys house