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		<title>Into the Blue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A hot-air balloon glides through the early morning blue in Merceuil, France</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 18 September 2022<br>Camera body: iPhone Xs<br>Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4<br>Focal Length: 52mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/2.4<br>Shutter Speed: 1/156s<br>ISO: 16<br>Licensing: Image of a copyrighted work. This image cannot be licensed.</p>
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		<title>Into the Blue</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A hot-air balloon glides through the early morning blue in Merceuil, France</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 18 September 2022<br>Camera body: iPhone Xs<br>Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4<br>Focal Length: 52mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/2.4<br>Shutter Speed: 1/195s<br>ISO: 16<br>Licensing: Image of a copyrighted work. This image cannot be licensed.</p>
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		<title>Gull in Flight</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2022/07/16/gull-in-flight/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A herring gull against blue skies in North Shields, England</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_herring_gull" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate farther south in winter, but many are permanent residents, such as in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, as well as some plants, and are also scavengers, consuming carrion and food left by or stolen from humans.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 16 July 2022<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 135mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,600s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Gull in Flight</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A herring gull against blue skies in North Shields, England</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_herring_gull" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate farther south in winter, but many are permanent residents, such as in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, as well as some plants, and are also scavengers, consuming carrion and food left by or stolen from humans.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 16 July 2022<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 240mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/6.3<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,600s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Gull in Flight</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2022 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A herring gull against blue skies in North Shields, England</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_herring_gull" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate farther south in winter, but many are permanent residents, such as in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, as well as some plants, and are also scavengers, consuming carrion and food left by or stolen from humans.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 16 July 2022<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 240mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,600s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 18:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Herring gulls in North Shields, England</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From&nbsp;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_herring_gull" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The European herring gull or simply herring gull (Larus argentatus) is a large gull, up to 66 cm (26 in) long. It breeds throughout the northern and western coasts of Europe. Some European herring gulls, especially those resident in colder areas, migrate farther south in winter, but many are permanent residents, such as in Ireland, Britain, Iceland, or on the North Sea shores. They have a varied diet, including fish, crustaceans, as well as some plants, and are also scavengers, consuming carrion and food left by or stolen from humans.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 22 April 2022<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 70mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Mackerel Sky</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2022 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Mackerel sky over North Shields, England.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">From <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mackerel_sky" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Wikipedia</a></p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">A mackerel sky is a term for clouds made up of rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales; this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Cirrocumulus appears almost exclusively with cirrus some way ahead of a warm front and is a reliable forecaster that the weather is about to change. When these high clouds progressively invade the sky and the barometric pressure begins to fall, precipitation associated with the disturbance is likely about 6 to 12 hours away. A thickening and lowering of cirrocumulus into middle-étage altostratus or altocumulus is a good sign that the warm front or low front has moved closer and it may start raining within less than six hours. The old rhymes &#8220;Mackerel sky, not twenty-four hours dry&#8221; and &#8220;Mares&#8217; tails and mackerel scales make lofty ships to carry low sails&#8221; both refer to this long-recognized phenomenon.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Norwegian Mackerel displaying the skin pattern of a mackerel sky<br>Other phrases in weather lore take mackerel skies as a sign of changeable weather. Examples include &#8220;Mackerel sky, mackerel sky. Never long wet and never long dry&#8221;, and &#8220;A dappled sky, like a painted woman, soon changes its face&#8221;.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">It is sometimes known as a buttermilk sky, particularly when in the early cirrocumulus stage, in reference to the clouds&#8217; &#8220;curdled&#8221; appearance.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 22 April 2022<br>Camera body: iPhone Xs<br>Lens: Wide Camera 26mm ƒ/1.8<br>Focal Length: 26mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/1.8<br>Shutter Speed: 1/21,739s<br>ISO: 25<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>A Shower in Shields</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2022/04/02/a-shower-in-shields/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Rain falling from a cloud on South Shields, from North Shields, England.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 April 2022<br>Camera body: iPhone Xs<br>Lens: Telephoto Camera 52mm ƒ/2.4<br>Focal Length: 52mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/2.4<br>Shutter Speed: 1/3,984s<br>ISO: 16<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<title>Contrails</title>
		<link>https://ims.photography/2022/04/02/contrails-2/</link>
		
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Multiple contrails above North Shields, England.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I think this is fighters being refuelled, but can&#8217;t be sure.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 April 2022<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 300mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ian Malpass-Scott]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2022 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Multiple contrails above North Shields, England.</p>



<p class="wp-block-paragraph">I think this is fighters being refuelled, but can&#8217;t be sure.</p>



<p class="has-background wp-block-paragraph" style="background-color:#abb7c23d"><strong>Image Details</strong> <br>Date: 2 April 2022<br>Camera body: Nikon D50<br>Lens: Tamron 70.0-300.0 mm f/4.0-5.6<br>Focal Length: 70mm<br>Aperture:<strong> </strong>ƒ/5.6<br>Shutter Speed: 1/1,250s<br>ISO: 200<br>Licence: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/">Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International</a></p>
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