A non stop photographic journey around the Isle of Man by Peter Killey

Just playing around with a new High Dynamic Range (HDR) photo programme and this is my first feeble attempt.

It’s a single image shot as opposed to a bracketed 3 image merged shot of Port St Mary inner Harbour at low tide.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Tone mapped in Photomatix.

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I love these bronze statues which depicts Norsemen pulling on a rope, what you cannot see is that behind the glass and inside the House of Manannan and attached to the other end of the rope is the Viking Long ship Odins Raven which is being pulled onto shore by these Norsemen, if you have not visited the House of Manannan, believe me it is well worth a visit.

The reflection on the glass is the Creek Inn Public House and the Spire of the disused St Peters Church in Market Street in Peel.

The images were captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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A few images from a lovely afternoon’s walk around Peel.

Image 1 – Fishing Vessel N-236 Minch Hunter, from Newry entering Peel Harbour after a day’s fishing.

Image 2 – The Traditional Harbour side Pub The Creek Inn.

Image 3 & 4 – The Clock Tower and remaining walls of St Peter’s Church in Market Place in Peel.

The images were all captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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This Victorian Jail was built in 1831 to house 30 Prisoners that were all transferred from the existing Prison in Castle Rushen in Castletown, the building was designed by Manx architect James Cowle.

The Prison has been extended on a number of occasions to include further accommodation wings however In August 2008 this Victorian building was vacated and the staff and inmates were all transferred to the new Isle of Man Prison in Jurby which is now fully operational.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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A sunset image viewed from Hango Hill on Castletown Promenade and overlooking Castletown Beach towards Scarlett Point.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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A cold winters afternoon on Ramsey Beach, the Pier in the foreground is Queens Pier which was built in 1886 at a cost of £45,000

The Piers behind are the entrance into Ramsey Harbour and shows the Northern and Southern guidance lights.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Whilst out on a shout tonight and on my way home I stopped to grab an image of St George’s Church in Douglas whilst this beautiful building was lit up with sodium lights.

St George’s Church was completed in 1781 and is the oldest standing church in Douglas.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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A typical scene from the quaint fishing village of Port St Mary with lobster pots and fish boxes ready for the next trip out to sea.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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It is very rare to see this school without one car parked in front of it, so I grabbed the opportunity today whilst the school is still closed for the Christmas/New Year period.

I am sure this image will bring back loads of good and bad memories to those pupils that attended it, it certainly does for me!

It is worth noting that this school that was completed in 1939 initially served as classrooms for young boys mostly aged 16 who had signed up with the Royal Navy for 12 years and they were a familiar site during this war period marching from their ship (H.M.S St George) to Ballakermeen School to learn the basic knowledge of signalling and telegraphy.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Wow, what fresh start for all these brave people for taking part in the Southern New Years Day dips.

Image 1 & 2 were taken on Chapel Beach in Port St Mary at about 12.45hrs and shows the guys and girls going in and quickly coming out, images 3, 4, 5 and 6 were taken at around 13.30hrs in Port St Mary Inner Harbour, again with the dippers going in and quickly coming back out, believe me it was freezing just watching these guys!

The images were all captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Happy New Year to all of my Manxscenes viewers

Close to the Wetlands and St Peters church in Onchan is Molly Carooin’s Cottage which was the former home of the village washerwoman.  This tiny-whitewashed cottage, which is probably one of the oldest buildings in the village, has now been fully restored to give a taste of true village tradition, and is sometimes open to the public.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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Whilst out for a walk yesterday (28th Dec 2011) I could not help to capture this image of the church whilst the sun was out.

The church was constructed as a result of a bequest in the will of Henry Bloom Noble, his trustees provided land, at the junction of St Ninian’s Road and Ballaquayle Road, and money for the construction of this beautiful church which was completd in 1913 and consecrated as a parish church the following year.

The architect was W.D. Caroe and the church is constructed of local slate and its tower dominates the landscape and indeed the skyline of Douglas.

The image was captured on my Fuji X10 camera, resized and cropped in Adobe Photoshop CS5.

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