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David McAughtry
David McAughtry
photo, travel, comment
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    Low light under the bridge

    ByDMcA January 4, 2016January 5, 2016

    Today’s photo:Low light under the bridge. An early evening shot, with light coming in almost horizontally into the arches of London’s Blackfriar’s railway bridge, with the piers of the old bridge showing on the left. This was the first LE shot with my new D750, taken in February 2015. It was a 4 minute shot,…

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    Pont Alexandre III

    ByDMcA December 28, 2015January 5, 2016

    Today’s photo:Pont Alexandre III. A long exposure shot of the Seine at the Pont Alexandre III, a wonderfully ornate bridge over the Seine by the Grand Palais in Paris. I liked the way that the low evening sun lit up the gilded parts of the bridge and the statue on the far side. Taken with…

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    Gironde Carrelet at dusk

    ByDMcA December 15, 2015January 5, 2016

    ” Today’s photo:Gironde Carrelet at dusk. An evening long exposure shot around sunset, of one of the iconic fishing jetties, or ‘Carrelets’ on the banks of the Gironde. This lovely river flows into Bordeaux, and flanks some of the most famous locations in French wine. It is also home to little fish, rather like Whitebait,…

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    Torre de Belém at dawn

    ByDMcA October 2, 2015January 5, 2016

    Today’s photo:Torre de Belém at dawn. A long exposure shot taken at the Belem tower in Lisbon as the sun rose, and before the tourists arrived. It was taken in March this year, and  reminds me what a wonderful spot Lisbon is. Must get back there pronto. Note: Click photo to enlarge – back button…

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    You’ll appreciate our high-speed checkout facilities

    ByDMcA September 30, 2015January 5, 2016

    Today’s photo:You’ll appreciate our high-speed checkout facilities. Shot in the glamorous Erith waterfront on the Thames estuary. A four minute long exposure shot featuring one of the many items of supermarket hardware to be found in the river at this point. I have a few more of these to come – I recently discovered that…

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    The Lonely Tuba player

    ByDMcA July 9, 2015January 4, 2016

    Today’s photo:The Lonely Tuba player. I was surprised to see a full marching band in Waterloo station recently, all dressed up in Ruritanian-style uniforms. Alone at the back was this single tuba player, and from my angle he looked completely isolated. The morose passengers nearby were also fairly unimpressed.  It would take a full-scale Martian…

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Latest News September 2021

“Still alive and able to get about quite well” is the overall report.  We are all fine, albeit with the usual ups and downs.  The site has been spiffed up a bit, and should be faster and easier to navigate.  I might even put some new content on – see What’s happening? for more info.

On other fronts, I think my photography techniques and images have improved quite a lot  over the last 4 years, and I have discovered a fascination for the technical and technique challenges of photographing birds in flight.  Have a look at mcaughtry.photo to see if you agree.  I have also discovered the delights of artisan coffee, and have built a spiffy state of the art digital audiophile music system, all of which I may write about in the future. So no shortage of things to interest or infuriate me.

But most of all my life has been enriched and inspired by my two beautiful and funny grandchildren, 5 and 2 years old as I write.  Why couldn’t I have been like this when I was their age I ask myself?  I am privileged to know them and my heart skips on each encounter.

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  • Virage Corner
    • VIrage Corner Home Page
    • Introduction
    • The Virage Engine
    • Maintaining the Virage engine
    • Bodywork
    • Removing water from the Virage petrol tank
    • Detailed instructions on fixing the VIC
    • Virage relays – one cause of the one-way journey
    • Virage immobiliser – the elusive wiring diagram is tracked down
    • Virage – fixing cracked vacuum pipes
    • Virage radiator sensors – seals and electrical connections –
    • Virage Brakes and Suspension joints
    • Virage relays in detail – first place to look if you have over-revving or uneven running problems
    • Virage reversing lights/start inhibit
    • Virage timing chain tensioner and guide replacement
    • Virage fuel filler cap fix – stop water getting into the fuel tank.
    • Virage water temperature and throttle sensors – a possible cause of overrunning
    • Virage – VIC background, and breakthrough in VIC repair
    • Virage VIC – restoring the unit to life
    • Detailed instructions on fixing the VIC
  • McAughtry.photo
  • Harry and Joyce
  • Go to:
    • Landscape Photos on Flickr
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    • Previous Little Known Facts
    • Top Tips
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