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Cullross Contruction

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Wed, 19 Sep 2018 23:11:24 +0000

Cullross is delivering 150 new homes and a new HQ for Dunbritton Housing Association. This site is prominent within the town centre of Dumbarton and is in fact the former site of Ballantine’s Distillery. Quoted from the Cullross website.

Corsica Harbor

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:18:36 +0000

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Taken during our 2010 cruise of the Mediterranean.

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nobody@ipernity.com (Edward Herdwick) — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:49:35 +0000

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Sunset over Sandpoint Marina

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 06:23:14 +0000

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River Leven, Dumbarton

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nobody@ipernity.com (Peter Harriman) — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 10:30:33 +0000

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Sunset at Denny's Dock

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 16:25:04 +0000

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River Leven, Dumbarton

Sunset Beyond Trees.

nobody@ipernity.com (Eunice Perkins) — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 09:26:06 +0000

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From our front door.

Sunset at the Confluence of the River Clyde and the River Leven

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 14:29:17 +0000

Joe, Son of the Rock has posted:

Dumbarton

Photographed with a Canon EOS R6 Mk II and a Canon RF 45mm f1.2 STM

Sunset at the Confluence of the River Clyde and the River Leven

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:11:42 +0000

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Dumbarton

Sunset

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 14:56:28 +0000

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Confluence of the River Clyde and the River Leven

Evening Shadows Fall.

nobody@ipernity.com (Eunice Perkins) — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:09:19 +0000

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Just north of tokoroa taken from highway 1.

wbb[25] - incoming breaking waves {5 of 52}

nobody@ipernity.com (StoneRoad2013) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 19:09:00 +0000

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These little wavelets look quite peaceful - but there were much stronger breakers about.

Sunset at the Confluence of the River Leven and the River Clyde

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 22:04:27 +0000

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Dumbarton

Watchers

nobody@ipernity.com (Old Owl) — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 02:40:44 +0000

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Murray Street, Perth

Sunset on the River Clyde at the Timber Pond near Dumbarton Rock

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 22:24:04 +0000

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Dumbarton

AI Article

The timber pond on the River Clyde at Dumbarton Foreshore is a fascinating remnant of Scotland’s maritime and shipbuilding heritage.

What Was the Timber Pond?

Timber ponds were used extensively during the heyday of wooden shipbuilding along the Clyde. These man-made enclosures allowed massive quantities of imported timber—primarily from North America—to be stored, seasoned, and sorted before use in ship construction. The ponds kept the logs from drifting away and helped organize them by type, ownership, and how long they'd been seasoned.

Dumbarton Foreshore Site

At Dumbarton Foreshore, you can still see the remains of one such timber pond. The site features vertical wooden posts protruding from the mud, marking the outlines of the old pond. Looking upstream from this location, you’ll spot Dumbuck Hill to the left and the Erskine Bridge in the distance—a picturesque view steeped in industrial history.

Historical Significance

Timber ponds were most active in the 19th century, with the Clyde seeing tens of thousands of tons of timber imported annually by the 1830s.

Their use declined with the rise of steel shipbuilding and the advent of kiln-drying technology, which replaced the need for natural seasoning in mudflats.

If you're ever in the area, it's worth a visit—not just for the history, but for the quiet beauty of a place where nature and industry once intertwined.

Sunset, with amber flare, on the River Clyde - (Laowa 1.33 Front Anamorphic Adapter (Amber) attached to a Tamron 85mm f/1.8 SP Di VC USD)

nobody@ipernity.com (Joe, Son of the Rock) — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:42:44 +0000

Joe, Son of the Rock has posted:

Dumbarton

The adapter uses cylindrical lens elements to compress the horizontal field of view by a factor of 1.33x.

These elements bend light differently than spherical lenses, especially when bright sources (like the sun or streetlights) hit the glass at an angle.

This bending causes internal reflections along the horizontal axis—what we perceive as anamorphic flares.

Auckland Sunrise

nobody@ipernity.com (John Cook) — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 18:18:00 +0000

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Frames and Frames (Thira/Santorini Cable Car Station, HFF, H.A.N.W.E.)

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 19:26:53 +0000

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Taken at the entrance to the cable car station on Santorini.

Sunday challenge was "frames", and there seems to be more than one frame of subject(s) here.

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Clouds Of Evening.

nobody@ipernity.com (Eunice Perkins) — Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:09:42 +0000

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From our lounge window.

Rum n Coke

nobody@ipernity.com (Robert Swanson) — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 15:18:52 +0000

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Camping requires at least a camp fire. Also libations. This is a tasty rum and coke with the camp fire shining through.

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