This is the Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922), watching the ice break up in the winter of 1915, just weeks before his exploration vessel The Endurance was crushed by the ice pack and sank below the Weddell Sea. I have cleaned-up and enhanced this old paget plate, which was taken in colour by the ship's photographer Frank Hurley 111 years ago. It's an early colour glass-plate process and not colourised.

Sherlock Holmes relaxing at home, as interpreted by Jeremy Brett.

Sailing off Gourock under heavy skies. Pic: Michael Deveney

Dramatic sunset in late May at Howth. After finishing up an epic sunset cruise, I couldn't not throw up the drone to catch the last of the light and those clouds!

An idyllic English Sunday in 1956, perfectly captured by Norman Parkinson.

Iceberg rising from the fog in Disko Bay, Greenland

This image was captured with a rather unusual setup: a Fujifilm X-T5, an old Canon EF 70–200mm lens, a Viltrox adapter connecting two different systems, and a CPL filter. A slightly confused setup, but somehow it works—and I like it.

A rare shot of a 21 years old Winston Churchill in the uniform of the Fourth Queens Own Hussars in 1895.

London's Tower Bridge under construction in 1892.

Portrait of Winston Churchill, his son Randolph, and his grandson Winston, 2 Jun 1953; they were dressed for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II

Ludwig Erhard würde heute FDP wählen 😎

One from the Howth sunset cruise last week.

The Baily Lighthouse beneath yesterday morning's sunrise sky.

‼️ Die Partei des Wettbewerbs hat sich entschieden: Neuer Bundesvorsitzender der FDP ist @KubickiWo. Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Wahl! #bpt26

Happy Weekend all 🥂 🕺 💃 Sunrise this morning at The Forth Bridge-South Queensferry 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We could get used to views like these 😍❄️ The first of the winter snow has fallen along the #WildAtlanticWay! 📍Connemara, Galway 📍Nephin, Mayo 📍Mullaghmore, Sligo Where will you visit in winter 2024? 📸 connemara_atlantictours, leo_cloud_surfer, this_is_sligo [IG]

Die kleinste Minderheit auf Erden ist der Einzelne. Diejenigen, die individuelle Rechte leugnen, können nicht behaupten, Verteidiger von Minderheiten zu sein. |Ayn Rand

Happy 60th birthday to Helena Bonham Carter. 🎂 To this day, fields of violets bring me out in hives.