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]]>The Asylum Steampunk Festival is the largest and longest running steampunk festival in the world, attracting participants from around the globe. It took place over the August Bank Holiday weekend in the historic City of Lincoln. For four glorious days the historic streets of Lincoln were thronged with thousands of splendidly dressed steampunks enjoying a festival which strives to combine art, literature, music, fashion, comedy and simple good fun.
I had a great time, I met lots of characters, walked miles and drank too much Ale.
If you are in one of the photographs and would like to download a copy for your private use just email me.
For those asking What is Steampunk, here is one definition;
Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery. Although its literary origins are sometimes associated with the cyberpunk genre, steampunk works are often set in an alternative history of the 19th century's British Victorian era or American "Wild West", in a post-apocalyptic future during which steam power has maintained mainstream usage, or in a fantasy world that similarly employs steam power. Therefore, steampunk may be described as neo-Victorian. Steampunk perhaps most recognisably features anachronistic technologies or retro-futuristic inventions as people in the 19th century might have envisioned them, and is likewise rooted in the era's perspective on fashion, culture, architectural style, and art. Such technology may include fictional machines like those found in the works of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne. Other examples of steampunk contain alternative-history-style presentations of such technology as lighter-than-air airships, analogue computers, or such digital mechanical computers as Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine. Steampunk may also incorporate additional elements from the genres of fantasy, horror, historical fiction, alternate history, or other branches of speculative fiction, making it often a hybrid genre. The first known appearance of the term steampunk was in 1987, though it now retroactively refers to many works of fiction created as far back as the 1950s or 1960s. Steampunk also refers to any of the artistic styles, clothing fashions, or subcultures that have developed from the aesthetics of steampunk fiction, Victorian-era fiction, art nouveau design, and films from the mid-20th century. Various modern utilitarian objects have been modded by individual artisans into a pseudo-Victorian mechanical "steampunk" style, and a number of visual and musical artists have been described as steampunk.

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]]>Renault 4GTL 1984 in Versailles blue. 128500Km fully serviced, new discs and pads, new cooling system (radiator, sensors, water pump, coolant), new cylinder head gasket, tappets set, new carburettor, compression tested and more. Excellent runner some marks and dints to the bodywork but good condition with minor rust. Interior is in excellent condition. Has Bluetooth radio and 10A power point. Has some spare parts and a quality Renault 4 fitted weatherproof cover. Will have 2 new tyres and new CT when sold. €4250 or £3800 email neil@thecoolings.net or call Molly on 0672487321

Renault 4GTL 1984 à Versailles bleues. 128500Km entièrement servi, nouveaux disques et plaquettes, nouveau système de refroidissement (radiateur, capteurs, pompe à eau, refroidisseur), nouveau joint cylindre, revêtement de robinets, nouveau carburateur, test de compression et plus encore. Excellent coureur de marques et de poubelles à la carrosserie, mais bon état avec une rouille mineure. L'intérieur est en excellente condition. Il a une radio Bluetooth et un point d'énergie 10A. Il a des pièces détachées et une couverture météorologique de qualité Renault 4. Il aura deux nouveaux pneus et un nouveau scan lorsqu'ils seront vendus. €4250 e-mail neil@thecoolings.net ou appellera Molly sur 0672487321

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]]>This is one of 200 limited edition Royal Enfield, Squadron Blue Despatch, models photographed outside an old deserted garage in Saint Roman in the Charente department of France.

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]]>Don't you love Vintage and Veteran cars? In SW France there seems to be plenty to be seen. Here are some i photographed.
You will see i have stylised the colour on some. If you want to buy and prefer mono or other colour finish just let me know.
I hope you like them

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]]>This gallery includes vehicles i have owned or just photographed in and around SW France. There is a mix of new and old, something to please everyone.
I hope you like them and if you want to but but prefer a different colour finish just let me know.

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]]>Wandering around a classic car meeting with a camera, what's not to like. Here are a number of images of classic cars photographed in and around SW France.
As you see i have adopted a number of different colour finishes and if you want to buy one but you want a particular image in a different colour finish then please just email me.
I hope you like them

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]]>Racing around the streets of an ancient city, not a sight you see often.

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]]>Bugatti Brescia Course at the Circuit des Ramparts Angouleme.

These Bugatti's were models 13, 30, 37 and 37A from the 1920's and a 48 from 1930.

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]]>The Citadel of Blaye, or Citadelle de Blaye in French, is a 17th-century fortress in the town of Blaye north of Bordeaux, France. Due to Blaye's strategic location on the Gironde estuary, King Louis XIV ordered the Marquis de Vauban to build the fortress in order to protect Bordeaux from attack. The citadel is a walled city that covers an area of about 94 acres and was built around a parade ground, a monastery dedicated to the Minims order, and several army barracks. The ruins of many buildings are inside the fortress, including the 12th-century Rudel Castle, the 12th-century Liverneuf Gate, and the 15th-century Éguillette Tower. At the time when the Citadel of Blaye was built, the range of the cannons was not long enough to cover two miles from one side of the river to the other. Vauban built two more forts, Fort Paté and Fort Médoc, so that the three together could set up cross-fires to prevent enemies from reaching Bordeaux.

With 4,700 inhabitants, Blaye is a small town, but has a long history of military and strategic significance.

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]]>September in Edinburgh was at times a rainy affair.

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