Rape Seed Crop
by Rob Antill
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My dad lives in the middle of nowhere, on my bike ride out from Loughborough to see him I spotted that the fields were in full blossom. I walked in to the middle of one of the fields, trying not to get too covered in pollen. Once I found a good spot I held the camera above my head and rotated with it. The method worked out quite effective.
This was taken around 4am. The full moon was the primary source of light. My village now turns most o...
It was Christmas morning and me and a friend had been out for some drinks on Christmas eve. On the wa...
Bradgate Park is Leicestershire's largest and most popular country park. It comprises of 840 acres of...
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station with the East Midlands Parkway Railway Station in the foreground....
The Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in all its glory. It is a coal power station, not a nuclear power...
This is the junction of the Erewash Canal and the River Trent at Trent Lock. The power station remind...
This is the last lock on the Erewash Canal just before it meets the River Trent, close to Long Eaton,...
This aerial panorama was taken on the top of a 15m (50ft) mast. The mast and guy ropes were then remo...
This is an early morning shot next to the Erewash Canal just before it reaches the River Trent in the...
New skatepark opened in Clifton around September 2011. Built by Maverick Industries, one of the best ...
Europe is generally agreed to be the birthplace of western culture, including such legendary innovations as the democratic nation-state, football and tomato sauce.
The word Europe comes from the Greek goddess Europa, who was kidnapped by Zeus and plunked down on the island of Crete. Europa gradually changed from referring to mainland Greece until it extended finally to include Norway and Russia.
Don't be confused that Europe is called a continent without looking like an island, the way the other continents do. It's okay. The Ural mountains have steadily been there to divide Europe from Asia for the last 250 million years. Russia technically inhabits "Eurasia".
Europe is presently uniting into one political and economic zone with a common currency called the Euro. The European Union originated in 1993 and is now composed of 27 member states. Its headquarters is in Brussels, Belgium.
Do not confuse the EU with the Council of Europe, which has 47 member states and dates to 1949. These two bodies share the same flag, national anthem, and mission of integrating Europe. The headquarters of the Council are located in Strasbourg, France, and it is most famous for its European Court of Human Rights.
In spite of these two bodies, there is still no single Constitution or set of laws applying to all the countries of Europe. Debate rages over the role of the EU in regards to national sovereignty. As of January 2009, the Lisbon Treaty is the closest thing to a European Constitution, yet it has not been approved by all the EU states.
Text by Steve Smith.
