While browsing the web, I have found a wealth of sites with useful information (and some really awful ones). This listing was generated from "my favourites" using a great utility called
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Go to Index| Ann's Art | A Work In Progress. Pencil, pen&ink, watercolor. Excellant Drawings with examples of how Ann's pictures are built up. http://www.angelfire.com/on/drawing/ |
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| Ina's Art Gallery, |  I find this multi lingual site fascinating. Ina is a talented lady who produces some amazing paintings full of colour and life.http://www.ina-artsite.com/inaartfl.htm |
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| Museum of Modern Art | World famous New York art museum displays its wares http://www.moma.org/docs/menu/index.htm |
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| Paintings by Bui Thanh Phuong | This Vietnamese artist has a real talent for painting simple evocative images. I especially like the portraits which seem to capture the essence of the model http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Bistro/2336/ |
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| Sugar7 - Art Nudes | This German artist has an excellant talent for pencil drawing and capturing peoples faces. While some of the drawings are erotic, they are not pornographic. http://www.sugar7.de/english.htm |
Entertainment
Pages to do with Television, Film & Radio Entertainment
| 80sNostalgia.com | Welcome to 80s Nostalgia - TV programs and adverts from the 80s http://www.80snostalgia.com/ |
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| Body-Mind QueenDom | An extensive personal growth website divided into several major sections, with thousands of individual pages and a battery of original psychological tests. Good fun and very revealling! http://www.queendom.com/ |
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| Dilbert Zone | The Official Dilbert Website by Scott Adams - Dilbert, Dogbert and Coworkers! http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/index.html |
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| go2flix | Welcome to go2flix! Our goal at this FREE site is to make finding information about your next movie or video a quick hassle-free experience. http://www.go2flix.com/ |
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| Heart 106.2 fm | London's Best Music Mix Heart 106.2 plays artists like Simply Red, Lighthouse Family and Robbie Williams. http://www.heart1062.co.uk/ |
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| London Theatre Guide | Search our entire London Theatre database for shows. http://www.londontheatre.co.uk/index.html |
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| Nostalgia Central | Great site for those who wanted to revisit the past (or their youth). Lots of it is under developement at the moment but it is still fun!
http://www.nostalgiacentral.com/ |
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| TV Cream | Relive those old TV Memories - Watch with mother, hectors house to name a few http://www.tv.cream.org/ARCHIVE.HTM |
Games
Various Games Related Pages
| Arcade@Home(tm) | MAME, N64 & PSX Emulators - Complete MAME v0.36 RC2 Set. If you want toplay those old Speccy or arcade games then heres the place to start looking. http://www.arcadeathome.com/ |
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| Questing Riven | Excellant site if you want info on Riven - the 5CD epic multimedia adventure http://www.connected-media.com/riven/ |
| Bob Manekshaw's Photo Stuff - A Resource for Photographers | You're here of course
 http://www.photostuff.co.uk/ |
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| Jo (the Bass) | Jo is a musician, cat lover, good sport and ME suferer. Her pages are an excellant resource for these things http://freespace.virgin.net/jazzbass.87/home.htm |
HTML Stuff
Tools for Web Developers
| Award-It! | Want to get an award for your site? Check out these pages http://www.award-it.com/ |
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| CGI For Me | If your website doesnt offer CGI scripting then make use of the script services supplied on this web site for free http://www.cgiforme.com/ |
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| DevEdge Online | For the Big boys. Netscapes Web Developer pages http://developer.netscape.com/ |
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| Favicon | Create favicon.ico files to customize the marketing logo in Internet Explorer's favorites/bookmarks using our free online java icon editor http://www.favicon.com/ |
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| Freeware for Webmasters | The source of Agent Web Ranking. This tools queries search engines and reports the position of your site. A brilliant free tool for checking up on the searchengines http://www.aadsoft.com/ |
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| Guides To Specialized Search Engines (with Descriptions) | A collection of guides to specialized search engines covering hundreds of subjects. Includes descriptions and tips for using. http://www.searchability.com/ |
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| htmlgoodies | Free html tutorials from industry expert Dr. Joe Burns. Featuring extensive tutorials on tags, programming, basics, script, frames and more. http://htmlgoodies.earthweb.com/ |
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| IconBAZAAR | The IconBAZAAR - A source for icons, buttons and animated gifs http://www.iconbazaar.com/ |
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| JavaScript Source | An excellant collection of Java script tools to make your web page fly. No explanation is given of how they work however the installation and useage instructions are very clear http://javascript.internet.com/ |
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| LinkExchange - ListBot | Create and manage your own mail lists http://www.listbot.com/ |
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| MSDN Online Web Workshop | Microsoft Web Developers Info on all aspects of HTML http://msdn.microsoft.com/workshop/author/default.asp |
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| Paul's PC Pages | Paul used to write web page programming articles for PCPLUS, some of which are on his website. Paul's articles taught me a lot of tricks http://web.ukonline.co.uk/paul.stephens/index.htm |
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| SmithFam.com | Free downloadable clipart, banners, buttons, icons, animation, icons, images, fonts, image maps, icons, images, bars, graphics, clip art, graphics, clip-art, animations, textures. http://www.smithfam.com/graphics.html |
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| The Free Site | TheFreeSite.com is the best place to find web freebies, including buttons, java applets and services. http://www.thefreesite.com/ |
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| VirtualPromote | JimWorld - All About Submitting For and Earning Hot/Cool Site Awards http://www.virtualpromote.com/hotsites.html |
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| Web Developer's Virtual Library | Web Developer's Virtual Library: Encyclopedia of Web Design Tutorials, Articles and Discussions
http://www.stars.com/ |
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| WebPosition Gold | Learn how to promote your site to a number of search engines. For those of you who aren't technical or have time to spare, they provide a usefull software tools which manages search engine promotion. http://www.webposition.com/ |
Misc Stuff
Stuff I haven't Categorised or cant find a category for
| 6 billion Human Beings | A unique on-line interactive experience based on tens of breath-taking Java applets. Discover the mechanism of population growth, build your own family on-line, choose your birth-control method, discover where you stand in the world population today, where you will stand in 25 years, in 50 years... Enter a new dimension in the world of on-line museum exhibits. http://www.popexpo.net/eMain.html |
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| Free Historic Maps | Excellant fun site which shows an old maps (1800s) of your local area brought to you by ordinance survey. Searches can be done on postcode or address and you can buy your map if you like it. http://www.old-maps.co.uk/ |
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| Generalized Anxiety Home Page | You'll be surprised how many people suffer from some sort of anxiety which prevents them from getting on with various aspects of their lives. This site provided information for sufferers and carers. http://www.anxietynetwork.com/gahome.html#ga1 |
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| H2G2 | The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy - Create all the entries for earth. good fun and very popular. http://www.h2g2.com/ |
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| Home Business Support | This site promises to share every single tip, trick, idea, concept, and strategy that successful marketers are using to create wealth online. Usefull stuff for web page owners
http://www.smithfam.com/ |
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| multimap.com Home Page | Really, Really Really usefull site. If you dont look at anything else, go here. Multimap provides free access to street maps of the UK and Europe, travel directions, aerial photos, and detailed maps of the world. Links to maps can be mailled to people etc http://uk2.multimap.com/ |
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| Orange Home Page | Web site for mobile phone operator Orange. Buy phones and all sorts on line and find out how to send text messages and use their services http://www.orange.co.uk |
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| The English Heritage Archaeology Division hom. | Great site for planning days out to buildings and monuments of historical interest around the UK. The site is also full of information about what the organisation does and education ervices it provides. http://www.eng-h.gov.uk/ |
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| The Garden Pond | The site used to be about photgraphy but has made an altogether mega leap towards garden ponds. There is lots of background information and I like the site in the same way I enjoy gardners question time even though I am no gardner. http://www.karlbaker.freeserve.co.uk/ |
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| The Speedtrap Bible v4.0 | All you ever wanted to know about speed cameras from how they work to where they are. A full explanation of the current UK legislation is also provided http://www.audicoupe.demon.co.uk/speedtrap_bible.html |
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| UK Street Map | Really usefull site if you need directions. Supply a UK postcode and you get a street map of the area centered on it http://www.streetmap.co.uk/ |
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| WebRing Home Page | An excellant way to link sites with related content. This site is the master and contains an index of all web rings on the net. Pick a topic and follow th ering http://www.webring.org/ |
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| Welcome to the National Blood Service | Do something amazing today. Give blood and save a lfe as the slogan goes. I am a regular giver of blood and I think everyone should make the effort. This site will tell you what happens and why blood donation is so important
http://www.blood.co.uk/welcome.htm |
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| YourMobile | Free ringtones for your mobile phone. Great fun to play with and easy to use http://www.yourmobile.com/ |
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| Zoroastrian Organizations | Information about the Zoroastrian religion. Simple site with a growing collection of translations from the ancient scrptures. http://www.avesta.org/ |
| ALWAYS ON THE RUN LYRICS PAGE | Want a lyric? Find it here http://lenny.dyadel.net/lyrics.htm |
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| CDDB! | The net's largest database of audio CD title, track and song name information. Search for hard-to-find compact discs and download free Internet-aware CD player software. - Not a site I have played with extensively but it feels good!
http://www.cddb.com/ |
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| Jean Michel Jarre | The Official Jean Michel Jarre Web site for those who love his musical style. See images from his concerts and here clips from his albums. http://www.jeanmicheljarre.com/ |
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| Mike Oldfield Sound Archive | Mike Oldfield Music archiveand info http://www.casema.net/~mdewaal/ |
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| Sheila Chandra Artist Profile | Sheila Chandra Artist Profile - Sheila brought Indian rhythms and sounds to UK pop http://www.rahul.net/hrmusic/artists/scart.html |
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| The Official Voulez Vous Website | The best UK ABBA tribute band. If they play near you make sure you go! http://www.voulez-vous.u-net.com/ |
| Dell Computer Corporation | Great PC's Notebooks and servers with brilliant online service and support http://www.euro.dell.com/countries/uk/enu/gen/default.htm |
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| DirectHosting.co.uk | If you want or need a UK domain and someone to host it then look no further. excellant support and very competitve rates http://www.directhosting.co.uk/index.htm |
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| Intel Architecture Labs Home Page | Want to know whats going on with PC's Look at the these pages and find out what the main industry driver is doing http://developer.intel.com/ial/ |
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| IT Calendar - The definitive online listing of UK technology events | Want to know what IT exhibitions, seminars etc are happening in the UK? Check it out here http://www.itcalendar.co.uk/ |
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| Morgan Auction | on-line end of line and surplus computer stock auction.
http://www.morgan-auctions.co.uk/ |
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| Morgan Computing | Surplus and reconditioned IT equipment available here http://www.morgancomputers.co.uk/ |
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| PRIMAX International B.V. - Homepage | PRIMAX make scanners of various types and sizes http://www.primax.nl/ |
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| STERLING'S Computer Shop | Reconditioned and surplus PC and IT equipment available here http://www.sterling-management.co.uk/ |
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| TUCOWS NETWORK | Excellant and probably the best collection of shareware and freeware on the web. The site is well indexed and covers all software including PDAs. Mirror sites around the world make it fast to access http://www.tucows.com/ |
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| UMAX UK | Umax make Scanners and Notebooks. http://www.umax.co.uk/ |
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| Virtual Freestuff | Over 3,000 of the Best Free Offers on the Internet
http://www.virtualfreesites.com/free.html |
Photography
General Photographic Sites
| Regional Arts Boards of England | This site is disappointing as I beleive the Arts board could provide more event information. Having said that, if you need funding or want to know how the arts board functions then this is the site to be http://www.arts.org.uk/ |
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| Southend on Sea Photographic Society | Simple page which lists a number of UK camera clubs and their web sites. http://freespace.virgin.net/newday.webs/sps5/photlnks.html |
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| Stock Solution's Photo Site of the Week | A simple page providing links to some impressive photographic web sites which are well worth a browse. http://www.tssphoto.com/foto_week.html |
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| The Royal Photographic Society | The RPS web site is improving steadily. An online gallery for members is now available as well as digitised images from the societies large collection http://www.rps.org/ |
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| UCD Photographic Society Home Page | Simple site with some useful photographic related links http://hermes.ucd.ie/~photosoc/Darren/linksa.html |
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| Windsor Photographic Society | A well put together site for this club which includes and excellent gallery of photographs and a listing of all the events http://www.proaxis.demon.co.uk/wps/ |
Photography: Aerial Images
Aerial Photography related websites
| Aerial photographic map of the UK | An ambitious projects to provide an aerial map of the UK. Only some parts of the country are running at the moment but the whole system promises to be very impressive http://www.getmapping.com/ |
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| Aerial Photography at University of Cambridge | Basic site describing the work of the main aeriel survey team in the UK http://www.aerial.cam.ac.uk/ |
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| getmapping.com | This is an ambitious project to provide a continuous aerial map of the UK which can be zoomed in and out. The complete map is not available yet but more areas go on line regularly. Maps are also available for purchase. http://www1.getmapping.com/ |
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| Naplib | The national association or aerial photographic libraries. Basic site which promises to have more interesting information and images soon http://www.naplib.org.uk/ |
| CANON CAMERA MUSEUM (ENGLISH) | A virtual museum where you can find everything you need to know about Canon's history and camera products. http://www.canon.com/camera-museum/ |
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| Canon UK Home | Want to buy some Canon gear? This site will tell you about all their products (from photocoppiers to cameras) and where you can buy them from in the UK. http://www.canon.co.uk/ |
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| Eastman Kodak Company | Great Website which delivers some interesting services and teaches the fundamentals of photography http://www.kodak.com/ |
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| Fuji Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. | A bit like Kodak. Excellant site for information on film technology and Fuji's huge range of products http://www.fujifilm.com/ |
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| IMAGEK - Electronic Film System | A great technology which has only just been launched after a year or so of hype and which is only available in the US. http://www.imagek.com/ |
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| Kaidan | Virtual Reality & panoramic imaging solutions. Look out for the special tripod mount for taking super wide panoramic images upto 360 degree views. http://www.kaidan.com/ |
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| Lowepro Camera Bags | An excellant line of camera bags and rucksacks displayed here in their full glory. What lets the site down is no e-commerce! The rucksack is the best camera bag I have ever bought (and I have a few). http://www.lowepro.com/ |
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| Nikon World | Photographic tips and information from Nikon and their "club" magazine. The articles arent just restricted to photography and cameras. Unfortunately, there are not many images around. http://www.nikon.co.jp/main/index_e.htm |
Photography: Galleries & Museums
| Artworks | Online art gallery run by MOMA in New York. Anyone can display their artwork by submitting an image. Some well known names are on display and the artworks can be anything and not just paintings and pictures http://www.stadiumweb.com/artworks/index.html |
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| BUCS Imaging & Photography | Bath University Imaging and Photographic Unit show of their skills in this gallery http://www.bath.ac.uk/BUCS/IPU/ |
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| Cafe Society | An on-line gallery promoting photography and the work of young artists. The site is well laid out and displays the images creatively. http://cafesociety.org/ |
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| Exposure - Hereford Photography festival 2000 | This Festivall looks like fun and there's loads of information and activities to ve found here. It is an annual event so please check regularly http://www.photofest.org/ |
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| Fine Art Nudes Kyoto | A well presented catalogue of photographers nude studies. http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/photos/nudes/index.html |
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| Images of Britain | Simple site which uses submissions from photographers to document the UK pictorially. This growing collection should provide a fascinating archive for future generations. Why not give it a go and submit an image yourself? http://www.images-of-britain.freeserve.co.uk/ |
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| Images of England | This site gives tha latest news and some sample images from this enterprising project to photograph all 300,000 listed buildings and monuments in England. The final site which will house the images is currently under developement. The photography which is done by volunteers is hard work but fun (speaking from experience). Help is always required so if you feel like joining the team....
http://www.rchme.gov.uk/ioe/home.html |
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| Moment of Fame! | Submit a photo of your "Moment of Fame" for the world to share. A fun concept with some great images. I'm not sure how many of them are from the public as oppossed to PR people still.... http://www.momentoffame.com/index.html |
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| monoart fine art monochrome photography | Steve's site is well assembled and displays his art nudes and landscapes brilliantly. A good collection of black and white images (mainly nudes) are on display. http://www.monoart.com/ |
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| National Museum of Photography, Film & Television | A great site if you want to know what is on display at the museum in general terms however no online catalogue of materials and resources or articles and papers reduces the sites value. http://www.nmsi.ac.uk/nmpft/ |
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| PhotoArts | on-line shopping for fine art prints - whatever next. Great site for those of us across the pond who dont get a chance to see these things in the flesh. Well worth a visit http://www.photoarts.com/ |
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| PhotoPoint - Free, easy web photo sharing and photo gallery | A Free Access photo gallery where people can share anddisplay images either collectively, personally or privately. Some interesting stuff but a bit to commercial http://photopoint.com/ |
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| Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England | This organisation and the National Monument Record merged with English Heritage last year. The site is still kept uptodate and contains some excellant information on our architectural heritage. http://www.rchme.gov.uk/homepage.html? |
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| UCR-California Museum of Photography | An extensive collection of Muybridge's work (fully animated) is just one of the treasures to be found on this site. this site is well worth a visit as the themed galleries are regularly updated. http://cmp1.ucr.edu/ |
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| uklandscape.net | A contemporary photographic and literary resource depicting the British landscape - I wouldnt disagree with their blurb. A well put together site which runs on unobtrusive advertising. The photo editors do a good job of the image selection. A site worth a regular look in. http://www.uklandscape.net/ |
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| Virtual gallery - Images | Belgian photographer John Hannes exhibits mainly black and white work on this simple site. The images are well executed and he has a good eye for unusal compositions and patterns. http://members.xoom.com/virgal/ |
| Corbis Images | Traditionally Licensed and Royalty-Free Stock Photography http://www.corbisimages.com/ |
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| Country Life Picture Library Homepage | Country Life magazine makes its extensive collection of garden and building photography available on line. Annoying pop up menus and non scaling frames make the pages difficult to navigate. http://www.countrylife.co.uk/ArtsAntiques/FineArt/Piclib/library.htm |
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| e-photo - photobank and models in Czech Republiv | This library and model directory is sparse on the library but has an interesting set of model shots if thats your thing. A nice front end on the site bit there is an annoying habit of spawning windows http://www.e-photo.cz/index.html |
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| Mary Evans Picture Library | A unique collection of engravings, woodcuts, paintings and photographs covering the last millenia http://www.mepl.co.uk/index2.shtml |
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| PhotoDisc Royalty-free Digital Stock Photography | PhotoDisc Royalty-free Digital Stock Photography http://www.photodisc.com/uk/ |
| Canon EOS Magazine | Companion website for EOS magazine which is published bimonthly. Good reference site for Canon EOS owners and some good links. http://www.eos-magazine.com/ |
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| Megapixel.net | Webzine containing Digital Camera Reviews and Information. Some interesting articles, competitions and partworks make this a site well worth a return visit http://www.megapixel.net/ |
| A.W.Photography | Interesting collection of B&W nudes. Well presented site with some novel poses and excellant high key shots. http://www.awphotography.co.uk/ |
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| GlamourModels on the Web | A place for models to show of their work and lack of clothes! Models from around the world can be found here allong with their price tags http://www.glamourmodels.com/ |
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| lea-modele-photo | Simple site which is ideal if you want to ogle a very pretty young lady. Helps if you can speak french http://studio.le-village.com/lea/ |
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| Super Models and Celebrities Photo Display | 3D and 2D images of models and stars. This gets a 6 for its novelty value and interesting use of stereo java applets http://www.trivista.com/smac/smac.htm |
Photography: Panoramic Imaging
| panoguide.com - the guide to panoramic photography | The best site I've seen on panoramic photography and the various tools and techniques employed. There are tips and tricks for everyone from the beginner to the professional. http://www.panoguide.com/ |
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| Panoramic Network and the Wide Wide World of Panoramic Photography | Great site containing all you need to know about panoramic images and how to make them. http://panoramicnetwork.bizland.com/ |
| Airshow Action Photo Gallery by Peter Steehouwer | Netherlands Photographers with an excellant collection of aviation images http://www.steehouwer.com/ |
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| Alan's Photographic Page | This Website contains images taken by Allen and those submitted for display by other amateur photographers. A varied collection of images displayed simply http://www.angelfire.com/al/4tography/ |
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| Art photo Maurice et Marie-Jeanne SALMON | French photographer Maurice specialises in black and white nude images. Some interesting poses but I feel the poses are a bit of a cliche http://maurice.salmon.free.fr/ |
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| Carlos Pinto Coelho - Fotografia | An interesting collection of images which are very rich in colour and texture. The site is well laid out although a bit slow. The graphic images are just that - sharp and crisp while the wandering body collection places nudes in some unusual locations and poses. http://www.acontece.net/1/index.htm |
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| CHANNEL TUNNEL RAIL LINK PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECT | A collection of images and documents charting the creation of the channel tunnel high speed rail link on the UK side. Some interesting images on display showing the construction work. This site is under long term developement. http://www.ctrlphoto.freeuk.com/index.htm |
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| Click Photography By Philip A Sprague | A simple but well put together site detailing UK photographer Phillip's work. some lovely images from around the world are on display and I especially love the landscapes. http://freespace.virgin.net/philip.sprague/index.html |
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| Curt Rosengren's Photography | Simple site with some intersting travel photographs and articles http://www.rosengren.net/ |
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| David Dare Parker Photojournalist | David is an Australian Photojournalist and he has some amazing pictures from his travels. Well presented site however I felt that I wanted to know more about his experiences in these places and there was no information forthcomming. http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ddpphoto/index.html |
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| Earthgallery.net - The home of panoramic photography online - A Colin Prior Project | Beautiful panoramic landscape photographs available to buy on line. this site is a must to visit http://www.earthgallery.net/ |
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| Fashion Photographers | Information on fashion and beauty photographers including famous names like Helmut Newton. Would rate the site higher if it was more reliable and had fewer brocken links. http://www.clicio.com.br/fotofashion.htm |
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| Fografía Angular | Small site advertising this photographers wares http://www.ctv.es/USERS/angular/home%20ingles.htm |
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| Glen Gaffney Nature and Pictorial Photographer | US Photographers excellant wildlife and nature collection http://members.tripod.com/~Glen_Gaffney/ |
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| glenn hunt photojournalist art reportage australia photography documentry | This site is flashy - or should I say the front end menu runs on flash which looks nice but I think is clunky and unfriendly to use. Some great images however and well worth struggling through the menus. http://www.glennhunt.com.au/ |
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| Gordon's FotoWeb Gallery | Kyoto based photographer, Gordon's style is more like travelogue and human geography. He narrates his images well and the overall effect is quite pleasing.l http://web.kyoto-inet.or.jp/people/photos/gordon/index.html |
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| Great Panoramic Escapes by Ken Clarke-Jervoise | Some stunning panoramic images taken on a Linhof camera which produces 4 frames per roll of 120 http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Island/2354/ |
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| Henniker's Home Page | David's web page has a friendly feel to it and he has chosen some interesting images from his many years of photography. http://www.henniker.org.uk/ |
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| Ian Keel's Wildlife Photography | A nice simple site with some lovely animal images. The pictures are slightly to dark and flat which I think is more a problem with the digitising rather than the originals. http://www.ian-k.supanet.com/ |
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| images by Tina Manley | Lovely black and white reportage/social photography make this site well worth a visit. http://main.nc.us/openstudio/tinamanley/ |
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| Independent Photography Group | This site showcases some very talented work from a dispirit group of Brooklyn photographers. I would have rated it higher if it was regularly updated however the site is still well worth a visit just for its sheer diversity of styles and interesting viewpoints on American life. http://www.desktopstudios.com/indiephoto.htm |
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| Ivers Photo & Imaging | American photographer Rory Ivers shows of his skills and talent. Some great images (mostly portraits/glamour) with comprehensive details on how they were shot makes this site an invaluable resource for those interested in this field. http://www.iversimaging.com/ |
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| John Wasak Photography | American photographer John Wasak's black and white images of earth sea and sky are wonderful to see. The images are a bit slow to load but well worth the wait. Images do not seem to be updated regularly. http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/6026/ |
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| LEWISVISION (Lewis Lang Photography) - Home Page | A selection of photographic images from the real to the surreal is the way this site is billed. Unfortunately this site has not been maintained/updated for some time which is a shames as this chap has plenty of interesting ideas http://members.aol.com/Lewisvisn/home.htm |
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| Luminous-Landscape | I love landscapes and panoramic format images so it should be no surprise that this site is rated highly. The colours and textures are really rich and the presentation is superb. The site is a bit slow but well worth it. http://www.luminous-landscape.com/ |
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| Mark Cleghorn Photography | Mark is a very well known social photographer and his web site gives you a feel for his work. The site is small and simple, well designed but definately lacking content. As Mark runs seminars, he obviously doesnt want to give to much away! http://www.markcleghorn.com/html/mcframes.htm |
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| Martin Furze Photography and Video | Martin Furze is a glamour photographer with an interesting set of pictures in his gallery. I should point out that there is more nudity on Channel 5 than on this web site. The images are well executed but slightly cliched http://www.kopperknob.com/ |
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| MHK Photography | Martine's architectural photography site is simple to navigate and contains some excellant images. I especially liked some of the more abstract images. http://www.mhkphotography.ndirect.co.uk/ |
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| MikLav Photos | Excellant site with a great collection of images covering a variety of topics. Well presented gallery with a postcard service http://miklav.virtualave.net/html/index.html |
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| Miles Winter's Commercial & Social Photography Website | A great site (I designed it!!!) which advertises the services of my photography mentor Miles Winter. Site let down by lack of content at present. http://www.mileswinterphotography.co.uk/ |
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| Muzenchi's | Laura Manley's website contains some especially powerful black and white images. while professing to not being a photographer, I think she has a great talent. The site is let down by Angelfires insistance on spawning advert windows. http://www.angelfire.com/sc2/photoweb/ |
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| Natural Visions - Worldwide wildlife stock photos by Heather Angel and associates | Heather Angel is one of the UKs best known wildlife photographers. See some of her images on line and find out about her exhibtions and workshops. Information is available about her books however there is no link to a site to purchase them http://www.naturalvisions.co.uk/ |
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| Nature Photography, Graphic Design | Best loaded in full screen mode, this interesting site specialises in nature photography. This site seems to be very focussed at selling you things and the images displayed are too small in both the thumbnail size and the expanded size. http://www.larrysizemore.com/ |
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| Phil Wynn Photography | UK photographer Phil specialises in glamour photography. His site is put together well, easy to navigate and contains a model directory with some well executed images http://www.f16.co.uk/ |
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| PHOTOSIGN - virtual gallery by Valeriy V. Ermakov | I suspect that this site should really be under the art section as Valeriy takes photographs and transforms them into stunning surreal visions. A simple to navigate site well worth a visit http://photosign.tripod.com/index.html |
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| Rankin Photography | Rankin, a contraversial UK fashion photgrapher shows some of his images on line and promotes a discussion of his work http://www.rankin.co.uk/ |
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| Ron Blunt Photography | Something about Ron's architectural images really appeal to me. As a proffesional photographer he has been commisioned to photgraph some interesting subjects and this site makes a good showcase and advert. The only negative about the site is that there is no information provided about the images http://www.ronbluntphoto.com/ |
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| Sam Appleby Photographic & Audio-Visual Artist | UK photographer Sam Appleby uses the web to display his images and AV presentation to great effect. Anyone who can make Bracknell look interesting has to be very talented. http://www.samappleby.demon.co.uk/ |
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| Sublime Photography | Recommended to me by a friend, this site was a pleasure to visit. Some great panoramic images which have been stitched together well. I especially like the images from the east end of London. A gentleman with a lot of talent.
http://www.stuart63.fsnet.co.uk/ |
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| The PhotoJournal.com | This site is supposed to be a photo journal however while the images are very good, I would like to know more about some of the subjects and the stories behind them. http://www.thephotojournal.com/ |
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| The Secret Garden - Albert Richards | Amazing images of flowers taken using a technique called radiography. http://www-personal.umich.edu/~agrxray/index.html |
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| Walrus Images Online | Walrus Images - Wildlife, Nature & Fine Art Photography
Welcome to the wild world of top TV wildlife photographer Andy Rouse. Whether you're a client researching some pictureneeds for the two eyed four horned westhamosaurus or just someone who loves great pictures and irreverent commentary, this is the sitefor you.
Showcase Portfolios Register for Monthly Newsletter
TV Series
About Andy
Picture of the Month
Bookshop
Print Sh° http://www.andyrouse.co.uk/ |
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| WebPhoto by Paolo Campus | Paolo is a great photographer with an eye for abstract images. You will enjoy looking through his galleries of b&W and colour images and the site is well put together and easy to navigate. Could do with more information however. http://digilander.iol.it/webphoto/ |
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| WildPicture Wildlife and Nature Photography by Hans Martens | Netherlands photographer Hans has a great website and some good wildlife images along with information about the animals he photographs http://www.wildpicture.com/ |
Photography: Photographic Suppliers
| 7dayshop.com - The Great Value Online Store | Best place to buy film paper and other camera food. Simple website and prompt delivery http://www.7dayshop.com/ |
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| Digital Workshop | Digital Workshop is the UK distributor for PaintShop Pro which is the main image tool that I use. They have a variety of other tools most of which are available as shareware. http://www.digitalworkshop.co.uk/ |
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| Jessops Online | Jessops On-Line Shopping - Needs no more description http://www.jessops.com/ |
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| NOVA | NOVA are one of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of darkroom equipment. They also sell a wide range of papers and chemicals either by mail order or through the store. Excellant service. http://www.novadarkroom.com/ |
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| Photography World Home Page | Photography World is a portal site which claims to cover all things photographic. Not sure what value this site adds as most of the information is available else where The photo library looks like a nice feature as the take no commision and charge a very reasonable rate. I am curious to know how much business the site generates. http://www.photographyworld.co.uk/ |
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| Solo Photographic, St. Albans. New and used equipment sales and hire | I have not bought anything from this shop yet however I was given some really god advice over the phone. As shops with knowledgeable staff are hard to come by these days I think its well worth shouting about! http://www.solophoto.co.uk/ |
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| The Patience Photographic Co Ltd.... for Photographic, Optical & Imaging Products | Mail order supplier with an up to date catalogue but no online ordering http://www.patience-photographic.co.uk/ |
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| Widescreen Centre | Independent specialist optical retailler specialising in Telescopes, projectors and screens, panoramic cameras, stereo/3d imaging, and a whole host of other special interest topics http://www.widescreen-centre.co.uk/ |
| Pinhole Visions Art of Pinhole Photography | An excellant resource for those interested in this form of photography. Some brilliant images from a variety of photographers are available to view in the online gallery and there are plenty of links to related sites. http://www.pinhole.com/index.shtml |
| Jasc Software | UK distributor for PaintShop Pro and other software from Jasc. Online support and purchasing make this a very usefull site. Club membership and patch/demo downloads are just some of the other features http://www.jasc.com/ |
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| Panorama Tools | I couldnt get the stitcher tool to work correctly however the photoshop plugins are quite useful (especially the software shift lens). http://www.fh-furtwangen.de/~dersch/ |
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| The Panorama Factory Stitching Software | Anyone who has tried manually stitching images together to form a panorama will appreciate what an absolute pain it is to do. This software is brilliant at assembling images and removing distortion caused by parallax and rotation away from the nodal point. Colour balance and brightnes are also adjusted to make the joins seemless. http://www.panoramafactory.com/index.html |
| 3D Combine | This simple tool lets you creat stereo images in a variety of formats and break down anaglyphs into their component parts. i have not had time to try the software yet but it looks promising. Feedback appreciated http://www.photoalb.com/combine/index.htm |
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| Anaglyph Stereoscopic Images | This is an interesting collection of 3D images both old and new http://cmp1.ucr.edu/collections/km/stereo/default.html |
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| Holography Lasers and Holograms | A tempting teaser on holography and how to set up your own holographic studio. You will have to buy the book to get the full details The slide show on the theory wouldnt work for me so I was a bit disappointed. http://www.holoworld.com/ |
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| Lenticular 3-D & 4-D by Depthography, Inc., Virtual Image Gallery.html | Interesting site which explains 3d imaging and lenticular printing specifically. While a very commercial site, there are some good images tucked away in the library. http://www.depthography.com/index.html |
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| Leonardo da Vinci | Leonard developed the perspective frame which makes it easier for artists to paint or draw. This commercial site sells modern day frames and explains their benefits and uses. http://www.mmsweb.com/spectra/leonardo.htm |
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| Stereoscopy.com - The World of 3D-Imaging! | A One Stop Shop for all you ever wanted to know about 3D imaging http://stereoscopy.com/ |
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| Taipei Stereographic | A rather peculiar site set up to provide a teaching resource for students in Taiwan. One of the assignments in the course is to produce information on and images in 3D. This site contains lots of links and so it is very useful. http://phillips.personal.nccu.edu.tw/3d/index.html |
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| The Stereoscopic Society - Homepage | The Stereoscopic Society Web page. Simple site which just provides info for membership. http://stereoscopy.com/stereosociety/ |
Photography: Techniques & Information
| A complete guide to digital cameras, digital photography, and digital video | This site specialise in short course on various aspects of digital photography. Even if you dont have a digital camera there are lots of tips and tricks that will be relevant so go on and have a rummage. http://www.shortcourses.com/ |
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| A History of Photography, by Robert Leggat | A well written and factual history of photography. This article is simple laid out with no fancy graphics etc. A short biography of important photographers is also included http://www.kbnet.co.uk/rleggat/photo/ |
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| American Photography - A Century of Images | An excellant site for those interested in the history of photography. Topics include art, fashion and war and well know images are used to illustrate the articles. An Image Lab lets you play with cropping or go on a photoshoot. http://www.pbs.org/ktca/americanphotography/ |
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| Exploded View of Ixus | I wanted to repair my Ixus and was put of once I found out what was involved on this site. The Ixus was the smallest APS camera on the market for some time and still has a lot more style than its competition http://www.sci.fi/~animato/APS/index.html |
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| Kite Aerial Photography | This site shows you how to take aerial photographs from a kite. There are some sample images and a brief history of the technique. http://www.tarn-web.com/english/ukbatutndx.htm |
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| Links to WWW Photography Sites | A very simple page which does as it says - lists links to a varity of photographic sites on the World Wide Web Compiled by James C. Anderson University of Louisville Photographic Archives http://www.louisville.edu/library/ekstrom/special/photos.html |
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| Nick Sushkin's On-Line Depth of Field Plotter | Nick Sushkin's On-Line Depth of Field Plotter is an excellant tool to play with and get a feel for the way Depth of Field works for any focal length, aperture and film resolution. http://www.dof.pcraft.com/ |
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| Photo Active | An online gallery and tutorials selling photography courses in Scotland. http://www.photoactive.co.uk/ |
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| Photography, The Online Source | On-line update for "Photography" text book used in schools. Some useful links but most interesting is the gallery which contains images from schools who use the textbook. Its good to see that kids are encouraged to express themselves with photography http://www.prenhall.com/photosource/ |
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| SLR Photography Online | Prommising site which failled to deliver. Online tips and information on photography however the contents is pretty static and has not been updated for some time http://library.advanced.org/25780/index.shtml |
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| Stitching Panoramas | An interesting article describing some of the techniques and problems encountered when creating panoramic images from lots of individual images. http://www.berceanu.com.au/stitch.html |
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| The Penultimate Pinhole Photography Site | This site is under developement and significantly improved since my last visit. The site is a bit wordy and I would like to see more of the authors own images available to view. http://www.airtime.co.uk/pinhole/ |
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| Zone 2 Tone | Brilliant site which explains the zone system and how to use it. Les also takes the time to tell you how he made each shot in the gallery and used the zone system to maximise the impact of each image. A great informative site well worth a visit.
http://www.zone2tone.co.uk/ |
| Government Information Service | UK Government web site. find out what they want you to know http://www.open.gov.uk/ |
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| Inland Revenue | Get you tax forms and submit them on line http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/home.htm |
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| Liberal Democrats | The LibDems - What else is there to say http://www.libdems.org.uk/ |
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| The Conservative Party | "Oor Wullie's" boys http://www.conservative-party.org.uk/ |
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| The Labour Party | Phoney Tonys motley crew live here http://www.labour.org.uk/ |
Search Engines
These engines are all unrated as I have no simple way of gauging the succes or otherwise.
| AltaVista Main Page | Not much to say. I dont use this one much at all http://www.altavista.com/ |
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| Ask Jeeves | Ask for information in plain english. Now there's a novelty http://www.askjeeves.com/ |
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| Child-Safe Search Engine. | A search engine that locks out the smut http://www.searchhound.com/ |
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| EuroSeek | Reputed to be the *first* true multilingual search engine in the world! With 40 European languages supported. http://www.euroseek.com/page?ilang=en |
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| FAST Search All the Web | A very fast search engine with a very American focus and slow to add sites http://www.alltheweb.com/ |
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| Hotbot Electric Library | If you want a document or book in the public domain, you'll find it here http://www.elibrary.com/s/hotbot/search.cgi?id=113323909x0y28782w5&for=func |
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| Lifestyle.UK - Home Page | Lifestyle.UK, Europe's largest hand maintained directory, of quality assured sites. http://www.lifestyle.co.uk/index.htm |
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| Lycos Pro Search | http://lycospro.lycos.com/lycospro.html |
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| ODP - Open Directory Project | Interesting Directory Scheme which allows anyone to register their site. This info is used by a number of search engines automatically. http://dmoz.org/ |
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| PageSeeker The World's First New Media Search Engine | An interesting search engine which has an easy to read display of results http://www.pageseeker.com/cf.htm |
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| UK Plus | UK Specific search engine. All sites are checked manually and they are quick to respond http://www.ukplus.co.uk/ukplus/SilverStream/Pages/pgUKPlusHome.html |
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| WebTop.com | GET IN THE ZONE WITH WEBTOPThe future of convenient, reliable searching is here! WebTop is arevolutionary search engine that has carved up the web into Information Zones that make searching the internet much easier. Zones include Movies, Music, TV, News, and many others.
http://www.webtop.com/servlets/ssi/index.html?PAGE=search&LOOK=euroferret |
| Auto Express! | If your buying or selling a car in the UK, keep up to date with the latest news and price guides here http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/bmanekshaw/index.html |
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| Bluewater - a unique shopping experience | Not an on-line store but a real bricks and mortar shopping centre in Kent. The place is well worth a visit and not just for the shops. http://www.bluewater.co.uk/index.htm |
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| Calleva Contracts Ltd | Want to lease a car. These guys will give competitive prices and explain the pros and cons http://www.bluewave.co.uk/calleva/index.html |
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| Computer Manuals Online Bookstore | UK bookstore specialising in computer manuals. Good selection and reasonable prices http://www.computer-manuals.co.uk/ |
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| DVDstreet | UK source of DVDs at fairly good prices http://www.dvdstreet.infront.co.uk/ |
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| Exchange and Mart | Average Small adds web site linked to weekly magazine http://www.exchangeandmart.co.uk/ |
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| Innovations On-Line Home Page | Want a gadget? Then this is the place for you. The innovations catalogue on-line http://www.innovations.co.uk/ |
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| lastminute.com | Typical portal shopping site with some good features but those good at browsing are bound to find better deals. Like the idea of booking restaurants on line however this only works in London http://www.lastminute.com/lmn/default.asp |
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| LOOT · The Free-ads Paper | Buying and selling was never so easy. Excellant freeadds paper displays its classified columns on line and has auction facilities. http://www.loot.com/scripts/lootsite.dll |
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| RS Components | RS Components online catalogue and shopping http://www.rswww.com/ |
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| Tesco Web Site | Brilliant e-commerce site selling everything from baked beans to DVDs. Tescos is the UK's no1 supermarket. http://www.tesco.co.uk/ |
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| The Internet Bookshop | This is actually run by WH Smith's one of the UK's largest newsagents. Excelleant service and prices (club card holders can get points to). Book search engine is not to clever. http://www.bookshop.co.uk/hme/hmepge.asp |
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| Waterstone's Online | Excellant on-line bookstore but the search index is frustrating incomplete for the more specialised books. Good service however. http://www.waterstones.co.uk/cgi-bin/wat01prd.storefront/ |
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| WHSmith Online | Online version of one of UKs largest newsagents and booksellers. Good prices and service on book and CD sales and collect points too! http://www.whsmith.co.uk/Default.asp |
