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| < PREV | Taken from B9052 near Hurtiso. The four Churchill Barriers were built to block the entrance to Scapa Flow during WWII. This was a response to the sinking of the Royal Oak by a U-boat that slipped between the block ships. | NEXT > | ||||||||
| Date: Thursday 8th September 2005 14:21:23 1/320 F:5.6 24.0mm (35 equiv: 36mmmm) Bias: +2/3 ISO: 200 Shutter speed priority AE: Multi-segment AF-S: Center WB:Auto Shooting:Continuous NIKON D70 AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED Flash:Did Not Fire Ver.1.03 | ||||||||||