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2013-05-19 14:27:40 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Another Planet +HQSP Monochrome curated by +Blake Harrold +Bill Wood #hqspmonochrome  +Beach Sunday curated by +Ross Campbell #BeachSunday  +ShadowsOnSunday curated by +André Roßbach +Daniel Graupner #ShadowsOnSunday :- Low tide on the beach at Telscombe, Sussex, England. A strange alien looking landscape that's been built up over thousands upon thousands of years to be then slowly eroded away and knocked back. It's a shame that time travel is not possible as I would love to go back and set up a camera with timed exposures for one a year and then return to present time and pick it up now. Running the images together to form a visual flick book of how the cliff faces grew and fell over centuries would be an incredible thing to see and observe.

(Edit) I forgot to mention that this was also where some parts of a Doctor Who episode were filmed.  

Photography byJustin Hi... more »

2013-05-19 14:19:04 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Old Green Door +DoorSunday curated by +André Roßbach +Dave Krugman +Maayan Windmuller #doorsunday #ukpcphoto (South East) :- A part of brighton that many don't get to see as they simply walk past without noticing it. This old Victorian building and door are at the end of Trafalgar Court which is a small cul-de-sac just off the bottom of Trafalgar Street in Brighton, England. I don't know for what purpose the building was originally used for or of its history but the colors of the door and brickwork and the angles make for a great and interesting image!    

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-19 12:02:35 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

New Google+ Users: Meet The New Google+
Everything "+" on one post (expand the post)

1. The new Google+
Meet the new Google+: A stream with style and smarts 
Google+: Related Hashtags
Hangouts: Conversations that last, with the people you love
More: googleplusproject.blogspot.com/2013/05/new-google-stream-hangouts-and-photos.html

2. How-To Google+ Videos
Google+: How to get started 
Google+: About circles
Google+: Fun with Hangouts
Google+: Reading and responding
Google+: Sharing
Google+: Set Up Your Profile
Google+: Find people you know
Google+ Communities: A place for whatever you're into
Google+ Events: Introducing a new way to get together
Google+ Photos: Great photos, in less time
Bring your conversations to life with Hangouts
Google+: Share photoa... more »

2013-05-19 11:47:54 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Circle Shares :- When a circle was shared before there was a tab / button that said "View Circle". Now that has been removed and is no longer there. Why would anyone simply click the new "Add People" button without knowing who's in that circle. Has Google Plus lost its marbles completely? Functionality has been thrown out the window and replaced by "things we can do just because we can". It doesn't mean it's a good thing to do or that it should be done just because it can be done. Please .... people at G+, take a step back , have a breath and look at the big picture. You are alienating those that helped make what G+ is today. Employ at least some rational thinking and stop breaking things that didn't need tweaking. You are losing people.

2013-05-19 10:58:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Moon Rocked By Biggest Meteorite Explosion :- The meteorite strike creates a crater up to 20m wide and triggers a bright flash that could be seen from Earth.

2013-05-19 10:56:42 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Beatles Guitar Sells At Auction For £269,000 :- A guitar used by John Lennon, and George Harrison for rehearsing on I Am The Walrus, sells for more than its pre-auction estimate.

2013-05-19 10:53:15 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 0 +1s)

Hove Murder Probe After Man Is Shot Dead :- Murder squad police launch a manhunt after a man is shot dead in an area packed with pubs and restaurants.

2013-05-19 10:47:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Google Faces Fresh Claims On Tax Avoidance :- An ex-Google executive claims its tax operation is "immoral", days after MPs allege it was "devious, calculated and unethical".

2013-05-18 14:08:23 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Electric Arcade +SaturdayNightLight curated by +Dirk Heindoerfer #SaturdayNightLight #streetsaturday Curated by +Siddharth Pandit :- This is the "Imperial Arcade" (built 1923–24) in Brighton, England. All its Art Deco grandeur and design seems to have been lost over the years as t gave way to modern looking signage and boring shop fronts. 

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-18 13:47:49 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 15 +1s)

On The Rocks +HQSP Monochrome curated by +Blake Harrold +Bill Wood #hqspmonochrome +Stone Saturday curated by +Jen Baptist +Antoine Berger #StoneSaturday #shadesat Curated by +Roy Ross :- I took this shot while waiting to see what the sun was going to do as it approached sunset. It was chilly and blustery and I had shrunk down to half my size behind a few rocks to try to shelter myself from the elements. Three attempts later I had managed to roll a cigarette and then took another eight or nine attempts to light it. It was at that point I decided to grab this image and make my way home. The sun, as it turned out decided to do nothing as it simply dropped down below the horizon without putting on a show of any kind! 

Photography by Justin Hill © 

2013-05-18 13:32:37 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Wait Forever +#RuralSaturday curated by +linda stokes #RuralSaturday +SilhouetteSaturday curated by +Naila Ziani #SilhouetteSaturday +Landscape Photography curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +Ben T #LandscapePhotography :- This was captured a week or so ago high up on Telscombe Tie near the village of Telscombe itself in Sussex, England. I had walked half an hour or so to the village from the coast so the light was beginning to fail as I got nearer. This view and scene was too good to walk past without taking a shot.

Photography by Justin Hill ©    

2013-05-18 13:25:06 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Right...about to try to get my three images posted for today. Wish me luck. I will endeavour to remain calm and not constantly shout at the screen. 

2013-05-18 00:12:15 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

We're Not Gonna Take It :- Fed up, depressed and tired. G+ is no longer fun. The photography changes have killed it for me. Goodnight.

2013-05-17 23:27:39 (15 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Uploading & Posting Photos :- I am still fuming at how long it now takes to upload an image to an album and create a post. I will continue to lobby G+ and the people that run it , design it and control it to sort the damned thing out.

 I dropped an image in today to upload and sat there watching the screen for 5 minutes before the upload actually started. I know it's not my system as everything is running as normal and working fine ... it's the new design and engine. It's clunky, laborious and a huge step backwards. I then had to search for my image because for some unknown reason it's being uploaded to the middle of an album. It needs sorting out and it needs to be done quickly before they start to lose people and some top photographers.

I loved it here and was posting three images on a daily basis, have built up over 20,000 followers since joining and mets... more »

2013-05-17 19:58:25 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

The Land Stops Here +Landscape Photography curated by +Margaret Tompkins +Carra Riley +paul t beard +David Heath Williams +Bill Wood +Jim Warthman +Ben T #LandscapePhotography +#StormyFriday  Curated by Reinhard Latzke #StormyFriday :- A dramatic scene from the cliff top at Ovingdean Gap on the south coast of England. Heavy storm clouds threaten the calm of the evening and turn the surface of the English Channel into a mercurial seascape. 

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-17 19:44:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

The King & Queen +HQSP Monochrome curated by +Blake Harrold +Bill Wood #hqspmonochrome +Pub Friday curated by +Mara Acoma +Mark Hall +Alan Gurling +Nigel Smith #PubFriday +Film Noir Friday curated by +Paul Wright +Kel Hayner #FilmNoirFriday :- This is a shot of The King & Queen pub on Marlborough Place in Brighton, England. The building looks ancient but it was in fact built in the 1930's. However, a pub called the King & Queen has stood on the site since 1779. This 18th-century pub was, in turn, converted from a former farmhouse and is now a  Grade II listed building for its architectural and historical importance.

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-17 20:03:46 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 9 +1s)

Spritz +ColorsOnFriday curated by +Karsten Meyer +Britta Rogge #ColorsOnFriday +FeelGoodFriday curated by +Rebecca Borg +Jason Borg #FeelGoodFriday +FloralFriday curated by +Tamara Pruessner +Beth Akerman +Eustace James +Kiki Nelson #floralfriday :- A vivid flower bed of Tulips brighten up the Old Steine in Brighton (UK) The Spritz tent that's behind them is part of the Brighton Festival (4 — 26 May 2013) and is one of a set of three (the Spielgeltent, the Aperol Spritz Social and the Spiegel Garden Bar) collectively known as the Spiegel Garden situated on the Old Steine.

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-17 09:01:38 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Morning G Plussers! :- I am off out for a few hours to see a good friend of mine for a spot of lunch at a pub within the English countryside. Will log in later on my return and try once again to put my images on for today and see if anything has improved or if it's still the nightmare it proved to be yesterday. Have fun and stay safe! Bye for now...

2013-05-17 08:53:18 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Has Lost City Of Gold Been Uncovered? :- Ruins including roads and building foundations have been mapped out in an area of Honduras renowned for a legendary City of Gold.

2013-05-17 08:49:54 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Driver Survives 20m Fall From Dangling Truck :- A driver is thrown from his truck after a collision which leaves it teetering on the edge of a motorway bridge.

2013-05-17 08:46:04 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

New IVF Technique Could Triple Number Of Births :- A radical technique that chooses the best embryo could boost the chances of thousands of couples having a healthy baby.

2013-05-17 08:45:43 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

South African Police Accused Of Using Torture :- Recent alleged incidents of police brutality and torture in South Africa echo the apartheid era, a leading figure tells Sky News.

2013-05-17 08:34:46 (0 comments, 2 reshares, 3 +1s)

The proposition: Google+ should provide us with feed URLs
If you agree, you might like to add your voice by resharing this and +1 our Page: https://plus.google.com/b/105786194532858868645/105786194532858868645/about

There are plenty of people animated about the lack of official G+ RSS feeds but no-one seemed to have created a single place for us all to be counted, so we've created Feed me Google+ -- here's hoping it helps Google sit up and take notice.

All feedback welcome.

2013-05-16 22:19:29 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

For Sale : Rudyard Kipling's House :- If you have a spare £1,650,000 which is $2,520,156 to hand you could find yourself living in a Grade II listed 18th century house that was once home to Rudyard Kipling. It's in the historical village of Rottingdean which is just down the road from where I am located. It has it's own private parking, 5 bedrooms and extensive cellars below the house including a workshop, original wine store and boiler room.  

2013-05-16 21:39:14 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

The Easy Guitar Book Sketch :- A superb comedy sketch featuring Ralph McTell (an English singer-songwriter and acoustic guitar player who has been an influential figure on the UK folk music scene since the 1960s) and comedian Rowland Rivron and a few surprise witnesses called to the stand!

2013-05-16 19:43:24 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 31 +1s)

Bike and Basket +TurquoiseThursday curated by +Tatiana Parmeeva #TurquoiseThursday #ukpcphoto (South East) :- I have no idea why I keep photographing bicycles around the city but they have some sort of visual pull when I see one and find it hard to walk past without grabbing a shot. This one was wonderful as it had a real wicker basket on the front and was leaning up against the old Victorian iron railings of Brighton's seafront promenade with the English Channel in the background.

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-16 19:19:06 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 21 +1s)

Strange Structure +Stairs Thursday curated by +Véronica Riboulot #stairsthursday +HQSP Monochrome curated by +Blake Harrold +Bill Wood #hqspmonochrome :- I have no idea quite what this structure was built for nor what it's used for now but it's certainly an odd little building built into the steps on Brighton seafront near Duke's Mound (UK).

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-16 19:23:39 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Glutton For Punishment :- Right ... I have had a break from G+ and like an idiot have come back to try again having put my white flag to one side.  I have now managed to locate the image I uploaded earlier which seems to have fallen into a random position in it's rightful album making it far harder to locate in order for me to share it with you all.  So I will now do my best to get the other images posted. The new G+ is thoroughly time consuming and a colossal waste of energy. We should not have to search for our images once they are uploaded. The new images should either be at the beginning of an album or at the end of an album and not somewhere in among all the other images within that album. Not so bad if the album only has 10 or 20 images in it but if (like me) you have over 500 it's one helluva pain in the butt and an immense strain on the eyesight looking for it. Anyway...keep mecover... more »

2013-05-16 15:32:09 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

David Beckham to retire from football after career spanning more than 20 years

2013-05-16 14:21:10 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

The Art of Seduction #ThirstyThursdayPics Curated by +Giuseppe Basile +Mark Esguerra #SilhouettesOnThursday Curated by +Siddharth Pandit :- Captured back in November 2012 on a cold and wintry Brighton beach on the south coast of England. The sun was setting directly behind the ruins of the west Pier creating a surreal and highly beautiful scene.

Photography by Justin Hill © 

2013-05-16 12:07:13 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 7 +1s)

Halcyon Days +Blast From The Past Curated by +Cheryl Cooper‎ +Isabelle Fortin +Mark Rodriguez #blastfromthepast #gingerthursday
 :- As far as I can work out this is a photo taken on March 11th 1988 just before a GAMUT gig upstairs at the Richmond in Brighton , England. I ma in the middle of the shot looking very young (22 at the time), the guy in virtual silhouette on the left is Rick (our bass player) and  a friend of ours Neil is in white on the right. It looks like we were sharing a joke after setting up on stage before the public were let in.

Photograph by Andrew Southon 

2013-05-16 10:22:05 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Changes :- Love some of the new changes that have happened to G+ but what the hell have they done to Gchat? The new "Hangout" replacement is awful. out of the 15 on my list 9 of them I hardly ever talk to or hangout with.  Three out of that 9 never use G+ and one out of that 9 is me. Why am I on the list? I have no intention of sending myself a message or wanting to chat or hangout with myself. There appears to be no way that you can change, replace or delete who's on the list so that entire part of G+ is now one huge waste of space for me. GChat was useful. I have found no use for this new version whatsoever. 

2013-05-16 10:03:39 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google Reveals All Access Music Streaming :- The internet giant reveals a paid-for music service, a new smartphone messaging app and upgrades to Google Maps.

2013-05-16 10:03:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Foreign Office Reveals List Of Weird Requests :- Officials reveal the bizarre pleas for help made by Britons abroad last year, including help with a tattoo ... and a monkey.

2013-05-16 09:59:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Kepler Spacecraft Hobbled By Faulty Wheel :- The spacecraft may have to end its four year search for new planets if a faulty wheel is not fixed.

2013-05-16 09:57:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Google Faces Fresh Grilling Over Low Tax Bills :- Google and Amazon have been accused of "immorally" minimising their UK tax bills as they both face more tough questions.

2013-05-16 09:28:17 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Morning All :- Things I have already learnt today...

1 :- If it ain't broke it will be forever fixed because people always seem to think they know better than to listen and take heed to old adages.

2 :- It's now virtually impossible to find who's online and who's hanging out from your  circles.

3 :- It's even harder finding one of your own posts from a year ago. I have tried several routes by typing in different things and it says there are no posts available matching that description. I even typed in the date of the post I was looking for and it came up blank.

4 :- There's not enough time or hours in the day to relearn everything and work out what the hell's going on. 

2013-05-15 22:53:10 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Hey photographers under

Home>Settings> 
you probably want to uncheck these two boxes

2013-05-15 21:51:43 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Hidden Feedback :- If you are wishing to send feedback to the powers that be at G+HQ then you need to know where they have moved the feedback button to. Hover over  "home" and scroll down to the bottom and you'll find it just underneath "settings" along with 'Take a Tour', 'Help' and 'Set Region'

2013-05-15 20:48:39 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Build Your Own Dalek Army!

Link... goo.gl/NuSXd

~DSD #DoctorWho #Daleks

2013-05-15 18:33:09 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 4 +1s)

Uh guys. Can everyone please stop hitting refresh at the exact same time? k thx bye.

#googlepluslove

2013-05-15 15:10:58 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Hangout Canopy :- Does anyone know if +Hangout Canopy is having any problems today. I have reloaded Chrome several times as well as updating the extensions but it's still showing a big fat zero and is devoid of all activity. So ... is this the first day ever where there isn't a single person in a hangout? I doubt it.

2013-05-15 14:45:43 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 19 +1s)

Yew Cold +#WayWednesday curated by +Peter Carroll +Rob Tilley #WayWednesday #winterwednesday Curated by +Antoine Berger +Logan Miller +White Wednesday curated by +Synnøve Zynne Tilrem #whitewednesday #cemeterycreepers :- The Churchyard of St Wulfran's in the village of Ovingdean (UK) during snowfall back in January 2013. Both the village and church are mentioned in the Domesday Book (compiled and written in 1086). It was bleak, blustery and bitterly cold. All sounds were muffled and I appeared to be the only fool out and about in such atrocious weather.

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-15 14:29:56 (0 comments, 3 reshares, 9 +1s)

Level Water +HQSP Monochrome curated by +Blake Harrold +Bill Wood #hqspmonochrome +BWLandscape  Curated by +Francesco Gallarotti #bwlandscapewednesday +Wet Wednesday curated by +Jen Baptist #WetWednesday #watercraftwednesday Curated by +David Breazeale :- Wet feet once again as I captured this shot of Brighton Marina (UK) and a distant Yacht out on the horizon. I find that the image has quite a surreal and ethereal quality about it as well as being slightly futuristic and alien.

Photography by Justin Hill ©

2013-05-15 14:16:27 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

3pm Shirts  #ukpcphoto (South East) +#Window Wednesday curated by +Simon Davis-Oakley +Jules Falk Hunter +Jason Kowing +Cheryl Cooper +J.J. Bentley +Catherine Furet #WindowWednesday #wowwednesday Curated by +Jan Paul Anthony Zabala :- This is the famous Victorian Clock Tower and landmark situated in the center of Brighton on the south coast of England. It was built in 1888 in commemoration of Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee and is listed as a Grade II building for its architectural and historical importance. You cannot see much of it in this shot as it's been covered in shirts as part of the Brighton Festival (4 — 26 May 2013). An award winning artist named Kaarina (from Finland) urged local residents to donate their shirts to become part of the project after she ran out of clothes for the giant outdoor "artwork" installation. The artist is (apparently) the toast of theEurop... more »

2013-05-15 11:11:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Supermarket 'Thief' Cooks Midnight Feast :- A man is found asleep in a Kentucky store after helping himself to a big steak dinner and 57 cans of cream, according to police.

2013-05-15 11:10:40 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

France Considers 'Culture' Tax On Smartphones :- It is hoped charging manufacturers the tax could raise millions to support the creation of digital cultural content.

2013-05-15 11:09:27 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

OJ Simpson Takes Stand In Armed Robbery Retrial :- The former American football star and actor seeks a retrial on the grounds his conviction for armed robbery in 2008 was unsound.

2013-05-15 11:08:52 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

California 'Sinkhole' Swallows Hillside Homes :- Officials are baffled and families have been left devastated by the collapse of almost 20 homes on a California hillside.

2013-05-15 11:07:47 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Uk A&E Crisis 'Biggest In Over A Decade' :- The Health Secretary admits urgent action is needed in the next six months to avoid the system buckling under the strain.