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Food for Thought
The Kelpies
by Damon Finlay

Mono shot from the Kelpies art installation in Falkirk. They really are something else up close and when lit up.

Title was inspired by the UB40 song which just seemed to fit for me : youtu.be/lNIRBvZugTM

Angry Red Horses
The Kelpies
by Damon Finlay

Paid a visit to the Kelpies with a group of friends last night, heres some of the results. Here's a link to the Klepies website for more info:http://www.thehelix.co.uk/discover-helix/the-kelpies/the-kelpies-origin/

Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Wheel
by Jakub Slováček

The Falkirk Wheel is a rotating boat lift in Scotland, connecting the Forth and Clyde Canal with the Union Canal. The lift is named after the town it resides in of Falkirk in central Scotland.

I Know That Look
The Kelpies
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

Press "L" followed by F11 to view as intended....sDSC03896-ed2

- Look and Laugh
The Kelpies

The Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk by night

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Something we leave behind...
The Kelpies

UK, Scotland, Falkirk, 'The Kelpies', public art sculptures by Andy Scott.

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The Kelpie's at sunset!
The Kelpies

Kelpie's at sunset, taken back in January on a trip to Scotland!

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Golden Kelpie Sunburst
The Kelpies

Another shot from my session with the kelpies and it won’t be the last. The conditions were so good for sunset shots with the Kelpies that night that...

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'The Kelpies' art installation
The Kelpies

Falkirk, Scotland - June, 2017: 'The Kelpies' art installation

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Falkirk Wheel, Scotland
Spin that Wheel

Hot on the heels of the well received shot that I posted earlier of The Kelpies at Falkirk, here's another local landmark that's become iconic, the...

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Elphinstone Tower
Elphinstone Tower

The crumbling remains of Elphinstone Tower tucked away in the woods of Dunmore Estate. The tower was last used as a burial vault and when you go...

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Kelpies Take Two
The Kelpies
by Damon Finlay

Slightly different take from my recent trip to the Kelpies. This view hid one of the pylons but still had to remove the power lines.

The Kelpies
The Kelpies
by Di_Chap

Scotland

The Kelpies
The Kelpies

The magnificent Kelpies sculpture near Falkirk, Scotland.

These enormous sculptures stand either side of the canal locks and are visible from the M9...

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- Dusk
The Kelpies

Dusk at the Kelpies, The Helix, Falkirk

Large equine sculptures standing at 30m high, weighing in at 300 tonnes each

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- Kelpie Blues
The Kelpies

With the cold, crisp, clear days you often get still evenings allowing the reflections to appear on the canal Hub turning pool at the Helix Park...

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Kelpies in the snow ...
The Kelpies

A trip to the west of Scotland is never complete without a visit to the wonderful Kelpies sculptures near Falkirk.

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Reflections
The Kelpies

The Kelpies are a pair of 100 foot high horse head statues located either side of a canal lock in Helix Park, Falkirk. The pool in front of the...

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Spin that Wheel
Spin that Wheel

The Falkirk Wheel in action lowering one of the tour boats back down from the Union Canal to it's dock just next to the base of the wheel.

It's...

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Barge Gate Waterfall
Barge Gate Waterfall

At Helix Park near The Kelpies

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The Kelpies .
The Kelpies
by AlanHowe

the kelpies Falkirk Scotland.

Structure
Spin that Wheel
by Quentin 'Q' Thompson

Press "L" followed by F11 to view as intended....sDSC03885-ed2

If Cyberdyne done Horses then...
The Kelpies
by Damon Finlay

From the Kelpies, title is a play around with the Carlsberg lager ad line but replaced with Cyberdyne Systems from the Terminator films.

Kelpies
The Kelpies

Had another chance to visit The Kelpies this week and was pleased to see them illuminated this time.

The "Kelpies" are two 30 metre (100 ft) high...

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The Kelpies ... in green ..
The Kelpies

I just love to visit these impressive sculptures when ever i'm passing & last night was just after sunset which gave a nice blue glow to the cloudy...

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The Kelpies
The Kelpies

Taken at sunrise this morning

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No.326 - Kelpies
The Kelpies

Number 326 of my 365 photo challenge - A split-toned, long exposure, landscape image of the Kelpies near Falkirk on a fine Autumn evening in...

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The Falkirk Wheel
Falkirk Wheel

The awesome Falkirk Wheel which works as a boat lift between the Forth and Clyde Canal at the bottom and the Union Canal at the top.

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Into the Wheel
The Falkirk Wheel

The Union Canal adjoining the top of the Falkirk Wheel.

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Falkirk!
Most notably Damon Finlay, Lenis Las, Quentin 'Q' Thompson, The Jacobite and Jakub Slováček.