<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:06:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@steve-d/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Carlton Bank, Cleveland Hills, North York Moors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carlton Bank, Cold Moor & Noon Hill Circuit Looking south over Cold Moor from Carlton Bank Looking north east from Wharlton Moor towards Cold Moor Looking east from Carlton Bank Looking south east]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscape/@steve-d/carlton-bank-cleveland-hills-north-york-moors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscape/@steve-d/carlton-bank-cleveland-hills-north-york-moors</guid><category><![CDATA[landscape]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2019 13:04:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFa4Kon635XrogMb32CBzHpuMJbAm1rJ6CgJPSpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Coledale Horseshoe, Lake District, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Braithwaite including Grisdale Pike, Hobcarton Crag, Hopegill Head, Sand Hill, Grasmoor, Crag Hill, Sail and Stile End. Route- Looking towards Hopegill Head from Grisdale Pike Looking back towards]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lakedistrict/@steve-d/3ggbkb-the-coledale-horseshoe-lake-district-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lakedistrict/@steve-d/3ggbkb-the-coledale-horseshoe-lake-district-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[lakedistrict]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 09:36:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UMEXaMVC7hk516fhdX9qsBgf1NFmQyEFWzgYUYQNH1FcTrhr6Z9Hgi8YMQUw2cCGCzzQyKE273cnyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TBC]]></title><description><![CDATA[TBC]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lakedistrict/@steve-d/the-coledale-horseshoe-lake-district-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lakedistrict/@steve-d/the-coledale-horseshoe-lake-district-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[lakedistrict]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 19:08:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Howgill Fells Circuit, Yorkshire Dales]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Sedbergh including Winder, Arant Haw, Calders, The Calf, Hazelgill Knott, West Fell, Bowderdale, Randygill Top, Kensgriff and Yarlside. Route- Ascending Winder looking over Sedbergh On Winder looking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/the-howgill-fells-circuit-yorkshire-dales</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/the-howgill-fells-circuit-yorkshire-dales</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jul 2018 10:56:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UpNftyRnhZU18QftTDmAPW9fd4juK8rc5xcww2sjqDwC8JcxrQE9DCzxQ5Rd7REHnRspVEkqDM3KUJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[White Horse/Gower Dale Circuit, North York Moors]]></title><description><![CDATA[From The White Horse to Gower Dale via Sutton Bank and Boltby Scar, returning to White Horse via Murton Wood and Cold Kirby. Route- Walking along Roulston Scar looking towards Whitestone Cliff On Sutton]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/white-horse-gower-dale-circuit-north-york-moors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/white-horse-gower-dale-circuit-north-york-moors</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 13:42:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VQDu6ajarLpyzDLJcYkwwysmQqF23m8CN6SaTaz72mPkMHps7vv1CkgrWV6KSwmBN6Kv86kgiFzyk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's Easiest 6000 metre Mountain(s)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is an article I wrote in April 2017 for Summitpost (a great source for hiking, climbing and mountaineering) regarding mountains that are often referred to as the worlds easiest 6000 metre climbs.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@steve-d/world-s-easiest-6000-metre-mountain-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@steve-d/world-s-easiest-6000-metre-mountain-s</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2018 15:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd2Va88cbknGiVVAFTWUCzkX8bVAEAzrggnEExW2shr1be755TwYvCofTNUod4YSJL8caQpd3KdRZTrej41BxqbJL457Sy4ThQ79FF1h4ZFjePPRFkDJAPTbdV94S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scarth Nick/Round Hill circuit, North York Moors, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Scarth Nick to Round Hill (454 m) via Carlton Bank and Wain Stones, returning to Scarth Nick via Chop Gate and Whorlton Moor. Route- At Cringle End looking East Looking north east towards Roseberry]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/scarth-nick-round-hill-circuit-north-york-moors-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/scarth-nick-round-hill-circuit-north-york-moors-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2018 09:14:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9VXbL5CPLEjG2og3Hp3rjustPEkrDRMNMaE3pM7fM4rgEetMjzusYKkGbneTw1fgd1YdGkrYGswWNz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calculating the Spin of Sagittarius A*, the Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of our Galaxy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image credit: NASA/JPL Spin and mass of the nearest supermassive black hole by V I Dokuchaev Extracts from the abstract- 'Quasi-Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) of the hot plasma spots or clumps orbiting an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@steve-d/calculating-the-spin-of-sagittarius-a-the-supermassive-black-hole-at-the-centre-of-our-galaxy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@steve-d/calculating-the-spin-of-sagittarius-a-the-supermassive-black-hole-at-the-centre-of-our-galaxy</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jun 2018 15:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondHKUKrHKkM1NVAJKKYWGpw2SRUD1SiPrujz8UYpYvukgT3vwKLayMisPvUrpS49YA7WxWamy3S8UXkwTJTTug2gPvcstvRZ8ay3vAD8s8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiahuanacu, near La Paz, Bolivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tiahuanacu was inhabited possibly as early as 1500 BC, flourished from 300 BC to 300 AD and was abandoned in approx. 1000 AD, its sometimes considered the birth place of the Incas and where they honed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/tiahuanacu-near-la-paz-bolivia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/tiahuanacu-near-la-paz-bolivia</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 08:22:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9WUwkbR9gy6gEiG89F8NqCRdTxwRtghPBYbdxVAyGbUuU3i8Gww8ARws9oLG9ykB3FWKtkB1i72MTwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paqchayoq terraces near Choquequirao, Cusco region, Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paqchayoq terraces (approx. 2700 metres) near Choquequirao, Choquequirao trek, Peru]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/paqchayoq-terraces-near-choquequirao-cusco-region-peru</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/paqchayoq-terraces-near-choquequirao-cusco-region-peru</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 15:08:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UocfukmpAxTTLpcKDPLsmxnhNaXDL9HaKaDfbaRu6qRkdRXjZQk6wrdQYYYLyUf2g1r7NPVx24imre?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinchaunuyoc, near Choquequirao, Cusco region, Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pinchaunuyoc (approx. 2600 metres) between Choquequirao and Maizal campsite, Choquequirao trek, Peru]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/pinchaunuyoc-near-choquequirao-cusco-region-peru</link><guid 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Image source: CERN The Large Hadron Collider has produced collisions at 7]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@steve-d/energies-in-the-lhc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@steve-d/energies-in-the-lhc</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 14:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d22hTHGMuTdzM5Tv2tQoaWLNWpbJQZT6EFFxVewxZktCHsvJ6stMJmknHzp38nF9ZXSj9ci4rXXmucgLesMdYCJsZudypbi7r24EADgF7W5vVdp3ntt85EvfdAogWwViLQqxtGQSnPyWZM59U8X9VaRQJVgyWtN2FHUmcGwEY8J7pCKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Dilation and Redshift for a Static Black Hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[The below is a text version of an insight I posted over at Physics Forums Sep 2015 (a website I highly recommend for astrophysics, relativity & cosmology or any questions relating to all fields of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@steve-d/time-dilation-and-redshift-for-a-static-black-hole</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@steve-d/time-dilation-and-redshift-for-a-static-black-hole</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 08:38:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeTroMCFqeDudWjZcyBf6pYTWmyZBTuUSznGZ2y7pyELNRNXnhCPzfW2yzNqNPfVGurvB4T2HbsykVZriW6WW4C46?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uturuncu, Bolivia viewed from the north east]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uturuncu (6008 m) viewed from the north east Photo taken with a Sony DSC-HX60V, 15th Feb 2017 Full album-]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/uturuncu-bolivia-viewed-from-the-north-east</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/uturuncu-bolivia-viewed-from-the-north-east</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:27:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd2Va88cbknGiVVAFTWUCzkX8bVAEAzrggnEExW2shr1be755TwYvCofTNUod4YSJL8caQpd3KdRZTrej41BxqbJL457Sy4ThQ79FF1h4ZFjePPRFkDTpuVrBnvxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu from Llactapata camp site, Cusco region, Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a view of Huayna Picchu and Machu Picchu from Llactapata camp site (2711 m), west southwest of Machu Picchu (note the terraces), Putukusi in the background. For the best quality, open the image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/huayna-picchu-and-machu-picchu-from-llactapata-camp-site-cusco-region-peru</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/huayna-picchu-and-machu-picchu-from-llactapata-camp-site-cusco-region-peru</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 10:50:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyC1b7CUc8QEpN8jHpp155wu5zXDHj98NJAadSby9GoHKdtmnzhumsq6xjPoinAdkfVSc2U9C5FDmQHY9WcFqPTUPV6Z9TcSGqJz7Prr3phN3E1ov4Wp7FS2hFKB8sg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nevado San Fransisco, Catamarca Province, Argentina]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nevado San Fransisco (at 6016 m) viewed from the south at approx 4400 metres, enroute from Las Grutas to Incahuasi Photo taken with a Sony DSC-HX60V, 3rd Mar 2017 Full album-]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/nevado-san-fransisco-catamarca-province-argentina</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/nevado-san-fransisco-catamarca-province-argentina</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 09:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyC1b7CUc8QEpN8jHpp155wu5zXDHj98NJAadSby9GoHKdtmnzhumsq6xjPoinAdkfVSc2U9C5FDmQHY9WcFqPTUPV6Z9TcSGqJz7Prr3phN3E1ov4WoMRrbTnEYhdx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Various Coastal Spots in north Colombia near Capurgana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capurgana, Colombia, from the ridge line (enroute to Sapzurro) Sapzurro, Colombia, from the ridge line (enroute from Capurgana). Sapzurro, near Capurgana, Columbia Sapzurro South of Acandi La Miel, Panama]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/various-coasts-in-north-colombia-near-capurgana</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/various-coasts-in-north-colombia-near-capurgana</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 13:23:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgUVqFcqJzjSzmoXkzJtGkUdmz3G9QGndwGEiMNbHjbcLb8vnJoH8dngmqirTKkFn3PHyA4gYyf7fwc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Various Shots of the Yorkshire Three Peaks, Yorkshire Dales, UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my favourite hikes in the UK is the Yorkshire Three Peaks which consists of Whernside 736 m (the highest in the Yorkshire Dales), Ingleborough 723 m (probably the most popular) and Pen-y-ghent 694]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/various-shots-of-the-yorkshire-three-peaks-yorkshire-dales-uk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/various-shots-of-the-yorkshire-three-peaks-yorkshire-dales-uk</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 07:10:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgEH3w6FynqD83hMa4CSAsyakMPgHz9LyXyNRXjJbx8vEzArbzphR3RaEiwCPkfibzGhCsy4urd2MgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Various shots around Isla Incahuasi, Uyuni Salt Flats, Bolivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking north northeast across the salt flats (3656 m), Isla del Pescado to the left Looking south southwest Looking south Looking south from the small peak on Isla Incahuasi (3700 m) Looking south west]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/various-shots-around-isla-incahuasi-uyuni-salt-flats-bolivia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/landscapephotography/@steve-d/various-shots-around-isla-incahuasi-uyuni-salt-flats-bolivia</guid><category><![CDATA[landscapephotography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[steve-d]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 14:37:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdxUeFrmLMxhT9Lp1twBBJFJCuM3Z8PeJoVADr5zj5tzGyuX7gq8f1AX455pvdTqZyVbc5Jytoytfga?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>