Following on from the huge success of the "Show us your bird and wildlife photos" thread (some 31 pages and a staggering +1500 posts), I thought it time to start a "part 2".

 

As we don't always have the opportunities to take bird or wildlife photos, but nonetheless might be taking great photos of other things, I  thought a broader approach might encourage even more people to share their top photos. 

 

They can be anything to do with nature, landscapes, outdoors, indoors, superb holiday snaps - basically, whatever. If you think it's a good photo and you want to share it, this is the place.

 

Here's three from me...

 

Goose - seen showing off in the woods of Amsterdam.

 

 

Sunset - as seen from our balcony last summer.

 

 

Filey, N Yorks - what a beautiful place. We were here for my younger brother's wedding.

 

 

More than likely Dave I have seen most birds doing this at some time

20 hours ago, martyn pitt said:

Yes we did thanks Steve ... here are a couple of my holiday snaps 

These were taken in the rocks below our patio, I managed to get to within 10 feet of the Sanderlings without spooking them

 

 

 

Stunning Martyn, as always. Every time I have seen Sanderlings on the north Wales beaches, some stupid dog owner has had a stupid dog off the lead running round barking and scaring them . 

Steve

5 hours ago, martyn pitt said:

More than likely Dave I have seen most birds doing this at some time

Interesting, they always seem far too aware here, can't get close with a camera, well I can't.

16 minutes ago, TattooDave said:

Interesting, they always seem far too aware here, can't get close with a camera, well I can't.

Dave. When your as tall as Martyn . You can sneak up on the bird's and they don't notice.  

Steve

36 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Dave. When your as tall as Martyn . You can sneak up on the bird's and they don't notice.  

Steve

Part ninja me Steve 

More holiday snaps ... stood on our terrace taking these

 

Edited November 12, 20159 yr by martyn pitt

2 minutes ago, martyn pitt said:

More holiday snaps ... stood on our terrace taking these

 

Thanks Martyn

Isn't that a beautiful creature - stunning. Can almost sense holding the little thing and feeling the warmth of it's life in my hands.

Peter

Dead  i'm afraid ,found floating belly up prob about 25lb

33 minutes ago, NCFC said:

Dead  i'm afraid ,found floating belly up prob about 25lb

Chris. It's a good job it's dead looking how close your fingers are to those teeth.

Steve

Probably the best photo I've taken all year

47 minutes ago, TattooDave said:

Probably the best photo I've taken all year

Bloody show off !!! 

20 hours ago, NCFC said:

Dead  i'm afraid ,found floating belly up prob about 25lb

I'd love to go Piking but would need somebody with me to unhook the buggas !! 

46 minutes ago, SWIFTY said:

Bloody show off !!! 

I'd love to go Piking but would need somebody with me to unhook the buggas !! 

Swifty if your ever in Norfolk your welcome to a day out.

And the barmaid in my local is buff also;-)

21 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Chris. It's a good job it's dead looking how close your fingers are to those teeth.

Steve

Steve my lips have been closer to a live one similar size(few years ago now)

9 minutes ago, NCFC said:

Swifty if your ever in Norfolk your welcome to a day out.

And the barmaid in my local is buff also;-)

I might hold you to that Chris  top man !

1 hour ago, SWIFTY said:

Bloody show off !!! 

I'd love to go Piking but would need somebody with me to unhook the buggas !! 

Wimpy Swifty.

Steve ( the forceps ) Smith

Whatever Steve 

4 hours ago, NCFC said:

Steve my lips have been closer to a live one similar size(few years ago now)

Not a fisherman myself - although I did used to be when I lived at Mablethorpe, cod lines and lots of crab pots. Anyway, here's a super sized pike.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8hwovkmrAg

 

Peter

Here's two taken today of the Afon Llugwy at Betws y Coed in Snowdonia, Same picture with different shutter speeds, What looks like smoke is the spray rising from the volume of water passing through the gorge

Steve

Edited November 16, 20159 yr by Winsford Soul

Forgot to add that I spent approx. two hours at the river waiting to see if any salmon where making the Autumn run in the hope of capturing them leaping up the falls. unfortunately didn't see any

Steve

1 minute ago, Winsford Soul said:

Forgot to add that I spent approx. two hours at the river waiting to see if any salmon where making the Autumn run in the hope of capturing them leaping up the falls. unfortunately didn't see any

Steve

Nice pictures again Steve. I was stuck in a council committee room all morning!

Talking of catching salmon how about this. I'm not sure whether there are ethical issues with it or not?

https://youtu.be/u7YAXBEPqyM

 

3 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Nice pictures again Steve. I was stuck in a council committee room all morning!

Talking of catching salmon how about this. I'm not sure whether there are ethical issues with it or not?

https://youtu.be/u7YAXBEPqyM

 

Good evening my friend. Thanks for kind comments again.

Don't believe that the Salmon are in the best of condition when they are at the spawning grounds and I personally wouldn't take them but we don't know the circumstances of the people involved

Steve

57 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Here's two taken today of the Afon Llugwy at Betws y Coed in Snowdonia, Same picture with different shutter speeds, What looks like smoke is the spray rising from the volume of water passing through the gorge

Steve

Great photo's but for me it has to be the top one. Now I'm one for the more live shot rather than the silky cotton affect of water. I know there are some great silky photo's knocking about and indeed a few other forums I go on have some brilliant ones but sometimes they just don't look right. Not having a go at your's or anyone else's but I just like the more live affect. I have attempted to do the silky look without perfecting it so that may have something to do with it :-)

15 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Good evening my friend. Thanks for kind comments again.

Don't believe that the Salmon are in the best of condition when they are at the spawning grounds and I personally wouldn't take them but we don't know the circumstances of the people involved

Steve

Hiya mate.

Yep, the salmon are at the end of their lives - spawn and die. It's nature of course but poignant nonetheless. Their end of life plays a significant role not just in producing the next generation of salmon but also in terms of enriching the river with nutrients from their decaying bodies. They also single handedly sustain numerous bear populations. Their story is one of wildlife's miracles.

Peter

12 minutes ago, soulandy said:

Great photo's but for me it has to be the top one. Now I'm one for the more live shot rather than the silky cotton affect of water. I know there are some great silky photo's knocking about and indeed a few other forums I go on have some brilliant ones but sometimes they just don't look right. Not having a go at your's or anyone else's but I just like the more live affect. I have attempted to do the silky look without perfecting it so that may have something to do with it :-)

Thanks for comment's Andy. I,m not decided which I prefer. but the silky smooth picture was actually hand held without any filters  attached with a shutter speed of 0"6 which I'm chuffed with because as you know you generally need a tripod for that sort of low speed

Steve

Steve the human tripod ... ooh errr misses 

Anyway ... a couple of Turnstones enjoying a break in Lanzarote 

3 hours ago, martyn pitt said:

Steve the human tripod ... ooh errr misses 

Anyway ... a couple of Turnstones enjoying a break in Lanzarote 

Martyn. Stunning photos again my friend.  Turnstones definitely look better in the Lanzarote Sun than they do in the Prestatyn haze. Will dig a picture out when I get chance.. not that they're this good.

Steve

As promised my pictures of Turnstones tucked in against the wind at Prestatyn

Steve

 

21 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

As promised my pictures of Turnstones tucked in against the wind at Prestatyn

Steve

 

Evening Steve

They're great mate. Particularly like the middle one as it speaks to you. Hope that makes sense - getting a bit arty farty in my old age. I blame to photographers! 

Peter

4 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

Evening Steve

They're great mate. Particularly like the middle one as it speaks to you. Hope that makes sense - getting a bit arty farty in my old age. I blame to photographers! 

Peter

Good evening sir  Thank you. I blame the photographer's myself mate

Steve

We were in Paris last weekend. This is the scene at Opera Metro at 11.00 on Sunday morning. There was nobody else to be seen.

1 hour ago, Soulfinger said:

We were in Paris last weekend. This is the scene at Opera Metro at 11.00 on Sunday morning. There was nobody else to be seen.

Bet that was a very eerie experience.

Steve

4 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Bet that was a very eerie experience.

Steve

There are plans a foot to turn some old French undergrounds into swimming pools - cool or what?

 

1 minute ago, Peter99 said:

There are plans a foot to turn some old French undergrounds into swimming pools - cool or what?

 

Peter. would you be inseine to want to swim underground.  sorry couldn't resist

Steve

13 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Peter. would you be inseine to want to swim underground.  sorry couldn't resist

Steve

Ha! You'd need a proper tube for your rubber ring. 

I'll get me coat.

Taken today at a very cold and partly frozen Pennington flash

 

W-Georgia Street, Vancouver..

Taken by an angler i know who gave up fishing for photography.Good init?

20 minutes ago, NCFC said:

Taken by an angler i know who gave up fishing for photography.Good init?

Stunning, probably a prize winner

That Kingfisher shot was in the Daily Mail, it was taken by Alan McFadyen.

The Kingfisher is diving into a glass tank that is full of small fish, ... still a nice shot, it has been causing a fair few rows on facebook as to the rights and wrongs of the method used to get it.

 

Had our yearly soiree up to Bonnie Scotland for a few days at the turn of the month Oct / Nov.

Seaforth Highlanders 5th.(Sutherland) Battalion

BRIDGE OF SIGHS VENICE.

Court on the left, prison on the right. After they were sentenced they walked from the court to the prison and the last sound of freedom was the prisoners sigh. or so the story goes.

Tis almost the season to be jolly...............this little fella just sat there and posed. I was waiting for him to put his wing behind his head and pout.

The 1nd one is in the local park, they carved a beautiful Hen Harrier into the trunk of a tree, 25 feet tall....looks fantastic.

 I`ll get a better one soon, the sun got in the way here but if you zoom in you get a better idea but there`s a time-lapse video of the carving here:  Here.

Edited November 29, 20159 yr by Guest

Our local garden centre - the largest in the Netherlands at a whopping 80,000 square metres - puts on a great, but sometimes surreal Christmas display every year. Here's a few pics from this year's festive offering (pics taken with my iPad)...

 

Nez Coupe was a captain that was in the Jean Lafitte fleet of... privateers or pirates that roamed our coast in Louisiana

Those men fought with A Jackson in the Battle of New Orleans, and were pardoned for their... past behavior.

Louis Chigazola, settled on Grand Isle. This was his home. The painting is from the 1930s, and was destroyed in 1965 during a hurricane.

Nez Coupe translates to "cut nose"... he had a sword scar across his face.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=5687087 (son of nez coupe)

https://www.pinterest.com/grandislela/history/ 

http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/louis-alcide-chighizola_120727316 

 

Peanuts

On 11/27/2015, 8:45:43, martyn pitt said:

That Kingfisher shot was in the Daily Mail, it was taken by Alan McFadyen.

The Kingfisher is diving into a glass tank that is full of small fish, ... still a nice shot, it has been causing a fair few rows on facebook as to the rights and wrongs of the method used to get it.

 

Took hours and hours to get that shot.Check out some of his other photosThe pheasent peeping in this set is great..https://m.flickr.com/photos/46443141@N07/5168945018/in/set-72157626419781161/

Edited November 29, 20159 yr by NCFC

3 hours ago, NCFC said:

Took hours and hours to get that shot.Check out some of his other photosThe pheasent peeping in this set is great..https://m.flickr.com/photos/46443141@N07/5168945018/in/set-72157626419781161/

I know his stuff, he used to post on the same photography forum I did  

Here is a Green Woodpecker that was in my back garden in the week,shame it was a dull day.

This was taken through our back bedroom window