A new year and a new beginning for the fabulous Soul Source photography thread. We've had so many fantastic contributions from so many members over two very long-running and very lengthy threads now, so it makes sense to start afresh.

For people who perhaps haven't contributed before, the idea is very simple: although the emphasis has been on nature/wildlife/flowers and scenic views, just post up and share pics you've taken of, well, just about anything.

Here's three from me, which were taken today in a small nature reserve behind Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. Although it started out as a very clear and sunny afternoon, conditions changed very quickly and it became very overcast - and, I have to say, there was very little in the way of birdlife to see. Perhaps they'd all cleared off elsewhere as the place was pretty busy with people out burning off the Christmas calories.

 

Happy New Year!

Sunset at High Wham 19.12.16

1 hour ago, suzannek said:

Sunset at High Wham 19.12.16

Wow! Looks like the whole sky is on fire! 

Great picture Suz.

Peter

6 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Wow! Looks like the whole sky is on fire! 

Great picture Suz.

Peter

We get amazing sunrises and sunsets where I live. It looked like volcanic larva 

Here's one of the Riviera del Sol sunset a couple of nights go, not taken by me though

Here's a sunset shot from the top of Skiddaw taken by my youngest lad.....

Edited December 22, 20168 yr by Steve S 60

Think this one ranks as in the top 10 

Grandson Thomas ready for his first Christmas. Smiling as always

Steve

49 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Grandson Thomas ready for his first Christmas. Smiling as always

Steve

He's beautiful Steve. Looking at the picture bought a tear to my eye - that's what Christmas is all about.

Happy Christmas to you and yours, my lovely friend.

Pete

45 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

He's beautiful Steve. Looking at the picture bought a tear to my eye - that's what Christmas is all about.

Happy Christmas to you and yours, my lovely friend.

Pete

Good evening my special friend. can't wait to see him tomorrow morning. Thank you for your kind words. They mean a lot. We have lost Lou,s Dad last week so it's a bitter sweet time. God bless you. Have a great Christmas

Steve

50 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

He's beautiful Steve. Looking at the picture bought a tear to my eye - that's what Christmas is all about.

Happy Christmas to you and yours, my lovely friend.

Pete

Absolutely gorgeous your grandchild. Happy Christmas little one xx

Merry Christmas to all on here

Love

Suz 

7 minutes ago, suzannek said:

Absolutely gorgeous your grandchild. Happy Christmas little one xx

Merry Christmas to all on here

Love

Suz 

Thanks Suz. Have a great Christmas 

Steve. X

A rare find today, and only one flower where I was told in previous years they were abundant, the white hooped petticoat narcissus, Narcissus cantabricus

59 minutes ago, TattooDave said:

A rare find today, and only one flower where I was told in previous years they were abundant, the white hooped petticoat narcissus, Narcissus cantabricus

Wow! So simple, delicate and beautiful. That's nature.

Thanks for the continued tutoring Dave. Love it.

Pete

 

 

1 minute ago, Peter99 said:

Wow! So simple, delicate and beautiful. That's nature.

Thanks for the continued tutoring Dave. Love it.

Pete

 

 

Second that Pete. I know I little bit about birds and animals but really nothing about plants and trees. 

Steve

9 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Wow! So simple, delicate and beautiful. That's nature.

Thanks for the continued tutoring Dave. Love it.

Pete

 

 

 

9 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Second that Pete. I know I little bit about birds and animals but really nothing about plants and trees. 

Steve

I continue to be amazed by the power of nature, yet we seem hell bent on destroying the beauty of this planet we call home, sometimes I think we're the aliens. 

I'm not a fan of daffodils, but the specie Narcissus is incredibly vast and beautiful, I still have one or two to find in Spain, and as one is a late autumn flowerer I have that as an excuse to keep searching next year.  Bytheway, I was wearing shorts and sandals on my foray yesterday, it was like a late spring day in the UK.

Stone the Crows, our mate comes onboard our Fishing Boat for a biscuit every time we go past Brownsea Island on our way out of Poole Harbour,                                                      I  managed to grab a couple of pictures on Boxing Day, there was nearly a mutiny having to go out on a boat on boxing day mind!  

Took this at the top of Fairfield, atmospheric conditions have to be just right it's called a Glory when a rainbow appears at the end of your shadow, I'm no expert at photography wish I was in this instance but you can just about make out the Rainbow at the end of me and my mates shadows. He was lucky enough a few years ago to see a Brocken Spectre where your shadow stretches across the clouds. 

 

 

We had a rare visitor today, this little beauty should be mid Atlantic off the coast of Africa, it is a Grey Phalarope and was as close to tame as I have seen a wild bird at Belvide, it would happily swim within a few metres of us on the shore, at one point it was swimming under the Pike anglers rods.

First one for three years, so it drew a good crowd

 

Edited December 27, 20168 yr by martyn pitt

After dinner my little Blackie loves her fireplace :

 

 

 

 

Edited December 27, 20168 yr by Philippe
wrong picture

10 minutes ago, Philippe said:

After dinner my little Blackie loves her fireplace :

 

 

 

 

I love that fire place as much as Blackie! 

Just a couple from me today. First day out proper with the new lens, nothing as exotic as Martyns Phalarope.

Just a female Goosander ( redhead ) and a male Shoveler

Steve

Don't think I will get chance to get out and about for the last few days of 2016 to add any more photographs to this thread so I would just  like to say a big  thank you to Russell for starting it and giving me the chance to share some of my experiences  whilst I,ve been out and about with the camera this year.  Cheers mate

Same again please 2017

Steve

35 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Don't think I will get chance to get out and about for the last few days of 2016 to add any more photographs to this thread so I would just  like to say a big  thank you to Russell for starting it and giving me the chance to share some of my experiences  whilst I,ve been out and about with the camera this year.  Cheers mate

Same again please 2017

Steve

Thanks, Steve. I might have started the original thread, but its success is entirely because of the now countless wonderful photos everyone has shared here. As I mentioned not so long ago, I've hardly been out and about with my camera at all this year. The only real exception being when we went on holiday in the summer. Hopefully I'll get the opportunity to change that in the new year and start contributing more regularly once again.

Thanks, then, to you and everyone who's made "Show us your great photos (2016)" as good as, if not even better than, the 2015 thread. And here's looking forward to the 2017 edition, which I'm sure will offer up even more fantastic selections, and which I'll start up once we leave the old year and cross the threshold of the new one. 

Cheers, all! 

 

Remember Ronnie my grandson born premature at 28 weeks weighing in at 1lb 2oz ?

Here he is pre  hernia operation before he came home on the 23rd......

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And here he is at home having a sleep on his granddad, weighing in at nearly 7lb .....

My best Christmas present !!!

 

Edited December 29, 20168 yr by Widnes63

4 minutes ago, Widnes63 said:

Remember Ronnie my grandson born premature at 28 weeks weighing in at 1lb 2oz ?

Here he is pre  hernia operation before he came home on the 23rd......

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And here he is at home having a sleep on his granddad, weighing in at nearly 7lb .....

My best Christmas present !!!

 

Ste. It doesn't get any better. So chuffed for you mate.

Ste

Thanks Ste, after months in hospital it's good to have him home, he is still on a trickle of oxygen to help develop his lungs but that's nothing compared to what he has been through......

Hope to see you and Lou in the new year mate

My eldest was born a month prem, with a heart murmur, pneumonia & all sorts of complications, had the last rites and we we told to prepare for the worst. Back in the day (1975) when it left him with next to no chance of making it.  

41 years later..........................

May as well share this as well!

 

1 hour ago, Widnes63 said:

Remember Ronnie my grandson born premature at 28 weeks weighing in at 1lb 2oz ?

Here he is pre  hernia operation before he came home on the 23rd......

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And here he is at home having a sleep on his granddad, weighing in at nearly 7lb .....

My best Christmas present !!!

 

Wow! What a little miracle and probably the best Christmas gift ever.

Sending all of you my best.

Peter

 

Took the dog for a walk and took pics this morning 

10 hours ago, ZoomSoulBlue said:

Took the dog for a walk and took pics this morning 

It looks familiar territory, but I could be, and probably am, very wrong.

2 hours ago, TattooDave said:

It looks familiar territory, but I could be, and probably am, very wrong.

Fens Dave . I would say.

Steve

55 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Fens Dave . I would say.

Steve

I was thinking that too Steve, but was hoping to narrow it down a lot further, looks like the River Nene, somewhere around Thrapston, but I could be way of course.

It's the back water where it splits from the nene to Whittlesea, right near Stanground lock - if you zoom in on the middle pic the bridge is the Peterborough to March line. 

5 minutes ago, ZoomSoulBlue said:

It's the back water where it splits from the nene to Whittlesea, right near Stanground lock - if you zoom in on the middle pic the bridge is the Peterborough to March line. 

I thought I knew the area, old stamping ground for me.

Thought I would say farewell to 2016 with an unassuming Robin ... hope you all have a happy new year

Extremely touching and uplifting. May he grow stronger and stronger with each day.  

As we've now crossed over into the New Year, please find the 2017 incarnation of the "Show us your great photos" thread here...

https://www.soul-source.co.uk/forums/topic/362829-show-us-your-great-photos-2017/