A new year and a new photo thread to keep us entertained through the months ahead.

My first addition is something suitably seasonal - a wintery scene taken in the Amsterdam woods.

All contributions very much welcomed, and if the photos we've seen in previous years is anything to go by, we've a lot to look forward to.

Enjoy!

A couple of sunset photos from last night. Also one of the moon over MUFC Training complex. If it's not cloud there's an awful lot of smoke over the hills and you could smell it. These are from the Carrington/Sale area towards Winter Hill about 20 miles away

 

 

Edited June 28, 20186 yr by soulandy

48 minutes ago, soulandy said:

A couple of sunset photos from last night. Also one of the moon over MUFC Training complex. If it's not cloud there's an awful lot of smoke over the hills and you could smell it. These are from the Carrington/Sale area towards Winter Hill about 20 miles away

 

 

Andy. Got friends that live in inglenook close Carrington.  Love the middle picture 

Steve 

The fire will have a devastating impact on wildlife and the country side in general. I hope that the fire fighters and everyone else who is helping are kept safe and their efforts are successful in bringing the fire under control. 

Pete 

Caught this one last night ... not very awe inspiring really but it was the light and shadow that made it .. 

 

also big shout out to all those having to deal with the fires in Manchester . 

Managed to get a clean shot of the Roe Deer doe today, Unfortunately no Fawn

Steve

Edited June 30, 20186 yr by Winsford Soul

Today at cleggy..

Ed

49 minutes ago, tomangoes said:

Today at cleggy..

Ed

Looks choppy ed  ?😮

29 minutes ago, baz1 said:

Looks choppy ed  ?😮

And cloudy Baz. 😎

Edited June 29, 20186 yr by Winsford Soul

Incredible really...drove from red hot Donny for fish and chips at the leaking boot and it was bleeding 10 degrees colder and very windy..

Still good for those big kite guys.

And as always, best chippy in cleggy!

Ed

Last few street scenes from Santiago de Compestella,in the Uk now for a few weeks then off Sweden, should get some good shots there..,.

mal

Another from my Twitter feed

Here's a photo of me and some friends of mine practicing canyoning in Pyrenaic Mountains in Huesca province in the first 90's (analogyc camera). This is a very esthetically canyon, Aigüeta de Barbaruens, a Ésera river tributarie, next to the Benasque Valley famed.

Edited July 3, 20186 yr by josep manuel concernau robles

21 minutes ago, josep manuel concernau robles said:

Here's a photo of me and some friends of mine practicing canyoning in Pyrenaic Mountains in Huesca province in the first 90's (analogyc camera). This is a very esthetically canyon, Aigüeta de Barbaruens, a Ésera river tributarie, next to the Benasque Valley famed.

Thats pretty cool Josep.

Peter

On 29/06/2018 at 23:01, Mal C said:

Last few street scenes from Santiago de Compestella,in the Uk now for a few weeks then off Sweden, should get some good shots there..,.

mal

Nice. Ill be lucky to get a day at Skeggy.

2 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Nice. Ill be lucky to get a day at Skeggy.

There's nowt wrong with Skeggy

2 hours ago, TattooDave said:

There's nowt wrong with Skeggy

Skeggy pure soul weekender 👍 its the one dave 😘

3 hours ago, TattooDave said:

There's nowt wrong with Skeggy

Mm. I was born there Dave. 

9 hours ago, Peter99 said:

Mm. I was born there Dave. 

I have many happy memories of the place as a teenager, but probably the weirdest was when I home on a weekend from the Army my parents took me there, I went off and did my own thing and said I'd be back at the car at 4pm, only to find they'd forgotten I was with them and driven off.  Needless to say it was pre-mobile phones, so I hitched back to south Lincolnshire and was sat on the doorstep when they got back, they'd stopped in Boston for tea and didn't realise I wasn't with them.  Parents, who'd have 'em?

10 hours ago, baz1 said:

Skeggy pure soul weekender 👍 its the one dave 😘

I might just go to the Original Skegness Weekender warm up this year, but only the one night, and it's only a maybe.

Last nights sunset.

Where I live in Manchester the sun at this time of year sets above the moors at Bolton and Horwich. The colours are caused by the fires on the moors

Steve

9 hours ago, TattooDave said:

I have many happy memories of the place as a teenager, but probably the weirdest was when I home on a weekend from the Army my parents took me there, I went off and did my own thing and said I'd be back at the car at 4pm, only to find they'd forgotten I was with them and driven off.  Needless to say it was pre-mobile phones, so I hitched back to south Lincolnshire and was sat on the doorstep when they got back, they'd stopped in Boston for tea and didn't realise I wasn't with them.  Parents, who'd have 'em?

Home Alone 4 - Lost In Skegness.

9 hours ago, TattooDave said:

I have many happy memories of the place as a teenager, but probably the weirdest was when I home on a weekend from the Army my parents took me there, I went off and did my own thing and said I'd be back at the car at 4pm, only to find they'd forgotten I was with them and driven off.  Needless to say it was pre-mobile phones, so I hitched back to south Lincolnshire and was sat on the doorstep when they got back, they'd stopped in Boston for tea and didn't realise I wasn't with them.  Parents, who'd have 'em?

😂I smoke a joint dave and have just ad such a f..... laugh at that one 😂😂😂😂. Atb m8 baz 👍

45 minutes ago, Steve S 60 said:

Home Alone 4 - Lost In Skegness.

Or thereabouts, never trusted with my own key, so had to wait for them to arrive back.

7 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Last nights sunset.

Where I live in Manchester the sun at this time of year sets above the moors at Bolton and Horwich. The colours are caused by the fires on the moors

Steve

Nice 👍 Looks like its going to be another one like this tonight.

43 minutes ago, soulandy said:

Nice 👍 Looks like its going to be another one like this tonight.

Thanks Andy.

Yes mate we certainly had another one. Didn't get the camera out this time though.

Steve

Had another weekend in Snowdonia. First is the view of the curved summit of Pen yr Ole Wen in the foreground, and of the high peaks of the Glyderau and beyond. A distant Snowdon behind Pen yr Ole Wen and Anglesey to the far right. The second one is the old roman bridge under the A5 at Ogwen Cottage.

Edited July 4, 20186 yr by soulandy

11 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Thanks Andy.

Yes mate we certainly had another one. Didn't get the camera out this time though.

Steve

I got these out of the window.

The church is where the local oldies soul night is (s.o.s) plug 😎

The first Tigridia to flower this year.

Fun in the sun... my youngest giving it loads, the tree reflection from the moat at ‘Nunny Castle’  nr Glastonbury 

m

5 hours ago, Mal C said:

Fun in the sun... my youngest giving it loads, the tree reflection from the moat at ‘Nunny Castle’  nr Glastonbury 

m

And I’m going to be a proper little Madam! 🤗

She’s a lovely little girl Mal. The biggest regret of my life was not having any little ones.

Pete 

8 hours ago, Peter99 said:

The biggest regret of my life was not having any little ones.

Pete 

Pete. You can have some of mine mate. Had two of my own then when i met lou inherited four more.  😄

Steve 

The winners of the "Most-liked photos" for the month of June are...

@Andrew Jordan with this great action shot that perfectly captures horse and rider at full gallop...

On 20/06/2018 at 23:36, Andrew Jordan said:

Derby Day at Epsom

And @veedub for the great grouping of fledgling warblers!

On 23/06/2018 at 17:09, veedub said:

Just been on holiday to North Norfolk and was lucky enough to capture these newly fledged Chiffchaffs waiting to be fed . They were in a low bush next to my caravan and kept coming back to the same small branch over 3 days. 

Congratulations to both of you, and thanks to everyone for all the brilliant contributions!

Two absolutely worthy winners. The horse racing picture is in my opinion the best photograph ( quality wise ) ever posted on this thread.

And the chiffchaffs on the branch. Fantastic. 

Steve 

On 29/06/2018 at 10:07, stevegods said:

Caught this one last night ... not very awe inspiring really but it was the light and shadow that made it .. 

 

also big shout out to all those having to deal with the fires in Manchester . 

Disagree it’s My type of picture, it’s very good, I’m more interested in visual puns and classic editorial type images, a small escursion into simple reflection, symatary and shadow is what makes photography i think...

A night flowering cactus, strangely no scent, and a bugger to photograph, taken in total darkness on the balcony last night.

Bravo Mal, the light on this picture is fantastic !

This huge swarm settled on a tree where I work today in Lichfield . Can anybody identify what type of Bee or Hornet they are ? 

 

7 minutes ago, veedub said:

This huge swarm settled on a tree where I work today in Lichfield . Can anybody identify what type of Bee or Hornet they are ? 

 

Look like honeybees.

9 hours ago, Steve S 60 said:

Look like honeybees.

Obviously a queen on the loose, a local beekeeper should arrive soon to collect.

Grandson Thomas enjoying a read of the paper.  Trying to look intelligent like his grandad 

Steve 

A few close up photos I've taken over the last few weeks, I use them as my desktop backgrounds.

Brilliant pal 👍

48 minutes ago, Johnny Jones said:

A few close up photos I've taken over the last few weeks, I use them as my desktop backgrounds.

Fantastic Johnny. One of the the things I appreciate about this thread is seeing posters gain in enthusiasm and professionalism in their craft. Great stuff.

Pete

I'm the boss...

This is no way compares with some of my far more skillful pals in terms of quality. But, here are two pictures of my brothers rescue dog Betsy. I think she's a Belgian Shepherd. My brother has had her for about a year now. The first photo is when he chose her at a rescue centre - she had been so badly beaten and half starved. Whenever a human went near her she was so fearful she weed, whimpered and cowered. The second picture is of a contented, confident and beautiful dog; 12 months loving care, and twice a week conditioning and training at a local club (which she loves) she's amazing. It is also very coincidental that Betsy was a rescue dog from Romania, and some of you may know that I have strong links there. Well, I hope I can post them both now! Pete

Edited July 13, 20186 yr by Peter99

30 minutes ago, Peter99 said:

This is no way compares with some of my far more skillful pals in terms of quality. But, here are two pictures of my brothers rescue dog Betsy. I think she's a Belgian Shepherd. My brother has had her for about a year now. The first photo is when he chose her at a rescue centre - she had been so badly beaten and half starved. Whenever a human went near her she was so fearful she weed, whimpered and cowered. The second picture is of a contented, confident and beautiful dog; 12 months loving care, and twice a week conditioning and training at a local club (which she loves) she's amazing. It is also very coincidental that Betsy was a rescue dog from Romania, and some of you may know that I have strong links there. Well, I hope I can post them both now! Pete

That's a fantastic story with a even better ending my friend. 

Trust your well sir . 

 

Steve

 

1 hour ago, Peter99 said:

Fantastic Johnny. One of the the things I appreciate about this thread is seeing posters gain in enthusiasm and professionalism in their craft. Great stuff. 

Pete

Cheers for that Pete, don't think me and professionalism have ever been in the same paragraph lol 

9 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

That's a fantastic story with a even better ending my friend. 

Trust your well sir . 

 

Steve

 

Thanks Steve

All Good here my mate. Hope you and Lou are good. Loved the picture of your Grandson.

pete 

 

Some pics taken along Filey beach a few weeks ago. The fledgling blue tit interested in my chip butty at a café stop off.

13 hours ago, jazz said:

Brilliant pal 👍

Cheers Paul.