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!

Here's Ace a couple of weeks after he arrived at the rescue centre from Romania. He was even thinner than this, poor lad. 

14 hours ago, Bossfourpart1 said:

twisted wheel real Ale...

I really dont get some of these descriptions of beer and wine - I just cant taste them. Sweet orange marmalade, pink grapefruit, a heady sense of cherries, apples dew, blah, blah,blah. I'm probably far too common.

 

 

1 hour ago, Peter99 said:

I really dont get some of these descriptions of beer and wine - I just cant taste them. Sweet orange marmalade, pink grapefruit, a heady sense of cherries, apples dew, blah, blah,blah. I'm probably far too common.

 

 

Good afternoon sir . Trust you are well Be like me, don't drink so it's all wasted.  Not that that was always the way. Drunk enough to sink her majestys  fleet in the past .

Steve 

How do you explain to a dog that the clocks have gone back and he'll have to wait another hour for his tea.....

The Laughing Cow, Buzzard (at full zoom, i'll get a good 'un one day), Male Chaffinch clearing seeds up under our bird table.

Johnny.  Buzzards are like buses mate. Took me years to get a half decent picture then within a week I had another one 

Steve 

11 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Johnny.  Buzzards are like buses mate. Took me years to get a half decent picture then within a week I had another one 

Steve 

Cheers Steve, There are loads near where I live (buzzards not buses ), i'm sure i'll get closer one day. J.J.

1 hour ago, Johnny Jones said:

The Laughing Cow, Buzzard (at full zoom, i'll get a good 'un one day), Male Chaffinch clearing seeds up under our bird table.

Keep the faith Johnny!

 

Well, we have bit of an unusual situation when it comes to the "Most liked photo" for the month of October.

We have a tie – with two photos getting the same number of "Likes". But (and here's where it's a bit unusual) both were taken by the same person!

So, double congratulations to @Winsford Soul for the brilliant close up of a young badger, and for the kingfisher sitting on a branch.

Well done, Steve... twice!

 

On 01/10/2018 at 15:59, Winsford Soul said:

Young Badger portrait

Steve

 

On 20/10/2018 at 14:37, Winsford Soul said:

Kingfisher ( Male ) 

Steve

 

19 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Well, we have bit of an unusual situation when it comes to the "Most liked photo" for the month of October.

We have a tie – with two photos getting the same number of "Likes". But (and here's where it's a bit unusual) both were taken by the same person!

So, double congratulations to @Winsford Soul for the brilliant close up of a young badger, and for the kingfisher sitting on a branch.

Well done, Steve... twice!

 

 

 

I've always liked to be different.  No seriously many thanks once again for all the likes and comments that are really appreciated.  There's plenty of good photographer's that post on here so to end up in this position is truly humbling 

Steve 

Been in Cornwall this week, lots to see and do:-) Padstow harbour, strange shops in Bude, Fat Willy’s Surf Shop in St Ives.

Saint Michael’s mount...

Edited November 4, 20186 yr by Mal C

Mal. Love the sunset colours and the reflection on the car. Brilliant 

Mal the more I look at this scene the better it becomes.  I personally would enter it into as many competitions as possible.  It's better than plenty of published material.  That's how good I think it is mate

Steve 

Edited November 5, 20186 yr by Winsford Soul

Had a wander round Dunham Park this afternoon enjoying the warm and colourful conditions

5 hours ago, Mal C said:

Been in Cornwall this week, lots to see and do:-) Padstow harbour, strange shops in Bude, Fat Willy’s Surf Shop in St Ives.

Saint Michael’s mount...

Just fabulous pics mal 💕 Xx baz n shelly

2 minutes ago, baz1 said:

Just fabulous pics mal 💕 Xx baz n shelly

Would be so proud of the last pic mal 👍 😮 fantastic. Atb baz

19 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Mal. Love the sunset colours and the reflection on the car. Brilliant 

Mal the more I look at this scene the better it becomes.  I personally would enter it into as many competitions as possible.  It's better than plenty of published material.  That's how good I think it is mate

Steve 

Thank you all, let’s up these likes, give steve a run for his money lol 🙂  

Be honest Steve, I take that / these pictures all the time, it’s a staple collins composure:-)  you will see it from me many times, just framed differently . Be honest I could not take the pictures you do, I don’t see things as you do, if you know what I mean, have a more editorial eye I guess, and I like silhouettes. Below is the same picture taken in Vancouver, just different framing:/) 

Edited November 5, 20186 yr by Mal C

1 minute ago, Mal C said:

Thank you 😉 Be honest Steve, I take that / these pictures all the time, it’s a staple collins composure:-)  you will see it from me many times, just framed differently . Be honest I could not take the pictures you do, I have an editorial eye, and I like silhouettes. You don’t have much scope with a I phone 

Thanks Mal. Photoshop out the two cars and that's definitely a winner. Not that i have ever used Photoshop or any other editing software. Wouldn't know how to.  Your eye for detail  has again proved to be able to get the perspective just right. Don't think I could.  

Steve 

This summer a bush just outside the kitchen window had loads of flowers , and visiting bees. It now has masses of berries which attracts a blackbird every day around the same time. After about five days I managed to get a decent photo just as it picked a berry.

9 hours ago, Rick Cooper said:

This summer a bush just outside the kitchen window had loads of flowers , and visiting bees. It now has masses of berries which attracts a blackbird every day around the same time. After about five days I managed to get a decent photo just as it picked a berry.

The bush is a Pyracantha angustifolia, commonly known as firethorn, an excellent burglar deterrent, and thick enough to deter even the most determined of cats from catching blackbirds and the likes.  Vicious and rewarding, a nice combination.

9 hours ago, TattooDave said:

The bush is a Pyracantha angustifolia, commonly known as firethorn, an excellent burglar deterrent, and thick enough to deter even the most determined of cats from catching blackbirds and the likes.  Vicious and rewarding, a nice combination.

Thanks for that ,Dave. Another bush next to this one, but not a firethorn, had a pair of  blackbirds nesting this year but something killed the chicks and threw them out, magpies probably but could have been one of the many local cats.

6 minutes ago, Rick Cooper said:

Thanks for that ,Dave. Another bush next to this one, but not a firethorn, had a pair of  blackbirds nesting this year but something killed the chicks and threw them out, magpies probably but could have been one of the many local cats.

A canny blackbird would nest in the firethorn, about the only thing that would threaten them then is a stoat.

Male Shoveler .

Steve

Birch Polypore

Steve

 

Edited November 8, 20186 yr by Winsford Soul

Blue Tit

Steve

Great photo's again chaps. I'm reviewing them whilst Ace is vigorously chewing his new toy far too close to my groin! Ouch!

 

 

Autumn through the green

Steve

On 08/11/2018 at 10:47, Winsford Soul said:

Blue Tit

Steve

Some great photos on here Steve. I guess that you have been asked this many times before but what equipment are you using to get such great wildlife pics?

Steve 

47 minutes ago, Soulfusion said:

Some great photos on here Steve. I guess that you have been asked this many times before but what equipment are you using to get such great wildlife pics?

Steve 

Steve. Thank you . Very much appreciate your kind words mate . I'm currently using a  Canon eos 7d mk2 camera.  Lens wise. 70 - 200 f2.8 L mk2 or a 500 mm f4 L mk2 .

a picture of the 500 mm

Steve 

 

Edited November 9, 20186 yr by Winsford Soul

35 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Steve. Thank you . Very much appreciate your kind words mate . I'm currently using a  Canon eos 7d mk2 camera.  Len wise. 70 - 200 f2.8 L mk2 or a 500 mms f4 L mk2 picture below.  

Steve 

Can ya get pics of the moon with that steve 😮 kin el

2 minutes ago, baz1 said:

Can ya get pics of the moon with that steve 😮 kin el

Not at the moment mate it's daylight 😛

Steve 

42 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Not at the moment mate it's daylight 😛

Steve 

👿👋

2 minutes ago, baz1 said:

👿👋

😂😂

3 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

😂😂

Get a pic of the moon on a clear day ste and when its dark 🤔😂 baz

1 minute ago, baz1 said:

Get a pic of the moon on a clear day ste and when its dark 🤔😂 baz

I normally feel like I've been to the moon on Mondays 

Steve

1 minute ago, Winsford Soul said:

I normally feel like I've been to the moon on Mondays 

Steve

🤔 whys that then 😂

2 minutes ago, baz1 said:

🤔 whys that then 😂

Don't know. Its got nothing to do with me playing out  honest 

54 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Not at the moment mate it's daylight 😛

Steve 

You can get pictures of the Moon during daylight heres one I got a few years ago

 

1 minute ago, martyn pitt said:

You can get pictures of the Moon during daylight heres one I got a few years ago

 

I know mate, don't spoil it . I should have said it was cloudy 

Steve

Autumn leaves...

 

Was in the Lord Mayors Show today and took this at the briefing, the staircase is in St Barts great hall and the painting is by Hogarth. 

Baz's pics of Cornwall, made me holiday sick and search the archives.

A few random pics whilst transferring Still Caught Up to PC.

 

A few more from the archives.

Start of another day .... and then it turned into not just another ordinary day ... 

Did somebody nuke Colindale - North London ? 

Weather Photographer of the Year: only a small selection of pics to look at, but they are stunners, especially the overall winner - which shows Blackpool's iconic tower, pier and ferris wheel against an impressive backdrop of a lightning storm.

Check them out:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46223996

17 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Weather Photographer of the Year: only a small selection of pics to look at, but they are stunners, especially the overall winner - which shows Blackpool's iconic tower, pier and ferris wheel against an impressive backdrop of a lightning storm.

Check them out:

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-46223996

Stunning photographs 

 Thanks for sharing it Russell 

Steve 

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Stunning photographs 

 Thanks for sharing it Russell 

Steve 

Happy to share as I know they'll be greatly enjoyed here. Now where's my all-weather gear and waterproof hood for my camera...? 

Great post ... don’t you just love what the weather can be like ... or not if you live in Scotland .

Sorry north of the boarder .. 

3 hours ago, stevegods said:

Great post ... don’t you just love what the weather can be like ... or not if you live in Scotland .

Sorry north of the boarder .. 

What you saying Steve they're all planks in Scotland...........

Steve