A new year, a new photography thread! Thanks to everyone who's participated in these threads, whether as a photographic contributor, a commenter, or as someone who just pops in from time to time to admire the latest offerings. The Soul Source photography thread now enters its sixth year (well, technically it started life in April of 2013, but who cares?), which I think is amazing.

As I mentioned in the last post of the 2018 thread, its longevity is entirely down to you and your continued involvement, so thank you one and all for making this a real highlight for so long. Cheers, and here's to another photo-filled year!

 

 

35 minutes ago, martyn pitt said:

A first for me a Great White Egret

 

Very nice too mate.  

Another prepyirinaican landscape: the little village called Abella de la Conca, next to a little  defile of calcareous vertical stratums:

 

Detailed this 1978 KH400 last week, Absolutely adore the Colour which is called Candy Royal Purple......  so 70's. 

23 minutes ago, Zed1 said:

Detailed this 1978 KH400 last week, Absolutely adore the Colour which is called Candy Royal Purple......  so 70's. 

Gaz. It will so match your purple velvet jacket 🤣🤣🤣 trust you and the lovely Debs are well mate.  X

10 hours ago, Zed1 said:

Detailed this 1978 KH400 last week, Absolutely adore the Colour which is called Candy Royal Purple......  so 70's. 

 

I also adore this kind of fuchsia color.

Here's my "animal traction motorcycle", Colnago with all the complements Campagnolo from 1984. The landscape is the sandstones called "Formación areniscas de Peraltilla" (a geological denomination) between Albelda and Tamarit de Llitera (Aragón):

 

22 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Gaz. It will so match your purple velvet jacket 🤣🤣🤣 trust you and the lovely Debs are well mate.  X

We're ok Steve. You?....

25 minutes ago, Zed1 said:

We're ok Steve. You?....

Glad to hear it mate. Yeah all good. Thanks.  Must be due a meet up. Who's birthday bash coming up  ? 

13 hours ago, josep manuel concernau robles said:

I also adore this kind of fuchsia color.

Here's my "animal traction motorcycle", Colnago with all the complements Campagnolo from 1984. The landscape is the sandstones called "Formación areniscas de Peraltilla" (a geological denomination) between Albelda and Tamarit de Llitera (Aragón):

 

Nice bike Joseph , speaking of Colnago’s, my 1995 tecnos , dura ace .

Edited April 10, 20196 yr by Colnago

51 minutes ago, Colnago said:

Nice bike Joseph , speaking of Colnago’s, my 1995 tecnos , dura ace .

Very nice your bike also. Sadly, these classic design is totally "vintage" today. The mine had originally the "Colner" logo (is a trademark by Colnago) and I changed to the Colnago logo. I likes the word, the typography and the four leafs clover more than the "Colner" one.

 

2 minutes ago, josep manuel concernau robles said:

 

Yes vintage they are , but a superb ride and a great pedigree. 

Three from me today at Pennington Flash

Black tailed Godwit,  Garganey and a Gadwall

 

A Male Blackcap gathering nesting material

Another catalonian prepyrenaican landscape, the monolites on conglomerate stones called "Picorres" in the Serradell Valley:

 

Just found this Fab photo of Tim and Rick (rip) I took in 1996...  at the ‘Mill’ 🙂 

 

Odd selection of pics from me today, this was at the ‘Hassleblad’ stand at the Photography show at the NEC recently,  Apollo Hasselblad used by the crews in training. Don’t think this actual one made it into space but it was a lovely thing to gaze at...  photo to give context below,  proper boys stuff... I love it 

Edited April 15, 20196 yr by Mal C

I like a bit of randomness ! Selection of Instagram pics with filters...

Blackcap, Chiff Chaff, Robin & Blue Tit from the weekend.

Just seen the first swallows of the year. Summer is coming!

8 hours ago, Mal C said:

Just found this Fab photo of Tim and Rick (rip) I took in 1996...  at the ‘Mill’ 🙂 

 

Rick was a great bloke , still got my stash of tapes from him , Tim’s alright too lol 😄

1 hour ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Just seen the first swallows of the year. Summer is coming!

The swifts have been in the south of Spain for about a week now, so they ought to getting close to the UK in the next few days too.

1 hour ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Just seen the first swallows of the year. Summer is coming!

Swallows 29th March.  2 days later than the last 2 years. Seen 100,s of Sand Martins last week  , 1 st House Martin this evening 

58 minutes ago, TattooDave said:

The swifts have been in the south of Spain for about a week now, so they ought to getting close to the UK in the next few days too.

Dave.  17 th April is the earliest that I have ever seen them in the north west .

I can see every summer swifts and alpine swifts on my hometown (next to Tarragona), this spring around the first week April (!). Every time when I come to the Prepyrenaican Mountains coinciding with these days I see the Egyptian vultures when they get from Africa.

10 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Dave.  17 th April is the earliest that I have ever seen them in the north west .

They were a week or so late here, but ought to be with you 20th maybe.  Lots of them all of a sudden, so I think some were probably heading up the east coast of Spain rather than the west coast lot that go via Huesca and then across Portugal.  Saw a male brambling this morning while walking the dog, no camera with me though.

My lad at the wkd, perfect thirds on the bottom one 🙂

 

Edited April 16, 20196 yr by Mal C

One of those bleached out shots...

New kitten today, already over the vinyl! 

1 hour ago, Mal C said:

New kitten today, already over the vinyl! 

Ain't no more room. 

Here’s another... on the wheels of steel! 

Sorry all, I’m going with the gatita tonight...  calling this ‘Hot Chills and Cold Thrills’! 

Shes Hooked!! 

Edited April 17, 20196 yr by Mal C

Ladybird porn.

Three from today. Snipe at Pennington Flash and Blue Tit and  Collard Dove from the back garden

 

2 minutes ago, milliontearsoul said:

Stunning photograph

Son Thomas with Grandson Thomas who is now 3 , where has the time gone

Steve 

 

A butterfly😀

29 minutes ago, Steve Lane said:

A butterfly😀

Peacock Butterfly.  I think Steve,  no expert though mate 

Here's an example of religious ramanic architecture (Lombard style) so prolific in Spain: Santa Maria de la O (Sopeira, Aragón in the limit with Catalonia and next to Pont de Suert. In the background the fantastic Sant Cugat / Sant Gervàs cliffs (more than 700 m!):

 

4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Peacock Butterfly.  I think Steve,  no expert though mate 

No me neither. It landed just as we got back from walking the dogs, more or less in the same place as the ladybirds.

Edited April 19, 20196 yr by Guest

A simple life...

Ed

 A little bridge in a little défile called "forat" ("hole"), El Forat de Bóixols in the catalonian Prepyrenaican mountains

Great Crested Grebe, always look their best on a sunny day, the second image through the reeds shows a couple of early youngsters hitching a lift on their parents back.

 

Another prepyrenaican défile in the administrative limit between Aragón (left) and Catalonia (right). The picture is from 1979 (!!). Today, there's another path 50 m higher because this old path can be inundated by the reservoir located at south

 

2 hours ago, tomangoes said:

A simple life...

Ed

Looks stunning 😁 view is nice too ed🙏atb baz

Willington gravel pits Derbyshire this morning, Firstly; Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Mediterranean Gull. 

Middleton Lakes Friday; Grasshopper Warbler reeling. A most remarkable sound ! .

 

1 hour ago, veedub said:

Willington gravel pits Derbyshire this morning, Firstly; Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Mediterranean Gull. 

Middleton Lakes Friday; Grasshopper Warbler reeling. A most remarkable sound ! .

 

Brilliant series of pictures. Got to travel about 50 miles to see / hear grasshopper  warblers never been lucky enough to get a photo yet. 

Thanks Winsford Soul 🙂. My camera isn't the best, but at Middleton lakes Tamworth, there's several Grasshopper Warblers reeling all day at the moment between the 2 screens ,and theyre quite visible  so I got lucky . 

5 hours ago, tomangoes said:

A simple life...

Ed

Obviously not for that tiny little man trying to get his arm under the tablecloth!

42 minutes ago, veedub said:

Thanks Winsford Soul 🙂. My camera isn't the best, but at Middleton lakes Tamworth, there's several Grasshopper Warblers reeling all day at the moment between the 2 screens ,and theyre quite visible  so I got lucky . 

I was at Willington soul club last Saturday night. Are Willington gravel pits close by ? 

Steve 

The very beautiful Cat Bells, Derwentwater, English Lakes, this morning.