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17 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

 

Thanks, both. There is bit of a story to this, which is quite funny.

About two minutes earlier, one of those giant island-to-island catamarans had come speeding past on its way to Mykonos New Port. The spray was the result of the bow waves hitting the shore. While that gave me a photo opportunity, it wasn't so much fun for my other half, Bev.

She was having a paddle in the sea when the waves hit. Prior to this happening, the sea was pretty calm. Not only did the unexpected waves nearly knock her over with some force, but they almost dragged her into the sea when they retreated. At the same time, her dry clothes and bag - including money, iPhone, etc, etc (all of which was several metres safely away from the water's edge) - did get dragged into the water and there was a mad scramble by her, and a friend who was with us on holiday, to rescue everything.

All her clothes, the bag, and the contents, got completely soaked through (the phone was in a waterproof case and so was safe). Luckily, we had a travel blanket that she was able to wrap herself in, otherwise it would have been a 20-minute journey back to the hotel in just a soaking swimsuit.

As this little drama happened, I was sat on some large rocks about 20-odd metres away waiting for my photo opportunity. Priorities, right?

Anyway, I got my photo, Bev laughed at her predicament and chalked it up as a mini holiday adventure!

Sounds like a missed opportunity for a You've Been Framed clip! 😉 Poor Bev.....at least she wasn't washed out to sea. You might have had to row over to another island to pick her up.  Great story! 🤗

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16 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Sounds like a missed opportunity for a You've Been Framed clip! 😉 Poor Bev.....at least she wasn't washed out to sea. You might have had to row over to another island to pick her up.  Great story! 🤗

Haha - we did agree it would have been really funny if it had been caught on video. And the lesson learnt is to get yourself and all your things away from the water's edge whenever one of those monster catamaran ferries comes speeding by at a great rate of knots! 🤣

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37 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Russell. Get it done as a large canvas 36" X 20" to do it justice mate. My sunset at Blackrock sands cost me £90 but it looks amazing on the wall

Steve

Nice idea, but being only an iPad-quality image, I doubt it would go that big without losing clarity. Probably get an A4 out of without any trouble.

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3 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Nice idea, but being only an iPad-quality image, I doubt it would go that big without losing clarity. Probably get an A4 out of without any trouble.

Russell.  Because of the canvas style you don't need the image quality to be as good as a A3 or A2 photograph.

Steve 

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6 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Russell.  Because of the canvas style you don't need the image quality to be as good as a A3 or A2 photograph.

Steve 

Understood, but I'd want any blow-up to have the best possible clarity, focus and sharpness. An iPad pic - well, certainly my old one -doesn't offer that at all. Give me SLR or DSLR quality instead. 😉

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2 hours ago, billb said:

!don't come on here often but when I do I love looking at these photo's.

I've just used all my likes up for one day in two minutes.

Keep postin, they really are fantastic.

Thanks Bill. It's the kind comments that make the sometimes difficult to get pictures worth it. And that isn't just from me mate, I know that I'm also  speaking for the other contributors to this thread 

Steve 

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Just been informed by the PC doctor that my Lenovo laptop hard drive is fcuked.  I'm not happy,  not to bothered about the pictures because they are safe on the cloud,  gutted about a folder that contains pictures of my 26 year old son Thomas cross country race when he was in junior school . They where in a normal folder. Hopefully my ex or Son  will have them somewhere. 

So won't be able to post any more picture's  at the  moment .I return home Saturday then I will have to get the laptop sorted . Been quoted  £350 upwards from specialist data recovery services to salvage data . Last resort though.

Going to be a pain uploading all the camera software programs if or more likely when a new hard drive  is needed .

Steve 

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18 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Just been informed by the PC doctor that my Lenovo laptop hard drive is fcuked.  I'm not happy,  not to bothered about the pictures because they are safe on the cloud,  gutted about a folder that contains pictures of my 26 year old son Thomas cross country race when he was in junior school . They where in a normal folder. Hopefully my ex or Son  will have them somewhere. 

So won't be able to post any more picture's  at the  moment .I return home Saturday then I will have to get the laptop sorted . Been quoted  £350 upwards from specialist data recovery services to salvage data . Last resort though.

Going to be a pain uploading all the camera software programs if or more likely when a new hard drive  is needed .

Steve 

I must admit Steve, despite hard drives and clouds and wotnot, I get my photos printed as well.  I'd be distraught if I lost some of them. Only recently I lost a whole stack of them during an update.  Thankfully they were tucked away safely under my bed.  Hope you get sorted soon.  Should we have a whip round? 😉  

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4 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

I must admit Steve, despite hard drives and clouds and wotnot, I get my photos printed as well.  I'd be distraught if I lost some of them. Only recently I lost a whole stack of them during an update.  Thankfully they were tucked away safely under my bed.  Hope you get sorted soon.  Should we have a whip round? 😉  

Louise.  I have a a portfolio of 60 something large colour photographs 15" X 10 " plus 4 CF  memory cards full, plus cloud back. up . Its my son's school pictures I really want , The hassle of reloading everything  Canon is par for the course.  Not giving up yet, pain been down here in Pembrokeshire,  my local PC repair shop in Manchester  has never let me down,  ( took him a week last time ) but he recovered everything.  Just the frustration of not been able too download my photographs from the  camera.  . 

Steve 

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18 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Just received a what's app from my son Thomas.  He,s got all the pictures from the cross country run. . He won by the way and that was after he had run the course with his girlfriend who won the girls race. 

Steve 

That's brilliant news, and hopefully your computer wizards can sort you out too!! 💪👍🏼

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One of my favourites ,taken a couple of years ago whilst out fishing, just love the way that the red tree stands out against the "forest" of green.

 

 

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3 hours ago, Twoshoes said:

Last hours in Montenegro, fountain in the new Porto Novi marina complex just down from our hotel, last day and I've been up all night with the Bombay Trots, with impeccable timing no water in hotel when we got up. 

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That statue is brilliant!  Are the Bombay Trots an Indian  Morris Dancing troupe? 

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16 hours ago, Mal C said:

I’ve taken up fishing again, good day today :/) 7.5lb Mirror Carp at a local fishery... boy did this fish fight..

 

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Pfft ....that's nothing. I caught six fish fingers in Sainsbury's yesterday. Cod! Get that! 😉  And I had to wrestle with all six of them!   Ive got a frozen shoulder now.

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On 12/10/2019 at 16:13, Flamingemeralds said:

That statue is brilliant!  Are the Bombay Trots an Indian  Morris Dancing troupe? 

I really wish they had been at least the hotel would have had one nights entertainment in an area offering very little to do at night, on the positive side it has made me take more seriously the chances of it happening next year when we go on a small group tour of Kerala in India, prior to this I have taken it very lightly joking " I'll eat anything so I'm bound to get the trots" doesn't sound half as funny now. Yes the statue was brilliant, they had another sculpture which I think they possibly light up at night that looked like it had what may have been steam rising through it, didn't look much during the day sadly after walking all day we didn't feel up to the walk through a building site to the marina at night.

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25 minutes ago, Soulfulmerlin said:

Working in Kousadasi Turkey on our Villa . Doing essential maintenance. 

Evenings around 23c Daytime 35c 

Sounds of Crickets and other I think are Frogs make for unique atmosphere. 

Beautiful place . 

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Looks Stunning.  Love Turkey especially Icmeler.  

Steve 

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