Show us your great photos (2019)

[Soulfulmerlin]

3 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Ribchester, River Ribble...

My stomping grounds 

[Guest]

38 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Andy.  It's the sort of morning that photographers dream about.  Surprisingly the sunrise was the same over at least 250 miles of the West coast which I've never heard of before,  normally amazing sights like that are very localised.  

That`s the street where we live, Allsprings Drive. It`s a dead straight quarter mile which leads up to a very large derelict mansion over the hill. It looks like it was once all a private driveway maybe a hundred years or so ago, the sun rises right up the middle of it. I think she took a couple so i`ll have a look at the other one and maybe post it up..

[Soulandy]

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Andy.  It's the sort of morning that photographers dream about.  Surprisingly the sunrise was the same over at least 250 miles of the West coast which I've never heard of before,  normally amazing sights like that are very localised.  

Steve, there's quite a few photo's on some of the FB groups i'm on from wales up to the borders. Quite lucky here as I can see the sunrise & set out of the windows and it is a good sight when it's so RED. Tomorrow will be another good one  

[Guest]

4 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

That's stunning.  

  I thought it was quite average and then I looked more closely. It's sort of in layers of colour. The leaves, the green rocks, the water, the trees the sky and that lovely log, sleeping, like they do, in the foreground.  Although I have to confess.......I didn't take it.......... unfortunately.....so I can't take the credit, but I had to post it.

[Winsford Soul]

6 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

  I thought it was quite average and then I looked more closely. It's sort of in layers of colour. The leaves, the green rocks, the water, the trees the sky and that lovely log, sleeping, like they do, in the foreground.  Although I have to confess.......I didn't take it.......... unfortunately.....so I can't take the credit, but I had to post it.

And the framing by the tree really set's it up in my humble opinion.  Not that I'm a expert by any stretch of the imagination. Just know a good picture when I see one. Regardless of who took the picture , thanks for sharing it

[Winsford Soul]

13 minutes ago, Soulandy said:

Steve, there's quite a few photo's on some of the FB groups i'm on from wales up to the borders. Quite lucky here as I can see the sunrise & set out of the windows and it is a good sight when it's so RED. Tomorrow will be another good one  

Lucky you Andy.  I hope that your right about tomorrow sunrise.  I've got a bit of problem now. Do I  get up at daft o clock drive 60miles  to get up to Leighton moss before sunrise on the off chance . I must admit that it would be absolutely amazing view and even more so to get the picture. 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Lucky you Andy.  I hope that your right about tomorrow sunrise.  I've got a bit of problem now. Do I  get up at daft o clock drive 60miles  to get up to Leighton moss before sunrise on the off chance . I must admit that it would be absolutely amazing view and even more so to get the picture. 

Yes! You absolutely do! . 

[Guest]

Although looking at the weather forecast, it's going to be cloudy and rainy

[Soulandy]

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Lucky you Andy.  I hope that your right about tomorrow sunrise.  I've got a bit of problem now. Do I  get up at daft o clock drive 60miles  to get up to Leighton moss before sunrise on the off chance . I must admit that it would be absolutely amazing view and even more so to get the picture. 

Hey Steve 

Im being a bit cryptic here as in "RED"  tomorrow.  Blue moon my arse I dont wany you to have a wasted journey in the rain ☹

[Wayoutgirl]

[Wayoutgirl]

Just now, Wayoutgirl said:

Taken on my naff samsung j5 

Thursday 7.30 am at the back of my school

[Winsford Soul]

10 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Yes! You absolutely do! . 

Sorry Mrs.  Ducked out. Got up 6am lashing it down  here in Manchester and decided to go to Pennington,  here now as I'm answering your reply in the gloom and  rain. 

[Winsford Soul]

9 hours ago, Soulandy said:

Hey Steve 

Im being a bit cryptic here as in "RED"  tomorrow.  Blue moon my arse I dont wany you to have a wasted journey in the rain ☹

Doh. Of course,  we play the bitters at the emptyhad.  Totally forgot about that. Had other things on my mind.  

Edited December 7, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Winsford Soul]

11 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Although looking at the weather forecast, it's going to be cloudy and rainy

Thanks you Yanet Garcia  . 

Edited December 7, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Winsford Soul]

10 hours ago, Wayoutgirl said:

Taken on my naff samsung j5 

Thursday 7.30 am at the back of my school

Didn't know that you where still at school Sandra. 

[Guest]

5 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Didn't know that you where still at school Sandra. 

I thought that too? .  So you ducked out of Leighton? Mind you, there was only grey here this morning, in North Lancs so I don't think you missed anything.  Who's Yanet Garcia? .  Sounds like a car. "I drive a Yanet Garcia 6 litre, twin turbo, sport, hatchback".   

[Guest]

This is a Yanet Garcia Steve....

[Winsford Soul]

1 hour ago, Flamingemeralds said:

I thought that too? .  So you ducked out of Leighton? Mind you, there was only grey here this morning, in North Lancs so I don't think you missed anything.  Who's Yanet Garcia? .  Sounds like a car. "I drive a Yanet Garcia 6 litre, twin turbo, sport, hatchback".   

Yeah ducked out of Leighton,  was that pun intended . Managed to get a few pictures.  I will download them off the camera later and post them on here, as I'm not playing out anywhere tonight,

tri- annual visit to Shropshire tomorrow,  Dad's anniversary in the week so it's lovely flowers on the headstone time. Bitter sweet memories.  Bishop's Castle is a stunning little village where he's laid  to rest  if anyone on here is ever down that way. 

Steve 

[Winsford Soul]

Unfortunately no stunning sunrise , nothing exotic bird wise at Pennington flash today so here,s a few of the more common species 

 

Edited December 7, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Winsford Soul]

Birch poly-bore is a fungus that only grows on Birch trees 

 

Kingfisher

 

[Winsford Soul]

Finally managed a half decent picture of a seriously in decline bird a Willow Tit

 

[Winsford Soul]

A few Roe deer pictures

 

[Guest]

Top quality as always!

[Winsford Soul]

1 hour ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Top quality as always!

Why thank you very much Mrs ☺. I really appreciate the kind word's but you know that 

Edited December 7, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Amsterdam Russ]

The winning images in the 2019 British Ecological Society photography competition are well worth checking out.

Link here:

https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-50602795

Edited December 8, 2019 by Amsterdam Russ

[Wayoutgirl]

On 07/12/2019 at 08:29, Winsford Soul said:

Didn't know that you where still at school Sandra. 

[Guest]

On 06/12/2019 at 18:45, Soulfulmerlin said:

My stomping grounds 

We walked from the car park to the bridge (is it called Dinckley?). It's a wood.  Do you know if you can go over the bridge and walk back along the other side, and if so, where it brings you out? I always leave my car on the car park. Is it called Maplewood car park?  It's lovely down there by the river, practising stone skimming. I made a seat out of an old abandoned  wheelbarrow, which i expect the contractors left behind when they built the new bridge. 

[Guest]

Upcycled wheel-less wheelbarrow, making a rather fetching deckchair. 

[Winsford Soul]

2 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Upcycled wheel-less wheelbarrow, making a rather fetching deckchair. 

Lovely view. 

[Winsford Soul]

3 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

Upcycled wheel-less wheelbarrow, making a rather fetching deckchair. 

Surely a wheel- less wheelbarrow would be Just  called a barrow

[Guest]

25 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Surely a wheel- less wheelbarrow would be Just  called a barrow

You'd think wouldn't you?  When you're upcycling, it's best practice to demonstrate what the article was originally to illustrate the effectiveness of the upcycled design and the original resource used.  Steve.  .   

Got me wellies on Steve!!!!

[Winsford Soul]

26 minutes ago, Flamingemeralds said:

You'd think wouldn't you?  When you're upcycling, it's best practice to demonstrate what the article was originally to illustrate the effectiveness of the upcycled design and the original resource used.  Steve.  .   

Got me wellies on Steve!!!!

Louise.  You will need your wellies with all those tears of laughter,  Can you up-cycle the barrow into a boat for on the river then you could use your wellies to help launch the boat barrow.

[Tomangoes]

A wow moment today in Kissimmee...enjoy.

Ed

 

[Guest]

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

Louise.  You will need your wellies with all those tears of laughter,  Can you up-cycle the barrow into a boat for on the river then you could use your wellies to help launch the boat barrow.

I won't need the barrow when I'm wearing my wellyboats.

[Soulfulmerlin]

3 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

We walked from the car park to the bridge (is it called Dinckley?). It's a wood.  Do you know if you can go over the bridge and walk back along the other side, and if so, where it brings you out? I always leave my car on the car park. Is it called Maplewood car park?  It's lovely down there by the river, practising stone skimming. I made a seat out of an old abandoned  wheelbarrow, which i expect the contractors left behind when they built the new bridge. 

Should take you to Stonyhust College.  Really depends which way you go . 

[Winsford Soul]

13 hours ago, Flamingemeralds said:

 

Got me wellies on Steve!!!!

I had noticed

[Martyn Pitt]

Not been out much of late what with life getting in the way a bit.

Anyway a Marsh Tit, often confused with the Willow Tit seen in Steve's picture further up the page

[Winsford Soul]

They're so similar in looks and in the habitat they live in. The Willow Tit in my photo was taken nr marsh ground and the Marsh Tits near me at Leighton moss are seen very often in the Willow trees. Very confusing.  

[Winsford Soul]

3 hours ago, Martyn Pitt said:

Not been out much of late what with life getting in the way a bit.

 

 

Martyn.  Was that life or did you mean wife getting in the way a bit. 

[Martyn Pitt]

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

They're so similar in looks and in the habitat they live in. The Willow Tit in my photo was taken nr marsh ground and the Marsh Tits near me at Leighton moss are seen very often in the Willow trees. Very confusing.  

This is true, the Willow Tit always looks scruffy compared to the Marsh Tit, there is a white mark on the upper mandible of the Marsh Tit, more obvious in the head on shot, this can appear (not always but usually) on the Marsh but never on the Willow. However their calls are totally different, if you can hear them.

[Soulandy]

Working at Deansgate end of Manchester in an apartment. Views from the 12th floor.  In the first you can see the football ground of United's recent victory ️

[Soulfulmerlin]

Been here and took photo before.  Decided to try take better perspective view of this Lancashire oddity . Best thought is Waterfall in it's long distant past . Though could be a geological creation.  More investigations required.  

Around 50/60ft deep shear cliff faces . Not workings in my opinion . 

[Winsford Soul]

3 hours ago, Soulfulmerlin said:

Been here and took photo before.  Decided to try take better perspective view of this Lancashire oddity . Best thought is Waterfall in it's long distant past . Though could be a geological creation.  More investigations required.  

Around 50/60ft deep shear cliff faces . Not workings in my opinion . 

Looks very interesting.  Have you got parking details and directions ie post code.  The ribble valley, bowland  is one of the to me lesser known area's of the UK and it's on my doorstep.  How bad is that.  

Edited December 9, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Soulfulmerlin]

Approach Jeffery Hill . 

Coming from Ribchester follow Road all through to Cross Roads . Pub situated on Right corner .

Follow Road to Jefferey Hill . About half Mile on left . Also about 1 mile from Jeffrey Hill Car Park on Right . Does not have Post Code . Or one which functions. 

Look right Small cops of Trees in Moorland . If approaching From Ribchester .

To Left Wooded glade with Moorland flanked . Place is Top right of previous cut area . Can be seen with difficulty from Road . 

[Soulfulmerlin]

8 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Looks very interesting.  Have you got parking details and directions ie post code.  The ribble valley, bowland  is one of the to me lesser known area's of the UK and it's on my doorstep.  How bad is that.  

 

[Soulfulmerlin]

At point of arrow . Sorry my drawing skills are not the best . Entry on left . Set of steel gates mark entrance . Small layby opposite side of Road . Am sure you'll have driven past as many times as us . Before we discovered it . 3 Years driving all areas of Jeffrey Hill till I was in Turkey and my lass took dogs there on off chance . 

 

[Winsford Soul]

For all you lovers of Christmas.  Here's 2019 home  set up.

Personally It wouldn't bother me if no tree or decorations, bah humbug and all that stuff.  But I know that a lot of people love Christmas and some of you even like my photographs so that's why I posted it. 

 

Edited December 10, 2019 by Winsford Soul

[Amsterdam Russ]

1 hour ago, Winsford Soul said:

For all you lovers of Christmas.  Here's 2019 home  set up.

Looks lovely. We put up our tree at the weekend.

Now this isn't really the place for moving images, but we did make a time-lapse video of us doing it. And as that's made up of lots and lots of photos, maybe an exception can be made.

With hindsight, I shouldn't have switched off so soon after finishing. Instead, the time-lapse should have run for a couple of minutes more so that there would have been an extra second or two showing the tree all lit up at the end. As it is, blink and you'll miss the lighting up ceremony! 

Still, it's all good fun!

 

 

[Winsford Soul]

20 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Looks lovely. We put up our tree at the weekend.

Now this isn't really the place for moving images, but we did make a time-lapse video of us doing it. And as that's made up of lots and lots of photos, maybe an exception can be made.

With hindsight, I shouldn't have switched off so soon after finishing. Instead, the time-lapse should have run for a couple of minutes more so that there would have been an extra second or two showing the tree all lit up at the end. As it is, blink and you'll miss the lighting up ceremony! 

Still, it's all good fun!

 

 

Love it. Russell.  Timelapse is amazing,  it's something that I will have to master. Still learning to take pictures yet so it maybe a while before I get around to it. 

[Amsterdam Russ]

29 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Love it. Russell.  Timelapse is amazing,  it's something that I will have to master. Still learning to take pictures yet so it maybe a while before I get around to it. 

Nothing to master, Ste. Not if you're using the inbuilt time-lapse function on the iPad's camera. I'm sure other phones/tablets have similar things, and there are plenty of apps out there.

With the iPad function, there is only one time setting - one frame every six seconds. That's too fast for a short clip like mine, but OK if you're doing something over a good number of hours or the better part of a day. I imported my clip into iMovie and then slowed it down by half - from 30 to 60 seconds - otherwise it's almost a blur.

All I had to do was set the device up, make it secure, and press the 'shutter' button - and then turn it off again when finished. I think the greatest consideration needed is in what you're looking to achieve. As mentioned, the 'lighting up' at the end is too brief, so a bit more thought at the start would have told me to let the time-lapse run for a while so the finished tree could be properly seen.

Live and learn, but have fun while doing so.