A New Year means a new Soul Source photography thread! Starting in 2013, "Show us your great photos" has proved to be a long-lived favourite - all because of the continued contributions and involvement of its enthusiastic participants. Here's looking forward to yet another year of fab photos - and don't forget that you don't need to be a photographer to post up pics. Whether taken with top-of-the-line gear or the camera on your smart phone, if you've got interesting pics, please feel free to share.

To kick off, here's a batch of pics I took today while out on a cold and misty walk in a place called the Amsterdamse Waterleidingduinen. I'd not heard of it until just very recently. Apparently it's a natural water table from which Amsterdam gets most of its fresh water. At the same time, it's a nature reserve, so now that I know of its existence, I'll have to make a point of visiting regularly.

It wasn't a good day to be out with a camera, especially with a zoom lens. The light was poor, it was misty (heavy fog overhead - we could hear geese flying over but could barely see them, even though they were quite low), and it was cold. Hopefully conditions will be better on my next visit.

Here's wishing you all a happy New Year and lots of happy shooting across the next 12 months.

6 minutes ago, Tomangoes said:

Thinking of presenting this to the Tate modern.

Entitled...

Lazy painter forgot where he left his tools.

Ed

 

Love it Ed

Sunset view of our local windmill as seen through one of our windows this evening.

3 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Sunset view of our local windmill as seen through one of our windows this evening.

Russell.  I've no likes left.  Stunning picture.  Worthy of a canvas my friend 

Got caught out in tonights surprise storm on our walk. Started of a lovely sunny evening for the first hour, tgen bang, everything thrown at us. Took refuge in an old barn for half an hour

10 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Russell.  I've no likes left.  Stunning picture.  Worthy of a canvas my friend 

Thanks! Must admit to being well pleased with it!

Rain in slow motion 

 

2 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Rain in slow motion 

Doesn’t play on my iPad, unfortunately.

Portrait of a singing male Blackbird

 

Soul music running through my veins 

 

Edited June 18, 20204 yr by Winsford Soul

Great post Ste 😎

This was our daddy blackbird having a break from siting on the chicks.

 

Hawthorn Shield Bugs in my garden yesterday .

 

1 minute ago, Veedub said:

Hawthorn Shield Bugs in my garden yesterday .

 

Great pictures Mike.  They would have to have been good swimmers in my garden yesterday mate. 

You're right ! it was Tuesday ! 🙂, yesterday chucked it down , same as today ! Haven't got a clue what day it is , nobody has ! 😄

Edited June 18, 20204 yr by Veedub

Any idea what kind of spider this is?  Very tiny.

Can't wait for this programme.  People who don't know Pembrokeshire will get to see what attracts me twice a year and makes it such a special place 

19 minutes ago, Steve Lane said:

Any idea what kind of spider this is?  Very tiny.

Steve.  Looks like a cucumber spider mate.

9 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Steve.  Looks like a cucumber spider mate.

Cheers Steve, it was on our outdoor castor oil plant. I really needed your camera for that😄

The local park by me today they decided to go for a stroll

Thanks to Dominic...things getting back to normal....

Ed

And some ace of spades for the might millers promotion..

Ed

 

Another lovely day on our balcony, until...

Fledgling Dunnock. Perfectly camouflaged

 

On 15/06/2020 at 22:11, Tomangoes said:

Thinking of presenting this to the Tate modern.

Entitled...

Lazy painter forgot where he left his tools.

Ed

 

Priceless, is it an early work. 😂 

I'm was running out of rooms to paint, so started on the furniture 

Thats tonight sorted 🍻🕺

On 11/06/2020 at 10:42, Martyn Pitt said:

Excuse my self indulgence, my daughters first child (also her photo as no visitors allowed) one day old, welcome to the world Burnaford Elliott, another grandson for me and Carol. 

Aww many congratulations Martyn!!

He’s a little beauty 👍 

Hope you get to meet him soon x

Caught this in the evening light on our balcony with my iPad - cucumber leaf and tendril.

The fortress at low tide.

Must have been a scary place to work in ww2.

Ed

On 20/06/2020 at 11:11, Stephen Houghton said:

I'm was running out of rooms to paint, so started on the furniture 

Nice piece of furniture !!

Would look good in my cottage.. Swap you for a very unusual Swedish style table (solid Oak and weighs a ton !!) 😎

Edited June 21, 20204 yr by Ficklefingers

rummaging through some boxes.

1st Scooter 1969. The day i picked it up (2nd hand)...the only gear i had to wear 😒

 

Baskets and planters are coming along nicely 

 

8 hours ago, Kenb said:

rummaging through some boxes.

1st Scooter 1969. The day i picked it up (2nd hand)...the only gear i had to wear 😒

 

Nice pic, bet you were over the moon, freedom at last. Looks like a SX150 so wouldn't have been cheap .

 

This is my first scooter also from 1969. Li 150 trying to imitate a SX200. My sister on the back.

5 minutes ago, Rick Cooper said:

Nice pic, bet you were over the moon, freedom at last. Looks like a SX150 so wouldn't have been cheap .

 

This is my first scooter also from 1969. Li 150 trying to imitate a SX200. My sister on the back.

Rick. My first scooter was also Li 150 in 1975. Still remember the reg.  VFM 977K. 

8 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Rick. My first scooter was also Li 150 in 1975. Still remember the reg.  VFM 977K. 

Steve

GJA 33D (li150). HDB 67D (SX200) and XTC 67H (GP150)  but can't remember the reg of the car sat outside.

1 hour ago, Rick Cooper said:

Nice pic, bet you were over the moon, freedom at last. Looks like a SX150 so wouldn't have been cheap .

 

This is my first scooter also from 1969. Li 150 trying to imitate a SX200. My sister on the back.

Rick, It's (Mine) an Li 150.

Blow me...i never knew they did an SX 150?

My SX 200 ( the first of 2) has already been on here 9 this thread), but here it is again.

On 21/06/2020 at 16:30, Ficklefingers said:

Nice piece of furniture !!

Would look good in my cottage.. Swap you for a very unusual Swedish style table (solid Oak and weighs a ton !!) 😎

Sorry mate, she would have them for garters 

20 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Rick. My first scooter was also Li 150 in 1975. Still remember the reg.  VFM 977K. 

Mine was a jet 200,cost me a fortune £25

 

These pics are at Rudyard Lake, 

 

Our first mini harvest of balcony grown French beans, picked early this morning. It ain’t much, but we should be able to keep picking as the summer goes on - and there ain’t nothing like growing your own.

 

 

Going to give it a go...managed to get a 47 inch by 70 inch x 8 inch memory foam mattress(split in 2 for transporting etc) in the van, for a decent bed...

Tent made for disco commercial.

Just need the camp sites to open.

Tenerife can wait...

Ed

 

Edited July 4, 20204 yr by Jayne Houghton
I want to delete photo

 

We had a bit of a family outing and drove to the beach on Wednesday and Thursday (two separate cars, I might add..) - no problems with social distancing where we chose to go.. and it obviously wasn't Bournemouth lol

Thank goodness we live close enough to the wonderful Norfolk Coastline.. Bootiful !! 🙃

 

 

Edited June 27, 20204 yr by Ficklefingers
duplicate pic removed

 

Just a reminder that this is a photography thread, where members share photos that they've taken themselves.

 

It's not a place for memes or 'comedy' images borrowed from elsewhere.

 

Thank you for your understanding.

Was trying to take a photo of the weird shaped cloud with my phone when it was photo bombed by the bird 

On 15/06/2020 at 22:35, Amsterdam Russ said:

Sunset view of our local windmill as seen through one of our windows this evening.

Amazing 

1 hour ago, Greedy Mick said:

Amazing 

Thank you. It's obviously a fixture from our apartment, but catching it in such a light as this is a real treat!

A couple from the garden on Friday afternoon as the sun hides behind the clouds saying goodbye to summer 🌞

Edited June 28, 20204 yr by Soulandy