Happy New Year to one and all. Let's hope 2021 sees some sort of return to normal as the weeks and months roll on

Running annually since 2013, this is the 9th photography thread. Thanks to everyone who has participated and made this such a popular and long-running thread. I'm sure we can look forward to lots of great contributions.

Given the restrictions we've been facing for so long now, getting out and about hasn't always been easy or even possible. But, with a bit of good fortune hopefully we'll get opportunities to revisit new and familiar places with greater ease. Certainly I've hardly been beyond my immediate environment during much of last year, so I'm opening this thread with a couple of favourite photos from some years back.

Both were taken in Elie on the Fife coast in Scotland.

 

Happy snapping, everyone!

2 hours ago, Winsford Soul said:

Hugh. Got some strange looks walking into the Asda across a snowy carpark wearing shorts, North face  t shirt and trainers with as much ventilation as leather .  Yorkshire   you sure know how to treat a girl mate 🤣🤣🤣😜

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤔She's a very lucky woman....

Views from the terrace the past couple of weeks 😎

From mid twenties to snow .... brrrrrr

 

 

 

Edited November 30, 20213 yr by Martyn Pitt
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Turtle beach sunset last night.

Ed

 

Spent the day fishing at Pilsworth lake , Bury today. Never had a single  bite but it was a lovely crisp day at +2"C

 

23 minutes ago, Winsford Soul said:

Spent the day fishing at Pilsworth lake , Bury today. Never had a single  bite but it was a lovely crisp day at +2"C

 

Now I know why I was a Summer Fisherman

Myakka River Sarasota inhabitants today. Is the old guy winking at me? About 10ft long, no more than 20m away from highway...

Ed

 

A grand selection of reader photos in this week's "Your pictures of Scotland" courtesy of the BBC News.

I don't know why, but the images sent into the BBC News by readers in Scotland are nearly always way more interesting than those from England.

Source: BBC News / © Florence Royer

Pics here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59432986

Got to share Siesta Key right now..

Ed

 

 

Go on then been as its getting closer to Christmas

Robin in the Holly

My new neighbours...

Ed

 

14 minutes ago, Tomangoes said:

My new neighbours...

Ed

 

Very nice Ed. The only cranes we have here in Manchester are all over the skyline with new apartments/ office blocks getting built everywhere 

Venice Sharkey Pier in all its glory.

Ed

 

Final sunset this trip...

Venice Fl.

Ed

 

3 hours ago, Tomangoes said:

Venice Sharkey Pier in all its glory.

Ed

 

Thought it was Saltburn......Sorry🤭

On 04/12/2021 at 13:41, Winsford Soul said:

Go on then been as its getting closer to Christmas

Robin in the Holly

Well you are right...let's have some Xmas spirit..about as good as a tree can get...

Ed

 

This is amazing.  Had to share it 

https://www.instagram.com/p/CXP8WmePRyZ/?utm_medium=share_sheet

 

A few snaps at cleggy...lovely weather today.

Ed

 

More great pic sent in by readers of BBC News Scotland. Here's one example...

© Niall Fraser

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-59637350

 

Name that one "The Long Walk"...

On 02/12/2021 at 16:59, Winsford Soul said:

Spent the day fishing at Pilsworth lake , Bury today. Never had a single  bite but it was a lovely crisp day at +2"C

 

Lovely sky Steve, that looks a great little lake. Went to Mathern Mill Saturday night, like you blanked, maybe two liners, but the Carp were like me tucked up in bed in as warm water as they could find I guess, not a single show until the morning, and that was just one Carp over the other side of the lake. No amount of food is gonna make you eat when you are freezing your balls off, or should that be fins...! lol

Edited December 13, 20213 yr by Mal C

11 hours ago, Mal C said:

Lovely sky Steve, that looks a great little lake. Went to Mathern Mill Saturday night, like you blanked, maybe two liners, but the Carp were like me tucked up in bed in as warm water as they could find I guess, not a single show until the morning, and that was just one Carp over the other side of the lake. No amount of food is gonna make you eat when you are freezing your balls off, or should that be fins...! lol

Cheers mate 👍.  The lake is quite big really probably half was visible in the picture as it goes to the right in the distance for about the same amount.  I fished the shallow part of the lake as the bailiff had seen cormorants catching Roach there earlier in the morning.  Going again tomorrow but about halfway down the lake into much deeper water so hopefully I will catch  a few . 

Winter fishing is a totally different way of catching compared to summer as you well know my friend but if nothing else we are optimistic 😀 

A very clever bit of driftwood art on the wall of the villa we've just been staying in in Fuerteventura.

 

Dave Banks

You guys talking about fishing got me to want to post this. A common stingray in the harbour of Morro Jable Fuerteventura, and just a few fish.

Dave Banks

A few festive photos from our annual pre-Christmas trip to the local garden centre. The garden centre, which is the largest in the Netherlands, always puts in a lot of effort to create a huge festive display of its wares. It's always worth a visit regardless of whether you buy anything or not, and I love going around with my iPhone looking for interesting Christmassy shots.

More to follow... Ho, ho, ho!

Part 2...

And a final selection...

 

This week's selection of interesting reader photos in Your Pictures of Scotland courtesy of the BBC News website...

Source: BBC News / © Robert Wright

Pics here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59561748

A mate of mine just sent this from Iceland.. 

Ed

Here they come...its holiday season.

Tami in Niagra...

Ed

 

Had a great day in the Glyderau, Snowdonia mountains yesterday in spring like weather. Good to be out 

First is The Castle of the Winds with Snowdon behind

Second is a cloud inversion behind Moel Siabod

Third is the Ogwen Valley from Y Garn

And final one is looking across Llynnau Mymbry to Snowdon reflections 

Edited December 19, 20213 yr by Soulandy

We took a trip out to the Amsterdam water supply dunes this afternoon. Although the weather is fairly mild still, it was very overcast most of the time, which doesn't provide great conditions for taking pics. 

But, I managed to nab a few, including one of a pair of goosanders, which I was thrilled to see.

A crow in silhouette. To give bit more of an atmosphere to the pic, I added a vignette.

Hundreds of canals here supply much of Amsterdam's fresh water.

Chaffinch against a grey sky, which pretty much typified the day.

Fallow deer fawn

Goosanders (male in front, female behind). Initially I thought these were red breasted mergansers, but the RSPB bird identification pages tell me otherwise.

Just a boring old crow - except that the light was quite good for this shot and shows up a lot of detail in the feathers. Normally, we just think of them being black all over.

Oh, nearly forgot this one, which I took with my iPhone - wood ear fungus...

 

 

 

Edited December 20, 20213 yr by Amsterdam Russ

My granddaughter Dottie whom I’ve not seen for over 2 months, but her grandad is coming home for Christmas 🎅 

This week's Your Pictures of Scotland courtesy of the BBC News website. Another great selection of reader pics with this one below - taken in Edinburgh -  being perfectly appropriate at this time.

Source: BBC News / © Janina Dolny

Pics here: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-59699194

Here's to happy snapping in 2022!

From the BBC News website:

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A selection of some of the most striking photographs taken by news agency photographers around the UK this year.

"A tribute to Captain Sir Tom Moore lights up Piccadilly Circus, London. The 100-year-old, who raised almost £33m for NHS charities by walking laps of his garden, died with coronavirus in February."

Source: BBC News / © Aaron Chown PA Media

Photos here: https://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-59478434

Edited December 29, 20213 yr by Amsterdam Russ

And another selection of photos to round off the year. This time from the Euronews website. 

Here's one from the selection.

Caption: A bolt of lightning crosses the sky as people look at buildings displaying a light show related to the anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing, China. June 2021.

Source: Euronews / © Noel Cellis/AFP

Pics here: In pictures: 30 breathtaking nature and landscape views from 2021.

 

Mural in leeds,  park mews ,off wellington st a destroying angel in holbeck and two pics of canal bridge near aire  street couple of months back 

Here's one for cricket fans. The ball used in the T20 world cup West Indies v Australia on 6th November, signed by Chris Gayle you took Mitchell Marsh's wicket with it. Probably the last time Chris will play world cup cricket. Present from Richard Illingworth test umpire.

Moderators please feel free to move if you feel this is in the wrong place.

Got to rife yesterday.

Not many restrictions so far.

Quite busy.

Mount Tiede and the surfers.

Ed

A strange mackerel clouded sky

Silhouette of La Gomera.

Ed

Finally the sunset..

Ed

 

A new year means a new thread. You can find the 2022 incarnation of "Show us your great photos" here: