Happy New Year to one and all. A new year means a new beginning, so here is what is now the 10th Soul Source photography thread.

Thanks to everyone who has contributed over the years, whether by posting up pics, commenting on them, or simply liking them.

My first contribution is a short iPhone slo-mo vid of some fireworks as seen from our balcony as 2021 departed and 2022 began.

Here's to a great year ahead!

 

Took the CT125 out for a quick spin around Cambridge green lanes yesterday 👍🏻

2 hours ago, Zoomsoulblue said:

Took the CT125 out for a quick spin around Cambridge green lanes yesterday 👍🏻

Flipping heck that's nearly a motor bike..... Sorry mate. 😂

Heres an early Happy Easter snap with some pzazz..

Ed

On 11/04/2022 at 13:14, Mssoulie said:

Flipping heck that's nearly a motor bike..... Sorry mate. 😂

🤣😂🤣 pure fun 👍🏻

On 11/04/2022 at 10:50, Zoomsoulblue said:

Took the CT125 out for a quick spin around Cambridge green lanes yesterday 👍🏻

MENTAL ILLNESS 

Happy Easter..

Ed

 

Today at sharkeys pier Venice.

Ed

Just got sent this pic of the sunset in Florence yesterday.

Ed

Just got sent this pic of the sunset in Florence yesterday.

Ed

 

Edited April 18, 20223 yr by Tomangoes
Double pic

A recent mid-week trip to Brussels saw us, among other touristy things, visit the Musical Instruments Museum. Must admit to being initially sceptical, but it was well worth the visit.

The many musical delights include a selection of brass instruments made by Adolphe Sax, the inventor of the saxophone (I did post this elsewhere on SS recently), and a surprisingly early 'pocket' gramophone player that was also known as a 'cameraphone'!

 

 1st one is Whiting Bay Isle of Arran, with Holy Island as the backdrop on Sunday.

2nd one is Todays view 😁

Edited May 9, 20223 yr by Soulandy

Sedge Warbler ... camouflage & concealment lesson one 

Think this guy is right this paving has been going on for months .

 

 

 

Edited May 10, 20223 yr by Shinehead

Saw his mate a week back, this chap was walking around Marylebone High Road with a gold tin pot on his head! Don't know about 'Look both ways', maybe don't look up...

Edited May 10, 20223 yr by Mal C

On 13/04/2022 at 09:55, Zoomsoulblue said:

🤣😂🤣 pure fun 👍🏻

Absolutely mate. Enjoy. 👍

Fine views from Goatfell, highest mountain on Isle of Arran, on Thursday 

A few from Whitby today..

Ed

First run out for Taw Valley on the Severn Valley Railway from Bridgnorth to Kidderminster , in her new livery of purple to celebrate the Queen's 70th anniversary , although not yet carrying the Elizabeth 2 name plates , still looked spectacular as she passed the House , 

A rare excursion out in the dark for me these days , but I needed to get away from the bloody football and the Eurovision fiasco ...  

A quick test of the 'new' Canon 450D that I picked up for £40.00 last week (clean as a whistle and only 3000 on the clock , but it's diopter's bust ... but that's not needed when it's shoved up the back of a 'scope and tethered ...  )

Was getting ready for the eclipse shoot I had planned but that's likely to be thwarted by the weather now ... 

Shot 240 frames , stacked 120 of them. The orientation's a bit off as I had to rotate the camera rather than adjust the variable Barlow.

Click on image for a closer view .

 

Edited May 15, 20223 yr by Woodbutcher

Obviously a northern soul theme is unfolding..

Ed

 

 

A few from Saturday from a a damp then sunny snowdonia.  Caterpillar from the Drinker Moth. Came across quite a few of these.  Atmospheric conditions looking down the Ogwyn Valley and Dyffryn Mymbyr. The third is when sun came out over Llyn Cowlyd and yes it was that colour. All taken with my phone

Edited May 22, 20223 yr by Soulandy

Whilst walking up in Northumberland a Stonechat started distracting us from what must have been the nesting site it came within about 3 feet of us just managed to grab the phone and take a picture.

Saw quite a few others out and about in the dune lands.

Also Dunsatnburgh Castle from Craster side.

I've been in the USA a month (just back now)...and just missed out on the Indications show in Las Vegas.

Poor old Mr Milvus getting grief from a couple of noisy neighbours this morning as I was shooting the Sun ... 

On 10/05/2022 at 12:32, Shinehead said:

Think this guy is right this paving has been going on for months .

 

 

 

It’s the same around here too.apparently the bad state of the roads has been noted and the pot holes will be re-instated as soon as possible

Not messed around with the camera and a light box in ages - a few years, to be exact. We had some over-ripe fruit at home and I thought that if I left them for a few days they'd be interesting to photograph as still-life subjects. Setting things up, I realised I was way out of practice. It didn't help that I don't have any really suitable lighting and ended up using some free-standing spotlights - very Heath Robinson!

Fun to do, and perhaps oddly, I do like taking pics of things in decay. Things like that have a lot of character and texture about them. Well, I think so, anyway. 

There was rain with the early morning sunshine. I said to my better half I reckon that with the sun being out the front, there's a good chance of a rainbow out the back. And sure enough, there was...

 

 

South Piers Carousel

One of the Blackpool Heritage Trams, this one doesn't get out much these days

Candelabra primula in the garden

A young Great Crested Grebe hitching a lift, and a Hobby (Falco Subbuteo) which is where the name for the game came from after the creator was not granted permission to trademark the name "Hobby"

Fed up with all those boring greyscale images so I left the colour alone last night.

Didn't bother aiming for high detail as it was  low in the sky veiled with thin cloud and the seeing was awful.

And caught my first 'interloper' in about eight years ...  

Some 450,000 DSLR frames captured on Solar and Lunar imaging in that period but rare to catch one despite being so close to a Stansted stack and RAFs Lakenheath and Mildenhall.

 

This little Robin has been working his/her  butt off the last couple of weeks feeding chicks in a nearby nest.

 

Edited June 14, 20223 yr by Shinehead

Took a walk up what’s known locally as the 'The Scenic Drive' , quite a view looking back into the valley.  Look behind you from this point and you can see the whole of the Seven Estuary, Seven Bridge and way off Avonmouth and Weston Super-Mare.

Edited June 14, 20223 yr by Mal C

Daytime, nightime, view from the balcony over Golden Beach, Thassos

A nice red moon reflections tonight but the camera phone doesn't do ot justice. Superb view again though with a night cap

Kickin back at Acorn fisheries in North Somerset, gonna be warm tonight :/)

Hosted an engagement party in the garden last week. Erected the gazebo in the morning, tables and chairs out, bunting and balloons mounted, guests arriving at 2pm....

At 1pm Mr Wind Gust turned up.....

Certainly provided a topic of conversation!

Ed

4 hours ago, Tomangoes said:

Hosted an engagement party in the garden last week. Erected the gazebo in the morning, tables and chairs out, bunting and balloons mounted, guests arriving at 2pm....

At 1pm Mr Wind Gust turned up.....

Certainly provided a topic of conversation!

Ed

Guess physics and geography weren't your strongest subjects ... 

3 corners anchored down with double pegs, 4th corner weighted down with about 15kg. 6 guide ropes.

Approx 18 square meter exposed to an uplift wind gush...no competition.

Great party though and luckily this event did not happen 2 hours later!

Ed

 

Hazy setting sunlight at Cropton.                      

Just got back from Yorkshire east Coast,walked to Flamborough saw about 40 seals ,Tide was in and they were playing in this bay for ages some nearly comong onto beach at times and swimming in and out of the caves.

There were supposed to be shots on the phone but when i got home the elusive buggers had avoided me ,mind you we were a fair distance away but  here are a couple of shots of the bay in question.

Apparently everyone had headed for Bempton Cliffs as there was an Albatros there.

Edited June 19, 20222 yr by Smudger

wow, thats a spot isn't it... what a wonderful beach, although it looks like it might be a tad 'tart' under your bum...

Edited June 20, 20222 yr by Mal C

Wilson Pickett w/ Jimi Hendrix 1966 

18 minutes ago, Daniel Nooger said:

Wilson Pickett w/ Jimi Hendrix 1966 

A classic photo, Daniel, but this is the wrong place for it. This thread is for photos taken by members. 👍

The path between Grasmere and Ambleside on Saturday in Englands green and pleasant land.

Ed

 

So.....this is my 2 day old Grandaughter, Felicity.

Is this the youngest soul fist ever photographed?

Ed

 

4 minutes ago, Tomangoes said:

So.....this is my 2 day old Grandaughter, Felicity.

Is this the youngest soul fist ever photographed?

Ed

 

Right on Soul Sister Felicity , lovely Ed I bet your proud as punch mate 

Loving the fuss at a local care home. 

i'm a 'snapper' with an under £60 camera...

Northumbria this week. p.S. date time stamp out of sync.

Edited July 1, 20222 yr by Kenb

Fishing again this time in Mathern Chepstow might have a couple tonight