Happy New Year to one and all.

The start of a new year means the start of a new photo thread. This is the 11th photo thread, which is rather remarkable and a testament to its continued popularity. Thanks to everyone who contributed pics last year, and thanks too to the many who participated by liking or commenting on images.

Here's a pic I took from our balcony a few days ago. The house opposite is being renovated and the builders put together some lights on the side of the house. It says "Prettige Feestdagen" in Dutch, which translates as "Happy holidays", or at this time of the year, "Merry Christmas". 

Here's to lots of great photos in 2023!

 

Hats off to you yet again Russ

For interest and ease have just tagged all the past issues of our 'great photos' topics with the following tag
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/tags/photos/

 

so all can be dug up and viewed a whole lot easier

thumbs up

mike

28 minutes ago, Mike said:

Hats off to you yet again Russ

For interest and ease have just tagged all the past issues of our 'great photos' topics with the following tag
https://www.soul-source.co.uk/tags/photos/

 

so all can be dug up and viewed a whole lot easier

thumbs up

mike

Very useful, Mike. Nice to go back and be reminded of pics Soul Sourcers posted in the past.

Had my New Year walk up Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon yesterday, taking advantage of the weather window around the UK before the wild weather returns. A really great day with very little wind, no views from the summit

View from the South Ridge, On the approach to the summit Cafe, Summit Trig, On the way down the Watkins Path

 

A great snowy walk in the high Carneddau mountains in Snowdonia on Saturday.

Edited January 22, 20232 yr by Soulandy

Unexpected twilight view this evening as seen from the balcony. Not a cloud in the sky and the temperature is dropping. It's already a bit frosty out there!

Not this year but last year leaving one of the Norwegian fjords after visiting Flam

A couple from Sunday of the A380 lining up to take off from Manchester Airport 

First one waiting for a landed plane to clear the runway Before the Ryanair plane departs. The second one just before take off

The amazing Marina Sands hotel in Singapore 

Sri Mariamman Hindu Temple, Singapore

Sculpture in Gardens of the Bay. It’s definitely a boy😎

That baby is very disconcerting... 😕

here is a picture of another body sculpture made in Soap, which degrades with time and weather, taken in Santiago De Compostela a few years back. I did look for the arms, I guess they assumed the arms would go first, so they didnt include them,  that said who would steal the arms? lol

Edited March 15, 20232 yr by Mal C

Ko Phi Phi Don island in Thailand, taken about 3 weeks ago.

 

2 hours ago, Alan T said:

Ko Phi Phi Don island in Thailand, taken about 3 weeks ago.

 

Ooh, that's nice - very nice!

about to say the same, 'Oh WOW', I've never been to Thailand, but with views like that Alan!!

Edited March 16, 20232 yr by Mal C

View from the Bitexco Tower, Ho Chi Minh City and the tower from ground level

Maybe a better view

And you think you're having a bad day!

Dragon Bridge, Da Nang

Grey and damp but magical Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong Island night time light show

Hazy view from The Peak on Hong Kong Island. Still spectacular 

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong Island

First decent walk since being ill over Christmas and New Year. Walk up to New Mills Reservoir Smithills Bolton. Looking across res towards Winter Hill 

 

Edited April 8, 20232 yr by Twoshoes

A few from Easter Saturday on Cadair idris Snowdonia. Different takes of Llyn Cau below the peaks of Cadair Idris

1st one  on the way up, 2nd from the col between the summits and 3rd looking across from the descent path

Some stunning photos in this thread as always! 👏🏻👏🏻

Love this time of year and thought I’d share a few pics from recent rides out on the bike…especially pleased with the Kite chasing jet plane! 😃

 

 

Edited April 16, 20232 yr by Scotters

1 hour ago, Scotters said:

especially pleased with the Kite chasing jet plane!

And so you should be - very nice!

I returned from Venice this past Wednesday after a week there visiting my sister. Fairly busy there for Easter Sunday and the day after but overall had a really good time. 

Turn down a side street and there's quite some views, or enter a church to witness every inch of the interior covered in religious-ness. 

Edited April 16, 20232 yr by Djr

one more photo, a must picture from any trip to Venice.

 

2 hours ago, Soulandy said:

A few from Easter Saturday on Cadair idris Snowdonia. Different takes of Llyn Cau below the peaks of Cadair Idris

1st one  on the way up, 2nd from the col between the summits and 3rd looking across from the descent path

The middle pic is amazing, the water/lake looks surreal 

 

 

 

The sun going down in the gulf.

Nice pic Wally long time no see, Col from Bishop Auckland 

Patong Beach at sunset , Phuket Thailand

James Bond Island Thailand 

Hi Everyone

Some amazing pictures - breath taking.

Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Peter

😊

 

Just had a first play with a pretty extreme macro set up using bits I had kicking about .

An old 50mm f1.8 lens reverse mounted on a spare 75-300 zoom with a £4.00 adapter gets me in a little too close for general stuff but for the task I had in mind it'll do well.

First go at Depth Stacking in Canon's DPP4 , 13 frames stacked of a Dandelion seed , uncropped ... 😄

A Wednesday afternoon visit to the glorious tulip fields of Lisse here in the Netherlands...

6 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

A Wednesday afternoon visit to the glorious tulip fields of Lisse here in the Netherlands...

i once stayed in Konningshof (maybe incorrect spelling) to tour the bulb fields.

Nearly right - Koningshof. There are a number of places with Koningshof in it. Was it a Europarc, and when did you come over?

20 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

A Wednesday afternoon visit to the glorious tulip fields of Lisse here in the Netherlands...

Never had the pleasure of seeing them in your part of the world but have seen similar if smaller displays around Spalding in the Fens in the past.

1 hour ago, Woodbutcher said:

Never had the pleasure of seeing them in your part of the world but have seen similar if smaller displays around Spalding in the Fens in the past.

Must admit I didn’t know tulip fields existed in the UK. Fantastic to see wherever they may be!

1 minute ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Must admit I didn’t know tulip fields existed in the UK. Fantastic to see wherever they may be!

https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/bulb-fields-around-spalding/

  https://www.spaldingflowerparade.org.uk/

I assume they started around the time the Fens were drained by Cornelius Vermuyden in the 1630s ... ?

10 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

https://www.heritagesouthholland.co.uk/article/bulb-fields-around-spalding/

  https://www.spaldingflowerparade.org.uk/

I assume they started around the time the Fens were drained by Cornelius Vermuyden in the 1630s ... ?

Thanks for the links. A comment in the first suggest the tulip fields are few and far between now, with somewhere near Kings Lyn being the best place to go.

Had forgotten about the Spaulding Flower Parade. My other half made some props for the parade maybe 12 years ago and was interviewed on local BBC radio in the run up to it. They liked the idea that a Lincs-born lady who now lived and did business from NL was making stuff for the parade.

4 hours ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Nearly right - Koningshof. There are a number of places with Koningshof in it. Was it a Europarc, and when did you come over?

It was about 2016...in my Eriba. I visited Delph (again probably spelling incorrect? is Delft?) the pottery folks, and visited by bike (from Koningshof) the University town of L....?

Edited May 3, 20232 yr by Kenb

46 minutes ago, Kenb said:

It was about 2016...in my Eriba. I visited Delph (again probably spelling incorrect? is Delft?) the pottery folks, and visited by bike (from Koningshof) the University town of L....?

Delft is correct on both counts (the ‘t’ is emphasised). Delftsblauw [Delft’s blue] is the porcelain, and the city, Leiden - and they’re both lovely places. 

A few shots taken in Rhodes this week

 

Well after much deliberation and research I've bitten the bullet macro lens-wise and just received a used , but perfect Laowa 100mm F/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and a Godox V350-C Flashgun to accompany it.

If anyone needs me I shall be found on my hands and knees in the undergrowth hunting tiny critters ... 

26 minutes ago, Woodbutcher said:

Well after much deliberation and research I've bitten the bullet macro lens-wise and just received a used , but perfect Laowa 100mm F/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and a Godox V350-C Flashgun to accompany it.

If anyone needs me I shall be found on my hands and knees in the undergrowth hunting tiny critters ... 

Hope you have endless fun with the kit, but watch out for those tiny critters - they ain’t half fast! 😉

4 minutes ago, Amsterdam Russ said:

Hope you have endless fun with the kit, but watch out for those tiny critters - they ain’t half fast! 😉

I've an acre to play in here , all greenery of a multitude of types , so "endless" sums it up quite well and it'll be a great excuse to let things get a little unkempt for a while ... 

This boy was one last week..kato to my clouseau❤

I've been admiring a lot of the shots posted on here for a couple of years now so thought it was about time I joined in.  I'm only using my phone and don't have the patience and skill exhibited by others, but I can capture what I can see:

Night sky about 2:30 this morning -