Suzannek Posted April 13, 2015 Posted April 13, 2015 Lovely Tees Railway Walk near Romaldkirk in Teesdale only 8 miles away from home taken a few weeks ago
Winsford Soul Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Suz. Good to have you back posting from your lovely part of the country Steve
Mal C Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Been a bit since I put anything up in here, so here goes with captions... 'Punks Not Dead!' Maybe not, but you will still have to pay £3 after 8am and before 6.... White Cat, Tiger Rug... The Contents of my 5 year old Daughters Pockets, Everything you need for the day, right there!!! Happy campers, Tina, Linda, Liza, Faye... Friday Night Records... and an old one, you know that Apple screen saver, with stones in front of mountains, its a black and white one, I knew I knew that spot, thats me traveling through Yosemite National Park years back.. virtually on the same spot they too their picture.. their shot in there also... Edited April 14, 2015 by Mal C
Suzannek Posted April 14, 2015 Posted April 14, 2015 Some more photos of Cockfield Fell 2 miles from home including one of the Beehive Coke Ovens which is still well preserved taken a few weeks ago
Winsford Soul Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Just driving through Middleton about two hundred yards from where the old civic centre nighters used to be held when I saw my first-ever ring necked parakeet . It flew across in front of my car and landed in a tree in somebody's front garden.. Well chuffed. Steve
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 Just driving through Middleton about two hundred yards from where the old civic centre nighters used to be held when I saw my first-ever ring necked parakeet . It flew across in front of my car and landed in a tree in somebody's front garden.. Well chuffed. Steve Loads of them round here. Their profile in flight always makes me think of one of these…
Winsford Soul Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 Loads of them round here. Their profile in flight always makes me think of one of these… Ringneckedparakeet.jpg Russell. There's a small population of them in greater Manchester, mostly to the south west round the sale area. But there had been reports of just a couple of bird's near me. So to actually see one of them was great. Steve
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 Russell. There's a small population of them in greater Manchester, mostly to the south west round the sale area. But there had been reports of just a couple of bird's near me. So to actually see one of them was great. Steve If I remember correctly, about 20-odd years ago their populations were mainly concentrated in the warmer south of England. If they've survived the wetter Manchester climate then it shows how very adaptable they are as a species. Scotland next, or have they made it that far already?
Winsford Soul Posted April 15, 2015 Posted April 15, 2015 If I remember correctly, about 20-odd years ago their populations were mainly concentrated in the warmer south of England. If they've survived the wetter Manchester climate then it shows how very adaptable they are as a species. Scotland next, or have they made it that far already? Russell. There's a large population in and around the London area and according to reports small populations in Manchester, Birmingham and as far north as Edinburgh. They can be controlled as a species with them been non residents if they are causing a problem to crops and or native wildlife Steve Steve
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 15, 2015 Author Posted April 15, 2015 Russell. There's a large population in and around the London area and according to reports small populations in Manchester, Birmingham and as far north as Edinburgh. They can be controlled as a species with them been non residents if they are causing a problem to crops and or native wildlife Steve Steve So they made it to Scotland and are surviving the colder conditions. They're obviously very adaptable then.
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 16, 2015 Author Posted April 16, 2015 Thinking holiday thoughts today for some reason. This was taken a few years ago from Petra on the Greek island of Lesvos. Not too long before we're back there again.
Suzannek Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Taken this evening 16.4.15 down the circle walk South Side/Butterknowle, Teesdale near where I live. Beautiful Primroses, Pink Wood Anemones and Cowslips just starting to come out Suz x
Zoomsoulblue Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Soul man in a van - I think the name on the side was Ian Taken at about 7:40 this morning on the way to work - that's about as exciting it gets
Winsford Soul Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Two real rarities near me yesterday. A pair of Red rumped swallows. They were at Heaton Park around the reservoir for a few hours then disappeared as quickly as they had arrived. Two different reported sighting of swifts in the Manchester area. Can't believe how early these are. Steve
Martyn Pitt Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Two real rarities near me yesterday. A pair of Red rumped swallows. They were at Heaton Park around the reservoir for a few hours then disappeared as quickly as they had arrived. Two different reported sighting of swifts in the Manchester area. Can't believe how early these are. Steve We saw swifts today over the reservoir, pretty high up though ... either that or I was looking through my bins the wrong way
Winsford Soul Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Managed to see this lapwing sat on its nest on Thursday afternoon up at Leighton Moss reserve Steve
Tattoodave Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 White helleborines in the pine forest on the slopes of La Concha above Marbella yesterday. The view down to Marbella from Sierra Blanca A nicely placed sculpture of a mouflon
Suzannek Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Violets and Barren Strawberry flower taken on 18.4.15 at the bottom of Cockfield Fell. Lesser Celandines and Wood Anemones down the circle walk Butterknowle/South Side Suz x
Woodbutcher Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Beautiful end to a day , with a resplendent Venus and a very slender crescent Moon ... 1000D + 18-55mm.
Winsford Soul Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Beautiful end to a day , with a resplendent Venus and a very slender crescent Moon ... 1000D + 18-55mm. Nice picture. Still got my 1000D +18-55 kit lens . Not used them for a while. Steve
Woodbutcher Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Got three 1000D's here , this one for everyday snapping and two 'permanently' attached to 'scopes , great lightweight bodies that can be picked up for a song ... had a chance of 5D MkII cheap from a mate but they're too bulky to hang off a focuser and you get so much vignetting with a 'scope and a full frame sensor that it's not worth the investment for astro , unless you also fork out £4k on a tube that supplies a much bigger lightcone. That said I'd love to try his new PhaseOne IQ250 but he's somewhat reluctant to let me play with it in the dark ...
Winsford Soul Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Got three 1000D's here , this one for everyday snapping and two 'permanently' attached to 'scopes , great lightweight bodies that can be picked up for a song ... had a chance of 5D MkII cheap from a mate but they're too bulky to hang off a focuser and you get so much vignetting with a 'scope and a full frame sensor that it's not worth the investment for astro , unless you also fork out £4k on a tube that supplies a much bigger lightcone. That said I'd love to try his new PhaseOne IQ250 but he's somewhat reluctant to let me play with it in the dark ... I'm currently using a 50D with either a 17-40 or a 70-200 plus a 2x converter when needed. Will be upgrading to the 7D mkll shortly when the price has gone down a few hundred pounds. Steve
Woodbutcher Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 Just awaiting the new 10-18mm lens , great performer for a steal at £190 ... Would like the 5DS-r , 50 Mp with the new low pass for enhanced Ha sensitivity ... one day maybe.
Sooty Posted April 20, 2015 Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Sorry folks......I will need an hour to catch up.....and will find that time as I do like pics!!X Thought i'd leave with these before I go trekking again!x Me fav scenic pic of rural Britain i've taken on me travels of late...X Killington Lake behind the services on the M74/M6 heading South past Carlilse....or just before....!....soz I just see it...!!x Best service station in the UK...done em all.........yet never been in it....init!!x ...and this me fav pic of Industrious Britain taken last week........Glasgow at it's best....X If u squint ure eyes....it looks like a satellite arm........on a spaceship.......!!!!!x Luv it!!!x Have a good week all!x @@ ~ LUV SOOTY X Edited April 20, 2015 by SOOTY
Winsford Soul Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Sooty. Killington lake service station is M6 southbound between junctions 37-36 about 50miles south of Carlisle. The lake is home to fabulous schoals of roach. There used to be plenty of fishing matches there. Unfortunately I never got chance to fish it. But it's on my bucket list. Steve
Sooty Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Thanx Steve...X When I posted it last night.....I couldn't be ar*ed to think...!!x Passed it about 60 times this year so far....mad init!x I have seen BIG things jumping outta the lake....and yup....would love an hour or two meself to have a go!x Was on me way toTintagel in Cornwall last week when i took it....hence me approach to where am I?! All I knew is I had 300+ miles to go.....and was glad of the fresh air!!!x That can be contaminated on occasion besides the burger smells....once a Tornado came hairing between the hills...straight over me head 3-400ft high.......plume of jet fuel fumes settled all around me.....AWESOME!!!x This was the sight to greet me at a strectch of Cornwall's coastline....worth the drive....as always!x All my pics are with me ipad.....click and go!x Like DJing.....never done techno's and stuff.....but am happy with the quality for my purposes and hope some of you proper picture takers forgive the quality and me for being 'raw'!!x Off to Yakshire via Skeggy.....then down to Bristol and Reading....and will choose me best pic to come back with!x Have a good week Steve and all...X LUV SOOTY X Edited April 21, 2015 by SOOTY
Steve S 60 Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Sooty. Killington lake service station is M6 southbound between junctions 37-36 about 50miles south of Carlisle. The lake is home to fabulous schoals of roach. There used to be plenty of fishing matches there. Unfortunately I never got chance to fish it. But it's on my bucket list. Steve Scene of the infamous Battle of Killington Lake, where Scottish football fans travelling down to Wembley were ambushed by the notorious Border City Firm.
Shsdave Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 This should be a Corfu sunset 2013, if it works I'll stick up a few more bits
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 DSC00318.JPGThis should be a Corfu sunset 2013, if it works I'll stick up a few more bits It worked…
Martyn Pitt Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 A few from the weekend Mallard female Canada Goose Female Black Swan (which we think is flightless and was released at the reservoir)
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 In Post 415 I described the power struggle going on between a pair of coots an a pair of great crested grebes. In the end it looked as if the persistence and the greater aggression of the coots won the day and the nesting site. The grebes didn't entirely give up though and since that last posting there's been a sort of strange co-ownership of the nest site. The coots have been roaming farther afield for nest-building materials and when they do, the grebes take control of the nest. When the coots came back, they'd take control - and so it's been going on day after day. I said in post 415 that no matter who won the site it would all end in tragedy. Why? Because the nest was being built around a public fountain. And today that tragedy happened - they turned on the fountain. For weeks these birds - both grebes and coots – have been building a nest and fighting over who should have control of it. It's been quite an amazing thing to watch and the whole thing would have made for a great wildlife documentary. Here's one of the pics of the coots and grebes in an early standoff - with the coots trying to take over what the grebes had started. Here's the scene now. Nothing remains and no one, except me and those who've read my posts here - have any idea that this fierce, but ultimately futile struggle, took place at all.
Shsdave Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 It worked… I suprise myself sometimes Russell you may be able to help, if I click on the picture on my post it won't enlarge but if I click on the link on your reply it does. How do I load my photos so it can be enlarges on screen ? Thanks
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 I suprise myself sometimes Russell you may be able to help, if I click on the picture on my post it won't enlarge but if I click on the link on your reply it does. How do I load my photos so it can be enlarges on screen ? Thanks The image you've uploaded is full-size - it's huge. It's too big! I'm guessing that when you click on the pic it's taking an age to load on whatever your device/computer is. The best thing to do is to resize the image and make it smaller. Somewhere between 500-1000 pixels should do it. Whatever device you're using, it should come with a basic photo editing programme. When you click on your own pics are there any options? When you do resize, make sure to give the file a new name. Otherwise your device might overwrite the original-sized image with the smaller one you've made. Hope that helps. If you need a bit more help just ask away - people here'll be able to guide you through the steps easily enough.
Shsdave Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 The image you've uploaded is full-size - it's huge. It's too big! I'm guessing that when you click on the pic it's taking an age to load on whatever your device/computer is. The best thing to do is to resize the image and make it smaller. Somewhere between 500-1000 pixels should do it. Whatever device you're using, it should come with a basic photo editing programme. When you click on your own pics are there any options? When you do resize, make sure to give the file a new name. Otherwise your device might overwrite the original-sized image with the smaller one you've made. Hope that helps. If you need a bit more help just ask away - people here'll be able to guide you through the steps easily enough. Ok thanks I'll see if I can sort it
Martyn Pitt Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Dave it's probably waiting for you to wire up a couple more monitors so that it can open it all in one go As Russell said it is best to resize images before posting them on the net or emailing them, as they can be huge when they come off a digital camera these days, I always re-size mine to 1000 pixels on the longest edge and aim for 200 - 300kb, that way they are more manageable
Shsdave Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Another Corfu sunset 2013 is this better Russell ?
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 DSC00340 small.jpg Another Corfu sunset 2013 is this better Russell ? Perfect! You could go bigger if you wanted and go for the 1000 px size. Sunsets and other landscapes always look even better when they're bigger (as long as they fit on the screen).
Shsdave Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Perfect! You could go bigger if you wanted and go for the 1000 px size. Sunsets and other landscapes always look even better when they're bigger (as long as they fit on the screen). Totally agree on the size thing mate, just wanted to make sure that I had adjusted it correctly. Thanks for your help, a few more sunsets etc to come
Shsdave Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Dave it's probably waiting for you to wire up a couple more monitors so that it can open it all in one go As Russell said it is best to resize images before posting them on the net or emailing them, as they can be huge when they come off a digital camera these days, I always re-size mine to 1000 pixels on the longest edge and aim for 200 - 300kb, that way they are more manageable Ha ha you could be right Martyn
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 21, 2015 Author Posted April 21, 2015 For almost a year now I've been taking regular pics of the scenery through the same front window using my iPad. What I eventually want to do is string them together in a rapid slide show in the hope that the changing of the seasons might be readily apparent. If so, I'll load it up to YouTube. Had my iPad pressed up against the glass just a few minutes ago when a jackdaw came flying in my direction (there's roosting space above the windows and under the eaves). The bird got very close, suddenly saw me on the other side of the glass, did an emergency mid-air break and flew away. Nice capture, I thought!
Woodbutcher Posted April 21, 2015 Posted April 21, 2015 Couple from this evening , not such a pretty sky tonight ...
Widnes63 Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 Many years ago on a lovely summers day when she was a toddler my 26 year old daughter was eating cherries in the garden, she spat the stone into a plastic cup of soil & compost, when it had taken root I transferred it to a larger pot & placed it at the end of the garden & left it to its own devices. As you can see it developed into this lovely tree You can see where it outgrew the plantpot
Amsterdam Russ Posted April 22, 2015 Author Posted April 22, 2015 Many years ago on a lovely summers day when she was a toddler my 26 year old daughter was eating cherries in the garden, she spat the stone into a plastic cup of soil & compost, when it had taken root I transferred it to a larger pot & placed it at the end of the garden & left it to its own devices. As you can see it developed into this lovely tree You can see where it outgrew the plantpot Lovely story and pics - thanks for sharing.
Rick Cooper Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 The local heron and still there when I got back with a camera. Rick
Winsford Soul Posted April 22, 2015 Posted April 22, 2015 WIN_20150422_135822.JPG Many years ago on a lovely summers day when she was a toddler my 26 year old daughter was eating cherries in the garden, she spat the stone into a plastic cup of soil & compost, when it had taken root I transferred it to a larger pot & placed it at the end of the garden & left it to its own devices.WIN_20150422_135934.JPG As you can see it developed into this lovely treeWIN_20150422_140022.JPG You can see where it outgrew the plantpot Nice one Ste. Hope your well mate Steve
Shinehead Posted April 23, 2015 Posted April 23, 2015 (edited) 3 chicks and 1 egg at Nottingham Uni this morning. Edited April 23, 2015 by shinehead
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