Photo a day 2015

[maviczap]

Pete - VERY VERY envious of those shots.

Richie - you should work for the Durham Tourist Board as you make me want to come and explore the place with shots like those..

+1 for Pete again!

Agree with your views on Ritchie's shots Sir Trev!

[Corny Gizmo]

John, am I right in thinking that's the same dam that top gear filmed at with the landrover thing?

Lovely shots by the way!

[admin]

John, am I right in thinking that's the same dam that top gear filmed at with the landrover thing?

Lovely shots by the way!
Good spot. Yes. That's what inspired me to research it and visit. There's about 4 dams all in that one area.

[admin]

Mine for the day. My daughter brought chicken for tea, but this wasn't what I had in mindhttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/26/f3790795c6d77dc7327f488d674057a2.jpg

[Bluepete]

Mine for the day. My daughter brought chicken for tea, but this wasn't what I had in mindhttp://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/03/26/f3790795c6d77dc7327f488d674057a2.jpg


Awwww! Chicken nuggets!

Pete ;)

[Richie]

John, in that area do they have inflatable Tanks on the moors ?
for target identification for the RAF ?

[admin]

John, in that area do they have inflatable Tanks on the moors ?
for target identification for the RAF ?
I can't say. I didn't see any but then I guess they don't leave them up permanently.

[Bluepete]

John, in that area do they have inflatable Tanks on the moors ?
for target identification for the RAF ?

They used to use those just outside the village I grew up in. Luston, near the OK Diner at Leominster. It was like Christmas for us kids, we'd go and sit on, under, next to the inflatable tanks as various fast aircraft scared the bum mouse out of us!

Later, at secondary school, we used to watch the Regiment practice low level drops from Chinooks, their feet touching the long grass before the canopy deployed fully. At the same time, A 10 Thunderbolts were pretending to strafe and bomb them.

Happy days!

Pete ;)

[Richie]

:) Glad I brought back some memories :)

[admin]

They used to use those just outside the village I grew up in. Luston, near the OK Diner at Leominster. It was like Christmas for us kids, we'd go and sit on, under, next to the inflatable tanks as various fast aircraft scared the bum mouse out of us!

Later, at secondary school, we used to watch the Regiment practice low level drops from Chinooks, their feet touching the long grass before the canopy deployed fully. At the same time, A 10 Thunderbolts were pretending to strafe and bomb them.

Happy days!

Pete ;)
Sounds great. I know the OK diner in leominster. If you follow the A44 west from leominster you end up at Rhyader which is where the Elan valley starts.

[LewSpeight]

Fitted the mirrored visor again ready for the weekend. After cleaning the helmet, inside and out.

Love the look of this thing

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[BanannaMan]

Loving the bird pics BP!

[Geodude]

Cool lid Lew, what make is it?

[LewSpeight]

Cool lid Lew, what make is it?
Icon :) could only find one retailer in the uk that sold them, so happy with it.

[Geodude]

Cheers Lew, i quite like that. Did you try it on or just buy with fingers crossed?

[LewSpeight]

Cheers Lew, i quite like that. Did you try it on or just buy with fingers crossed?
Bought it under the circumstances that if I didn't like it I could send it back. When the time comes for a new one, I'll definitely be considering another one

[Geodude]

Tidy, hmm i feel a new helmet is due :)

[Richie]

SV650 striped for her re-spray.

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14942&stc=1&d=1427474203

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14943&stc=1&d=1427474264

[DarrenSV650S]

What colour are you going for?

[Bluepete]

I promised I wouldn't let the secret out, but I'm just sooooo super excited! He's getting his big, throbbing machine painted a lucious, gooooorgous pink!

She's out of the closet now!

http://i276.photobucket.com/albums/kk24/conker51/IMAG0067e_zpszpf48ux3.jpg (http://s276.photobucket.com/user/conker51/media/IMAG0067e_zpszpf48ux3.jpg.html)

Pete ;)

[Richie]

Pete you promised not to Tell, and we made a pinky promise too... I'm so Upset with you right now. :(


mine 4 tonight.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8729/16761277300_7d6e394abc_b.jpg

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8712/16326352924_cdbb1539a4_b.jpg

Jusr found out that this is all that remains of the Sunderland Ship Building .... :( sad sad times.... I want to get inside that building and beyond... watch this space :)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/16328667783_ff91ebbfbc_b.jpg

[Richie]

What colour are you going for?

Anthracite or Gun Metal Grey :)
10 pieces + a tank repair to get a big dent out. £150 mates rates :)

[admin]

Yikes! (Reference to pink SV)

[Richie]

Kids have returned from Newcastle Comic Con

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/16770674678_c8e34156cf_b.jpg

[maviczap]

My daughter would have loved that!

[Richie]

"Tommy" WW1 monument at Seaham.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8688/16964623752_29bfdf3ce9_b.jpg

[Amadeus]

Kids have returned from Newcastle Comic Con

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8700/16770674678_c8e34156cf_b.jpg


The one on the right is your spitting image Richie!

[Richie]

Poor Kid, lol

[Richie]

Star Wars... Theme

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7639/16762413417_4af81aea71_b.jpg

and Dr Who

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8740/16762420577_0ffd3d4d8d_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7613/16762410367_3241b7848f_b.jpg

[Littlepeahead]

The famous Father Time weather vane was damaged over the weekend. So I popped out, took a pic and the Media Team released it as an email and it's been published all over the place including Daily Mail, Sky, BBC, The Times and Evening Standard.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7765

[Amadeus]

What should it look like?

[Littlepeahead]

It should look like this...

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7766

[BanannaMan]

The famous Father Time weather vane was damaged over the weekend. So I popped out, took a pic and the Media Team released it as an email and it's been published all over the place including Daily Mail, Sky, BBC, The Times and Evening Standard.








Congrats!!!!
Well done LPH!

[maviczap]

It should look like this...

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7766

Nice camouflage helmet :-)

[Littlepeahead]

They love getting me clambering up things in a hard hat knowing I'm not good with heights. Today - cake - of course.

It's my colleague's birthday at the weekend and I'm not in after today much so I got her up to the office saying we needed a really dull meeting then got everyone there to sing happy birthday.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7767

[Richie]

Nice one LPH :)

mine for today, Strong Light was bursting through the window so I thought why not take a photo and have a mess about with it, quite like the end result.


https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8717/16366706864_99ac41fbc9_b.jpg

[Sir Trev]

Very arty Richie. Have you considered selling some of your pics to a stock library?

[Littlepeahead]

Fire in central London

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/04/01/fd8c21224069fbf42a17a16724ba7140.jpg

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[Richie]

mine for today, went to pick up my repaired phone from the shop next to the Beach, so I thought nice day for a walk too.

some one lost their glasses, I found them so placed them on a rock.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7604/16821794680_8f21d6139d_b.jpg

my foot prints in the sand, I was the only one on the beach :)

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8722/16386890844_8512ba2b9f_b.jpg

and ventured into the spooky cave.... :) lol

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8752/17009299635_f57b3ef98f_b.jpg

[Bluepete]

Looks like a great day! Cool pics pal.


I had another successful trip to the woods, both the Kingfisher and my dog happy to pose!


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7655/17009746485_3e47f89d6e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rV6p28)Kingfisher 3 (https://flic.kr/p/rV6p28) by valandpetephillips (https://www.flickr.com/people/56319875@N06/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7594/16387341704_6a16036d59_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qY6pLd)Kingfisher 2 (https://flic.kr/p/qY6pLd) by valandpetephillips (https://www.flickr.com/people/56319875@N06/), on Flickr


https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8718/16389634393_2ddbd3bfcd_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qYiaik)Kingfisher 1 (https://flic.kr/p/qYiaik) by valandpetephillips (https://www.flickr.com/people/56319875@N06/), on Flickr


https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8747/17009741465_13e13f1968_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rV6nwz)Robin (https://flic.kr/p/rV6nwz) by valandpetephillips (https://www.flickr.com/people/56319875@N06/), on Flickr


https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7586/16387338084_2b2d90650e_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/qY6oFN)Poppy 2 (https://flic.kr/p/qY6oFN) by valandpetephillips (https://www.flickr.com/people/56319875@N06/), on Flickr


https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8751/17009743125_1015e86eca_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rV6o2c)Poppy (https://flic.kr/p/rV6o2c) by valandpetephillips (https://www.flickr.com/people/56319875@N06/), on Flickr


Pete ;)

[maviczap]

Blimey Richie & Pete, outstanding!

[littleoldman2]

Couldn't agree more, superb

[admin]

Blimey Richie & Pete, outstanding!
Agreed. Really enjoyed those shots.

[Bluepete]

Cheers fellas. It's quite odd to go to the woods and almost guarantee to see a rare Kingfisher.

Pete ;)

[Richie]

Cheers, I'm at work now so had to make the best of a beautiful morning :)

[LewSpeight]

Here's mine... Sisters iPhone 6 bent in her pocket after she pulled it out because of it burning up on her leg.
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[Richie]

Watery Sky over on the West Coast tonight.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8736/16996411816_2cd6b5452a_b.jpg

[Richie]

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8746/17019501652_c218d39c31_b.jpg

[Amadeus]

Green and pleasant land Richie - gorgeous

[Amadeus]

You've nailed that kingfisher Pete - 1st and 3rd ones are great! 2nd one is ****e tho (just saying that so your head doesn't get too big! :-) )
Never seen such a distinctive line down the back of one.
Love the robin as well. Territorial chaps. Fight to the death sometimes. Would never have thought it - most people think they're friendly little chaps.

[christian1000]

Deer spotting in Dyrham Park today

http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af64/christian101986/57e32535ead7bcbb7b22d56af654e708.jpg


http://i994.photobucket.com/albums/af64/christian101986/a90db2323150c3ca90159c7240021894.jpg

[Sir Trev]

Interesting sculpture in the second pic.

[maviczap]

Interesting sculpture in the second pic.

And very clever, me likey

[Richie]

A reflection of my son Jake.

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7639/16409002334_ff892d010e_b.jpg

Nice Cow :)
stay... good cow... ..... ... ... ...
to say I wasn't scared would be a lie...

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7689/16847472378_be230b7c49_b.jpg

[Amadeus]

Great cow!

[christian1000]

And very clever, me likey

Yep! Somebody somewhere has some good whittling skills. There was quite a few different ones all around the place, but that one was the best.

[Littlepeahead]

You've nailed that kingfisher Pete - 1st and 3rd ones are great! 2nd one is ****e tho (just saying that so your head doesn't get too big! :-) )
Never seen such a distinctive line down the back of one.
Love the robin as well. Territorial chaps. Fight to the death sometimes. Would never have thought it - most people think they're friendly little chaps.
I have a pair of robins in the garden, they were cheeky today as I was sweeping up they came down for the grubs then wanted mealworms too. I'll post pics tomorrow. But this thing about fighting to the death, my cat brought in a dead one a few weeks ago. The cat doesn't normally catch birds and I suggested to Stu that it may have been injured fighting making it an easy target for my fat lazy furball. Is that a possibility?

[BanannaMan]

Nice pics from christian1000.

Spooky first pic from Richie, looks like something from a horror movie.
Love the cow pic!

[Amadeus]

The cat doesn't normally catch birds and I suggested to Stu that it may have been injured fighting making it an easy target for my fat lazy furball. Is that a possibility?


Certainly a possibility; I would expect there would be territorial disputes going on around now before egg laying. It's possible that it wasn't injured as such but exhausted and just not fully aware. Meg would probably know with more authority tho I'm not sure she frequents these parts that often any more.

In some ways it's sad when a cat kills a bird but if you can bring yourself to watch it, it's incredible.

[Littlepeahead]

And here is one of the two robins living in my garden. Not pin sharp as it was taken on a very gloomy day yesterday hand held with a 400mm.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7769

[Kenzie]

Lol, not pin sharp. I would be well chuffed to take a shot like that handheld!

Sent from my Kindle Fire

[Red ones]

My effort of the day. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/04/05/dc8dc86cd9c1e325a430edc5b74663d0.jpg

[Amadeus]

Lol, not pin sharp. I would be well chuffed to take a shot like that handheld!

Sent from my Kindle Fire


Agree, that's beautiful

[Littlepeahead]

Lol, not pin sharp. I would be well chuffed to take a shot like that handheld!

Sent from my Kindle Fire

My own tripod and my work one are both in the office.

Playing with my camera a bit today now I've got my gear at home for a change.

Iggle

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7770

Piggle

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7771

Stu with our niece and nephew - I told them to smile!

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7772

Evie posing which is rare

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7773

Luke showing me how high he can jump

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7774

Finally Luke having fun on the slide

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7775

[Richie]

The Sun about to burst through the clouds... 10 ND stopper filter :)
The cloud is like a rainbow:)



http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14980&stc=1&d=1428330139

[Bluepete]

That's pretty cool Richie! Which ND do you have? I'm after one but have read about spurious colour castes.

Thinking about it, that's a similar look to the eclipse photos, apparently false colour in the clouds.

Pete ;)

[Richie]

its a cheep and crappy one mate, think I payed £10 of ebay :)

[Littlepeahead]

Last one from me - must bring tripod home as resting camera on top of car isn't ideal. No filters or photoshop, just a point and shoot.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7776

[admin]

And here is one of the two robins living in my garden. Not pin sharp as it was taken on a very gloomy day yesterday hand held with a 400mm.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7769
Great shot. I think the background really makes the robin stand out.

[BanannaMan]

Taking the grandson for an Easter ride.
Me squinting for the camera as usual. :rolleyes:

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/easter1202_zpsovgkoejg.jpg

[Richie]

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7678/16431957594_c7f24ed6f3_b.jpg

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7627/16869504429_a963d6a38c_b.jpg

[Littlepeahead]

Not great pics technically, grotty old day and cold too. But me and Mr LPH braved the chavs on quadbikes and headed to Southend Shakedown. A good turn out thanks to the sunshine first thing.

Funny thing was with all those thousands of bikes I didn't see another BMW 650GS or KTM 990 Adventure the whole day!


Here's our bikes parked up

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7777

A few of those along the Esplanade

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7778

And an idea of how many were there looking in both directions!

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7780

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7779

[Kenzie]

Not recent LPH, but your Robin reminded me of a photo a took ages ago and have just found again. Been tweaked slightly to bring out the colour:

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg268/kenzie2k3/Robin_zpsxzzdptbi.jpg (http://s250.photobucket.com/user/kenzie2k3/media/Robin_zpsxzzdptbi.jpg.html)

[Bibio]

Taking the grandson for an Easter ride.
Me squinting for the camera as usual. :rolleyes:

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/easter1202_zpsovgkoejg.jpg

nice one Bill :-)

Not great pics technically, grotty old day and cold too. But me and Mr LPH braved the chavs on quadbikes and headed to Southend Shakedown. A good turn out thanks to the sunshine first thing.

Funny thing was with all those thousands of bikes I didn't see another BMW 650GS or KTM 990 Adventure the whole day!


Here's our bikes parked up



A few of those along the Esplanade



And an idea of how many were there looking in both directions!

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7780

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7779

that is my idea of hell... no thanks.

[BanannaMan]

What's the quickest way to quench an infant's thirst???

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/water%20800x450_zpsvsjrfmlv.jpg

[BanannaMan]

My original Colt model 1851 Navy pistol.
(with matching serial numbers)

http://i1055.photobucket.com/albums/s507/thebanannaman/1851navy20800x450_zpscuen0bs3.jpg

They were produced from 1850 -1873.
This one was made in Hartford, Connecticut, USA in October 1859 and sold at a hardware store in New Hampshire.
How it came to be 'down south' is undoubtedly through the misfortunes of it's original owner during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

A number of these same model pistols were also manufactured in Colt's London Armoury, near Vauxhall Bridge in London.

[BanannaMan]

Not great pics technically, grotty old day and cold too. But me and Mr LPH braved the chavs on quadbikes and headed to Southend Shakedown. A good turn out thanks to the sunshine first thing.

Funny thing was with all those thousands of bikes I didn't see another BMW 650GS or KTM 990 Adventure the whole day!












Ace Cafe posted 147 pics of bikes at the event on their FB page.
Oddly enough nearly all of them are of cruisers or scooters although not what I see in your pics.

[LewSpeight]

Sunset at Hollingworth lake last night. Took the other half for a tootle on the bike, taken on the phone with no editing do what so ever.
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[ophic]

My original Colt model 1851 Navy pistol.
(with matching serial numbers)
Isn't that a revolver not a pistol? :p

[Richie]

Don't Argue with a man with a Gun... Basics in survival techniques lesson 1....

[Littlepeahead]

A few from the zoo today...

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7796

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7794

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http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7793

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7792

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http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7791

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7789

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7788

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7785

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7786

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7787

[maviczap]

Big sky today

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8762/16882028368_f0a0266a81_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/rHNNSC)IMAG0695 (https://flic.kr/p/rHNNSC) by maviczap (https://www.flickr.com/people/89416312@N07/), on Flickr

[Ch00]

Lovely animal pics LPH

[BanannaMan]

Isn't that a revolver not a pistol? :p








While technically a handgun's configuration is determined at the loading end of the barrel...
Clarification comes from the other end.

http://www.dmatney.com/images/gunfighter.gif

[Amadeus]

Love the animals LPH

[Mrs_giggles]

Its a hard life lol

[Richie]

Very nice Gem Gem :)

New Wheel ordered today after finding this damage the other day :(

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14986&stc=1&d=1428511811

[DarrenSV650S]

Big pot hole?

[Bluepete]

Big pot hole?

Nah, probably a hard landing over the jump outside Hawes!

Pete ;)

[DarrenSV650S]

Nah, probably a hard landing over the jump outside Hawes!

Pete ;)

:smt097

[Richie]

Nah, probably a hard landing over the jump outside Hawes!

Pete ;)

:smt097


lol :takeabow:

[andrewsmith]

Nah, probably a hard landing over the jump outside Hawes!

Pete ;)
Lol

Or one of the bridges near to Rothbury

[Littlepeahead]

Some days the most important pic I take is just the simplest. Moeen Ali, named yesterday as one of the 5 Wisden Cricketers of the Year with his Wisden. 1 minute of photography, tweeted extensively.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7797

[Richie]

Colour Chart free wallpaper sample from B&Q.

https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8796/16471553583_ab59ebc282_b.jpg

[carelesschucca]

Wee short work day and went for a bimble this afternoon. Didn't go where I meant but glad I took the detour down this dead end street.

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14988&d=1428615295

http://forums.sv650.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=14989&d=1428615380

[Bibio]

loving the shot with the old pushbike. superb

[carelesschucca]

Thank you.

In the second shot I wanted to move the bike much closer but didn't think it wise as it was on a blind crest and there were crazy logging trucks flying up and down the road. Then again I also wanted to move the sun from in front of me and have a little bit of clouds going on. But hey it was a bike run not a photoshoot, and I'm no Colin Prior.

[Richie]

The second shot looks like a James Bond scene :)

[BanannaMan]

Some days the most important pic I take is just the simplest. Moeen Ali, named yesterday as one of the 5 Wisden Cricketers of the Year with his Wisden. 1 minute of photography, tweeted extensively.

http://forums.sv650.org/picture.php?albumid=1207&pictureid=7797





A bit surprised to see thus pic from you as Wisden and the ECB seem to be quite at odds at the moment.

[Littlepeahead]

A bit surprised to see thus pic from you as Wisden and the ECB seem to be quite at odds at the moment.
I'm MCC so I'm luckily a neutral!