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Eric 20-02-2015 14:22
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These photographs are a very simple example of bracketing. One click, five photographs all slightly different exposures.
I set it on a low setting but I could have had the same photo range from dark to very bright.
The middle photo was the one I set the camera for and the others were two over and two under exposed.
The plate was given to my mother in 1938 by her mother. My mum died in 1948 and is one of only two things of hers I posses, apart from lots of photos.
Looks like the main course in an upscale nouveau cuisine restaurant.;)

Gremlin 20-02-2015 14:22
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Rhayader valley in Mid Wales is another great place to see red kites too gpick. :)
There is a farm in Rhayder which has a large hide on it and each day at 4 pm the farmer comes with a tractor and throws shovels full of meat for the red kites and buzzards.
The air is thick with them as soon as they hear the tractor coming.
We stayed in a cottage on the farm for a week three years ago and I posted a few photos sometime back.

DtheP47 20-02-2015 14:29
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Originally Posted by Gremlin (Post 1133920)
There is a farm in Rhayder which has a large hide on it and each day at 4 pm the farmer comes with a tractor and throws shovels full of meat for the red kites and buzzards.
The air is thick with them as soon as they hear the tractor coming.
We stayed in a cottage on the farm for a week three years ago and I posted a few photos sometime back.
Used to run the Rhayader 20 in training for the London Marathon. Fabulous route taking in the Elan Valley too.

Accyexplorer 21-02-2015 04:56
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A few more exposure shots :)
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gpick24 21-02-2015 08:56
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Try having a play with your white balance settings you'll probably be able to get rid of the orange tint we get with night pics. I like no. 2 btw.

Accyexplorer 21-02-2015 09:34
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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1134014)
Try having a play with your white balance settings you'll probably be able to get rid of the orange tint we get with night pics. I like no. 2 btw.
Cheers,I was wondering how to get rid of that Orange glow created by the sodium floodlights we have everywhere...I'm not sure if my camera has a white balance setting though I'll have to check :confused:

No2 is also my fave from that set,it's a 30sec exposure with the ISO set at 200....exposures are one thing I've found my camera is particularly good for :)

gpick24 21-02-2015 09:36
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I'm sure the camera will have it, but it can also be done later, I leave the camera wb set to auto then do adjustments in Lightroom.

Accyexplorer 21-02-2015 09:45
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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1134019)
I'm sure the camera will have it, but it can also be done later, I leave the camera wb set to auto then do adjustments in Lightroom.
I took about 5 more shots but the Orange colour was so overpowering I didn't bother uploading them....thanks for the pointers,I'll have a look for the WB setting next time.

I assume you've got to set it to low to filter out the Orange? :)

gpick24 21-02-2015 10:07
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What software do you have, I'm out now till about 4 o clock but will put it through Lightroom later if you like and see what it looks like after and tell you the changes I made.

DtheP47 21-02-2015 14:42
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Albion taken with my camera phone as I was wending my way home from the Forts late last night.
Never seen the canal so still. ;)

Accyexplorer 21-02-2015 15:09
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What software do you have, I'm out now till about 4 o clock but will put it through Lightroom later if you like and see what it looks like after and tell you the changes I made.
Been busy myself g,I had a old version of Lightroom but due to buying a new laptop I'm now software free (apart from windows editing), I've checked the settings and my camera does have a WB setting ("incandescent" being the lowest).

Feel free to run any pics through your software if you've got the time I'd be keen to see what the difference is....thanks :)

here are two from the rejected shots

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maxthecollie 21-02-2015 16:18
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I've had a quick play with it in Cyberlink Photo Director 5 adjusting the white balance

Eric 21-02-2015 16:57
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Cold, miserable, and snowing out ... how about some quality tummy rub time.

Accyexplorer 21-02-2015 17:03
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I've had a quick play with it in Cyberlink Photo Director 5 adjusting the white balance
It defiantly looks better with the WB adjusted,I've ajusted the default setting on my camera to incandescent,hopefully my night shots will less orange now :o

Accyexplorer 21-02-2015 17:04
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Cold, miserable, and snowing out ... how about some quality tummy rub time.
Looks like that cat needs to lay off the munchies....unless it's all fur ;)

Eric 21-02-2015 17:39
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Looks like that cat needs to lay off the munchies....unless it's all fur ;)
Well, there is a lot of hair, but also lots of cat. But I do have her on a see-food diet:D Thing is, when Emma showed up on my front porch she was skin and bone, matted fur, and a motel for fleas ... I much prefer her the way she is now.;)

gpick24 21-02-2015 17:52
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Turns out adjusting white balance on a jpeg isn`t very effective (compared to RAW), so just to show what a difference getting it right can make these are a few old night pics of mine with different settings.

1. Cameras auto WB
2. Custom WB (set with eyedropper in LRoom)
3. A few more adjustments, contrast, clarity, exposure etc.

maxthecollie 21-02-2015 18:58
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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1134075)
Turns out adjusting white balance on a jpeg isn`t very effective (compared to RAW), so just to show what a difference getting it right can make these are a few old night pics of mine with different settings.

1. Cameras auto WB
2. Custom WB (set with eyedropper in LRoom)
3. A few more adjustments, contrast, clarity, exposure etc.
Nice ones

Margaret Pilkington 21-02-2015 19:50
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1134075)
Turns out adjusting white balance on a jpeg isn`t very effective (compared to RAW), so just to show what a difference getting it right can make these are a few old night pics of mine with different settings.

1. Cameras auto WB
2. Custom WB (set with eyedropper in LRoom)
3. A few more adjustments, contrast, clarity, exposure etc.
I like all those shots.

Turtle 21-02-2015 20:10
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I agree with Eric. On this cold, snowy typically Canadian winter day, it's best to hunker down and enjoy indoor pursuits - starting by making a fuss of our furry friends. There's a chicken roasting in the oven, Miss Pris is ticked off that I'm not spending enough time with her, (she's looking quite fluffy in the tummy!) and the ongoing hallway renovation is well, ongoing. Stripping off the old wallpaper revealed a Valentines Day message from 20 years ago - don't remember who painted it, me or hubby. It doesn't matter. Last week the thermometer got below minus thirty. it's not that cold right now, thank goodness. Oh I almost forgot, Mr. and Mrs. Goose plant themselves every day at the bottom of my feeder. I'm glad to give them a bit of grub.
Cheers, all!

Accyexplorer 22-02-2015 04:53
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A few naughty exposures :eek:

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DtheP47 22-02-2015 11:15
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Has Bash got a wickerman?
Somebody has been creative up Priestly Clough near to Rising Bridge.
It will be nice to sit there in the warmer weather when it arrives.
And on the creative vein saw this VW up on Mill Street in Bash, plenty of tlc gone into this project.Attachment 47252

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Margaret Pilkington 22-02-2015 11:59
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Ma had a leaflet put through her letterbox telling her that there is improvement going on in the Priestley Clough area..pathways are being upgraded and the general environment is being improved....she lives on Riley's hill....so it is close to where she is.

maxthecollie 22-02-2015 13:22
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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1134119)
Has Bash got a wickerman?
Somebody has been creative up Priestly Clough near to Rising Bridge.
It will be nice to sit there in the warmer weather when it arrives.
And on the creative vein saw this VW up on Mill Street in Bash, plenty of tlc gone into this project.Attachment 47252

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There is a VW restoration place on factory bottom (Victoria Street)

DtheP47 22-02-2015 13:34
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1134120)
Ma had a leaflet put through her letterbox telling her that there is improvement going on in the Priestley Clough area..pathways are being upgraded and the general environment is being improved....she lives on Riley's hill....so it is close to where she is.
We parked up on Nuttall Street and there is a sign heralding the work being done as you start off up the old railway. Theres a noticeable improvement to the paths but the winter debris and leaves all needs clearing away.
Came back down Royds Street and then cut left along Hudson Street, I hadn't realised the scope of the work being done to modernise the area. I used to live at #5 Hudson and was surprised to see that and all the other properties have been knocked back to bare shells.

Turtle 22-02-2015 14:34
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I hope the Priestley Clough area is cleaned up for people to enjoy, although I can only surmise how it looks now by using Google Earth and viewing photos taken by Accy Webbers. There seems to be a lot of industrial stuff around the old Rothwell House.

Turtle 22-02-2015 15:03
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That was a poor choice of words on my part. Of course the area has a rich industrial history, and this should be preserved wherever practical to do so, in my opinion. But what I was referring to was the modern business activity of some sort that seems to surround the old house.

DtheP47 22-02-2015 18:42
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That was a poor choice of words on my part. Of course the area has a rich industrial history, and this should be preserved wherever practical to do so, in my opinion. But what I was referring to was the modern business activity of some sort that seems to surround the old house.

A bit higher up the hill today Turtle this row of Bash/Rising Bridge cottages are well preserved.

davemac 22-02-2015 20:11
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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1134137)
That was a poor choice of words on my part. Of course the area has a rich industrial history, and this should be preserved wherever practical to do so, in my opinion. But what I was referring to was the modern business activity of some sort that seems to surround the old house.
Its difficult to see just what is going on around the house, in my perusing around the area I came across locked gates, no entry signs, private land signs and high levels of keep away "stuff". Technically a footpath runs along the side of the property but there is a sign put up by Lancashire County Council that says the footpath is closed due to it being unsafe.

Turtle 22-02-2015 20:12
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Thank you davemac.

davemac 22-02-2015 20:27
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Today in Pictures, it was wet, there was snow in the rain and a wind that blew it through the clothes, champion.

1. The rear entrance to Plantation House, and to the left was the greenhouses and outbuildings.
2. This would have been the tradesmen's entrance and delivery access.
3. All that remains of the style that gave access to Plantation Mill for the workers, a gate was across the lane.
4. The wall slits that were used to slide in the boards to slow the water that I think was about to power the waterwheel.
5. There are random walls dotted around the place, but this would have been in the best area to locate the wheel in my opinion.
6. Then the water headed down hill to merge with the lodge water.
7. I surmise the wheel would have been located between the top outflow and this one.
8. So downhill it goes.
9. Here we are at the outflow from the four lodges located further uphill.
10. With that it was time to head back to the car as everything that could be wet, is wet.

shillelagh 22-02-2015 23:52
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heres mine from yesterday rawtenstall on a sleety snowy rainy afternoon .. :p

shillelagh 23-02-2015 00:03
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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1134119)
Has Bash got a wickerman?
Somebody has been creative up Priestly Clough near to Rising Bridge.
It will be nice to sit there in the warmer weather when it arrives.
And on the creative vein saw this VW up on Mill Street in Bash, plenty of tlc gone into this project.Attachment 47252

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that's been there for a few years ... at least 4 that I know of .. did you see the owl up in the tree? the deer that was there has disappeared

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...61576-320.html

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...61576-316.html

by the way if you'd walked a bit further up to rising bridge I'd have made you a brew ... :p

Mick 23-02-2015 05:09
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by the way if you'd walked a bit further up to rising bridge I'd have made you a brew ... :p
and charged £4 for it
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Accyexplorer 23-02-2015 08:02
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I had a walk upto the old coach house at Arden hall this morning :)

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davemac 23-02-2015 20:34
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What a difference a day makes, today was a blue skies day. Spring Woods, so as you would expect from a woods, its full of wood, well you would wouldn't you.

1. Still in its winter mode, with hints of Autumn in places.
2. Underfoot there are the green shoots that mark spring is coming, but up above no movement.
3. From this angle you could be in various places around the world.
4. The path off to the right has signs of heavier usage, large pebbles(cobbles) laid as a track.
5. A this point not a cloud in the sky.
6. The higher points have the more mature trees.
7. just a few more trees.
8. Reaching the highest point of the woods, a seat is waiting.
9. A distant view of Hameldon, Moleside, the Coppice is behind the tree.
10. Same direction just a bit lower down the hill.

DtheP47 24-02-2015 14:50
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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 1134197)
that's been there for a few years ... at least 4 that I know of .. did you see the owl up in the tree? the deer that was there has disappeared

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...61576-320.html

http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f...61576-316.html

by the way if you'd walked a bit further up to rising bridge I'd have made you a brew ... :p

Nope didn't see the owl, shillelagh will look out for it next time.
Thanks for the offer of a brew...Me n Mrs P walked up to Sherfin and then up and over Back lane to Langford Street. Mind you somebody at the top of Belgrave Street had a right Sunday morning fry up going, great smell wafting out their kitchen window in the fresh morning air. :)

Accyexplorer 25-02-2015 01:35
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Just the one made with a blender app :)

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DtheP47 25-02-2015 10:43
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Weston Super Mare yesterday.
Good to see the pier is rebuilt after the fire and looking good.

DtheP47 25-02-2015 12:14
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I know there are a few engineers on the forum, retired or otherwise.
Here'a fine example of 5 axis CNC machining seen at the West Of England Aerospace Federation's conference today.
There's a move to 3-D laser printing these days I know, but you can't beat cutting metal. :D

shillelagh 25-02-2015 17:26
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these I took yesterday ... i was in Hyndburn ... :p

Turtle 25-02-2015 17:42
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These were taken before, during and after a "clay run" - a trip to the pottery supply company to get supplies. The weather was bright and sunny, but quite cold with a stiff wind.

You'll notice that most of them were taken through the car window. I wasn't about to stop to get out, given that the shoulders of the road were deep in snow. We passed a couple of unfortunate souls who had ventured too close to the side of the road and got stuck.

Back at the guild and later at home, I did get my hands cold to get a couple of snow shadow shots.

Accyexplorer 26-02-2015 10:21
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Just a few randoms :)

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Eric 26-02-2015 14:28
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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 1134196)
heres mine from yesterday rawtenstall on a sleety snowy rainy afternoon .. :p
Love the trains and the ducks ... but, as far as I'm concerned you can take the [deleted] [deleted] [deleted]ing snowdrops and stuff 'em where the sun don't shine.:D

DtheP47 26-02-2015 20:22
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Moody, broody and decidedly wet Cheddar Gorge this morning, had to make a detour on the journey home this morning for a case of the delightful punning ales and some Natural Blue Cheddar cheese. :D

Margaret Pilkington 26-02-2015 20:25
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Ooh, that brings back some memories for me......trying to haul Ma and her chair up the hill to the coach park when I was proper poorly.....makes me shudder to think of it.....it was a day much like in your pictures...but there was ice in the rain.

Accyexplorer 27-02-2015 01:09
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Twas a nice clear(ish) night so i thought it would be rude not to take some moon/sky shots :)
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For those who are interested there is suppose to be a eclipse next month.And not just any old eclipse:-
"Europe's biggest solar eclipse since 1999 is on its way next month - and 84 per cent of sunlight could be blocked out over London"

Solar eclipse could see 84% of sunlight blocked out over London | Daily Mail Online
I remember looking at the 1999 one through bundles of old negatives :eek:...

...Dont forget your glasses :D
Eclipse glasses | eBay

DtheP47 27-02-2015 09:00
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1134691)
Ooh, that brings back some memories for me......trying to haul Ma and her chair up the hill to the coach park when I was proper poorly.....makes me shudder to think of it.....it was a day much like in your pictures...but there was ice in the rain.
It was great to see it "sans" crowds Margaret, I had it virtually to myself a pity it was too wet to go up Cufic Lane to the tops.

It is eons since I visited there, back in the day I did some cave diving in Wookey Hole and surrounding cave systems. It was nowhere near as commercialised as it is now, tacky even.

Cheddar Gorge Cheese Co still the real deal though having been there and using the natural conditions in the caves to store and mature the cheeses since the early 1100's.

DtheP47 27-02-2015 09:28
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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer (Post 1134699)
Twas a nice clear(ish) night so i thought it would be rude not to take some moon/sky shots :)]


...Dont forget your glasses :D
Eclipse glasses | eBay

Jupiter should be visible tonight AccyX below at 20 to on the moon's clock (ish)

Accyexplorer 27-02-2015 09:42
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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1134719)
Jupiter should be visible tonight AccyX below at 20 to on the moon's clock (ish)
I believe so,Is the moon moving towards Jupiter and will it be at its closest around the beginning of next month?

Accyexplorer 27-02-2015 09:49
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A few from this mornings wander :)

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DtheP47 27-02-2015 10:09
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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer (Post 1134720)
I believe so,Is the moon moving towards Jupiter and will it be at its closest around the beginning of next month?

According to this it will be 390,277 km away thats 242,362 miles in old money

The video on here is always good too.


The Sky Tonight - Astronomy News UK, Night Sky, Celestial Events, Images, Books and Star Naming Service

maxthecollie 27-02-2015 13:14
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A change this morning we went to Witton Park

Turtle 27-02-2015 13:44
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Some nice photos there, A, especially the robin and the fungus. And... you captured old Rothwell House from the back!!! Thank you for that!! It certainly has seen better days, but it's good to see it anyway. In the back garden we had geese, and ducks in the shed. The upper left hand window was the bathroom, and my mother once leaned out of it and shot my Dad's .22 over the head of some guy who was trying to break into the back door. She scared him off, for sure. I'm just glad she missed hitting him :)

Turtle 27-02-2015 15:06
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A nice change of pace. You managed to get one of your famous reflection shots in! Max, as always, is looking grand :)

Accyexplorer 27-02-2015 16:16
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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1134744)
Some nice photos there, A, especially the robin and the fungus. And... you captured old Rothwell House from the back!!! Thank you for that!! It certainly has seen better days, but it's good to see it anyway. In the back garden we had geese, and ducks in the shed. The upper left hand window was the bathroom, and my mother once leaned out of it and shot my Dad's .22 over the head of some guy who was trying to break into the back door. She scared him off, for sure. I'm just glad she missed hitting him :)
I thought you'd like the Rothwell house shot T,it has seen better days ;).
The Robin came and stood on the fence, right at the side of me,I couldn't believe it,not a care in the world.
Ive a few more shots being uploaded later :)

gpick24 27-02-2015 16:32
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Just a few test shots today

DtheP47 27-02-2015 17:36
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Originally Posted by Accyexplorer (Post 1134720)
I believe so,Is the moon moving towards Jupiter and will it be at its closest around the beginning of next month?
Nasa's pic of the day

APOD: 2015 February 27 - Long Lovejoy and Little Dumbbell

Gotta love those names Long Lovejoy and Little Dumbell.

I am trying, I really am to resist the temptation here !!! :rolleyes:

Accyexplorer 27-02-2015 18:19
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Originally Posted by DtheP47 (Post 1134763)
Nasa's pic of the day

APOD: 2015 February 27 - Long Lovejoy and Little Dumbbell

Gotta love those names Long Lovejoy and Little Dumbell.

I am trying, I really am to resist the temptation here !!! :rolleyes:
Until recent, the only stars I'd heard of was those who walk the red carpet,now I know one of them is good for that heat and daylight stuff too.

Turtle 27-02-2015 22:02
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Originally Posted by gpick24 (Post 1134759)
Just a few test shots today
That is a really good moon shot :)

Accyexplorer 27-02-2015 23:10
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A few more from yesterdays wander :)

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Turtle 27-02-2015 23:22
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Thank you A - especially for number 4 :)

Restless 28-02-2015 23:06
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A new phone that has 13MP camera and a visit to the parents mean kitty pics :D

Accyexplorer 01-03-2015 07:44
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Just a few randoms :)

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Stevie R 01-03-2015 11:08
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Just a few test shots today
Looks like you got 2 female Goosanders in picture 7.

The RSPB: Goosander

maxthecollie 01-03-2015 12:22
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I've just been sorting through my bird photos

Turtle 01-03-2015 12:30
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Best Heron shots I've seen :)
I've seen herons many a time in the valley where I live, (they're migratory out of necessity) and I've tried to snap one as it takes off, but to no avail. I'll have to sit more patiently to watch and capture one, but the mozzies and black flies make me think twice :eek: This summer I'll try not to be such a wimp. That and smothering myself with Deep Woods Off!

maxthecollie 01-03-2015 12:35
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Nos 1-5 were taken by the canal at Glasson Dock and the other two in Lossiemouth

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To make up my quota for today

DaveinGermany 01-03-2015 13:05
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A new phone that has 13MP camera and a visit to the parents mean kitty pics :D
The Mog in nr4 appears a tad mardy. :)

Morecambe Ex Pat 01-03-2015 16:50
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We made an impromptu visit to Accrington and I caught these pics on the way past Hambledon Mill.


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Accyexplorer 01-03-2015 17:30
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We made an impromptu visit to Accrington and I caught these pics on the way past Hambledon Mill.
I enjoy a bit of millige,I just wish my pics were that large :D

gpick24 01-03-2015 18:08
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Looks like you got 2 female Goosanders in picture 7.

The RSPB: Goosander
They`ve been on the canal for a few weeks now, I thought they looked a bit like Grebes:o.

Accyexplorer 02-03-2015 08:37
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A few from this morning :)

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Morecambe Ex Pat 02-03-2015 17:59
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I enjoy a bit of millige,I just wish my pics were that large :D
My pics are hosted on an external site so are not reduced by the Accyweb software. I limit them to 800px x 600px as anything larger becomes unwieldy and wastes server space.
As a comparison - the pics of the mill are less than 80Kb and your images of the viaduct are over 500Kb.

Accyexplorer 02-03-2015 19:48
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My pics are hosted on an external site so are not reduced by the Accyweb software. I limit them to 800px x 600px as anything larger becomes unwieldy and wastes server space.
As a comparison - the pics of the mill are less than 80Kb and your images of the viaduct are over 500Kb.
That's the best way of saving server space and of keeping control of your pics,Shame I'm not software savvy :)

davemac 02-03-2015 20:20
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Today in Pictures, a bit of a disappointment.

1. The now empty signal box.
2. Heading down to the wet bit of Huncoat Colliery.
3. The water is at a higher level due to it snowing earlier and melting almost straight away.
4. A bit of a pinch point.
5. Very soon the hill side should be covered in Bluebells.
6. Time for a right turn and leave the wet bit behind.
7. This is the disappointing bit, scramble bikes are using the entire area to ride around, and are ruining the area as a consequence, riding through the bluebell areas, churning up the footpaths, and making deep ruts after many bikes have gone through in wet conditions.
8. Pendle Hill in the distance.
9. Back lit Burdock.
10. And finally I have no idea what this is about, its a way from the paths, and has the name Mrs Clough in shiny things on the side

davemac 03-03-2015 21:47
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Today in Pictures, a walk between Grane Road and Jamestone Quarry, complete with a biting wind that was cold enough to give you that brain freeze that you get with ice cream.

1. Grane Road is between me and Ogden Reservoir.
2. You would expect that to come down in high winds.
3. Climbing the hill.
4. Looking back across the road to Calf Hey and Ogden Reservoirs.
5. This is as far up the hill as I can go, the quarry fence is just over the wall.
6. The road is hiding behind the mound, but Ogden Reservoir and further over is Musbury Heights, a place I have ascended to many times.
7. Almost at the edge of this Quarry.
8. From my windswept vantage point I am looking down on Troy Quarry(its between the trees) another place I have visited on a number of occasions.
9. This is the quarry zoomed in a bit.
10.Having returned almost to my starting point a quick scoot around the other edge of Jamestone Quarry, the water really is that turquoise colour perhaps its due to the activity still in the quarry, they are quarrying stone and making it into road-stone.

Accyexplorer 04-03-2015 12:18
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Decided to have a look at the abandoned house at winfields then walk over the tops towards Accrington taking a few shots along the way :)
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Accyexplorer 05-03-2015 08:08
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Walked the hound up to the remains of Plantation house where i believe James Grimshaw's son,William denham once lived.

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davemac 05-03-2015 21:11
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Today in Picture, we are off to see Jeppe Knave, after putting on the style.

1. Its a gated community.
2. Walls as far as the eye can see, if you squint
3. You can always find a wet bit if you are really trying.
4. You can walk for ages and it looks like you haven't moved.
5. I'll get a nose bleed going over there.
6. Its the trig point overlooking Pendleton Moor.
7. Its all a bit moist when you kneel down for a snap, underfoot its sphagnum and a peaty substance that will give up its moisture to pressure.
8. All walls lead to a style at some point. In the distance Clitheroe.
9. Almost at Jeppes, these styles can be a killer, its the last time I come on a horse.
10. Here we are, a man with a fascinating story, still told after all these years, not many of us will be able to say that. The link gives the story. https://www.flickr.com/photos/davema...-h5ZJku-kNyw3i

gpick24 06-03-2015 18:48
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A few fur & feather pics from todays walk.

Margaret Pilkington 06-03-2015 21:04
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Lovely shots there...but number 9 takes it for me.

gpick24 06-03-2015 21:09
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Lovely shots there...but number 9 takes it for me.

She'd been a naughty girl and told off then.

Margaret Pilkington 06-03-2015 21:25
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Yes I thought she looked a bit sheepish...and that is really hard when you are a Spaniel :D

shillelagh 06-03-2015 22:10
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Its springtime!!!! :D

Restless 06-03-2015 23:24
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That's the best way of saving server space and of keeping control of your pics,Shame I'm not software savvy :)
this is a great program for shrinking the filesize without damaging the picture quality too much https://imageresizer.codeplex.com/ good for getting those pics under 500mb for accyweb

Accyexplorer 07-03-2015 05:21
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this is a great program for shrinking the filesize without damaging the picture quality too much https://imageresizer.codeplex.com/ good for getting those pics under 500mb for accyweb
Thanks for that R, I was thinking about resizing my images etc.
I will give it a go when I get some free time,I've always been a bit dubious of resizing and losing quality...Nice one :)

Restless 07-03-2015 09:48
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Its very easy to use. Install then just highlight all photos you want to resize in windows explorer (file manager) with your mouse right click and there will be a resize option in your list,

Accyexplorer 07-03-2015 11:05
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Had wander to Martholme Viaduct i even got chance to stalk some deer too.
For those who don't know Martholme Viaduct is a 19th-century Viaduct constructed between 1870–77 between Gt Harwood and Read.It has ten round arches,each 40ft high (12 m wide) and at its highest point over the river calder it is 65 feet high.The line was closed for use around 1957 an it is a designated Grade II listed building (walking over it is prohibited ;))..........Plenty more pics being uploaded to my photobucket account too.....Enjoy.

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Restless 07-03-2015 13:49
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this is a great program for shrinking the filesize without damaging the picture quality too much https://imageresizer.codeplex.com/ good for getting those pics under 500mb for accyweb
That shouldve said 500KB :D

Restless 07-03-2015 13:52
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My gaming mouse died so I took the train to PCWorld in Burnley.

A few shots from a rather dirty train window...

Margaret Pilkington 07-03-2015 15:40
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Had wander to Martholme Viaduct i even got chance to stalk some deer too.
For those who don't know Martholme Viaduct is a 19th-century Viaduct constructed between 1870–77 between Gt Harwood and Read.It has ten round arches,each 40ft high (12 m wide) and at its highest point over the river calder it is 65 feet high.The line was closed for use around 1957 an it is a designated Grade II listed building (walking over it is prohibited ;))..........Plenty more pics being uploaded to my photobucket account too.....Enjoy.

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Love Number 9......what a great shot!

gpick24 07-03-2015 17:26
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Just a few today. Anyone know what No.3 is?

Accyexplorer 07-03-2015 18:19
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Just a few today. Anyone know what No.3 is?
Great bird shots g,it ooks like one of the finch family...bullfinch perhaps?

Margaret Pilkington 07-03-2015 18:42
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Just a few today. Anyone know what No.3 is?
Hard to tell as you cannot see the sides of the bird, but from what can be seen I would have thought that perhaps it was a Chaffinch....but I am happy to be corrected if someone else knows better.

gpick24 07-03-2015 18:48
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Not sure about Bullfinch, they seem to have black heads, does have a finch type beak though.
A tighter crop and one from the side (ish)
Edit: I think maybe a chaffinch - https://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverande...nch/index.aspx

Margaret Pilkington 07-03-2015 19:37
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the more I look at it, the more I think it is a Chaffinch.

Stevie R 07-03-2015 21:44
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Looks like a Chaffinch for sure.

The shot of the Buzzard though is the one which I think is worth a mention,truly stunning.

davemac 07-03-2015 22:27
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Today in Pictures, walking around the wet bits.

1.This is where the flow of water from the four reservoirs on the coppice would have fed the industry around Plantation Mill.
2. The last in the series, from here it was channelled into the mill.
3. Next to last, this fed the bottom one.
4. This channel ran passed number three and flowed into number four, but three flowed into it from the side.
5. Looking down the channels as it flows into the last reservoir.
6. Number three reservoir.
7. Making use of all that water for frog spawn.
8. Away from the water, and looking over to Spire Farm.
9. Time to sit and bask in the Spring sunshine.
10. A time for reflection.


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