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maxthecollie 06-06-2014 19:48
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I've found out with such a good zoom , you need to have a rock steady hand on full zoom or a tripod. Great shots Margaret

Gremlin 06-06-2014 19:53
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I cant find the other photo I took at Southport, this one is very grainy, it was not the best of days.

The tower looks to be nearer St Annes's than the dipper ( or The BIg One to give it it's correct title). It's beacuse it's further round the coast and you are looking at it behind and to the right of the dipper.

davemac 06-06-2014 19:53
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Have had a hectic week as we've been painting the kitchen -major up-heaval. Finished this evening thankfully. Monday was a bank holiday and we went back to our friends place on the River Po for a barbecue. Photos of Italians at play, various rustic dwellings by the river and the typical style of fishing on the Po.
Some interesting insights there, never seen that type of fishing before.

Margaret Pilkington 06-06-2014 20:08
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I've found out with such a good zoom , you need to have a rock steady hand on full zoom or a tripod. Great shots Margaret
Yes Frank, you do need to be rock solid.....and I'm not. I have invested in a monopod...and today I took my Gorillapod, but used the rail of the pier to rest my elbows on.
The only thing wrong with this camera is that there is no remote shutter release..and for the super zoom shots there should be. I know that the alternative is to put it on the timer....it would just be good if Panasonic could bring out some optional release cable....it would have been better still if it had been wireless ...but then of course this adds to,the cost.
I am hoping to get out and about a bit more this summer....so there may be some interesting shots.....or it might just be more of the same.

Margaret Pilkington 06-06-2014 20:11
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Dianne I like the little Dachsund in the second picture.....I would have cropped that and made it a picture in its own right.

mobertol 06-06-2014 20:16
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Dianne I like the little Dachsund in the second picture.....I would have cropped that and made it a picture in its own right.
Might give it a try. He's called "D-D" a real pest - harasses the chickens which roam round there!

Margaret Pilkington 06-06-2014 20:18
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Oh, do Dianne...I think it would make a great little shot.
I spend more time messing with my pics than I do in taking them....well sometimes anyway.
I enjoy picking the interesting aspects out of shots.

Margaret Pilkington 06-06-2014 21:07
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This is the non zoomed pic of Southport beach...you can see Pleasureland at the right side of the picture...with the wheel ride......the zoomed picture is taken from this same spot.

Turtle 06-06-2014 21:23
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today i have been to Southport.
It was only a fleeting visit......to test out the Lumix FZ72.
I am sure you will tell me what you think of my offerings.
1) Coffee Al Fresco in Leafy Lord Street.
2) Help me somebody....I think my belly button has fallen off.
3) This is one of the rides in Pleasureland......I took the shot from the far end of the pier.
4) Another long range shot.
5) Leafy Lord Street.
6) I know this is not so clear.....but it looks like a big dipper to me.......I took this shot from the very end of the pier at maximum zoom.
Southport doesn't have a big dipper....but Blackpool does......surely it can't be the big dipper at Blackpool.....can it?
I await your replies.
Nice shots, Margaret! That new camera of yours is really something :)

Margaret Pilkington 06-06-2014 21:26
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Thanks Carolyn....I am impressed with it so far, and I am still finding my way around it.

Turtle 06-06-2014 21:32
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Originally Posted by mobertol (Post 1107794)
Have had a hectic week as we've been painting the kitchen -major up-heaval. Finished this evening thankfully. Monday was a bank holiday and we went back to our friends place on the River Po for a barbecue. Photos of Italians at play, various rustic dwellings by the river and the typical style of fishing on the Po.
Lovely butterfly shot. Italians really know how to enjoy their meals. I had some good Italo-Canadian friends, and always had great times with them around the table. Good food, vino, expresso, all made better with good conversation!

davemac 06-06-2014 21:32
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Today in Pictures, more a mooch-isimo (I hope that's nothing rude in Italian) rather than a walk, but with only 20 minutes, the doorstep was all I could manage.

1. An often snapped location, and in winter I have descended here on my jacksie, one year I will come down here when its icy and ski into the canal.
2. Buttercups a Go-Go.
3. There is a horse in this field, you can see its walking pattern.
4. One false move and I could lose my bowler hat.
5. Riley Swing Bridge, one false move and we will see if my watch is really waterproof.
6. That is the turnaround point today.
7. Beggar.......I left my handle at home.
8. I don't think they want people to go in that field.
9. A bitty picture, there's yellow bits, wet bits, sticking up bits and bits that go around.
10. I am in stealth mode here, they could break a leg with those wings, the reason they didn't move was because I was making a noise like a teacake.

Turtle 06-06-2014 21:40
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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1107817)
Today in Pictures, more a mooch-isimo (I hope that's nothing rude in Italian) rather than a walk, but with only 20 minutes, the doorstep was all I could manage.

1. An often snapped location, and in winter I have descended here on my jacksie, one year I will come down here when its icy and ski into the canal.
2. Buttercups a Go-Go.
3. There is a horse in this field, you can see its walking pattern.
4. One false move and I could lose my bowler hat.
5. Riley Swing Bridge, one false move and we will see if my watch is really waterproof.
6. That is the turnaround point today.
7. Beggar.......I left my handle at home.
8. I don't think they want people to go in that field.
9. A bitty picture, there's yellow bits, wet bits, sticking up bits and bits that go around.
10. I am in stealth mode here, they could break a leg with those wings, the reason they didn't move was because I was making a noise like a teacake.
You're braver than me, Dave. I was once surrounded by a flock of around 20 Canada Geese. I made it out alive, but they don't call them 'bum biters' for nothing!

davemac 06-06-2014 22:06
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You're braver than me, Dave. I was once surrounded by a flock of around 20 Canada Geese. I made it out alive, but they don't call them 'bum biters' for nothing!
That countryside is very dangerous, there are things that are poisonous, stuff that stings you, thorny things that scratch you, and all of it gets up your nose and makes you sneeze, and makes your eyes water. Then there is the wildlife, it pecks, bites, stings, and chases you. I find the best way to go into the countryside safely is to carry a very large drum, like the ones in brass bands, and bang it all the time, you will find that most things will give you a wide berth, even people, I like a drum, you cant beat them.

mobertol 06-06-2014 22:46
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Originally Posted by Turtle (Post 1107816)
Lovely butterfly shot. Italians really know how to enjoy their meals. I had some good Italo-Canadian friends, and always had great times with them around the table. Good food, vino, expresso, all made better with good conversation!
I am a great fan of Italo-Canadian chef David Rocco - I imagine you might know his TV programmes. Delicious food and lovely places in Tuscany...

mobertol 06-06-2014 22:50
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That countryside is very dangerous, there are things that are poisonous, stuff that stings you, thorny things that scratch you, and all of it gets up your nose and makes you sneeze, and makes your eyes water. Then there is the wildlife, it pecks, bites, stings, and chases you. I find the best way to go into the countryside safely is to carry a very large drum, like the ones in brass bands, and bang it all the time, you will find that most things will give you a wide berth, even people, I like a drum, you cant beat them.
You had your eye on the evil gaggle/flock/whatever of swans - had you noticed the nonchelant British fighting cow on the horizon Dave? Keep your wits about you on your country jaunts - you never know what awaits your over the next brow...;)

Turtle 07-06-2014 00:53
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I am a great fan of Italo-Canadian chef David Rocco - I imagine you might know his TV programmes. Delicious food and lovely places in Tuscany...
Yes, Diane, I've watched his shows. I particularly like the ones he sometimes does with Italian grandmas. He's so cute, and the grandmas love him!

davemac 07-06-2014 01:08
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You had your eye on the evil gaggle/flock/whatever of swans - had you noticed the nonchelant British fighting cow on the horizon Dave? Keep your wits about you on your country jaunts - you never know what awaits your over the next brow...;)
I did notice the fighting cows, but as I was on the opposite side of the water I felt safe, for as we all know cows cant swim.

Gremlin 07-06-2014 07:37
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Here is anther photo of Blackpool taken from a distance.
It was sent to me by a good friend and was taken from an aeroplane coming into land. It was on the night of the big red sky a month or so ago.
Isle of Man in background with the Morecambe bay turbines.
It just misses the "Big one" which is to the left of the photo.
I take no credit for the picture.

mobertol 07-06-2014 11:33
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I did notice the fighting cows, but as I was on the opposite side of the water I felt safe, for as we all know cows cant swim.
I wouldn't be so sure about that Dave :eek::D

Margaret Pilkington 07-06-2014 11:43
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Now you have really got him worried Dianne.
Don't be dismayed Dave....Cows can't climb trees.

DaveinGermany 07-06-2014 11:44
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I wouldn't be so sure about that Dave :eek::D
Obviously trained for the SBS (Special Bovine Service)! :D

davemac 07-06-2014 12:41
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I wouldn't be so sure about that Dave :eek::D
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British fighting cows cant swim due to the steel plating covering the hoof region, this assists when they do flying kicks, this added weight means they sink in water.

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Now you have really got him worried Dianne.
Don't be dismayed Dave....Cows can't climb trees.
They do have speed though, which requires a tree to be in close proximity in order to be able to climb one. British fighting cows are very devious though, they position themselves between you and a tree before revealing themselves, who thought it was easy.

shillelagh 07-06-2014 13:35
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all of them brilliant wildlife pics ... well just seen on facebook a 'local' magazine is running a photography competition ... first prize £150 worth of vouchers to spend at wilkinsons cameras ... Beautiful landscapes, rich heritage, stunning natural world and historic buildings are waiting to be captured by your camera.

We want you to send us your best images that have been inspired by the wonderful counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire. Whether you enjoy taking images with your mobile phone, compact camera or DSLR, this competition is for you.

So if you’d like to get involved, send us your pictures inspired by summer to be in with a chance of winning a £150 voucher.

Category One: Mobile Phones

Category Two: Compacts/Bridge

Category Three: DSLR

Photo competition - Lancashire Walks & Wildlife

maxthecollie 07-06-2014 15:04
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Thanks, shillelagh ,I'll have a look see what I have got. Found one and posted it

maxthecollie 07-06-2014 18:20
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Only 4 for today. Nos 1 and 2 are the brook at the back of Accy College field, the banks are eroding very fast. I wonder how much longer the footpath will be there before that has gone.
Nos 3 and 4 are taken from the track below Higher Brox Farm going down to the back of Broad Oak.

Margaret Pilkington 07-06-2014 19:57
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Today was a bit of a write off...well, that is until after tea...but by then I had only time for a walk along the canal bank.

1) Yellow Iris growing at the very edge of the canal.
2) Moon - Zoomed.
3) Albion Hostelry...reflected in the canal.
4) Elderflowers(I think)
5) view from Canal bank up by Pilkington Bridge
6) I took this shot from exactly the same place with 60 times zoom(elbows resting on wall)
7) Sun coming through the trees(I really like this picture - not sure why)
8) The Layla Boa out of Riley Green.
9) enjoying the evenings cruise along the canal...no beer was involved.
10) Moon unzoomed...you can see it if you look carefully.

maxthecollie 07-06-2014 20:06
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Love the reflection and I see your dt's have settled down

Margaret Pilkington 07-06-2014 20:22
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They have when I can find a wall to rest my elbows on.
Though I think I did pretty well with the moon shot......I hadn't anything to rest on for that shot

maxthecollie 07-06-2014 20:31
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Don't know about your camera but my bridge camera is very light and hard to hold steady. My DSLR is heavier and better to hod steady.

Margaret Pilkington 07-06-2014 21:03
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The new camera weighs just over 1lb it isn't really very heavy....and I have found that if I support the extended lens with my free hand it does help to,stabilise the camera.
OIS is fine at lower zoom levels...but at the high zoom levels you really need to have the camera on a tripod/monopod to keep it steady.

Restless 07-06-2014 22:48
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Lightning that got in the way of football, both here and there :D

davemac 07-06-2014 22:56
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Today in Pictures, later than normal and the clock is ticking for today's allowance, so without too many words a very wet outing up the Coppice.

Turtle 07-06-2014 23:08
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1107864)
Today was a bit of a write off...well, that is until after tea...but by then I had only time for a walk along the canal bank.

1) Yellow Iris growing at the very edge of the canal.
2) Moon - Zoomed.
3) Albion Hostelry...reflected in the canal.
4) Elderflowers(I think)
5) view from Canal bank up by Pilkington Bridge
6) I took this shot from exactly the same place with 60 times zoom(elbows resting on wall)
7) Sun coming through the trees(I really like this picture - not sure why)
8) The Layla Boa out of Riley Green.
9) enjoying the evenings cruise along the canal...no beer was involved.
10) Moon unzoomed...you can see it if you look carefully.
Number three is a stunner!

Turtle 07-06-2014 23:09
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Originally Posted by Restless (Post 1107873)
Lightning that got in the way of football, both here and there :D
Nice captures :)

Turtle 07-06-2014 23:11
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Originally Posted by davemac (Post 1107874)
Today in Pictures, later than normal and the clock is ticking for today's allowance, so without too many words a very wet outing up the Coppice.
Some lovely droplets there davemac! The monochromes work really well, and number 10 is a stunner!

davemac 08-06-2014 09:30
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Some lovely droplets there davemac! The monochromes work really well, and number 10 is a stunner!
Thanks, it was raining for most of my walk yesterday, as soon as I got home the sun came out, the sky was blue in most places as Mrs P. found, and the temperature improved. However later in the evening Restless captured the storm that followed, so very much a mixed bag of weather.

Margaret Pilkington 08-06-2014 10:13
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I only went out because the sun was out...and the sky was most definitely blue.
I prefer to view thunder and lightning from inside my home.......I am not exactly scared of it...but I don't like it very much.
I leave the 'wet' to you Dave...I know you are very good at 'wet'.

DaveinGermany 08-06-2014 10:52
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It was with deep regret yesterday I watched as a fine fellow willingly celebrated the loss of his carefree lifestyle!!! :eek: I suppose the free flowing Ale helped soften the blow though! :s_aim1: So with posh frock & bonnet we made the most of the reception.

Theoretically some of these pics are actually from today ...... from about silly'O'Clock oh dark thirty! ;)

Bad Iburg "Red Lion" (English) Pub - Out the back, the Pipers piping a song of lament - A scene of solace & refuge (Plus Marion scrubbed up nice) :D - Further confirmation as she natters away to friends - The Happy couple, Jessie & Trev - After all that passion, outside into the fresh air - Stu "Mein Host" Landlord, owner & all round nice guy with his Daughter - Isn't Ale marvellous stuff? Present some folk with a camera & there's no shame! :) Trev & Hayley - Now there's 'Andsome innit? :rolleyes:

davemac 08-06-2014 11:58
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I only went out because the sun was out...and the sky was most definitely blue.
I prefer to view thunder and lightning from inside my home.......I am not exactly scared of it...but I don't like it very much.
I leave the 'wet' to you Dave...I know you are very good at 'wet'.
I have been told that I am outstanding in the wet, that's why I get a moist gusset, as I am standing out in it.

maxthecollie 08-06-2014 15:09
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gpick24 08-06-2014 17:45
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A few from todays walkies.

Margaret Pilkington 08-06-2014 18:07
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Lovely shots...but the squirrel is my favourite.

gpick24 08-06-2014 18:17
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Lovely shots...but the squirrel is my favourite.
Thanks, just glad we could get out for a decent walk.

davemac 08-06-2014 21:03
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The beast in number 2 looks a bit scary, reminds me of a Viking raider.

davemac 08-06-2014 21:08
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A few from todays walkies.
What a shame for that thrush, he only has one leg.

maxthecollie 08-06-2014 21:11
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The beast in number 2 looks a bit scary, reminds me of a Viking raider.
Long Horn Cattle.He breeds them at Higher Brox

Margaret Pilkington 08-06-2014 21:18
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Just been out the front and taken these two pics.
This is all I have for today...and yes Frank....I did use a tripod:)

gpick24 08-06-2014 21:20
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What a shame for that thrush, he only has one leg.
There were bigger problems for the crow that Duke had hold of later on.

davemac 08-06-2014 21:36
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Today in Pictures, things have greened up since my last visit, it was Bluebells last time, this time its Summer meadow flowers.

1. The Common Spotted Orchid, although this year on this site not as common as last year.
2. I know this as Cow Parsley, although it does have more names that I care to know about.
3. You wouldn't want that flying up your nostril.
4. A bridge into the world of Buttercups a Go-Go.
5. Now that's a job with risks, is it worth it, just to eat a greenfly.
6. The march of the Bracken Fern continues.
7. I have tried to snap this for two seasons, and finally I find one more interested in eating, than flying away. What is it I hear you ask, well its the Orange Tip Butterfly.........who'd a thought it.
8. Ragged Robin, sometimes mistaken for Red Campion, Ragged Robin has more serrated petals.
9. I hadn't come across this before, so looked it up and found it was called Blue Eyed Grass, even though its not a grass, it is part of the Iris family.......you learn some rubbish on here.
10. A drift of Oxeye Daisy with Buttercups and Clover mixed in with the Grass.

Margaret Pilkington 08-06-2014 21:40
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Some fine pics there Dave. I have never seen one of those butterflies before. I shall have to keep my eyes peeled.

davemac 08-06-2014 21:57
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Some fine pics there Dave. I have never seen one of those butterflies before. I shall have to keep my eyes peeled.
I have only had fleeting glances before, I think that one is an older one as it looks a bit ragged and is feeding more than the other ones I chased around the field.

Eric 08-06-2014 23:56
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Lovely shots...but the squirrel is my favourite.
You like squirrels! I got 'em in spades.:D

Margaret Pilkington 09-06-2014 06:23
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Yes, they are small and furry.....I like small and furry. They can be funny to watch.

maxthecollie 09-06-2014 07:09
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Just been out the front and taken these two pics.
This is all I have for today...and yes Frank....I did use a tripod:)
Great Shot Margaret. We still haven't managed to get the man on the moon pic yet. Doesn't the moon look a funny distorted shape. I took one whilst the sky was still blue.

Margaret Pilkington 09-06-2014 07:30
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When I took the picture the sky looked quite light, but when I put the picture on the computer the sky looked a lot darker. The shot was taken just a few minutes after 10 pm.
The moon isn't full yet, so I only got a slice of it so to speak.

maxthecollie 09-06-2014 08:04
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When I took mine the sky was blue ,but it came out darker on the pic

gpick24 09-06-2014 10:11
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A few from a too early in the morning walkies.

Margaret Pilkington 09-06-2014 10:14
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Ooh...I like those. Moody skies, subtle colours and reflections.
I love reflections

gpick24 09-06-2014 10:16
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Thanks Margaret, the skies were nice this morning, even got a double rainbow.

davemac 09-06-2014 21:14
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Today in Pictures, this time I will have my camera with me, Mill Lane to Martholme Lane, and possibly the viaduct.The last time I was there with Dianne we were able to walk towards the middle, and, had we had more time, could have gone to the other side.

1. A bee using an umbrella.
2. Its getting a bit too busy for me.
3. My droplet meter registered 6 on the meniscus scale, so it was easy to get droplets today.
4. Almost there, the view is Dean Clough to the left and The Nab to the right.
5. Bullocks, right everyone, sign the petition.
6. This is as close as I am likely to get for a while.
7. Now a selection of gates.
8. It never occurred to me to open it in the first place.
9. The undulating profile of Pendle Hill in the distance.
10.The bench dedicated to Adrian Shurmer.

Turtle 09-06-2014 22:33
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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 1107910)
Just been out the front and taken these two pics.
This is all I have for today...and yes Frank....I did use a tripod:)
Nice shots with your new camera! Having tried a few moon shots myself, but with a telescope, I found it helps if the atmosphere has as little humidity as possible. And no clouds. And no wind. That's why hubby and I have given up, and our telescope sits collecting dust! Lousy weather in that way where we live. Now Arizona, that's would be the ticket :)

Turtle 09-06-2014 22:36
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A few from a too early in the morning walkies.
I like them all, but especially No.5 :)

Turtle 09-06-2014 22:43
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I've been a bit busy of late, and photo number one explains why. She's 9 weeks old, and I'm fill of bites and scratches! She does, however, enjoy my iPad and Accy Web.

The other pix were taken down by the ponds at the back of my place. It's the first time I've ventured down there in a long time, and I came back with a few mosquito bites for my trouble! I was hoping to find the turtles, so took my zoom lens. But there was nary a turtle in sight. Sigh.

Eric 09-06-2014 23:46
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I've been a bit busy of late, and photo number one explains why. She's 9 weeks old, and I'm fill of bites and scratches! She does, however, enjoy my iPad and Accy Web.

The other pix were taken down by the ponds at the back of my place. It's the first time I've ventured down there in a long time, and I came back with a few mosquito bites for my trouble! I was hoping to find the turtles, so took my zoom lens. But there was nary a turtle in sight. Sigh.
Great pics ... love No. 1.

Eric 09-06-2014 23:58
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Lovely shots...but the squirrel is my favourite.
So, you like squirrels, eh:D

DaveinGermany 10-06-2014 04:56
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I've been a bit busy of late, and photo number one explains why.
What is it with you & furry ratbags? :)

Margaret Pilkington 10-06-2014 07:16
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Love number one Carolyn....your little kitty is beautiful.
And Eric...I love your squirrels too.

Turtle 10-06-2014 11:16
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What is it with you & furry ratbags? :)
I don't know Dave - they just seem to follow me around Hahhah :)

davemac 10-06-2014 12:52
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Today in Pictures, an early start due to an extremely large curriculum.

1. Up the path to Platts Lodge.
2. A fern growing in a cast iron stanchion.
3. Waterside Apartments.
4. The old sluice gate that dumped water into Woodnook Water.
5. QUICK...... they are all blowing away....take a snap.
6. A bee getting a beak full diving into a dandelion.
7. An old factory chimney put to use with modern technology, they don't burn rubbish up it they talk through it now.
8. To the right the "factory bottoms" to the left the old line of the elevated railway section, and in the centre Woodnook Vale and Priestly Clough merged into one green corridor.

9. When I worked at Haworth Park this cog and most of the Ashton Frost engine was put close to the stables awaiting its restoration, and locating in town. As far as I am aware this is the only bit that survived, and made it to its re-location. Unless it is stored with the Arndale Clock ? An added twist, the building behind is now the Council Offices, and my Mother used to work here when it was a spinning mill, and I have memories of visiting there and can remember the noise it all made, and watching the weavers communicating with signs and lip reading.

10. Self explanatory.

Margaret Pilkington 10-06-2014 13:17
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ah...I was up there only yesterday.....visiting Ma.
These places that you have captured used to be my playground when I was just knee high to a buttercup...happy days....and they were!

maxthecollie 10-06-2014 14:42
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Longridge Fell before the rain

Less 10-06-2014 20:31
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Walking home through the summer rain, thunder on one side bright sunshine on the other, I saw a double rainbow, by the time I had my phone ready to take the image the outer rainbow was fading.
I knew they occurred first chance to see one, I hope it shows on this pic'
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/06/11/qe5emaqu.jpg

gpick24 10-06-2014 20:39
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1 & 2 are from yesterday, saved some slots for pics from later in the day, just didn`t get chance to upload them. The rest are from today.

1. I believe a Blue Damselfly
2 - 7. Various bridies.
8. Bumble Bee
9. A tree rat.
10. Early morning canal.

gpick24 11-06-2014 06:46
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Did you know the colours on the outer rainbow are always reversed?

Less 11-06-2014 06:53
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Did you know the colours on the outer rainbow are always reversed?

Yes.

mobertol 11-06-2014 15:43
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Just had a nice catch-up on the thread - great selection of pics. Mine are from Monday evening -meal out for husband's birthday with my parents who arrived on Sunday. Lovely local eating place called " Locanda Al Carrobbio"

maxthecollie 11-06-2014 17:57
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All taken from the top of the Coppice this afternoon

gpick24 11-06-2014 21:34
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Todays pics are from all over the place (first two are actually from yesterday)

Turtle 11-06-2014 21:44
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Max and gpick: absolutely stellar photos :)

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Glasson Dock today

gpick24 12-06-2014 20:38
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It was all kicking off down the canal tonight, but first -

1. Haggs Lodge early morning.
2. View from New Lane.
3. Aww, too cute.
4. Someones in the dog house.
5. Lots of these about.
6. Still not talking.
7. Just cos they`re falling out doesn`t mean we have to.
8. I`m just glad i`m single.
9. Don`t talk to me.
10. Sod it, i`m going for a drink

maxthecollie 12-06-2014 21:25
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It was all kicking off down the canal tonight, but first -

1. Haggs Lodge early morning.
2. View from New Lane.
3. Aww, too cute.
4. Someones in the dog house.
5. Lots of these about.
6. Still not talking.
7. Just cos they`re falling out doesn`t mean we have to.
8. I`m just glad i`m single.
9. Don`t talk to me.
10. Sod it, i`m going for a drink
Great pics of the swallows

gpick24 12-06-2014 21:38
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Great pics of the swallows
Thanks Max, they`re fast little buggers, good to see them out in the open and still (ish) for once.

davemac 12-06-2014 21:47
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Today in Pictures, a quick sprint up to Foster Swing Bridge.

mobertol 12-06-2014 22:10
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Lovely pics Dave looks like yesterday was a lovely day...

shillelagh 12-06-2014 23:33
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these are Wednesdays ... chips and gravy and a walk home on my last day at work .. so called in at Victoria park and sat on a bench and eat the chips and gravy and then had a wander round Victoria park on helmshore road in haslingden ...and walked up into haslingden for the bus home ..

davemac 13-06-2014 01:50
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Lovely pics Dave looks like yesterday was a lovely day...
It was, holiday temperatures.

Margaret Pilkington 13-06-2014 15:21
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Today was something of a wild goose chase.....except I wasn't looking for geese.
My other half suggested I took myself off for a walk to take pictures of the donkeys in the field that is close to the Hyndburn Bridge pub.
I suggested he drop me off in the car and I would walk back. This suggestion fell on deaf ears.
So I walked it.
Here are the pictures from my 'hoof' to see the donkeys.
1) This is the field where the donkeys are...alas not today.
2) Over on the far side of the field was this small pony.
3) At least I know where I stand.
4) A dribble of water.......not enough for Dave to get his gusset wet.
5) The Hyndburn Bridge pub - couldn't even get a drink - it was shut.
6) Scary Tree Man - I came back through Woodlands.
7) A fallen pine cone in Mercer Park.
8) Help...I' ve got this big lump on my trunk.
9) 'She went that way'...The War memorial in Mercer Park.

So I can't say I was overly impressed with my walk, or for that matter the pictures I managed to get. I wanted donkeys, so I feel a bit 'short changed'.

maxthecollie 13-06-2014 15:51
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The donkeys weren't there when we went past last week.

Margaret Pilkington 13-06-2014 16:10
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Himself went to Morrisons at Gt Harwood yesterday and they were there then.....which is why he suggested that was where I should take a walk to.
I was going to take some carrots. I am glad now that i didn't.

davemac 13-06-2014 18:08
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Today was something of a wild goose chase.....except I wasn't looking for geese.
My other half suggested I took myself off for a walk to take pictures of the donkeys in the field that is close to the Hyndburn Bridge pub.
I suggested he drop me off in the car and I would walk back. This suggestion fell on deaf ears.
So I walked it.
Here are the pictures from my 'hoof' to see the donkeys.
1) This is the field where the donkeys are...alas not today.
2) Over on the far side of the field was this small pony.
3) At least I know where I stand.
4) A dribble of water.......not enough for Dave to get his gusset wet.
5) The Hyndburn Bridge pub - couldn't even get a drink - it was shut.
6) Scary Tree Man - I came back through Woodlands.
7) A fallen pine cone in Mercer Park.
8) Help...I' ve got this big lump on my trunk.
9) 'She went that way'...The War memorial in Mercer Park.

So I can't say I was overly impressed with my walk, or for that matter the pictures I managed to get. I wanted donkeys, so I feel a bit 'short changed'.
I went passed when I did the Mill Lane walk and the field in question was occupied by a large pack of miniature horses, with I think a few donkeys thrown in. Where do they keep vanishing too, the same happened the last time the field was full of donkeys.

Margaret Pilkington 13-06-2014 18:33
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I don't know where they go to, but if I say I was disappointed, it would be a huge understatement.
I like walking, but today I would have liked to have been driven, not least because it was on the warm side...and if himself had got off his BTM and driven me there, seeing that there were NO donkeys, I could have come home and looked for something interesting to snap........I was hot bothered, thirsty and disgruntled when I got back home with this pathetic lot of pictures.

I just have to hope that tomorrow will be fine, dry and lead me somewhere with some decent subject matter.

davemac 13-06-2014 19:07
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I don't know where they go to, but if I say I was disappointed, it would be a huge understatement.
I like walking, but today I would have liked to have been driven, not least because it was on the warm side...and if himself had got off his BTM and driven me there, seeing that there were NO donkeys, I could have come home and looked for something interesting to snap........I was hot bothered, thirsty and disgruntled when I got back home with this pathetic lot of pictures.

I just have to hope that tomorrow will be fine, dry and lead me somewhere with some decent subject matter.
Don't be too hard on yourself all pictures have merit and are appreciated when uploaded, just remember who suggested going to see them in the first place, and who made you walk all that way.

Too the rear of the Hyndburn pub is a small bridge going over the Hyndburn, it may be of interest the next time you are down in the area.

davemac 13-06-2014 19:12
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Today in Pictures, it was a time limited outing, and I got camping which ate up my time, so here are the few I could manage, and a couple from Broadway, I don't usually stop to listen unless they are entertaining, this man made me stop.

Margaret Pilkington 13-06-2014 20:48
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Don't be too hard on yourself all pictures have merit and are appreciated when uploaded, just remember who suggested going to see them in the first place, and who made you walk all that way.

Too the rear of the Hyndburn pub is a small bridge going over the Hyndburn, it may be of interest the next time you are down in the area.
Of course you are right. And it does document my day. I will look at these pics in the future and remember how peevish and petulant I felt(I am being honest...and a little bit ashamed of myself)...and how this is not the way to get the best out of a camera, or the best out of a day.

I will look out for the little bridge next time I go down there to capture the donkeys and might just take a wander. Who knows what I might find?

davemac 13-06-2014 21:09
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Of course you are right. And it does document my day. I will look at these pics in the future and remember how peevish and petulant I felt(I am being honest...and a little bit ashamed of myself)...and how this is not the way to get the best out of a camera, or the best out of a day.

I will look out for the little bridge next time I go down there to capture the donkeys and might just take a wander. Who knows what I might find?
Its not an architectural masterpiece, it is more a curiosity, and worth a mooch around the area.

Margaret Pilkington 13-06-2014 21:20
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Yes, I can see what you mean. It has a charm all of its own...and it saves me getting my feet wet :D

gpick24 14-06-2014 17:12
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Today`s walks were around the canal, Foxhill Nature Reserve, Woodlands and then back along the river.

1. Not sure what this is.
2. A coot
3. Grey Heron, a young one I think.
4. Mum or Dad being chased by a duck.
5. There once was an itchy duckling.
6. Blue Damselfly.
7. Swallows.
8. Same as No. 1?
9. Now where did I put my keys.
10. Having a dust bath.

Turtle 14-06-2014 17:32
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Today`s walks were around the canal, Foxhill Nature Reserve, Woodlands and then back along the river.

1. Not sure what this is.
2. A coot
3. Grey Heron, a young one I think.
4. Mum or Dad being chased by a duck.
5. There once was an itchy duckling.
6. Blue Damselfly.
7. Swallows.
8. Same as No. 1?
9. Now where did I put my keys.
10. Having a dust bath.
Love the duckling! Sparrows are quite handsome birds in all their brownness I think :)


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