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Nothing exciting happening until I was just about to go out and saw these characters in my garden, I had my trusty Panasonic pocket camera handy and took this shot through the patio windows.
Luckily the cleaner had just left and cleaned the glass inside.
I will clean and fill the bird bath before I go out. Cheeky devils should help towards the water bill.

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A pleasant 3 mile circular walk around Roddlesworth Reservoirs.

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Driving past the airfield on the way home tonight the "FW 44 Steiglitz" was out undergoing engine trials, she's looking quite smart now with her red trims and prop fitted. (see post 7742 for how she was when last seen) :)

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Thanks for the photos Dave, great shots of the valves and pushers.
It seems a bit odd to have the rockers and springs exposed. There doesn't seem to be any where to bolt a cover over them either.
A bit of grit between the coils and a valve sticks, no fun at 5000 feet.

The exhaust system must have taken some very accurate fabrication.

Good on yer Scouse.

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You'd of thought so wouldn't you, but apparently that's the way of it. The Siemens halske sh 14 was the original engine for this aircraft & by the looks of things it appears to be an original.

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From Tuesday, a new walk for me not far from where I live: Hungry Hollow trail in Georgetown. It was named that after a pioneer who found conditions less than favourable! I enjoyed this trail, and hope to do it again as the seasons progress. It's in a well developed suburban area, and seems to be appreciated by dog walkers (as apparent from all the doggie-doo I had to dodge - shameful!)

1. The nights have been cool, so no mosquitos today in this swampy area. I'm glad of that!
2. It's called Silver Creek, apparently.
3. I think it's a bat house, but could be for birds too, I guess.
4. Bright red berries - don't know what kind.
5. Sign showing that there are beaver, muskrat, kingfishers etc. in this valley. I didn't see any.
6. Golden Rod - it's everywhere.
7. Orange flowers - the sign called it Spotted Jewel Weed (Impatiens Capensis). Thank goodness for signs!
Pretty pink weed - maybe Himalayan Balsam?
This morning - walking around the track - a very different start to the day.

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A stroll around Jumbles reservoir this afternoon

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I love number one......please sir can I use that picture for one of my Christmas cards?

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It`s getting dark way to early now, so just a few night time canal pics from me

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Nice set of photos - but that's the best shot of an English robin I've yet seen :)

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A nice change of pace - good night shots :)

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Hungry Hollow sounds like something from a Stephen King novel - but it looks anything but terrifying!

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Wow - that Robin is almost too good to be true - great capture.

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I find night shots really hard with my camera - well done with these, lovely.

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Set out for a much-needed relaxing walk - took quite a few un-enthusiastic photos of which the best are some field mushrooms and some seed heads, then found an unexpected theme - men at work. They are rennovating the local church which has a leaky roof - note Renato working high up with no saftey gear! A local pensioner in his shed doing something with a screwdriver - then our very own "lumberjacks" clearing up after trimming the oak trees in the field near my house.

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It does seem like elf n safely is a bit relaxed, working at height without a tether, and using a chainsaw without ear defenders, visor, ballistic trousers, it gives me a cold sweat thinking about it.

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Today in pictures, a walk up tut wet bit, laked abaut then legged it.

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Looks like it's quite mild but autumny - is number 9 the gate to the old St- Mary's graveyard in Altham?

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That's the fun of this thread - the journey sometimes takes an unexpected turn, and there you are, ready to capture it :). Nice photos Dianne!
Hmmm... Would Renato be someone you know maybe?

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It is, and the next picture is the same field with a view of the Petre Family vault (Dunkenhalgh Estate). Not sure what the message is, but once one of the largest landowners in the area now spending eternity in a field on their own.

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sunrise this morning ... very scary .... :D

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Jen it was only scary because you were up and about to see it.
We all know you are not a morning person.��

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Certainly

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Thank you Frank.....the card will attribute the picture to you...and if you pm me your snail mail addy I will send you one which you can either keep or send out to a friend.

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I am hoping to be able to sell some of my cards at a school Christmas fair.....with the proceeds going to a cancer charity.
I have made too many for my own use.....and I am still making them.....think I might be addicted to the glue and the sequins(or buttons....which are on some of my cards).

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Would you like me to send you the full size pic, Margaret? If you pm me your email I will send it.

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Nope......since you gave permission I have downloaded a copy from here and the card is done......well, I have to print it, but the design is complete....and you are mentioned in dispatches. :)
Thanks Frank.

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Walking home

1-2 claytoners may require slight reeducation. Fences are fences not an alternative for waste disposal

3 Strange Fruit, and I am not talking about the haunting Billie Holiday classic

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1 take it back Claytoners. It is a widespread problem

2 I had something witty to say about this but then I saw a bra and my mind went blank...

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I just do not get why someone would bag their dog mess, then hang it on a bush.
There are plenty of bins to put it in

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One about ten maybe fifteen feet away from where it was taken

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It's so that you can see it on the way back to pick it up and bin it

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Yes, these poo bags are turning up in bushes and trees nationwide,it's very disappointing......


....talking of being disappointed,I suffered a similar emotion when I was told not to watch watership down without a box of tissues handy :eek:

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Just a few to keep my hand in.

1. Professor Damian Hughes, prize giving.
2. Him again. He gave a really interesting talk/lecture afterwards.
3. My friends are back again.
4. Where have they all gone? Something scared his mates away.
5. Morning dew.
6. My feeble attempt at file manipulation. I will leave it to you experts.

Now to fill the bird bath up again, the little divils come twice a day.

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Russell....love 5&6.
Wasn't sure who Prof Damian Hughes was....had to look him up. Thought he looked very young to be a professor.......and he is.

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You might be able to find short clips of his lectures on youtube Margaret. He involved all the audience with his little demonstrations on how to achieve that little bit more.

A quick example..Ask someone to hold their hand up as high as they can, then tell them "just a bit higher" and everybody did just that. Proving you can always do that little bit better. He was a very good choice of speaker for the girls from Westholme school.

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Russell, i had a look at some of the You tube stuff and you are right......we can all strive to be a bit better.
I could identify with many of the things he said.

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Frank, I have made two cards with the Robin featured.....I am going to put them on here...but first of all...they actually look better in the flesh....the cards were scanned in.....and they have not scanned that well(colour wise that is).
Just wanted you to be able to see the finished item.......and your mention.
Might take some pictures with the camera later......and upload them

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taken with the camera

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Nice ones Margaret ,shall we go into business?

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We wouldn't make any money at it, but we might get some fun out of it.

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How about an AccyWeb Xmas card box set and a calendar - might be an idea! Good way to use your talents...

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:daisy: Set off on a walk and ended up in a bug and butterfly bonanza - never seen so many species all at once. First set of ten - more tomorrow. :daisy:

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Lovely shots Dianne :)

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A few from walking the dogs today

1. Red Arrows, 7 mins before they are due in Southport, bet they were still on time.
2. Geese on the canal.
3. Daisy.
4. Daisy & Duke.
5. Best I could get of this.
6 & 7. A Duck.

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I think there are more butterflies there than I have seen all year.

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nice collection, some wickthings there not common here.

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Not keen on the jumpy things.

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Fab photos of the spaniels - shows their character.

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I actually counted 11 different butterflies - will post the rest tomorrow -was a real treat, went off the beaten track in a meadow by a stream - was heaving with insect life - not usually my favourite subject but it seemed to have found me!

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Butterflies over here have been a bit thin on the ground, and when I have spotted them they shot off at speed. Which is a mystery as its been a good year for the plants that support Lepidoptera, is it possible that you have all ours as well?

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bootifull

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Some more of those things with wings from yesterday.

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Seen this bird floating about today,anyone know what type it is? buzzard?

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A stealth budgie, you can't see the thing! :rolleyes:

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Yep, definitely our butterflies, that's my little blue jobbie,

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Perhaps it's one of them lead budgies Margaret mentions from time to time :D

I must of messed up the uploading process,though they do show up for me after clicking the links :confused:

I'll have another go soon :o

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I am quite envious.
Ma has a buddleia close by her house and even that doesn't seem to have had many visitors.......and those that have visited seem to have been the cabbage whites......nothing nearly so colourful as those your pics show.
Well shot Dianne.

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No...they don't show up for me either......just an invalid attachment message.

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Out visiting the Tractor loons yesterday as they sat in another field, so a chance for some casual piccies. :)

Not something you see everyday, a Skoda Felicia "Pickup" with extras (x3) - An old Deutz with a Mk I DIY cab - A Lanz "Bulldog" getting stuck in (x2) - The ride of the avenging Valkyries - A rather optimistic Hound trying telepathy " Give the nice little Doggy a bit of that cake, go on!" (x2) - And finally, an evenings relaxation.

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Was that taken today? it looks very similar to the bird i seen today

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A short walk up Crown Point this morning with a surprise flypast in the valley to finish

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This was the bird i seen circling pigeons today....buzzard?
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Looks like a buzzard

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Where did you see it? We saw 4 of them on the Leeds /Liverpool canal near East Marton.

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AccyExplorer gives himself a pat on the back :D

Thanks m,greats shots you took today i really like the road shot (not to mention the fly by) :)

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It was circling pigeons round near Accy Vic,been out loads of times trying to find one but had no joy, this one found me :)

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No it was last week

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Great dog pix:alright:

And is than an industrial strength bong I see on the table:D Almost as neat as my Yoda bong.;)

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Cheers Eric, that's our hound "Lilo" no loyalty except to whoever is the nearest with food. :rolleyes: Have to disappoint you about the "industrial strength bong" it's just a bog standard Shisha, one of the lads uses to imbibe his herbage.

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Nah, you're just saying that ... that dog is, no doubt, your best friend ... I think it was Harry S. Truman who said, "If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog." Or, as I believe, "If you want a true friend in this world, unconditional love 'till death do you part, get a dog." (Cats too, sort of ... but cat's were once worshiped as gods, and they have never forgotten this ... not original with me; but I like it, and understand exactly what it means.)

I think I'll fire up Yoda and watch the massive storm that's heading this way.:alright:

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A selection from Southport today.

1. This is a model.
2-4. We all who these guys are don`t we.
5. Tucano.
6. Hurricane.
7. Merlin.
8&9. Typhoon.
10. Vulcan.

Lancasters and a few more Vulcan pics will go in the "Last Chance" thread.

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Great pics

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Thanks Max, it was a good day.

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Autumn colours and its bounty

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Really amazing shots, gpick :)

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Nice captures of fall colours, davemac :)

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Back in July, I posted some pics taken at Gairloch Gardens in Oakville. There was a plant there with blackish coloured leaves. I didn't know what they were then, and I still don't know. Something tropical, I'm guessing.

I had to see if they had grown over the summer to monstrous proportions - for some reason I expected them to grow to 6 feet tall, with exotic flowers! Summer is almost over, and with the risk of frost encroaching, I thought I'd better hurry up to see these 'giants'. I persuaded Aunty Sheila to come with me yesterday, and this is what I found: no giant plants, no monstrous flowers, just some tired looking purplish plants that nonetheless fit in very nicely with the colourful beds. Glad to see them though, and Aunty enjoyed her visit :) Oh, yes, those are bananas - teensie tiny little ones that won't last long once the frost comes.

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Wow - not something I normally go mad over but these photos are great - amazing blue sky creates a perfect backdrop! :)

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Lovely colourful set of photos - it looks like autumn is further ahead "up North" - still a lot of boring green here yet...

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Really nice borders there - I love formal gardens. Those leaves have a good strong colour and shape and have been used well.
Banana flowers are very strange - there are loads near to where my mum lives on Tenerife in a commercial banana plantaton. It has all been dug over and replanted recently she has told me so when I'm next over there I'm curious to see what the young plants look like. I think they keep them for about a 10 year life-span and they only produce one huge bunch of bananas a year!

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Last set of bugs - I went back yesterday to the same area where I saw all the butterflies. They are lovely but the caterpillars do a lot of damage to plants as you can see in the last 2 shots. :eek:

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Thanks, really glad we didn`t go Saturday, weather and visibility were shocking (so we were told) Vulcan should have been there Saturday but that was changed to Sunday.:)

The Lancasters went straight from Southport for a fly by over Derwent Water, what a backdrop that will have been.

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I managed to get a kingfisher to stay still for me

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Frank I would have been more impressed if you had captured that one flying :)

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So would I

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I popped along to Great Harwood this afternoon to have a look at the small WW 1 exhibition in Church Field house.
What fascinated me was the letters children had written, some pretending to be from the soldiers on the front line.

I had a go on the bagatelle but didn't score half as many as some of the children.


5. Coming out I saw this insect on the flower and the colours reflected through it's wing. No colour adjustment needed.
6. Another insecty thing too busy to notice me.
7. Then another pretty flower to keep the nature lovers happy.

Dave Mac, I didn't get my gusset wet, they were on raised beds.

You see I do take other photos apart from mechanical stuff.

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Lol! :D

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I had a game of Bagatelle when I was little -that really took me back!

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Last set from Sunday, including one that didn`t happen but I wish it had.

1&2. The Blades
3. Catalina
4. Sea King
5. Tutor T1
6. Huey
7. Black Cat.
8. I think this is the P-51 Mustang
9. The Avro Sisters
10. Canberra & Hunter

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If its not wet, you are not doing it right.

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Russell, a good picture needs no justification.:)

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Fantastic pictures. I know planes are not a 'girly' thing, but they are still spectacular to see......cutting a swathe through that lovely blue sky.

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Davemac, I know you are happy when you come home from filming with a wet gusset and I am not doing it properly if I return dry. I have to consider my old bones which have lasted a long time and I want them to carry on.
I cheat a little when taking shots low down or high up ones which means leaning backwards with a risk of falling over so I use this little device which isn't expensive and will, with the included adapters, fit any viewfinder.
Call me a softy, I don't care.

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Even the mrs enjoyed the day there, helped by the good weather of course. The noise from some of the planes was fantastic, Typhoon and Vulcan both set off car alarms.

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What an ingenious device.
Alas many of the pocket cameras no longer have viewfinders....this can be a right pain in bright conditions.
Sometimes(when using my little camera) I just point and shoot and am never really sure what kind of shot I have captured until I get home....it is called a 'pot luck shot'.

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The lack of viewfinders is a big problem with the compact cameras, especially with the sun behind you.
The Olympus DSLR I just sent to Moffat Golf Club lacked one but the electronic viewfinder I had for it clipped on to the hotshoe and made connection so it then had a proper viewfinder.
It was a rip off really, the electronic viewfinder added about £150 extra to the camera.
At least I didn't have to hold the camera at arms length and squint into the screen.

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I wanted to prepare the following photo for the competition in B&W but can't manage to upload - it isn't quite how I wanted it in any case and I was hoping the expert Photoscapers might be able to explain to me how to do what I want.

I wanted to put the photo in B&W, as I have done in the version with the frame, but using the colour isolation technique which Margaret has used so successsfully on here in the past so that the man's hat stayed in it's original colours, even though they are more or less black and white, and would provide an interesting contrast I think...an alternative would be the opposite - the hat as in the B&W with the rest in colour, what do you think? Is this possible and if so how do you go about it?

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Is this what you meant Dianne?
You just have to play around a bit with photoscape.
1) load the picture to photoscape.
Choose tools from the menu.
Click on Grey scale.
For large areas that you want to remove colour go to the Zoom and reduce buttons on the R hand lower edge of the picture.
Reduce the size of your pic.
Choose the large brush........and hold the L button on your mouse and sweep the circle over the areas where you want to de colour.
Give a wide frame where you want to leave colour. To remove the colour from areas close to your target(where you want to leave the colour) Zoom in and use a smaller brush.
It takes a bit of patience, but the results can be spectacular.