Benjamin_Nevis Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Made the move from Sony back to Nikon last week. Pretty pleased with the first couple of outings so far. Hopefully I'll be out a lot more, especially with travel restrictions lifted. 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Only just noticed this thread. Love to take the credit for this photo but it was in fact my wife that took it on her way to work. Looks like somewhere from Central Europe or Russia, it's actually Dumfries, the river Nith frozen in the winter of 2010. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 Wee trip to Arran last weekend 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted July 27, 2020 Share Posted July 27, 2020 6 hours ago, MixuFruit said: That was a hum dinger of a winter Can't be arsed digging into the statistics, but that year, from memory, Dumfries went through the whole calendar month of January with the temperature never rising above zero. We actually didn't give it that much thought at the time. There was very little wind or snow, just constant freezing, and, Doonhamers being Doonhamers, they thought, well, tomorrow will be better. (it was probably the same for the whole country. It was indeed a hum dinger of a winter) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 51 minutes ago, oldbitterandgrumpy said: Can't be arsed digging into the statistics, but that year, from memory, Dumfries went through the whole calendar month of January with the temperature never rising above zero. We actually didn't give it that much thought at the time. There was very little wind or snow, just constant freezing, and, Doonhamers being Doonhamers, they thought, well, tomorrow will be better. (it was probably the same for the whole country. It was indeed a hum dinger of a winter) It certainly was- in Edinburgh some ned arsehole got charged for driving his car along the frozen Union Canal! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbitterandgrumpy Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, tamthebam said: It certainly was- in Edinburgh some ned arsehole got charged for driving his car along the frozen Union Canal! Hats off to the guy. If the ice cracked and he disappeared . . . well, he's going out on a high. If I was a ned at the time (which i wasn't) I might have been tempted. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sugna Posted July 28, 2020 Share Posted July 28, 2020 6 hours ago, tamthebam said: It certainly was- in Edinburgh some ned arsehole got charged for driving his car along the frozen Union Canal! I remember that. He was sentenced on a sliding scale. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatowner Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 These NZ birds are called Piwakawaka or Fantails. They follow you around the golf courses hoping that you disturb small insects. Fantastic to look at and will come pretty close. IMG_6809 (1).MOV 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Offside Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilMARKnock Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 After 3 days of mental winds and the Clyde like a pavlova it's all calm tonight 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 (edited) On 28/07/2020 at 01:35, tamthebam said: It certainly was- in Edinburgh some ned arsehole got charged for driving his car along the frozen Union Canal! Was out of Edinburgh a bit over next to Winchburgh shale bing if I recall correctly. Think it was a Peugeot too. ETA: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-11790895 Edited July 29, 2020 by 8MileBU 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamamafegan Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 After 3 days of mental winds and the Clyde like a pavlova it's all calm tonightYou got any filters/hoods on your lens for that sunset photo? Most of the time when I shoot into the sun I get unwanted lens flare. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilMARKnock Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 You got any filters/hoods on your lens for that sunset photo? Most of the time when I shoot into the sun I get unwanted lens flare.Nothing so glamorous I'm afraid. Point and shoot with my Chinese Big Brother is watching P30 pro [emoji23] 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted July 30, 2020 Share Posted July 30, 2020 Derwentwater, Keswick. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Doing a bit of felling the other day, a few wood wasps hanging about because of the sap in the air. Totally harmless but fuuuuuck meeee you shit yourself when its buzzing round your head then lands on you! Used to see thses fairly regularly in the woods, this was first time in about 4 years so that's encouraging. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Pretty cool too, Dragonfly laying eggs. 20190719_161953_001_001.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 21 minutes ago, HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows said: Pretty cool too, Dragonfly laying eggs. 20190719_161953_001_001.mp4 The videos thread for this pish! Pretty cool spot though. I like dragonflies and their larvae are the Smudgers of the pond world- they're a bit fierce. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 2 minutes ago, tamthebam said: The videos thread for this pish! Pretty cool spot though. I like dragonflies and their larvae are the Smudgers of the pond world- they're a bit fierce. Aye, up to 4 years as basically just a larva with jaws! Eating tadpoles and everything! Mental. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expatowner Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 A “Bluebottle” man-o-war jelly fish. Photographed at Bland Bay, New Zealand. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeWhoWalksBehindTheRows Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Tortoiseshell 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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