Photos You Have Taken

[The Tommunist]

Quite ironic isn't it?
How so good carbon.?
I dunno, Mad Max/Road Warrior has awsome guns and weapons in general, yet Australia doesn't even allow airsoft at this point. What the Paintball situation over there? I can't remember if you have it or not.
I see, :D and yep, we has the paint balls, through i have yet to partake.

[Morior]

Aww poor tom *pats head* Paintball is pish and ridiculously expensive in comparison.

[Morior]

Ima gonna get ya!
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii264/theminion270287/IMG_0668.jpg

http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii264/theminion270287/IMG_0644.jpg

[tone.tran]

Butterfly Garden :D

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4759008089_3ea013b5a3.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4138/4759007377_429a854b9d.jpg

[Enigmacookie]

O______O

That is fantastic, Tone.
Whoah! Got any higher resolutions? Wallpaper size?

Also, if you add the Linux Mint logo to the upper right of the first pic, I bet they would love to include the pic as a wallpaper in the next distro release. :)

[edmundblack]

:eek:

Tone - pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease send me those in large size so I can use them as wallpaper! :D

[tone.tran]

Thanks as always guys.

EC: It'd be pretty awesome to be one of the default wp for Mint.

EC & EB: Here are uploads. It isn't as good as it can be. Had to drop the quality by about 25% to fit it on the uploader. As before, I can email you full copies if these aren't sufficient.

http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images ... 5ae175.jpg (http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images/img4c3601a5ae175.jpg)

and

http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images ... 4e434f.jpg (http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images/img4c360284e434f.jpg)

[edmundblack]

Cheers tone! :D

*saves and wallpapers*

[tone.tran]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4142/4804744648_fc2d9c46e1_z.jpg


Took this pic while travelling in the rural areas of Vietnam. I love the city and hate the country side :( It wouldn't be so bad if things were just a bit cleaner, but hygeine really isn't one of their concerns here.

[edmundblack]

That's got a sort of "70's camera" feel to it with the lighting.

[tone.tran]

Ya, everything there looks so old and run down. I saw some houses made of scrap metals riveted together there and so I wanted to recreate some of that feeling. I wanted to gather the balls to take pictures of the people here since there are really good possible photos, but haven't yet and I'm back in the city now.

[Androes]

My supposed daughter Jorja (We've been told its a girl.)

[edmundblack]

Ickle baby Androes. 8)

[Androes]

Impressive sized head I know.

[Lucian]

... Balto, Mah dog ^_^

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[tone.tran]

My supposed daughter Jorja (We've been told its a girl.)

Congrats!

[Enigmacookie]

My supposed daughter Jorja (We've been told its a girl.)
What is this!?

You've been gone a few measly months, and now you're pregnant?

Congratulations ;)

[tone.tran]

Another pic from Vietnam trip

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4119/4862877358_677bf803be_z.jpg

[Androes]

Thanks guys, thats all it takes EC.

[edmundblack]

That's a nice pic there tone. Is it only in B&W?

[tone.tran]

There is a colour version, but it's really bad. I was on the tour during the middle of the day and the sun was extra bright out there. All the colours are very washed and the overall effect is quite unappealing.

[edmundblack]

Be prepared for lizardy cuteness. :D

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3354.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3353.jpg

Ain't they sweeeet!?! My first sighting of native British Lizards. Called "Common Lizards", though are anything but.

Butterfly:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3348.jpg

Also got some great pics of Roman mosaics and other Roman/historical stuffs on my day out today:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3332.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3334.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3341.jpg

Original hypocaust system still in place:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3342.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3343.jpg

I love how these are still here after 1600 years. :D

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3345.jpg

Reproduction of the villa (it's missing the south wing):

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3355.jpg

Is this familiar to anyone? ;)

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3360.jpg

Not straight, but meh - I love a good vaulted ceiling:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Chedworth%20and%20Corinium/CIMG3367.jpg

That's it for now. I have more, but would probably bore people! (that is, if anyone other than tone looks here :P )

[tone.tran]

I have yet to ever see a wild lizard here in Canada. Lots of geckos in Vietnam.

Were those rooms off limits? I'm guessing you were stuck in the adjacent room.

[edmundblack]

They are currently semi closed off, but eventually the Victorian sheds will be removed and a set of new buildings will be built on top of the original Roman walls and these buildings will allow people to go in to the rooms and view the mosaics underneath properly. They are currently being excavated again with work starting this year on the new buildings. Should be awesome. :D

[Andy]

683684685

[grimgrimly]

That's it for now. I have more, but would probably bore people! (that is, if anyone other than tone looks here :P )

No way! I love this stuff!

[edmundblack]

Nice 'ring action there Andy, which car did you go round in? Did you drive any, or were you just a passenger?

Grim - good to hear it, there will be more when I take them (when that'll be, I don't know). :D

[Andy]

eb - Was driving a Lexus IS200, so was one of the slowest cars by a fair margin. Good fun to push hard in the rain while the guys in Porsches tiptoe round the circuit though :D

[edmundblack]

Any on board videos then? ;)

So, what was it like? Bit different to GT4 huh? What did it cost to go round it? Do you only get the one lap? :D

[Andy]

Tons different, the elevation changes are so dramatic in real life, there are hills which you don't realise are there until you struggle in 3rd gear; hills which you never knew existed from any game simulation of the circuit. It costs 22 Euros a lap but you can go round as many times as you like - should have a video soon from when I took the boss (was there with friends + work people) round the circuit. It'll no doubt look a lot slower on camera, but he was holding onto the door the whole way round, and we spent the whole lap chasing after an M5 - to eventually catch and pass it at the last corner, with 4 people in the car and in the rain, wasn't so bad :P

[edmundblack]

Cool, can't wait to see that one! :D

You're a lucky sod however, just thought I'd get that out there. :P

[tone.tran]

Haven't taken pics in so long T.T

I'm currently over in Windsor visiting my gf so we took a walk down by the lake and took some pics of Detroit. Detroit makes me miss Toronto. I just can't get enough of the city.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4110/5094930888_c9f3d96984_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/5094331117_1dfe8256e0_z.jpg

[edmundblack]

Had this little fella flap in to our garden this morning:

http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images/img4ccc179998070.jpg

Might not look like much, but that's a Fieldfare which is a Scandinavian winter migrant, and I've never seen one before. :D

[tone.tran]

How close were you able to get to the bird?

[edmundblack]

It came back actually, which was cool. It was perched in a tree outside the front of the house, so I'd say about ... 10 feet? Quite a skittish little thing, but gorgeous all the same. :D

[Le Shirrif]

http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images/img4ccdb3d6b2db8.jpg

The pier down in Aberystwyth in Wales.

Edit- Just noticed the railing in the bottom right. Way to ruin a nice picture >_<

[edmundblack]

Crop it or 'Shop it, simple. ;)

[Lucian]

1161

Mah dawg :)

[Le Shirrif]

Dawwwmg!

I think that's the same breed as mine! King Charles Cavalier?

[Lucian]

A Welsh Springer Spaniel :)

Its abit bigger than a King Charles Cavalier, or at least the ones iv seen in the area

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_Springer_Spaniel

[edmundblack]

Some cold photos taken yesterday and today.

Nothing like a trip to the sea side in the freezing fog. Awesome atmosphere there actually, not a soul in sight, no wildlife only the gentle lapping of the sea around a 1/4 mile away:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/DSC00829.jpg

Some nice photos of the freezing fog we had yesterday:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/DSC00831.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/DSC00830.jpg

The crystals were about an inch long and some were hair-thin. :D

These were crystals of ice growing on the underside of the layer of ice which formed on the top of our water butt - I was surprised to see them so fine and delicate, and so perfectly see through as well it's like peering through glass.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/DSC00833.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/DSC00832.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/DSC00834.jpg

And yeah, pretty so-so quality I know, but they're all taken with my camera-phone. Thought I'd share anyway. :D

[tone.tran]

Ice in the water shots are pretty cool. I'll have to copy that sometime :P

[edmundblack]

Not doubt with your uber camera skillz and equipment you'd be able to do a better job than those ones too. Just make sure you post 'em when you've got them. ;)

[tone.tran]

haha uber skills my ass. It's all post processing and expensive gear. I haven't a clue what makes good photography. I will post here regardless :D

[edmundblack]

Just had to get out there last night and take a photo of the perfect light. I loved the way the blue from the sky was reflected off the snow and how everything was also lit by the glow of a street light:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/CIMG3813-1.jpg

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[tone.tran]

No wonder there are so many flight cancellations. Things are so tame here in Canada for me so far :) Barely any snow fall at all.

[rancidaluminium]

http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images/img4ccdb3d6b2db8.jpg

The pier down in Aberystwyth in Wales.

Edit- Just noticed the railing in the bottom right. Way to ruin a nice picture >_<

Thats my home town! WTF?! need a meet!

[Gambitron]

http://gambiphotography.jalbum.net/ that is my link of my photography. These are ones I like. So yeah take a look :)

[Le Shirrif]

Monty Bow-wow.
http://oi55.tinypic.com/23t5v06.jpg


A nice landscape I took, around fifteen minutes drive from my house.
http://oi51.tinypic.com/2iavfyr.jpg

I dunno why, but I like this one.
http://oi51.tinypic.com/2z6at6b.jpg

[pea_elf]

our little Ruby pony

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/44_Caliber/151.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/44_Caliber/123.jpg



and a nice view
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v600/44_Caliber/yard.jpg

crappy quality sorry, camera phone!

[Mutt]

I was messing around with the panorama function on the new camera and took a shot of the back yard.

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s173/renderofveils/DSC00018.jpg

[Baragash]

Went to Cheddar Gorge a couple of weeks ago with the missus. This pic is the reflection of the ceiling in a pool of water, which looks like a picture of a valley taken from a nearby hill.

http://40kforums.com/imageupload/images/img4da0ea3ee0d2a.jpg

[Mutt]

http://i152.photobucket.com/albums/s173/renderofveils/cherrytree.jpg

[edmundblack]

First pretty bug of the year:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Damselfly1.jpg

Wonderful shiny bright blue colour. Fantastic. 8)

[tone.tran]

Cool grab. Spring is finally here huh? It was snowing up until 2.5 weeks ago here :(

[edmundblack]

We've had an Easter to rival the Mediterranean here in the UK, so yeah. :P

[Permaspooked]

Here are some of mine. enjoy.

http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg254/permaspooked/IMG_0415.jpg
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[edmundblack]

Just saw this magnificent creature land on the wall of our house. I've never seen one before, and it was a sight to behold. I think she's a Queen Bee of some sort, and was easily about 1.5 long. She took off with a wonderful deep-base thrumming sound. Glorious.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/CIMG4308B.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/CIMG4310B.jpg

Having done some research, it's in fact one of these: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volucella_zonaria Otherwise known as a "Hornet mimic Hoverfly". :D

[tone.tran]

Haven't been able to post any shots (or take any for that matter) in a while. So here are two of my recent shots.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6184/6105106494_75a451125c.jpg

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/6105106296_f346d23c01.jpg

[edmundblack]

Wow. Is that your "back garden" then tone? That's gorgeous. Makes you want to get into a canoe and go for a paddle, pitch up, fish for dinner and relax under the stars by fire. :D

[tone.tran]

That was where I went last weekend to give a talk at a conference. It is Banff Alberta. One of the complete opposite settings to where I live (Toronto) which is just all skyscrapers and suits. Definitely a breath of fresh air and a welcome weekend treat. It was nice to get out of the city for a bit and enjoy some of the settings that you do EB :P I've seen your pics, and your backyard is quite stunning.

[edmundblack]

You've not seen the half of it, either. ;) But ... Canadia can take Zummerzet and rattle it quite a few times. :P

[edmundblack]

Because I know tone.tran will be jealous: :P

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/CIMG4531.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/CIMG4532.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/CIMG4541.jpg

[tone.tran]

Excellent shots. i definitely am jelly! So, that's the view you get looking out your window huh?

[edmundblack]

I wish! :lol: No, that's from atop a hill looking south from a walkabout yesterday. :D

[tone.tran]

So pretty much your back yard. Oh well, I love the city for its' convenience and don't get to enjoy great landscape to balance things out.

[Salag]

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-06lj-rXFc0k/Tn0Lb75UGZI/AAAAAAAArp8/TH55vkTU5i4/s640/F1000022.JPG
Sun rise taken at Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia. The reason I'm posted this one is that it was taken with a crappy disposable camera and I thought it came out surprisingly good, if a bit grainy ;)

[edmundblack]

@tone.tran (http://www.40kforums.com/vb/member.php?u=3638) will likely hate this one. :P

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/19-02-2012/CIMG4968.jpg

My local seafront at sunset. With extra seagull.

More Pier, which burnt down a few years ago, now rebuilt. And still meh.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/19-02-2012/CIMG4969.jpg

[tone.tran]

As always, I gotta head over there one day and go for a photoshoot. I actually haven't had a chance to take any pictures recently :( School is taking up way too much time.

[edmundblack]

Ohh, you'd so hate it tone. Full of green countryside that's not snowed in for 3 months of the year, hills, rivers, streams, wildlife that's not intent on killing you, sea, beaches and buildings around 800 years old and ruins up to 2000 years old. :P

Of course, if you were to come over here, it'd be you, me, Pyro & Mrs Pyro (to start with at least) + pub. :mrgreen:

[tone.tran]

Yea, I'd have to put up with all that if I wanted to hit up a pub with you lot huh?

[Boltrig]

http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/430440_313254492056405_100001155694222_791685_2030 997341_n.jpg

Ill sit this one here too. I intend on doing a whole series of post apocalyptic Glasgow shots.

[tone.tran]

Awesome picture. The exposure is perfect for the shot.

[edmundblack]

Yea, I'd have to put up with all that if I wanted to hit up a pub with you lot huh?

Hard life at times, right? ;)


I intend on doing a whole series of post apocalyptic Glasgow shots.

8-[

How would we know the difference? :P

[edmundblack]

Took this one this evening. Absolutely perfect conditions too, and my little point 'n shoot camera has surpassed itself.

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/MercuryJupiterMoon.jpg

Yeah, three celestial bodies in one photograph. Not bad. :D Venus at the top, Jupiter at the bottom and the Moon is somewhat obvious. Rather chuffed with this one, just a shame about next door's trampoline and all the damned street lights!

Some more. This is Mars:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Planets%20and-or%20Sky/Mars.jpg

And this is Venus, Jupiter and the Moon again, but with a darker sky:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Planets%20and-or%20Sky/MercuryJupiterMoon2.jpg

Oh, and the Phantom Garden Snuffler:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/PhantomGardenSnuffler.jpg

:D

[tone.tran]

Pretty cool. You'll never see that where I am. Stars are barely visible as it is.

[edmundblack]

Saw this pair of beauties in the garden yesterday, just had to take a shot of them:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/PoplarHawkMoths.jpg

A pair of Poplar Hawk Moths. Suppoesdly common, this is the first time I've ever seen one. And I get to see two at once! :D The female is the slightly purple one, and they're both around 3" wide at the wings. They're big moths, and gorgeous with it. 8)

[tone.tran]

Wow, 3" wide insects *_*

[edmundblack]

Yup. They're pretty big at times, as well as being tiny. If you want a big moth however, try the Atlas Moth:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/wiltshire/content/images/2005/04/20/atlas_moth_1_470x312.jpg

Not a UK native. Pity. :(

[yWizePapaSmurfy]

As some of you know, I'm currently on a trip through some places in Europe, including Germany.

Here are some shots from where I visited today (Mainz City) You can tell I like particular architecture ;)

Pardon some are not all rotated here apparently; here's the raw Photobucket album link with fixes, and extra pictures of me + family http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Germany%202012/

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Germany%202012/DSCF0034.jpg
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[yWizePapaSmurfy]

Double Post;

More from today; staying in the cream house/building:

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Germany%202012/DSCF0037.jpg
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http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Germany%202012/DSCF0050.jpg

[edmundblack]

Looks pretty sweet there Smurfy. If you're not careful, you'll never want to leave. ;)

[yWizePapaSmurfy]

Been on and off posting for a week, here's why: Germany, Italy and Sweden! --

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Euro%202012/DSCF0180-1.jpg
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Just a humble cow
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Euro%202012/DSCF0104-1.jpg
Oh...hi fellas
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Euro%202012/DSCF0099-1.jpg
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All wine in this barrel here, so they say:
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[yWizePapaSmurfy]

Double post but noticed i had to delete some old photos, here's a renewed link to the album with more photos even, not partial to show my family members on here intentionally:

http://s209.photobucket.com/albums/bb19/yWizePapaSmurfy/Euro%202012/

[edmundblack]

That is a pretty bloody epic building right there Smurfy. :shock:

I have a windmill:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/StembridgeTowerWindmill.jpg

Last thatched windmill in the UK too. Stembridge Tower Windmill, Somerset.

And, because I know tone will get jealous ( :P ):

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/Berrow%20Mump/BerrowMumpChurchoutwards.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/Berrow%20Mump/ViewfromBerrowMump2.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/Berrow%20Mump/ViewfromBerrowMump1.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/Berrow%20Mump/ThroughBerrowMumpChurch.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/Berrow%20Mump/BerrowMump2.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Taunton%20Museum%2015-08-12/Berrow%20Mump/BerrowMumpChurchTower2.jpg

Random place my brother and I happened across today called Berrow Mump. Apparently, both words mean "hill", presumably in Saxon/Old English. Rather charming I thought. :D

[tone.tran]

Looking good EB. I'm :(. I have been in Ireland for the last few months and didn't bring my camera, so I couldn't take any pics of the countryside.

[edmundblack]

You were where and didn't take what?!? Tone, I ... I ... cannot comprehend this. Dude, seriously. :(

[tone.tran]

I know :( I'm here for a while and had very limited baggage. So I couldn't bring much. It was between my camera or my laptop/clothes. Since I'm here for 3 months, I figured I needed other things more. My camera is quite large. One of the pitfalls of having a DSLR.

Oh well, I'm stuck in Dublin which doesn't have as great photo opportunities. I hear if I go out west or north, there are some amazing landscapes.

[Coldfire]

This is jumping way back to February, but I just noticed it.

Boltrig In your epic gas mask picture, why is the Weyland-Yutani Corporation symbol in the corner?

[Novasry]

Thought you guys might like to see this -

http://i.imgur.com/m4iI4.jpg

Taken through my 1440mm Telescope, fairly short exposure and some white balancing to get the colour right.

[edmundblack]

I've ... just been mooned by Novasry. I don't know whether to be excited or embarrassed. :?

:P

Nice pic. Camera-scope pics are a right bugger to get right, but this came out pretty well. :D

[tone.tran]

So it's been a long while since I've had a chance to play with my camera. Currently in Paris so why not a picture I took of Notre Dame.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8311/7909431586_77425cfc88_c.jpg

[edmundblack]

Oooh, nice and moody. Didn't fancy going for a swing about the bell tower then? :P Got any more? I like your touch when it comes to photos, they've a certain ... "thing" about them. More atmosphere.

[tone.tran]

I took a few shots, but I don't have any other's I am partially happy with. Unfortunately, I take hundreds of photos and only post 1 or 2. Since I didn't have my camera all summer, I feel like it's difficult to get a shot that I want and things haven't beeb turning out as well. We'll see if I can get anything better in the next few days.

[edmundblack]

As you're in France, don't suppose you're nipping over the water to the land of the Angles by any chance?

[tone.tran]

Sadly not :( I was going to stop by for a bit but couldn't fit it into my schedule. Only reason I can justify Paris is because I had a conference to go to nearby.

[edmundblack]

These gorgeous beauties settled in the garden today. Had to take a photo of them. :)

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Dragonflies%20September%202012/CIMG5422B.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Dragonflies%20September%202012/CIMG5426B.jpg

[tone.tran]

Cool. I've tried taking shots of dragon flies before but failed :( I didn't have a decent lens on me which could shoot macro so I couldn't get close enough up to focus. Damn thing flew off before I could snap a few shots.

[edmundblack]

I've only got a simple compact, but conditions today were flat calm and hot, ideal conditions for taking pictures of the most skittish things. Turned out rather well as a result I think. :D

[tone.tran]

As well, technology is really making leaps and bounds. I was playing around with a friend's point and shoot the other day and it was very well made. There's plenty one can do with one without paying through the roof for an slr and expensive lenses.

[edmundblack]

Here's another attempt to make tone.tran jealous. :P

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Piersunset.jpg

Don't think it came out that bad for a camera phone pic. Bit grainy in places, but those colours were too good to miss. 8)

[tone.tran]

Great colours! :D:D:D It's currently grey and overcast here in Toronto. I finally got away from Dublin's rainy weather and I get back to crappy weather in Canada.

Was that taken nearby? One of your leisurely strolls around your neighbourhood again?

[edmundblack]

Verily indeed. That was taken on the seafront in July, a mere 10 minutes from my current location. Nice to go along there for a stroll now and again once all the tourists have buggered off. Can be quite pleasent. :D

[payneib]

Thought I'd join in (hope no one minds!).

It's that time of year again, and I actually have a semi decent camera this year, and having fired off around fifty shots, I actually got some reasonable firework shots:

http://i1270.photobucket.com/albums/jj620/payneib/F4638CFC-FD33-4279-AE92-37C18100DEE0-4567-00000BD5E5B027C5.jpg

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[edmundblack]

Today I went and looked at a 4000 year old erection in a field and took some photos to make tone.tran jealous. :D

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Stanton%20Drew%2014-02-13/CIMG6010_zps899f3c82.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Stanton%20Drew%2014-02-13/CIMG6012_zps21814472.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Stanton%20Drew%2014-02-13/CIMG6025_zps5c29d640.jpg

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Stanton%20Drew%2014-02-13/CIMG6032_zpsf273c316.jpg

To give you an idea of the size of some of these stones, here's my brother next to a smaller stone circle's stones:

http://i190.photobucket.com/albums/z202/edmundblack/Stanton%20Drew%2014-02-13/CIMG6033_zpsddd6155e.jpg

He's 6'2", and these stones tower over both of us, some of them being at least 4' thick and go down a few feet too. And these were lugged there by hand, dug into pits excavated with bone spades and antler picks. Just astonishing.

The site is called Stanton Drew, about 30 minutes from where I live. It's in the middle of nowhere, with only the birds and a few farmers' herds for company, a river running along the bottom of a wide river valley. In size, the stone circle is second only to Avebury in the UK in terms of diameter and there is a ditch in evidence along the eastern edge of it, with evidence to show that it continues around the whole circle, as well as there being some activity inside it, possibly post holes for a wooden structure. Great little site that no body has ever heard of. :D

[tone.tran]

I really wish I could take my dogs there. They'd love the space to run. As always, I'm pretty jealous. I think I really have to make it a point to come visit you sometime.

[edmundblack]

If you did, that'd be great. Would have to work out where you'd want to go and/or what you'd want to see however, there's lots of historical stuff around here and countryside aplenty. :D

[Novasry]

I've not seen that one before. I had a chance to walk around Avebury, Durington and a few other places a couple years ago though.

[edmundblack]

Few people have. It's not as impressive as Avebury in terms of size of the ditch, or construction like Stone Henge, but is nevertheless large and nice in it's tranquility. It's here, if you're curious: http://goo.gl/maps/kKYI7