Hi all 😃 This is my latest post for LAPC, hosted this week bt Tina: Double Dipping. Thanks to the decent shots my new iPhone SE takes, I’ve joined the ranks of those who take part in John’s Cellpic Sunday; it’s real simple — take a pic with a cell phone & post it. These two shots of the same bit of woodland were taken 2 months apart.
Hi all 😃 My entry for this weeks challenge, set by Tina: Favourite images of 2021, Terri’s Sunday Stills & Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge.
These first shots are not just some of my favourites for 2021, but of all time. I enjoyed this session in particular because I arrived at Fannyside Lochs at sunrise & the conditions I found were as I expected. I felt I was able to get my eye in quickly, & of course, Lensy made an appearance.
…and so to the big change mentioned in the title; the arrival of our e-bikes. My wife (Susan) & I, have been car-free for nearly 10 years now & pre-covid would get around on public transport. Once covid came along, we decided public transport was a risk too far, so any travelling was done on foot. All this changed in May when our bikes, Stormy & Kali arrived & we were once again mobile. This photo & the new found sense of freedom that it represents, is our favourite of the year.
Hi all 😁 Feel free to join in this weekly challenge whenever you find yourself thinking “I’m a fan of…” (see below for how-to).
This week’s Fan Of… is a dreich day by the canal. Probably not everyone’s idea of a day to be out on the bikes, but we’ve decided we’re not just fair-weather cyclists.
Being out on our bikes exploring is our version of bliss for my wife & me, & so this is also my entry for this week’s Lens-Artists Challenge, hosted this week by Lindy Low LeCoq: Follow Your Bliss.
We don’t have a car & since we got our bikes earlier in the year, we have clocked up over 700km & have seen many local attractions & a plethora of nature that we would never have otherwise come across. We use the Forth & Clyde Canal a lot to get around & I have been able to capture many images that have featured extensively in my Fan Of… & Water Water Everywhere Challenges, as well as in many other photographic challenges.
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week’s challenge, set by Tina: Interesting Architecture.
Transport Museum
Hi all 😁 Feel free to join in whenever you have a water picture, video or poem to post (any type of water, in any state, will do), or find yourself thinking “I’m a Fan Of…”. See below for how to join the fun 😁
First off, a huge big thank you to all those who follow my blog, participate in my challenges & host their own, you’re all awesome 🙏👏😁
Woohoo 🎉 100 episodes of Water Water Everywhere 😁 & as such, I thought a revisit of past WWEs was the way to go for the post & seems perfect to link up with Becky’s #PastSquares & my weekly Fan Of… challenge. These are my top 5 pics in no particular order (I was trying for top 3, but couldn’t wittle them down any further 😂).
Although water may not be particularly wierd it is certainly wonderful, although I suppose viewing it through a lensball does add a touch of wierdness to it; as such I’ve linked this post into the Lens-Artists Challenge: Wierd & Wonderful, set this week by Leya 😃
Hi all 😃 My entry for this weeks challenge, set by Tina: Seen Better Days.
Starting off with some old buildings.
A tattered wind sock.
Wilted flowers.
Recuperating Muscovy duck with damaged wing.
A storm damaged tree.
Hi all 😃 My entry for this week’s #LAPC, set by Amy. This is also my entry for Terri’s Sunday Stills, Cee’s Mid-Week Madness Challenge, & Heyjude’s Life in Colour.
The leaves haven’t really started to change that much yet, but we are seeing a marked drop in temperatures, with mist & low clouds prevalent in the mornings & clear blue skies above.
Hi all 😃 My entry for this weeks challenge: Black & White, set by Anne of Slow Shutter Speed.
I thought I’d take a different approach to this one & share some shots that look black & white but are actually colour originals. This effect has come about from a combination of lighting, subject matter & even meteorology. At first the effect was unintentional, but became something I sought out from time to time.
The first are a pair of black boots on an indoor studio set up; I used to wear these at work & looking closer you can see blue paint transfer from pallets around the sole.
Hi all 😃 My entry for this weeks challenge, set by Leya: Shades & Shadows.
Hi all 😃 My entry for this weeks challenge, set by guest host Diane at Rambling Ranger: Let’s Get Wild. Some red dear in natural grassland of the Forth Clyde Valley.
