weekly Nog's 52 Week 34 cutlery

[-Oy-]

Oooooh that a bit good that!

 

[SimonH]

That’s excellent Keith!

 

[HelenC]

Excellent shot and definitely contrasty. Love it.

 

[BobBCN]

Wonderful shot there!!

 

[Boots]

Lovely shot - well done!

 

[nog]

Oooooh that a bit good that!

That’s excellent Keith!

Excellent shot and definitely contrasty. Love it.

Wonderful shot there!!

Lovely shot - well done!

Thanks all, so dark tomorrow?

 

[-Oy-]

Thanks all, so dark tomorrow?

Could be - so at the moment that means between 12 and 3am lol.

 

[nog]

Week 28 Clouds

_DSC1367.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

 

[nog]

Week 29 Summer

Bit of a rush job with my phone cos my ice cream was melting

IMG_9224.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

 

[ncf15]

Nice idea

 

[Boots]

Quick! Lick it!

Super idea!

 

[nog]

Nice idea

Thanks

Quick! Lick it!

Super idea!

Thanks, I did and it was very nice

 

[HelenC]

That's definitely summer for me... nice dof.

 

[Kell]

Perfect.

Interestingly (you can be the judge of that) I just found out this week where the name comes from. Or not.

In the interwar period of the 20th Century, Italian immigrants in Britain opened ice cream parlours across the country, including the North East. Examples include Notarianni, which opened in Sunderland in the 1930s and Mincellas, which started as a pitch in Boldon Colliery and is still a thriving business today in Ocean Road, South Shields.

The ice creams topped with flakes were named 99s in honour of Italy, as in the days of the Italian monarchy the king had a specially chosen guard of 99 men. The number then became a synonym for special or first class, Cadbury claims.

Or possibly...

One origin story suggests 99s came from Scotland, home to many Italian ice cream families. One says the treat was invented in Portobello, and named after the number of the shop.

To this day, the Acari family of Edinburgh claim to be the true inventors of the 99, Edinburgh Live reports. Another suggestion is that the initials of ice cream - IC - translate as 99 in Roman numbers.

 

[nog]

That's definitely summer for me... nice dof.

Thanks Helen

Perfect.

Interestingly (you can be the judge of that) I just found out this week where the name comes from. Or not.



Or possibly...

Thanks Kell, every day is a school day, iirc there is/was a lot of Italian ice cream parlours in Cardiff around the same time

 

[Kell]

Thanks Helen




Thanks Kell, every day is a school day, iirc there is/was a lot of Italian ice cream parlours in Cardiff around the same time

Yeah - tonnes of Italians in South Wales. Hence why Stephen Varney plays for Italy.

 

[wornish]

I can taste it!

 

[nog]

Week 30 Drink

Decent weather for a few days so filled the dog's paddling pool
_DSC2010.jpg by Keith, on Flickr
_DSC2004.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

A couple of good dog shots

 

[BobBCN]

Love the ice-cream shot!
And the drinks shots tick the boxes.

 

[nog]

A couple of good dog shots

Thanks Paul

Love the ice-cream shot!
And the drinks shots tick the boxes.

Thanks Bob, made me think how composition/subject/light etc etc is more important than the kit, ice cream pic was with phone and dog snaps with camera. Must try harder

 

[HelenC]

Love the way you've captured his tongue and the water droplets. So cute...

 

[nog]

Love the way you've captured his tongue and the water droplets. So cute...

Thanks Helen, realised he needs another hair cut though - eye focus rarely works on Charlie

 

[Simonbrown16]

Great shots of your dogs no doubt a well earned drink.

 

[nog]

Great shots of your dogs no doubt a well earned drink.

Thanks Simon, yes they had just come back from a walk

 

[nog]

Week 31 Bridges

No prizes for guessing where it is

IMG_9325.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

 

[Boots]

Nice bridge!

 

[RyanB]

Nice bridge indeed, liking the composition of your shot. I reckon it would look great in mono.

 

[-Oy-]

Fab shot - it's been a while since I was there!

 

[HelenC]

That is a very nice bridge. Well composed too.

 

[nog]

Nice bridge!

Thanks Paul, it is

Nice bridge indeed, liking the composition of your shot. I reckon it would look great in mono.

Thanks Ryan, just looked at mono but would lose the shiny gold bits

Fab shot - it's been a while since I was there!

Thanks Dave, just over 30 mins from us but not there that often. Few empty shops there now, as most places, but does have a LCE shop

That is a very nice bridge. Well composed too.

Thanks Helen

 

[BobBCN]

Nicely done. I like the POV and the symmetry.

 

[nog]

Thanks Bob

 

[nog]

Week 32 Hot

Just above Tremerchion on the Offa's Dyke path

_DSC2110-HDR.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

 

[Carl Ayling]

Beautiful scenic shot Keith - great looking sky

 

[nog]

Beautiful scenic shot Keith - great looking sky

Thanks Carl, bit of a shoe horn but the sun is pretty hot.
Had to leave a few mins after taking pic but on the way home could see the sky was fantastic purple/red,

 

[-Oy-]

Horn of shoe for sure. Works well with the figure on the bench

 

[nog]

Horn of shoe for sure. Works well with the figure on the bench

Thanks Dave, will tell the figure Mrs nog

 

[BobBCN]

Superb shot!!

 

[nog]

Superb shot!!

Thanks Bob