weekly Nog's WK 52 Favourite shot 2023

SimonH · 14 Feb 2023

Nice set Keith. I like the chosen one, but the lighthouse is a lovely shot too.

-Oy- · 14 Feb 2023

Nice set of knobs Keith. Yeah the Penmon Point lighthouse is a bit too much of a shoehorn but still a nice shot.

As they are you chose the correct one!

AlanDorset · 14 Feb 2023

At least you know which way to turn ! Nice composition

n1kcy · 14 Feb 2023

I like the chosen one, and @Oy's comment made me chuckle, nice knobs indeed!

HelenC · 15 Feb 2023

A nice set of images... if the lighthouse is pushing the guidelines then my post is too.. a nice shot.
However, the tripod composition works well for me, nicely lit and good dof - apart from earworm of "righty tighty and lefty loosey!"

nog · 15 Feb 2023

SimonH said:
Nice set Keith. I like the chosen one, but the lighthouse is a lovely shot too.

Thanks

-Oy- said:
Nice set of knobs Keith. Yeah the Penmon Point lighthouse is a bit too much of a shoehorn but still a nice shot.

As they are you chose the correct one!

Thanks. Yes, suppose not really a knob on the lighthouse

AlanDorset said:
At least you know which way to turn ! Nice composition

Thanks, often don’t know which way

n1kcy said:
I like the chosen one, and @Oy's comment made me chuckle, nice knobs indeed!

Thanks, and yours

HelenC said:
A nice set of images... if the lighthouse is pushing the guidelines then my post is too.. a nice shot.
However, the tripod composition works well for me, nicely lit and good dof - apart from earworm of "righty tighty and lefty loosey!"

Cheers, at least your knob picture does not have a weather vane stuck on top of it

Cloudforest · 16 Feb 2023

Nice closeup of the ball head. Probably the best choice for the theme.

nog · 19 Feb 2023

Week 7 letters
Sign post on a local walk in castle woods, letters have been cut out of the steel plate.
Sign points to the castle and to Love lane, apparently there were quite. a few houses of ill repute there back in the day.

P2191898.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

P2191904.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

P2191895.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

Boots · 20 Feb 2023

Well spotted!

I think #2 is my favourite.

-Oy- · 20 Feb 2023

Nice post of the post

SimonH · 20 Feb 2023

That works nicely Keith. I too like No.2

overbez · 20 Feb 2023

Nicely done - nice to see some of the other angles you shot it from too - I looked on your flickr first and the one with the sky behind the cutouts I thought was most interesting, perhaps as it showed the cut-outs clearest.

nog · 20 Feb 2023

Boots said:
Well spotted!

I think #2 is my favourite.

Hmm, after looking again think I agree with you

-Oy- said:
Nice post of the post

Thanks for your nice post

SimonH said:
That works nicely Keith. I too like No.2

Thanks, and me

overbez said:
Nicely done - nice to see some of the other angles you shot it from too - I looked on your flickr first and the one with the sky behind the cutouts I thought was most interesting, perhaps as it showed the cut-outs clearest.

Thanks, yes the one with sky behind does show letters better and has a bit more impact but thought I'd show a bit of the area behind the post, thinking about it the few trees and a bit of ivy is not very interesting.

HelenC · 22 Feb 2023

Nice shots and and "interesting" back story. I feel more drawn to #3

Darkslinger · 23 Feb 2023

Great set Keith, the commentary about "Love Lane" made me laugh.

nog · 25 Feb 2023

Week 8 in the kitchen

Thought I would put a pic of the rare veg, the tomato, now rarely seen in the shops

P2252125.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

Gav. · 25 Feb 2023

Nice layout, like the focus point

overbez · 25 Feb 2023

Very nice, super clean inside there! The splash of red from the tomatoes is great, as well as the blue glow behind.

nog · 25 Feb 2023

Gav-canon said:
Nice layout, like the focus point

Cheers, I could have opened the aperture more really

overbez said:
Very nice, super clean inside there! The splash of red from the tomatoes is great, as well as the blue glow behind.

Thanks. Super clean- it wasn’t earlier

-Oy- · 25 Feb 2023

Worth a bob or two at the moment thos Toms

Nice shot!

Fuji Dave · 25 Feb 2023

The reds make the whole image pop nicely, no trouble here YET on getting Toms.

Darkslinger · 28 Feb 2023

Another shot of a kitchen appliance that is way, way too clean...

Peter123 · 28 Feb 2023

Good symmetry. And the toms on their own stand out well.

nog · 28 Feb 2023

-Oy- said:
Worth a bob or two at the moment thos Toms

Nice shot!

Thanks, might list them on ebay

Fuji Dave said:
The reds make the whole image pop nicely, no trouble here YET on getting Toms.

Thanks, the shops had them in stock today, no cucumbers though

Darkslinger said:
Another shot of a kitchen appliance that is way, way too clean...

Thanks, can assure you it's not usually

Peter123 said:
Good symmetry. And the toms on their own stand out well.

Thanks, they were a good colour, tasted ok as well.

nog · 8 Mar 2023

Llanerch Bridge, grade 2 listed and destroyed in floods during Storm Christopher in January 2021.Some locals have a 5 mile detour to get to town and it is/was on my favourite cycle route, estimated repairs/rebuild cost is £7 million

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Meetings still going on and still discussing who is going to pay for works -county council/Welsh/UK gov
Access a bit limited and too deep to cross with my wellies.

P3082133 by Keith, on Flickr

P3082142 by Keith, on Flickr

P3082163 by Keith, on Flickr
Road a bit broken

P3082179 by Keith, on Flickr

overbez · 8 Mar 2023

Wow! That is some lump of concrete to come down! Interesting photos given the restrictions on access.

With the layers and layers of tarmac in there shown in the end-on shot - was the road originally much lower, with higher walls? and the additional weight of tarmac over the years played a role in it's collapse??

Gav. · 8 Mar 2023

Nice set, I like #2

Boots · 8 Mar 2023

Your image, together with your commentary provides a good documentary record of the exposure of rural communities to lack of investment in infrastructure.

Peter123 · 8 Mar 2023

A good set of images Keith.
I like the close up - no 3.

Good idea and good explanation.

nog · 9 Mar 2023

overbez said:
Wow! That is some lump of concrete to come down! Interesting photos given the restrictions on access.

With the layers and layers of tarmac in there shown in the end-on shot - was the road originally much lower, with higher walls? and the additional weight of tarmac over the years played a role in it's collapse??

I've not seen anything that suggested extra tarmac contributed but certainly possible. Bridge was designed and built in the days of the horse and cart and was being used more than ever in recent years due to more homes in the village. Local farmer reckons it was the highest river level in 50 years and an old oak tree hit the bridge. The tree, complete with the no fishing sign, was washed 1/2 k down stream.

Gav-canon said:
Nice set, I like #2

Thanks

Boots said:
Your image, together with your commentary provides a good documentary record of the exposure of rural communities to lack of investment in infrastructure.

Sadly you are right, probably not just the rural communities though.

Peter123 said:
A good set of images Keith.
I like the close up - no 3.

Good idea and good explanation.

Thanks, was going to post #3 for the theme as like the layers

HelenC · 9 Mar 2023

Wow.. that is very, very broken and an interesting back story.

SimonH · 10 Mar 2023

Nice chosen shot, although got front on angle also is inserting showing how the different layers have built the bridge.

Darkslinger · 10 Mar 2023

Nice set Keith, I think that shot #2 is the one I like the best. The tree behind the break really makes the image.

nog · 10 Mar 2023

HelenC said:
Wow.. that is very, very broken and an interesting back story.

Thanks. Yes it is a bit broken, was surprised when I read it was £7 million broken though

SimonH said:
Nice chosen shot, although got front on angle also is inserting showing how the different layers have built the bridge.

Thanks, to me one of the layers looks like good old soil which surprised me. Still it had been there a couple of hundred years until an oak tree came floating down the river

Darkslinger said:
Nice set Keith, I think that shot #2 is the one I like the best. The tree behind the break really makes the image.

Thanks, I actually remembered to get the framing right and not chop out half the tree

nog · 14 Mar 2023

Visiting son down in Devon this week, car boot pic is with my phone as camera is in there somewhere, dogs were promoted to back seats which they didn't seem to mind

Full is the log basket, limited angle as too many drinks on the coffee table to move it.

P3122220.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

IMG_5973.jpg by Keith, on Flickr

SimonH · 14 Mar 2023

Nice shot of the fire. Very warming.....

overbez · 14 Mar 2023

Great shot of a fantastic fireplace! I would love that. Lovely warm feeling coming from it in your image.

That's not a safe on the LHS is it??

nog · 15 Mar 2023

SimonH said:
Nice shot of the fire. Very warming.....

Gets a bit toasty

nog · 15 Mar 2023

overbez said:
Great shot of a fantastic fireplace! I would love that. Lovely warm feeling coming from it in your image.

That's not a safe on the LHS is it??

Thanks, think it was originally an oven? next to or part of another fireplace. Not really sure TBH

HelenC · 15 Mar 2023

That's a very impressive fireplace.

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