Pic(s) you took today - an open thread

[Rincewind]

A couple from our family womble around lac Montbel, Ariege, S. France today, temps in the late afternoon were up in mid 30sC so the dragons were resting in the sun and picking off bugs from theri favorite perches

A common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum and a Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata.

 

[Crotal Bell]

The fields are full of machinery right now, the countryside is alive with farmers and workmen.
This chap is loosening up the top soil, I suspect the winter crop will be going in soon.

And the path goes on.......

Couple more Dragonflies today


The first Jackdaw looks like he's been painting the spare room, and really like the catch on the second one

 

[justpix]

Hi, the apple harvest has begun :

 

[BillN_33]

A couple from our family womble around lac Montbel, Ariege, S. France today, temps in the late afternoon were up in mid 30sC so the dragons were resting in the sun and picking off bugs from theri favorite perches

A common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum and a Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata.

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Hi Mark - were did you see the Violet Dropwing, (just re-read your posting - you saw the Dragonfly in France).- I knew that they were moving farther north in Europe year by year but I did not think that they had got to the UK (yet).

When we lived in France I contributed to a survey in the early 2000's - up to 2009 when they had really only got to the Gironde estuary

Habitat - they seem to like open area of water - sunny open lakes - which is were I saw them - on the edges of a small open area of water, (a lake), near our house

 

[Rincewind]

Hi Mark - were did you see the Violet Dropwing, (just re-read your posting - you saw the Dragonfly in France).- I knew that they were moving farther north in Europe year by year but I did not think that they had got to the UK (yet).

When we lived in France I contributed to a survey in the early 2000's - up to 2009 when they had really only got to the Gironde estuary

Habitat - they seem to like open area of water - sunny open lakes - which is were I saw them - on the edges of a small open area of water, (a lake), near our house

Great images Bill, classic pose, We have seen them here in the Aude/Ariege every year we have been here since 2019. The Lac near us, lac Montbel is a man made lac with natural forest edges and inlets with boggy areas in places as well as good reedbeds, so the habitat is perfect for them - and many others

 

[Clive K]

One of my usual dog walks, but in unusual light. Taken on the Leicasonic V-LUX.

Pont Sainte-Elisabeth de Glane, France



Water wheel at Chaillac, France

 

[justpix]

Hi, a sunny morning (SONY A7 - FE 2,8/35) :






A closer look :

 

[gramps]

Not every morning I get to start my walkabout with a free bacon roll!

 

[BillN_33]

 

[Clive K]

Today's dog walk included taking the V-LUX to a small, historic village near home. I have a lot of scenic views on file so today I concentrated on detail shots with a view to converting to mono where possible. The first one didn't need converting. It looked OK to me straight out of the box...



The others I played with in Silkypix.....








It is a bit of a hike up to the ruined chateau and back down to the river and the dog was getting tired so we stopped off to re-fuel....



That wouldn't have tasted so good in black and white!

 

[justpix]

Hi, in my garden (SONY A7R2 - FE 1,8/35, crop) :

 

[Crotal Bell]

Short walk after work

 

[swanseamale47]

Two from this evening dog walk. Light was going a bit by the time we got out. TZ80 compact.

 

[woof woof]

It's quite a while since I've been able to get out but this evening I went to Saltburn.

 

[Rincewind]

part of a defunct rail line in the Aude, S. France it has been converted to a Bike track this was on the side of one of the cuttings through a large rock outcrop, a Sweet Violet, Viola odorata with variagated leaves

 

[BADGER.BRAD]

One of the stones from a stone circle at Wildways ( Pagan/Hippy retreat) In Highley Shropshire

 

[justpix]

Hi, the MAC (120 cars) :

Willkommen zur Mainzer Automobil Classic - Mainzer Automobil Classic

Der MAC ist ein Verein für Freunde des Motorsports und veranstalten regelmäßig die Automobil Classic in Mainz

www.mainzer-automobil-classic.de

(NIKON D500 - Nikkor 4/70-200) :














Lunch (OLYMPUS PEN EP-1- Pana 1,7/20):










Back home, a robin (NIKON D850 - Sigma 150-600c) :

 

[swanseamale47]

A few from this morning walk. Canon 6d2 and Tamron 28-300mm

 

[Crotal Bell]

A very long lie in followed by housework, so an hours air before tea was needed.
Continuing to experiment more with my Lumix team. Monochrome today and composition. All shots SOOC except the Mrs who was cropped slightly and sharpened.

 

[Willid1]

Think I was the photographer who got spotted today

David

 

[Clive K]

A few from today's dog walk with the Leicasonic.......

 

[John_L]

Not actually taken today, but I'm only just back from hols and able to process my photos.

Wagtail by John Liddle, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, I went to Schwetzingen/D to take pics at the Classic Gala :

Classic-Gala-Schwetzingen

There were special sections.

VERITAS :





BORGWARD :





OPEL :





MG :





ROLLS ROYCE :





From the roof of the palace :





I had lunch at 12.00 a.m. after taking 500 pics. There were too many people then. A German aperitif. I couldn't wait (35 degrees Celsius) :

 

[Brownie127]

Baled up and ready to go.

 

[Crotal Bell]

I was hoping to do a hi res scene for a comp today but the clouds didn't come out to play.
So I took a few snaps of what I could before going home for tea.

 

[justpix]

Hi, roof cleaning in the neighbourhood :

 

[Clive K]

Out working today and while taking the dog for an early morning walk on route to my first call this scene appeared. It would have been rude not to snap it with the Leicasonic V-LUX...



A little further around the lake there were more of them......



After lunch I stopped off at a river so the dog could have a swim. There were bathers already there....



I met a chap who I had arranged to buy a camera from on a freeads site. The Panasonic S1 & 24-105mm lens has done less clicks than I paid for them in Euros. I quickly put the outfit to the test....

 

[G.K.Jnr.]

"Relaxing Read (3)"

Relaxing Read (3)-03911ip by G.K.Jnr., on Flickr

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

An old fashioned street lamp with a modern bulb...

 

[macvisual]

800-RE by APM Photography, on Flickr


Suzuki 800RE -- Central Scotland

 

[justpix]

Hi, a blue tit ... :

 

[Clive K]

Raining on and off all day with a featureless sky. Only three photos made the cut and I reckon on being generous due to the circumstances. Camera was Panasonic DMC S1 & 24-105mm.

 

[whyone]

 

[Clive K]

Today I took the same dog, but a different camera for a walk. I have photographed this water wheel with at least 6 cameras ranging from a vintage Zeiss Contarex, Contax RTS, Nikon APS-C cameras, two bridge cameras and now a Panasonic S1 with 24-105 f4 lens. It is my test bed.




The wheel obligingly stalls every rotation allowing a few seconds of zero movement. I took the opportunity to get close to the boss....




On the way to the water wheel we pass an old winch that until about thirty years ago when a bridge was built, was attached to a tethered boat that could be hauled across the fast flowing river to the island. The vegetation has dropped back enough for me to get to it.....

 

[lindsay]

Our lunchtime dog walk today at Murlough Beach & Nature Reserve (Co Down, Northern Ireland) was dicing with the weather gods, but we managed to avoid the inevitable rain until we got back home:
Murlough-clouds1 by Lindsay Pennell, on Flickr
Murlough-clouds3 by Lindsay Pennell, on Flickr
Murlough-clouds4 by Lindsay Pennell, on Flickr

All taken on my iPhone 13 as it was what I had with me. Annoyingly, I had planned to take the Linhof 617 which would have been perfect for this outing, but I couldn't operate that and hang onto the dog at the same time and MrsP was not with me to take care of the latter. Another day...

 

[John_L]

A small silver pill-box made by my very talented wife, into the lid of which she has mounted a piece of what is usually known as "Picture Agate". After I had taken this image, it was she who pointed out that the apparent scene in the stone is more than a little reminiscent of the view up the valley to the Sycamore Gap (which is no more). The visible height of the image is 5.5cm. Produced for the Flickr Macro Mondays challenge.


Sycamore Gap by John Liddle, on Flickr

 

[justpix]

Hi, in autumn we have small fruit flies. So, I built a trap covering a jam glass with aluminum foil. The slits are just big enough to let them creep in.

My first victims :

 

[Rincewind]

First spike of Spiranthes spiralis Autumn ladies tresses in our garden today Aude, S. France, the flower spike is circa 9cm tall

 

[justpix]

Hi, delivery of material for the roof :

 

[Clive K]

We should be in the Lot Valley now. Then on to the Pyrenees, Andorra and Carcassonne. However the dog is sick and needs veterinary treatment for a stomach bug so I went out on my own today near home. There are several Neolithic sites dotted about the area and I went in search of some of them. Camera of choice today was the Lumix S1 with 24-105 lens.










The last image is of a large stone known locally as 'Le Roche Des Fees' or Fairy Rock in English.