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Virgil

03-10-2010, 07:08 PM

http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs184.snc1/6134_1105818125992_1242930207_30315434_1209382_n.j pg

First person to correctly name the airframes pictured gets a worthless internet cookie!
I'm no good at naming planes and helicopters, but is that a Huricane? Now do you pilot those?

Spring is here

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m179/samercury/003-1.jpg

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m179/samercury/022.jpg

Crocuses!! I wonder if mine have popped up. Not quite spring Same. Crocuses come before spring, but just before spring. :D

Hurricane

03-10-2010, 07:14 PM

I'm no good at naming planes and helicopters, but is that a Huricane? Now do you pilot those?

It's the MV-22 Osprey. I don't fly them (I wish! Someday, maybe), but they're an awesome airframe.

Virgil

03-10-2010, 07:29 PM

It's the MV-22 Osprey. I don't fly them (I wish! Someday, maybe), but they're an awesome airframe.

Ah yes, the Osprey. That's the one that tilts the copter blades, right? The others must also be naval helicopters. I just can't place them. The middle one almost looks like a chinook but that's Army I think.

samercury

03-10-2010, 07:44 PM

Crocuses!! I wonder if mine have popped up. Not quite spring Same. Crocuses come before spring, but just before spring. :D

Close enough to spring (especially with the great weather) :p

Virgil

03-10-2010, 08:53 PM

Close enough to spring (especially with the great weather) :p

:wink5: Unfortunately the great stretch of weather is ending here. It was a really nice few days.

Hurricane

03-10-2010, 09:50 PM

Ah yes, the Osprey. That's the one that tilts the copter blades, right? The others must also be naval helicopters. I just can't place them. The middle one almost looks like a chinook but that's Army I think.

100% correct! Watching Ospreys take off is really cool because they sometimes start out in plane mode and then transfer to helicopter mode as they leave the deck. The first is an MH-60S, used by the Navy, and the middle is indeed a Chinook. Some Army units get their landing qualifications on Navy ships (this was news to me).

Virgil

03-10-2010, 10:14 PM

100% correct! Watching Ospreys take off is really cool because they sometimes start out in plane mode and then transfer to helicopter mode as they leave the deck. The first is an MH-60S, used by the Navy, and the middle is indeed a Chinook. Some Army units get their landing qualifications on Navy ships (this was news to me).

Cool. Thanks. Must be fun to ride in them.

Hurricane

03-11-2010, 12:42 AM

I wouldn't know, I just got to watch this past summer. Maybe this year... *crosses fingers*

Snowqueen

03-14-2010, 12:49 PM

Few pictures of summer clouds.

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/c.jpg

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/b.jpg

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/a.jpg

Niamh

03-14-2010, 01:22 PM

I lvoe pictures of clouds!

Virgil

03-14-2010, 01:44 PM

Nice pictures Snowqueen, but after the storms we've been getting the last two days and continue with today, I'd rather not think about clouds at the moment. :wink5: I want some sunshine! :lol:

Le_Iris

03-14-2010, 03:03 PM

Pictures of Riga.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/073/7/9/Nice_Bridge_by_Noone_lives_forever.jpg

http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/073/8/6/St__Peter__s_Church_by_Noone_lives_forever.jpg

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/073/7/a/House_of_Blackheads_by_Noone_lives_forever.jpg

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/073/a/2/Dome_Church_by_Noone_lives_forever.jpg

Virgil

03-14-2010, 03:09 PM

Nice pictures Iris. Looks like a charming old city. :)

Niamh

03-14-2010, 03:15 PM

Le Iris, beautiful pictures. I've always wanted to see Eastern Europe. I take it you are latvian?

Le_Iris

03-14-2010, 04:10 PM

Niamh, Thank you. No, I'm Russian, but I live in Lithuania. Lithuania is in the neighbourhood with Latvia. We just came to Riga to take part in competitions)

Virgil, thanks ^_^

LitNetIsGreat

03-14-2010, 04:42 PM

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...es_forever.jpg

Love this one, (the third one) in particular. :)

qimissung

03-15-2010, 12:13 AM

SnowQueen and Iris, your pictures are awesome!

Snowqueen

03-15-2010, 11:49 AM

Thanks Niamh I love clouds too.

Thank you qimissung. :)

Nice pictures Snowqueen, but after the storms we've been getting the last two days and continue with today, I'd rather not think about clouds at the moment. :wink5: I want some sunshine! :lol:

I took these pictures right after the storm. :brow: But don't you worry I'll post some sunsets for you. :yesnod:

soundofmusic

03-15-2010, 01:50 PM

Neely, when I try to go to your listed site, I get a message: file not found...any idea why?

LitNetIsGreat

03-15-2010, 02:51 PM

Oh, yes, I don't know. I just copied the link from the poster above, the third photo down, I'll try it here:

http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs71/i/20...es_forever.jpg

If not scroll back a bit. :)

Le_Iris

03-15-2010, 05:52 PM

Neely, it doesn't work. Anyway, thank you very much ^^

LitNetIsGreat

03-21-2010, 04:43 PM

We've managed to get out for a quick ride today for the first time this year and took my camera along for a change. It is good to get out even if it is just for a bit. This is our usual quick circular route around the Strines reservoir, stopping off at the Strines pub half way round.

There's some good quiet roads up there:
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300548.JPG

That's me up ahead. I'm far too handsome to appear any closer!
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300546.JPG

At the back Strines reservoir and the area around it always looks great:
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300550.JPG

Dam Flask which is right on the edge of the Peaks which we ride around to get to the Strines. You can see the Peak milestone marker on the right.
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300555.JPG

Middle:
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300554.JPG

From the other side:
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300536.JPG

Just before Lower Bradfield. Look lambs!:
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300537.JPG

The Strines pub, it's part of a 14th century Inn, I was going to take some photos inside (it's full of country things, old beams and stuffed animals etc) but people were all tucking into their Sunday lunches so I thought it would have been a bit rude. They even had the open fire going which it didn't need, far too warm, we sit outside anyway.
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300541.JPG

This is actually for me one of the best places on the whole ride and this shot just doesn't do it justice. In the middle you can just make out this big country house which has loads of acres of private land and easy access to the reservoir. They have even got their own tennis court. To the right on the hill you can just see the folly (the little tower thingy) which can be seen for miles around.
http://johngraybeer.webs.com/photos/Bradfield/S6300547.JPG

JuniperWoolf

03-21-2010, 10:56 PM

Cool, I think that I could see the leaves just starting to poke out on those branches. The seasons are much earlier there then they are here, I had another snow storm today.

Virgil

03-22-2010, 08:11 PM

What lovely countryside Neely. I love the pictures. And I wonder if those lambs make tastey lamb chops. :D

The Comedian

03-22-2010, 08:34 PM

Beautiful images, Neely. Thanks for posting them.

Gilliatt Gurgle

03-22-2010, 09:10 PM

Neely,
Your pictures sound wonderful, if only I could see them!
This includes the set you sent earlier in the month.
(I was able to see your snowman photos -go figure)
For some reason your images appear as those nasty white boxes with a red X in the center!
I am able to see photos by other posters.

Gilliatt

LitNetIsGreat

03-23-2010, 03:00 PM

Yes thanks Virgil/Comedian, it is great to get out for sanity purposes. I don't like lamb though...

It's a shame you can't see them, I don't know why that is, there's a couple I've found of the net to give you an idea - these look like summer shots though:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3276/2948655851_8a04514aa6.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2622625511_50404d21b3.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1315/760679770_479d035c44.jpg?v=0

My jammy brother has been out again today while some of us have be doing hard labour in the classrooms of Britain!:rolleyes5:

Virgil

03-23-2010, 06:19 PM

Very nice Neely. :)

LitNetIsGreat

03-23-2010, 07:43 PM

Virgil

03-23-2010, 10:59 PM

I know. I still can't believe this is not more than 6 or 7 miles from my house which is in an estate on the poor side of the city. When I get mega rich for knowing "stuff about Wilde" :rolleyes5: I'm moving 6 miles away!!! (or to Italy) whichever is closer! :)

It does look like Tuscany. Buy up as much land there as you can and be into real estate. You'll make a fortune when the secret gets out. :lol:

Heathcliff

03-24-2010, 01:24 AM

Neely, I like the last one. It looks awesome. All of your pictures are really cool!

Janine

03-24-2010, 09:38 PM

Wow, everyone of you have amazing photos. I peek in here all the time. I have been meaning to post these video links of my granddaughter. I am cheating. I didn't take these; my son did. I did take some last night I will add to these after I figure out how to get them on the web.

Brooke, my tiny dancer!

Back at Halloween 09
http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Brooke/?action=view&current=MVI_6584.flv

A month ago
http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Brooke/?action=view&current=MVI_7447.flv

http://s125.photobucket.com/albums/p70/sealace/Brooke/?action=view&current=MVI_7370.flv

Gilliatt Gurgle

03-24-2010, 10:59 PM

It's a shame you can't see them, I don't know why that is, ..."

Neely, now I see them; clear and magnificent!
I had run an update to my security/ virus software and now I see. Must have been those "Wilde" viruses.
Thanks for sharing yourpart of the world.

...I have been meaning to post these video links of my granddaughter...

Brooke, my tiny dancer!

Janine,
Brooke is a charmer!
Hmmm...videos ? may add a whole new dimension for those posting on the litnet photo album ...?
Thanks for sharing.

Gilliatt

Janine

03-25-2010, 03:28 PM

Neely, now I see them; clear and magnificent!
I had run an update to my security/ virus software and now I see. Must have been those "Wilde" viruses.
Thanks for sharing yourpart of the world.

I can see all the pictures in here and they all are just wonderful; all of you are such good photographers.

Janine,
Brooke is a charmer!
Hmmm...videos ? may add a whole new dimension for those posting on the litnet photo album ...?
Thanks for sharing.

Gilliatt

Gilliatt, thanks for looking. I was dying to share these with everyone. Yes, she is indeed a charmer. She has me totally charmed and she can wrap me around her little finger. She's my little darling. I love her so much and enjoy spoiling her. It's great being a grandma!

Haunted

03-25-2010, 05:50 PM

Janine, Brooke is such a happy child. keep spoiling her, it's working!

Janine

03-26-2010, 03:02 PM

Janine, Brooke is such a happy child. keep spoiling her, it's working!

She's delightfully happy most of the time. This makes me happy, too. It's infectious. I will continue to spoil her; that is what grandma's are for!

Heathcliff

03-26-2010, 10:15 PM

The Yarra River:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=6541
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=6539
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=851&pictureid=6540

Virgil

03-27-2010, 08:58 AM

Wonderful pictures Heathcliff. That middle one is especially nice.

Janine, those are marvelous videos. I absolutely loved her facial expressions on the one with the shake. :)

Janine

03-27-2010, 02:48 PM

Heathcliff, Is the Yara river in Australia? It is so beautiful. I love your photos. Where exactly were you taking them from - it looks high up...from a tower or what?

Virgil, I love the dancing one, but you're right - the Shamrock shake expressions are so cute....especially when she says "ummm." The little girl likes to eat! My son said he grilled some chicken outside and she came out to watch...she sat on the edge of the deck very quietly and said "ummm, chicken, daddy". She loves chicken and all kinds of things, especially milkshakes! She is at such an adorable age.

qimissung

03-27-2010, 11:35 PM

Yeah, Neely, your countryside is awesome, and Heathcliffe, the Yarra River is beautiful, and so are your pictures.

Maximilianus

03-28-2010, 01:56 AM

@ Janine (1): quit spoiling that poor child! Leave her alone now, you spoiling granny! :lol: cute baby she is. You're lucky :nod: I should find me a daughter... long way to go http://smiles.kolobok.us/artists/just_cuz/JC_thinking.gif

@ Heatcliff: pretty pix all of them. Aussie land's a pretty one :thumbsup:

@ Janine (2): The Australian river is actually spelled Yarra. As for Yara, it used to be a former name for the now Coco River in Central America (between Honduras and Nicaragua). Just wanted to make it clear to avoid confusion :)

ClaesGefvenberg

03-28-2010, 05:01 AM

Nice pictures, everyone. Ok, this took a bit longer than expected, but here are the winter pictures I promised to post:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3428.jpg
In the evening before the blizzard really took hold. Starting to snow.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3443.jpg
After a noisy night we woke up to this... The back yard.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3452-1.jpg
And the front....

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/panoFront.jpg
The front yard seen from the outside.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/P1624_23-02-10-1.jpg
A park close to work.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3448.jpg
Runaway "snowling".

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3478.jpg
Thoroughly blocked door.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3483.jpg
A bike road.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/P1336_23-02-10.jpg
Frozen apple trees.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3486.jpg
Ekeby airfield, where I spent most of my youth. No flying that day...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3484.jpg
View not far from our house

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_3489.jpg
A cold and miserable Mistletrush outside my window at work.

/Claes

Heathcliff

03-28-2010, 07:07 AM

Thanks Virg, Qimi and Maxi.

Heathcliff, Is the Yara river in Australia? It is so beautiful. I love your photos. Where exactly were you taking them from - it looks high up...from a tower or what?
Up in a ferris wheel. That was when I decided I am scared of heights.

There really awesome, ClaesGefvenberg. Especially the first and the third and fourth last.

Virgil

03-28-2010, 08:58 AM

Claes! What wonderful pictures. I have to say, thank God we didn't get that, though we have had a couple this year that were overwhelming. I want to move south. No more winters for me. :)

I hope you had a snow blower. How deep was the snow?

Olga4real

03-28-2010, 11:30 AM

My favorite place
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=629&pictureid=6542

Olga4real

03-28-2010, 12:30 PM

After the rain in Malta
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=862&pictureid=6546

Snowqueen

03-29-2010, 09:25 AM

These are truly amazing videos Janine. I loved the way Brooke danced, she is a cute little doll. Thanks for sharing.

Heathcilff: The photos are really wonderful.

Hey Claes! Thanks for keeping your promise, the pictures are great as ever.

Nice pictures Olga4real. :)

ClaesGefvenberg

03-29-2010, 09:50 AM

I hope you had a snow blower. How deep was the snow?Nope. There is no room to use a blower at home... unless I aim it at the neighbour. (now, there's an idea :ihih: ) I think the average depth came up to roughly a meter/3ft before it started thawing, and my biggest concern was the garden shed roof which started creaking ominously: I had to get up there and shovel it clean, and when I was done I could step right over to the snow heap (step, not jump) and walk down.

/Claes

Virgil

03-29-2010, 07:20 PM

One meter of snow! Oh my God!

ClaesGefvenberg

03-30-2010, 02:49 AM

One meter of snow! Oh my God!Well.. It is a lot more than usual, but we did not get it all in one go (fortunately). I was in Denmark getting ready to go home when one of the major blizzards of this winter hit: Driving back to Copenhagen was a bit of an adventure as the Danes don't use studded winter tyres. When I finally got there, I got stuck in Kastrup airport for half a day before the flight back to Arlanda Airport, near Stockholm. When I got there all communications were out, so I had to get a room for the night and wait it out until next morning. Then I made my way home via thoroughly disrupted train schedules. When I got back to work I was a day late... :lol:

/Claes

TurquoiseSunset

03-30-2010, 03:22 AM

Wow Claes! Those photos are beautiful! I especially love the 'snowling' and the Mistletrush.

@Heathcliff - The middle one is especially nice!

@Olga4real - I'm jealous :D

Olga4real

03-30-2010, 12:42 PM

TurquoiseSunset, don't be jealous, you will learn to fly and see even more beautiful places. Don't forget to take a camera with you. :-)

Janine

03-30-2010, 04:05 PM

Wow, Claes, that is a lot of snow....more than we got here all at once and I thought we got a lot this winter. I love your photos. Those mounds are gigantic. It must have been fun stepping right off of your shed roof onto one. Did you and your daughter go sledding? I can imagine just how disappointed you were to miss a day of work. :lol:

Janine

03-30-2010, 04:08 PM

Olga, I love that reflection photo. It is so interesting.

Virgil

03-30-2010, 06:53 PM

Well.. It is a lot more than usual, but we did not get it all in one go (fortunately). I was in Denmark getting ready to go home when one of the major blizzards of this winter hit: Driving back to Copenhagen was a bit of an adventure as the Danes don't use studded winter tyres. When I finally got there, I got stuck in Kastrup airport for half a day before the flight back to Arlanda Airport, near Stockholm. When I got there all communications were out, so I had to get a room for the night and wait it out until next morning. Then I made my way home via thoroughly disrupted train schedules. When I got back to work I was a day late... :lol:

/Claes

What an adventure! Thank God it wasn't me. :wink5:

TurquoiseSunset

03-31-2010, 02:46 AM

TurquoiseSunset, don't be jealous, you will learn to fly and see even more beautiful places. Don't forget to take a camera with you. :-)

You know what? You're right. :)

If other South Africans read that comment they will crucify me for saying that anyway :D We have a really beautiful country, I should just get off my behind and take some pictures! So I have a crappy camera, but my mom has a nice one (in comparison to mine) and she only ever takes it out when my parents go away on the odd weekend. So I'll high-jack it!

In the mean time, can anyone explain to me how to post photos on this forum? I don't want the photos to display as links though...

Revolte

03-31-2010, 03:00 AM

Ok this is the ashtray at my friends house lol
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/punker10003/photog2.jpg

This is my favorite hang out in the crappiest town around
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/punker10003/photog1.jpg

this is my best friend and his girl at Santa Cruz
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/punker10003/photog3.jpg

ClaesGefvenberg

03-31-2010, 05:36 AM

Those mounds are gigantic. The problem is that they are still rather massive, in spite of both thaw, rain and (would you believe it) a thunderstorm the other night. I will have to break them up with a shovel this weekend, or they will still be there well past midsummer.

I can imagine just how disappointed you were to miss a day of work. :lol:Um... I was actually... I have too much to do to like missing a day like that, but on the other hand I had the laptop with me.

/Claes

TurquoiseSunset

03-31-2010, 06:03 AM

Okay, so I know it's supposed to be pictures taken by me...these weren't taken by me, but because I live in a lovely region I might take a few of them myself in the future :)

So here goes:
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/paarl-saf114.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/paarl_winelands.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/paarlredvineyard.jpg

Olga4real

03-31-2010, 01:19 PM

Now I am jealous
:cheers2:

Niamh

03-31-2010, 02:15 PM

claes fantastic photos! now that s what i call snow! (what i was also hoping to see in Canada but...)

TurquoiseSunset

03-31-2010, 05:05 PM

:banana: Thanks Olga!

Now that I'm at home I can add a few I've taken myself! ...I've actually forgotten I had them :lol:

Constantia Museum on the lovely Constantia farm...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1250.jpg

A few views from the front of the museum...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1252.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1253.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1254.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1260.jpg

Virgil

03-31-2010, 06:13 PM

this is my best friend and his girl at Santa Cruz
http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a260/punker10003/photog3.jpg
Oh, what a wonderful picture. Very nice. :)

Okay, so I know it's supposed to be pictures taken by me...these weren't taken by me, but because I live in a lovely region I might take a few of them myself in the future :)

So here goes:
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/paarl-saf114.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/paarl_winelands.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/paarlredvineyard.jpg

That is a lovely country. I love a field full of grape vines. What is that building in your first picture? Interesting architecture.

TurquoiseSunset

04-01-2010, 03:51 AM

Thanks Virgil!

It's the Afrikaans Language Monument (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrikaans_Language_Monument). On Wikipedia it says it's located on a hill, but it's actually on Paarl Mountain (the mountain in the second picture with the large granite outcrop) - Paarl being my home town.

Olga4real

04-01-2010, 04:02 PM

magzarelli

04-01-2010, 05:26 PM

Amazing photos! :banana:

:banana: Thanks Olga!

Now that I'm at home I can add a few I've taken myself! ...I've actually forgotten I had them :lol:

Constantia Museum on the lovely Constantia farm...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1250.jpg

A few views from the front of the museum...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1252.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1253.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1254.jpg

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Home/IMG_1260.jpg

LitNetIsGreat

04-01-2010, 06:43 PM

Wow some stunning shots. The amber one is like something made up from heaven!!! I'd like to go there on my holidays.

Paulclem

04-01-2010, 07:13 PM

I like dropping in and looking at the pictures you all post.

A nice cheery thread.

Snowqueen

04-02-2010, 09:22 AM

Great pictures everyone.
Here are the sunsets, I took these picture last month.

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/21.jpg

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/20.jpg

Virgil

04-02-2010, 09:57 AM

Very nice Snowqueen. :)

TurquoiseSunset

04-02-2010, 04:18 PM

So Turquoise, you have grape fields in your country? There are many of them in Hungary too. Hungarians are proud of their wines. I don't have any pictures of the grapes I prefer to take pictures abroad, although Hungary is definitely a beautiful country.

South Africans are very proud of their wines/wine industry too. It's especially the case where I live as it's right in the middle of the wine counrty. Some of my friends and family are in the industry as well, from making wine to selling it :D

One of my dreams is visiting Africa one day. I have never been outside of Europe.

I've never been out of Africa :p

Olga4real

04-03-2010, 05:18 AM

South Africans are very proud of their wines/wine industry too. It's especially the case where I live as it's right in the middle of the wine counrty. Some of my friends and family are in the industry as well, from making wine to selling it :D

I've heard about Southern African wines but never tried yet, would be nice to compare with Hungarian.

Snowqueen, wonderful pictures! I love sunsets and have taken some nice pictures of that time of the day.

qimissung

04-03-2010, 11:28 PM

Claes, Olga, Revolte, Turquoise, Snowqueen, thank you for all the beautiful pictures. This is my favorite thread. I wish I could o that. I do have a camera phone. Maybe I'll try to take a few next week, but that is not a strong point of mine, I fear.

Claes, the snow looked awesome; I'm glad you made it through safely. I love snow, but like all exteme weather it can be dangerous.

Olga, that picture of the reflection in the water is just stunning. Revolte, you have a real gift for the modern, quirky picture.

Turquoise, your part of the world is so beautiful. Thank you for sharing. And Snowqueen, those pictures are just spectacular!

Olga4real

04-05-2010, 12:43 PM

Olga, that picture of the reflection in the water is just stunning. Revolte, you have a real gift for the modern, quirky picture.

Thanks qimissung, I was lucky to visit Malta on a sunny day after rain, so it is not me it is the Nature.

Snowqueen, Your sunset picture are masterpieces!

I found some sunset pictures taken last year.

These two are from Malta (Gozo):

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=862&pictureid=6605

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=862&pictureid=6604

Sunset over Saint Hilarion Cyprus:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=629&pictureid=6606

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=629&pictureid=6607

Janine

04-05-2010, 02:55 PM

TurquioseSunset,. I love your photos. I love vineyards and mountains in the background....That white building is so pretty, too.

Snowqueen, I love your sunset photos...wow...they seem otherworldly...like you captured the last sun beames. I feel heat when I look at them as though the day was warmed by the sun and it will stay warm at night....just lovely and so beautiful, as all your photos always are.

Olga, those sunset photos are lovely. I love to see landscapes shot through stone windows, buildings; so the third on is my favorite, even though you don't see the orb of the sun, it's evident on the side of the stone...luminous.

Virgil

04-05-2010, 07:56 PM

Very nice Olga. :)

Janine

04-05-2010, 08:31 PM

The problem is that they are still rather massive, in spite of both thaw, rain and (would you believe it) a thunderstorm the other night. I will have to break them up with a shovel this weekend, or they will still be there well past midsummer.

Claes, I know what you mean. I saw mounds like this one recently at our local mall parking lot. It surprised me, because it got quite warm for a week or so and it rained a lot, so you would think they would be gone; but there they were - snow-covered mountains in southern NJ! If you don't get them broken up, look at this way, you can ski down them in the summer in bathing suits.

Um... I was actually... I have too much to do to like missing a day like that, but on the other hand I had the laptop with me.

/Claes

You sound a little like my son; he actually loves his job and to go to work; but now having a little one around he rather enjoys those unexpected days off. However, this year has been too much shoveling so we are welcoming spring in with open arms.

Snowqueen

04-07-2010, 09:47 AM

Janine, Virgil, qimissung, Olga thanks for your lovely comments. And Olga your photos are truly amazing.

dizzydoll

04-07-2010, 10:49 AM

I dont know why photos will not load from my computer. The file says its a JPEG 2.58MG whatever that means. Here's some from Woodstock 1969:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BnCicS7ljBU/SfMjwG0z6FI/AAAAAAAAAiA/F5kerwjwLXQ/s400/woodstock-1969.jpg

http://mysydneyparislife.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/ticket.jpg

http://item.slide.com/r/1/0/i/IyudJBy24T8usJq4FLUihH2Lo94YkoF-/
Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all drive Porsche's

http://www.landyvision.com/Slideshow/image/365.jpg

http://o.aolcdn.com/propeller/media/library/Y/U/YULx0o.jpg

http://s2.hubimg.com/u/861229_f520.jpg

http://shenews.projo.com/09/woodsm.jpg

Olga4real

04-15-2010, 05:10 PM

Easter holiday is gone but I would like to share a picture of painted eggs.
Do anybody paint eggs at Easter?

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1463&stc=1&d=1271574879

Here is another one I would like to share: Alps from the plane on Tuesday

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1464&stc=1&d=1271574769

JuniperWoolf

04-15-2010, 10:16 PM

Spring literally just came to my town yesterday (first day above 18 and without snow), so I went out into the woods and took some pictures.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6666
First shoots of grass. You can barely see them. Look for a little shade of light green.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6669
Still a bit of snow in places.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6665
Coupla sqirrels. The one on the top branch was yelling at me and freaking out, that's why he's all blurry.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6670
One of my favorite gnarled old trees.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6671
I like this one growing out of a rock wall, too.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6672
Aww, the first little baby pond scum. Isn't it cuuute? In about a month, this bog will be dark green. It'll have a layer of pond-scum two inches thick, and if you rip it open you'll be able to find this fantastic little ecosystem. There's a lot of life in there; tadpoles, water-beetles, little shrimp things... it's beautiful.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6668
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6667
It's all pretty ugly and dusty and brown right now, but give it a month and it'll be green and beautiful and covered in wildflowers.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6674
My pale little leg, and an occupational hazard of being a wild girl.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6663
Back in town. The black and white house to the left is where I live. The purple car in the driveway is mine, and the blue truck is my brother's.

The woods are in DESPERATE need of water. One thunderstrike or failure to put out a campfire and we go up in flames.

:D Do I already sound like a forestry ranger, or what?

Virgil

04-15-2010, 10:32 PM

Nice pictures Juniper. The mountains and woods where you live looks really neat. :)

Maximilianus

04-16-2010, 01:44 AM

Really nice pictures everyone!

dizzydoll

04-16-2010, 10:48 AM

Beautiful pix JW especially with the mountains in the background.

Here is a view from my windows as I type to you right now...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4034/4509866617_e4d63893c9.jpg

or;

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4042/4524752112_4f4261d5f1_b.jpg

This one wows me, and thinking of all the pix Ive seen of the world, it truly shows we live on a very generous globe.

stephofthenight

04-16-2010, 04:03 PM

snowday/other random pictures I've been neglecting to post

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/112_1621-1.jpg a friend trying to give our snowman a light...

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/112_1615.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/112_1624.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/112_1631.jpg me and part of my class

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/112_1610.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/112_1609.jpg eeek thats a lot of snow

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/momcamera1319.jpg my princess on midnight

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_1245.jpg you will let me inside....fix me warm milk...now...

Olga4real

04-18-2010, 03:38 AM

Very nice pictures JuniperWoolf, dizzy and stephofthenight! I would like to share some spring pictures taken last weekend in Basel.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1465&stc=1&d=1271576173

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1466&stc=1&d=1271576173

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1467&stc=1&d=1271576989

JuniperWoolf

04-18-2010, 04:04 AM

Those are really nice, the flowers make me miss spring and the pigeon makes me miss Petunia (a broken pigeon that I couldn't save, RIP).

Gilliatt Gurgle

04-18-2010, 11:49 AM

Spring literally just came to my town yesterday (first day above 18 and without snow), so I went out into the woods and took some pictures.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6672
Aww, the first little baby pond scum. Isn't it cuuute? http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=876&pictureid=6668

Great photos JuniperWoolf.
We live on a creek with a small pool at one part that gets quite a bit of the scum in summer. However, any appreciable rain will clearit out.

Beautiful pix JW especially with the mountains in the background.

Here is a view from my windows as I type to you right now...

This one wows me, and thinking of all the pix Ive seen of the world, it truly shows we live on a very generous globe.

I envy your ability to look out on the sea.
Thanks for sharing.

snowday/other random pictures I've been neglecting to post...

Kilgore !!
It is a small world. My now decesased paternal grandparents lived in Kilgore.

...in Basel.

Beautiful flowers Olga4real.
I passed through Basel many years ago.
Thanks for sharing.

Here are few from my trip through New Mexico last month:

"Waves on the Sand"

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/ChacoRockwRipples.jpg

Portion of Pueblo del Arroyo ruins at Chaco Culture National Historical Park:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/ChacoPintado.jpg

Old adobe style church in San Antonio New Mexico:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/CropedChurchinSanAntonioNM.jpg

Olga4real

04-19-2010, 02:50 PM

Great photos JuniperWoolf.
We live on a creek with a small pool at one part that gets quite a bit of the scum in summer. However, any appreciable rain will clearit out.

Here are few from my trip through New Mexico last month:

Now I am envy Gilliatt. I have posted pictures of places I visited now I asked myself why don't post some pictures of Hungary - eventually it's a nice beautiful country. I don't want to seem that I don't appreciate what I have.

So here is some pictures I took today afternoon. Sorry for the quality - I didn't have my camera with me only my phone.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1468&stc=1&d=1271701541

This is Tagore avenue the tree was planted by him.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1469&stc=1&d=1271701720

Just a swan on the lake Balaton

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1470&stc=1&d=1271701720

Olga4real

04-19-2010, 03:18 PM

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1471&d=1271701487

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1472&d=1271701535

Paulclem

04-19-2010, 06:08 PM

Great pictures everyone.

Hi Olga - loved the pictures of Basel and Lake Balaton - I've been to both places and they are both really beautiful. The water in lake balaton was so milky. We've got pictures of swans too - perhaps they are their progeny. :biggrin5:

Virgil

04-19-2010, 08:14 PM

Thank you Olga. Very nice. :)

TurquoiseSunset

04-29-2010, 08:52 AM

Olga, those pics remind me of South Africa!! Hungary is indeed very beautiful!!

qimissung

04-29-2010, 05:42 PM

Juniper Woolf. Olga, Gilliat, DizzyDoll, your pictures are all spectacular, and I enjoyed them tremendously.

dizzydoll

04-30-2010, 06:42 AM

I loved all these pictures. Thanks all. Arent we lucky that cameras catch so many details today. :biggrin5:

Virgil

04-30-2010, 08:56 AM

I loved all these pictures. Thanks all. Arent we lucky that cameras catch so many details today. :biggrin5:

Yes, that is an interesting though. It is lucky. :)

Olga4real

05-09-2010, 01:20 PM

I would like to share some new pictures with you. I hope you like...

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1474&stc=1&d=1273425485

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1476&stc=1&d=1273426017

Isn't it like 'Little Swans Dance' and 'The Ugly Duckling' mixture?

Olga4real

05-09-2010, 02:02 PM

Paulclem, Virgil, qimissung, dizzydoll and everybody thank you for the kind comments.

TurquoiseSunset I post the following picture for you this is a grape field in spring, taken two weeks ago. BTW last month I tried South African wine and liked it.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1479&stc=1&d=1273427527

This is a squirrel, which just rushed across the road then jumped on a tree, I didn't even have much time to focus my camera properly...

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1478&stc=1&d=1273427527

The following picture is for those who has been to Hungary like Paulclem to make them want to come back and for those who has never been here to make them want to explore it.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1477&stc=1&d=1273427527

TurquoiseSunset

05-31-2010, 02:06 PM

Great pics Olga! Especially of that vineyard :ihih: ...and I'm glad you liked South African wine! :banana:

ClaesGefvenberg

06-03-2010, 02:46 PM

I found some old (Early 1980's) pictures and cranked them through the scanner:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/SpitP47B17.jpg
A spitfire with clipped wings, a P47 Thunderbolt and a B17.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/Mosquito.jpg
De Havilland Mosquito. Probably one of the most beautiful aircraft ever built.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/Gliders.jpg
Three gliders from different eras: A SG-38 (Schulgleter) from 1938, a Slingsby
T31 side by side trainer and a more modern ASH22 tandem two-seater.

/Claes

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-05-2010, 12:40 AM

Thanks for posting those Claes!
There's nothing like the sound of a Merlin, Pratt & Whitney or Wright or even the whistle of air as it slips across a glider.

You must have been flying something to get the last photo...?

Gilliatt

Virgil

06-05-2010, 05:40 AM

Love those swans Olga and Claes, those are really cool pictures. Thanks to both. :)

Emil Miller

06-05-2010, 01:25 PM

I thought that some of you might be interested in some pictures that I have taken in the past. I hope to show some more recent photos later.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0017.jpg
The Arc de Triomphe Paris

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0014.jpg
Jaini Ho aged two and a half.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0019.jpg
Richmond Park London

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0020-1.jpg
Cafe Rotonde in Paris

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0021.jpg
Bridge statue in Wurzburg

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0025.jpg
Bullfight poster in Seville

stephofthenight

06-05-2010, 06:27 PM

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0076.jpg

No mommy I didnt untie my rope after you told me to stay...

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0064.jpg

Hey mom, uh you left?

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0063.jpg

the horse I bought my mom for her birthday. shes finaly getting good and fat.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0031.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0007.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0004.jpg

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0003.jpg

Paulclem

06-05-2010, 06:59 PM

Paulclem

06-05-2010, 07:01 PM

Nice pictures Brian and Steph. Paris is great, and the cats are very photogenic.

Lulim

06-06-2010, 03:03 AM

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0021.jpg
Bridge statue in Wurzburg

@Brian, have you been to Würzburg? I'm living quite near, half an hour's drive, but I never got round to visiting those bridge.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z72/stephofthenight/IMG_0004.jpg

@steph, your cat looks like the brother of mine :)

Emil Miller

06-06-2010, 07:10 AM

[QUOTE=Lulim;906524]@Brian, have you been to Würzburg? I'm living quite near, half an hour's drive, but I never got round to visiting those bridge./QUOTE]

Es ist nicht nur für die Brücke, man solle Wurzbug besuchen, sondern auch für die Residenz des Fürstbischofs von Bamberg und Würzburg. Die Gebäude ist eine spektakuläre barocke Palast und wirklich groß. Unten steht ein Bild von einem Gateway, das in den Gärten des Palastes führt.
http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0018.jpg

Leider ist das Bild ein bisschen schief gegangen.

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-06-2010, 07:24 AM

Emil Miller

06-06-2010, 07:46 AM

Brian,
Assuming that your photos are from your film camera, (Nikon was it?) the clarity even after scanning, is brilliant. The architecture is magnificent, but nothing compares to Jaini Ho.

Steph, Hey, I know what those are on the dirt drive! -Sweet Gum fruit. Sweet Gums are beautiful in the fall.

Gilliatt

Yes that's the beauty of SLR, it enables the user to use the correct lens for each subject. I have sometimes been complimented on my photos but it isn't my work, its the Nikon that does it. Jaini is eleven now and is attending one of London's top girl's schools; she also plays the piano much better than I do.

qimissung

06-07-2010, 12:42 AM

Great pictures, brian and stephanie. Your litte girl is adorable, brian

stephofthenight

06-07-2010, 03:11 AM

Steph, Hey, I know what those are on the dirt drive! -Sweet Gum fruit. Sweet Gums are beautiful in the fall.

Gilliatt

HAHA If this was not a family site I would tell you what east texans call them :D Lets just say the most commen injury is a broken ankle due to those sweet gum balls....

Emil Miller

06-07-2010, 06:34 AM

Great pictures, brian and stephanie. Your litte girl is adorable, brian

Unfortunately she is not my little girl but the daughter of some friends of mine. I do agree though that she was a very photogenic child.

Olga4real

06-08-2010, 03:12 PM

stephofthenight what a nice pictures I love animals and your humour, your horses are lovely... and cats - I love cats white and black grey and striped, thin and fat long haired and short haired....:yawnb:

Brian your pictures look just like professional! Well done!!!

TurquoiseSunset waiting for your pictures of South Africa.

ClaesGefvenberg your pictures are just breathtaking. They remind me of the times when I flew too.

Paulclem I couldn't resist temptation to post something for you and of course for everybody.

I hope it is not too immodest to post as many pictures as I do I love beauty and like photography and love sharing it with others.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1494&stc=1&d=1276024015

This picture was taken last week during my cycling to Balaton - I love poppy flowers!

Emil Miller

06-10-2010, 08:25 AM

Nice pictures Brian and Steph. Paris is great, and the cats are very photogenic.

Cats are probably the most photogenic of all animals and below is a picture of mine in a typical pose.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0013-1.jpg

Paris is my favourite city and here is a picture of yours truly taken on one of my visits. The guy who is getting all the attention from the lady is Jean- Antoine Watteau, the famous rococo painter.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0012-1.jpg

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-10-2010, 09:02 PM

Olga,
Poppy's were one of my mother's favorite flowers. My childhood cat was named Poppy.

Brian,
Now I have a face to the name, to the pctures and the words.
Milly ?, looks quite languid there!
We have a cat as well named Lilly
Thanks for sharing.

Gilliatt

qimissung

06-10-2010, 11:25 PM

I love the poppies. Such a beautiful picture, olga, for real! The cat is adorable, and I like the picture of jean-antoine and you, brian bean. :)

Emil Miller

06-11-2010, 01:55 PM

Gilliatt,

I guess all cats are great to have around the home. I have seriously thought about getting another but Milly defends her territory so fiercely from other cats that sometimes come into the garden from outside that I'm sure she wouldn't accept another feline in the place. If I take any more pictures of her I will post them on this thread.

qimissung,

I'm glad that you liked the photos. Milly is adorable and I have trouble in trying not to spoil her. She took control of the place soon after I brought her from the cat shelter.

Snowqueen

06-11-2010, 03:22 PM

Olga and Brian Bean your pictures are truly amazing.

Emil Miller

06-11-2010, 05:30 PM

Olga and Brian Bean your pictures are truly amazing.

Thanks for saying so. I have a very good camera, which is the main requirement for taking decent photographs. I have enjoyed looking at those posted by other members and hope to post some more in due course.

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-11-2010, 09:12 PM

Speaking of cats, I wanted to share a recent picture of Lilly. Lilly is actually an indoor cat due to the predators that roam the creek, primarily Coyotes. We let her out periodically, but I keep her tethered so she won't dart off. She is concentrating on a small toad.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Misc%20Album/LilyinGrass.jpg

This is a recent photo of an Opossum (the other, other white meat) that wandered up from the creek close to the fenced part of our yard, launching our dogs into a barking fit. I had the fella clamp down on the stick you see, to serve as a handle of sorts in order to carry it further away:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Misc%20Album/IMG_1566.jpg

Finally, this is a photo of a Yucca plant in blossom. These plants are located very near the Police project I posted in the Architecture thread. The trees in the background are Juniper:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Misc%20Album/Yucca2.jpg

Gilliatt

stephofthenight

06-11-2010, 11:35 PM

Gilliant, beautiful pictures, what type of yucca is that? I love the kitty :) and the opposom is cute, I should add pictures of coon, a opposom I had as a pet one time, Its incredible that I survived bringing home everything I did for a pet...

Olga4real

06-12-2010, 05:05 AM

Olga,
Poppy's were one of my mother's favorite flowers. My childhood cat was named Poppy.

Gilliatt

Thank you Gilliatt, your kitty is so adorable!

I think that pictures of animals deserve a separate thread, I might start one.

I have hundreds of pictures of cats I've taken during my trips I will share only three of them now they were taken in Cyprus.

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1498&stc=1&d=1276332701

On the wall of the castle Saint Hilarion in North Cyprus

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1500&stc=1&d=1276332997

Unexpected meeting...

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1499&stc=1&d=1276332701

"Have you said something, was it about some food or recent political events?"

qimissung

06-12-2010, 10:37 AM

ClaesGefvenberg

06-12-2010, 11:26 AM

I have been a bit busy for a while, but... Here are some new pictures: The neighbours cat has assumed ownership of us as well, and drops in every day for some cuddling, a snack and a vere prolonged nap.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3586.jpg
Cat paw.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3589.jpg
Where did his legs go?

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3623.jpg
Cat nap.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_4030.jpg
Dreaming about food? Licking his mouth...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_4023.jpg
The favourite hobby: Taking a nap.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_4017.jpg
Well... He is entertaining even in his sleep.

/Claes

Olga4real

06-12-2010, 03:13 PM

Claes don't you think that you need to ask for an appointment at pedicure for your neighbour's cat?
He is so lovely and he looks like mine.

Olga4real

06-12-2010, 03:14 PM

What a sweetheart Lilly is! Love the urban flora and fauna, too. Its nice tomeet other cat lovers. Olga I. Really think you could write/publish your own cat book, you have so many lovely pictures of them.

I am not sure I can write a book of cats but I definitely can make an photo album of them. :-)

Emil Miller

06-12-2010, 06:12 PM

qimissung

06-12-2010, 06:21 PM

I am not sure I can write a book of cats but I definitely can make an photo album of them. :-)

Which is what I meant! :)

Claes, your neighbors cat looks like mine, too!

Agreed, Brian Bean, except for the last part. Although if I was rich I would love to spend some money putting little cat runs up on the walls of my house. How much fun they would have.

Emil Miller

06-14-2010, 08:01 AM

Looking through my stack of photos I found these which you may find interesting.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0021-1.jpg

Lake Lucerne - Switzerland

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0020.jpg

My favourite flowers

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0026-1.jpg

The village of Shipburne in Kent, England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0011.jpg

French policewoman - Paris

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0016-1-1.jpg

Hangzhou - China

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0014-1-1.jpg

Riverboat at Hampton Court - England

Olga4real

06-15-2010, 02:27 AM

We all have our likes and dislikes but it totally defeats me that anyone cannot like cats. As kittens they must surely be the most attractive creatures on earth, but as cats they are the aristocrats of the animal kingdom; suave, lithe and athletic, whilst being mysterious and enigmatic.
I don't look upom my cat as being an animal but as a creature beyond human comprehension, that casts a spell over her human servant. Which doesn't mean that I don't have to chastise her sometimes for killing birds.

Brian I absolutely agree with you and feel puzzled when I meet people who don't like cats. Maybe somebody will laugh at me but I talk to my cats regularly and I am likely to believe that they understand me. Don't chastise your cat for hunting - try to talk to her eye-to-eye seriously it might help. On the other hand hunting is the main instinct in her life - she is a female and all female cats are much better hunters.

Olga4real

06-15-2010, 02:29 AM

Looking through my stack of photos I found these which you may find interesting.

Brian your pictures look like professional! I see you travelled the world. I am a bit envy. LOL

Emil Miller

06-15-2010, 06:46 AM

Well olga, I admit that I also talk to my cat frequently. I don't think that they uderstand exactly what is being said but they do pick up inflections in the voice that tells them whether we are pleased or angry etc. I don't hit my cat but I will shout to stop her catching a bird or a squirell. I know that they are instinctive hunters and are not fully in control of their actions when small creatures come into sight but I feel that I have some responsiblitey to protect them. I regularly put out food for the many birds that come into the garden so I am directly responsible for seeing that they don't come to harm.

I haven't travelled the world but I have been around Europe quite a lot over the years and also visited China a couple of times although I'm afraid I haven't been to Hungary. These days, it has become increasingly difficult travelling abroad on account of the anti-terrorist procedures at airports, so I haven't been anywhere for a couple of years.

TurquoiseSunset

06-15-2010, 07:17 AM

Claes, your neighbour's cat is beautiful!

Brian, I have to agree with Olga and admit to being very envious as well!!

I'm glad to hear there's so many cat lovers on Litnet! I love them too, but I am surrounded by dog-only people most of the time :)

Snowqueen

06-15-2010, 08:51 AM

Brian Bean your pictures are very interesting indeed. I hope we will get to see more photos like these in the future.

Olga and Claes thanks for sharing these are wonderful pictures.

ClaesGefvenberg

06-15-2010, 02:48 PM

I may as well throw a few more pictures in:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3922-1.jpg
Bleeding Hearts.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3897.jpg
Spider on a Strawberry blossom.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3859.jpg
Another close up, but I don't know the name of this one.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3641.jpg
Cheeky hedgehog sticking his tongue out, right beside my mailbox.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3698.jpg
Bear cub at Kolmården Zoo in Norrköping, Sweden.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3703.jpg
...and here is Mama Bear.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3841.jpg
A grey seal, also at Kolmården Zoo.

Emil Miller

06-15-2010, 05:06 PM

Brian Bean your pictures are very interesting indeed. I hope we will get to see more photos like these in the future.

Olga and Claes thanks for sharing these are wonderful pictures.

I am glad you like them. My camera has always accompanied me on journeys since I bought it, so I have quite a lot of pictures. It would seem strange to me if I didn't have a camera to hand when I am travelling and it makes a visit more enjoyable to be able to seek out interesting sights or artifacts as a memento of the trip. I will try to post some others later.

Olga4real

06-16-2010, 11:59 AM

Olga and Claes thanks for sharing these are wonderful pictures.

It's a pleasure for me to have this opportunity to post some of my pictures here to let other people enjoy the beauty I was blessed to notice and record.

Snowqueen

06-16-2010, 12:53 PM

I am glad you like them. My camera has always accompanied me on journeys since I bought it, so I have quite a lot of pictures. It would seem strange to me if I didn't have a camera to hand when I am travelling and it makes a visit more enjoyable to be able to seek out interesting sights or artifacts as a momento of the trip. I will try to post some others later.

Yes you are quite right. I always try to keep my camera with me when I’m traveling. (I travel less though)

It's a pleasure for me to have this opportunity to post some of my pictures here to let other people enjoy the beauty I was blessed to notice and record.

I really like your pictures so keep on posting. :)

Emil Miller

06-16-2010, 05:10 PM

Yes you are quite right. I always try to keep my camera with me when I’m traveling. (I travel less though):)

Yes it's a good idea. Please remember that my travels have been taken over many years and you may still travel much more in the years ahead. Tomorrow, I am going to the South coast of England for the day and I will certainly take some pictures which I hope to show on this thread later on.

Snowqueen

06-17-2010, 10:52 AM

Yes it's a good idea. Please remember that my travels have been taken over many years and you may still travel much more in the years ahead. Tomorrow, I am going to the South coast of England for the day and I will certainly take some pictures which I hope to show on this thread later on.

Oh! Then take a lot of pictures and have fun. Bon voyage.

ClaesGefvenberg

06-17-2010, 04:36 PM

More pictures from Kolmården Zoo:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3721.jpg
Siberian Tiger.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3740.jpg
Chimps in cover during a rain shower.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3773.jpg
Bottle nose Dolphin and trainer.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3792.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3793.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3802.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3804.jpg

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_3824.jpg

Lulim

06-17-2010, 04:41 PM

Great pictures, Claes, but what is the dolphin doing on land in the last one?

Olga4real

06-17-2010, 04:49 PM

Your pictures are just splendid, Claes!

Especially one of tiger, it's a cat too :lol::lol:

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-17-2010, 09:08 PM

I can’t keep up!
We have so many great photos from so many parts of the world.

Olga,
The composition of your first photo is engaging with the rock opening, framing the rugged talus slope beyond. And let’s not forget the cat who looks quite regal and in command of the castle.

I have to say “an unexpected meeting” is my favorite. The cats’ postures and expressions say it all.

Brian
You’re on a roll! Please continue digging up those photos. I recall visiting Lake Lucerne during my 1988 summer Europe trip. By the way, I have been rounding up more photos from the past, many of which are architectural in nature. I’ll place a few on the architecture thread as well.

Claes,
Brilliant clarity! The hedgehog doesn’t seem to be too bothered by your presence which is further demonstrated by sticking the tongue out.
I had mentioned to Brian that I am looking to invest in a decent 35mm DSLR. Currently, I own a Canon compact digital, about four years old now and my old (C-1980) Pentax ME Super 35mm SLR film camera. I’m leaning toward Pentax since I already own several lenses that supposedly will fit a new Pentax. Perhaps we can chat about cameras on the side.

Here are a few random selections many of which are scanned from older film prints:

Detail of Post Office in Fort Worth Texas:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Misc%20Album/FtWorthPostOffice.jpg

Mrs. Gurgle on the Rio Grande Gorge bridge on highway 64 northwest of Taos New Mexico. Looming in the background is a snow storm shrouding the Sangre de Cristo Mountains:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Misc%20Album/RioGrandGorgeBridge.jpg

A Cholla cactus in the landscape gardens at Coronado State Monument
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronado_State_Monument in New Mexico:
(compact digital)

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/IMG_1455.jpg

Gothic period jamb statues at one of several entry portals at ___________. Yes, I have a mystery on my hands. I don’t recall where this is. Clue: After scanning the negatives, I noticed it falls between photos of La Tourette Monastery in France and Barcelona Spain. Taken in 1988.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988/NotreDameStatues.jpg

Gilliatt

ClaesGefvenberg

06-18-2010, 03:21 AM

Great pictures, Claes, but what is the dolphin doing on land in the last one?Just popping up for a quick hello.

Especially one of tiger, it's a cat too :lol::lol:Yep it is, albeit a rather big one.

Perhaps we can chat about cameras on the side. Absolutley: There is in fact an old thread about cameras around here somewhere. Perhaps it is time to revive it? I am not using a SLR these days, btw. I have a Canon Powershot 100, which was a high end pocket camera when I bought it, but is nothing special today.

/Claes

Snowqueen

06-18-2010, 04:52 AM

Your pictures are amazing Claes.

Here is a photo of my little cousin.

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/Kids/IMG.jpg

Janine

06-18-2010, 02:43 PM

Oh SQ, she/he is adorable. This one is of your cousin or your neice? Great closeup shot!

Snowqueen

06-19-2010, 12:51 AM

Oh SQ, she/he is adorable. This one is of your cousin or your neice? Great closeup shot!

Thanks Janine! She is my cousin, my uncle’s daughter.

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-19-2010, 12:07 PM

Thanks Janine! She is my cousin, my uncle’s daughter.

She is wonderful. Is that a small tear I see?
____________________

Here are a few photos of my son taken a few years back at Red River New Mexico.
The photos are scanned from film prints.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/RedRiver2.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/RedRiver1.jpg

Washing down the dust after a long, hard days ride!

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/RedRiver3.jpg

Gilliatt

Emil Miller

06-19-2010, 03:33 PM

Gilliatt,

Your boy looks like a natural horseman. Is that the Lone Ranger I see in the background?

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-19-2010, 03:48 PM

Hehe, Yes, and I'd say he's put on a few pounds, shed the mask and upgraded to sunglasses!

Snowqueen

06-20-2010, 02:53 AM

She is wonderful. Is that a small tear I see?

Thanks Gilliatt and I must say you have a good observation, yes she was in tears when the picture was taken.

Here are a few photos of my son taken a few years back at Red River New Mexico.
The photos are scanned from film prints.

Oh your son is adorable, how old is he now? Is it you riding beside your son?

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-20-2010, 07:54 AM

Thanks Gilliatt and I must say you have a good observation, yes she was in tears when the picture was taken.
Oh your son is adorable, how old is he now? Is it you riding beside your son?

Hehe - In the words of Mies van der Rohe; "God is in the details". I thought she may have been a little upset given the tear and a slight furrow in the brow.

My son is now 15 (God help us) and we were "riding" together. I would say strolling is more accurate.
Gilliatt

Emil Miller

06-20-2010, 10:51 AM

Here are a few more photos taken at various locations throughout the years.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0023.jpg

Mannheim Water Tower - Germany.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0018-1.jpg

Boats at low tide - Devon, England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0022-1.jpg

Basle - Switzerland

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0004-2.jpg

Neue Staatsgallerie art gallery - Berlin.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0027-1.jpg

Me (younger slimline version) on the roof of Milan Cathedral.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0019-1.jpg

Monte Carlo harbour.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0025-1.jpg

Roman baths at Bath - England

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0017-1.jpg

Chinese sailors - Shanghai, China.

ClaesGefvenberg

06-20-2010, 01:06 PM

Here we go again:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4093.jpg
A macro of Forget me nots

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4103.jpg
A minute Field Mouse surprised away from cover.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4109.jpg
The neighbours cat begging for a snack.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4118.jpg
White Water Lily in a nature reserve a couple of miles from home.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4119.jpg
Another macro, but I do not know the name of those (in any language).

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4121.jpg
Grass Snake going for a swim.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4132.jpg
Another macro.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4133.jpg
And another...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4154.jpg
A tiny bug.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4183.jpg
And a Mosquito having a meal... on me! (ouch).

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/IMG_4027.jpg
Since I cannot stay outdors the entire day: A macro of some candy.

/Claes

Lulim

06-20-2010, 01:12 PM

(...)

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4103.jpg
A minute Field Mouse surprised away from cover.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4109.jpg
The neighbours cat begging for a snack.
(...)

Why, it's right above :D

Great pictures, Claes!

@Brian, you are quite a traveller, apparently :) Nice pictures, especially that of the Milan Cathedral.

Emil Miller

06-20-2010, 05:30 PM

@Brian, you are quite a traveller, apparently :) Nice pictures, especially that of the Milan Cathedral.

I'm glad you like the pictures. I have travelled fairly widely, but it's worth remembering that it has been over many years. My earliest pictures were taken with a much cheaper camera than the one I have now, and it shows. Unfortunately, they are firmly stuck into albums and, therefore, cannot be shown on this thread. I do have plenty of other photos and will endeavour to show some of them in due course.

Snowqueen

06-21-2010, 03:36 AM

My son is now 15 (God help us) and we were "riding" together. I would say strolling is more accurate.
Gilliatt

Oh! He is a young lad now. :)

Here are a few more photos taken at various locations throughout the years.

Great variety of pictures there Brian, I hope you had a good visit to the South coast of England too.

Claes how do you manage to take such wonderful close ups?

Emil Miller

06-21-2010, 06:30 AM

Great variety of pictures there Brian, I hope you had a good visit to the South coast of England too.

Thanks. I did have a good trip to the coast and I will show the photos I took when I have them developed.

ClaesGefvenberg

06-21-2010, 08:50 AM

Claes how do you manage to take such wonderful close ups?Thank you... Basically by sheer numbers: I snap a ton of pictures and then sift through the wreckage to find some decent shots among all the mediocre or utterly failed attempts... :smilewinkgrin:

/Claes

Kafka's Crow

06-21-2010, 10:00 AM

Oh the white cliffs!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/62893556.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/f369224c.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/a59539da.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/645e1cd0.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/7710e784.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/679f17cb.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/4c7b0941.jpg

TurquoiseSunset

06-25-2010, 03:59 AM

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4103.jpg
A minute Field Mouse surprised away from cover.

Awe, sweet!

Claes, your pictures are all great! May I ask what camera/attachments you use? Same to you Kafka!

Brian, I'm so jealous of all your travels and your pictures are lovely! :D

Gilliatt, your son is cute! The New Mexico landscape is absolutely beautiful!

ClaesGefvenberg

06-25-2010, 05:58 AM

Certainly: A Canon Powershot SX100 IS. Nothing fancy, but it does the job. The only problems if you can call them that is that it needs more light than a SLR camera, and that you can not change the lens. It was called a high end pocket camera when it came out but these days it is more or less run of the mill.

http://www.dphotonews.com/images/cms/canon_powershot_sx100is_01.jpg

/Claes

papayahed

06-25-2010, 05:06 PM

Certainly: A Canon Powershot SX100 IS. Nothing fancy, but it does the job.

erm, how come my canon powershot doesn't take pictures like that??

kiz_paws

06-26-2010, 12:29 AM

Niamh

06-26-2010, 06:40 AM

Here are a few more photos taken at various locations throughout the years.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0023.jpg

Mannheim Water Tower - Germany.

Fantastic photo Brian!

Here we go again:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4103.jpg
A minute Field Mouse surprised away from cover.

/Claes

So cute!

Oh the white cliffs!

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i72/Raz1/62893556.jpg

that lighthouse looks so out of place the way its dwarfed.

ClaesGefvenberg

06-26-2010, 06:45 AM

erm, how come my canon powershot doesn't take pictures like that??My guess is that it is mainly due to opportunities missed: As I have said before, I bring the camera (ready for action) more often than most people I know, and I also take the shot even when I know that it will probably fail. Thus I snap lots of failed shots, but every once in a while things work out and you get a good shot where you did not expect it.

All things considered: Shoot like crazy, and you will get some great shots out of it.

It also pays to know the camera. I have been through every nook and cranny of the manual and experimented with every single setting, even in ways not described in the manual. Keep experimenting.

/Claes

Lulim

06-26-2010, 06:10 PM

The Garden by night, seen from the kitchen window:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=771&pictureid=7424

Sunset, seen from my kitchen window:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=771&pictureid=7423

And impressions on my walk this morning:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=771&pictureid=7425

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-26-2010, 09:39 PM

The Garden by night, seen from the kitchen window:

And impressions on my walk this morning:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=771&pictureid=7425

Beautiful Lulim. Thanks

Do you have any idea as to the name of that flower ?
Quite unique.

Gilliatt

Lulim

06-27-2010, 01:43 AM

Beautiful Lulim. Thanks

Do you have any idea as to the name of that flower ?
Quite unique.

Gilliatt

It's called Phacelia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phacelia_tanacetifolia). I've never seen it before.

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-27-2010, 10:55 PM

A few more from my past (Europe 1988):

Flowers near Zermatt Switzerland:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988%20through%20a%20Pentax%20ME%20Super/YellowFlowerofZermatt.jpg

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988%20through%20a%20Pentax%20ME%20Super/FlowersaboveZermatt1.jpg

Foothills and mountains near Zermatt:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988%20through%20a%20Pentax%20ME%20Super/ValleyaboveZermatt.jpg

Looking down on the town of Zermatt Switzerland:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988%20through%20a%20Pentax%20ME%20Super/LookingdownonZermat.jpg

Gilliatt

Snowqueen

06-28-2010, 04:27 AM

Great pictures Lulim I loved the sunset.

Gilliatt, the view of these mountains is superb. The pictures are quite old but wonderful.

TurquoiseSunset

06-28-2010, 05:38 AM

Foothills and mountains near Zermatt:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988%20through%20a%20Pentax%20ME%20Super/ValleyaboveZermatt.jpg

Looking down on the town of Zermatt Switzerland:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Europe%201988%20through%20a%20Pentax%20ME%20Super/LookingdownonZermat.jpg

Gilliatt

Wow! I've always wanted to go to Switzerland!

Snowqueen

06-28-2010, 12:44 PM

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/Mangoes.jpg

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/TinyMangoes.jpg

Can anyone guess what are these?

Lulim

06-28-2010, 01:45 PM

Olives? -- great pictures, Snowqueen!

TurquoiseSunset

06-29-2010, 02:32 AM

Can anyone guess what are these?

They almost look like mangoes, but I don't think they are...

Emil Miller

06-29-2010, 04:25 AM

My earlier pictures are all from the dim distant past so I thought I would post these that were taken last week. I hope you find them interesting.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0058.jpg

Old warehouses at Guildford in Surrey, England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0061.jpg

Country footpath in Surrey, England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0059.jpg

My favourite tea mugs.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0060.jpg

The Lamb Inn Eastbourne, Sussex, England .

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0062.jpg

Guildford Castle in Surrey, England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0063.jpg

The rear of the Lamb Inn from St Mary's churchyard, Sussex.

TurquoiseSunset

06-29-2010, 04:50 AM

Great pics Brian, Surrey is really beautiful!!

Ah, I miss summer...

Snowqueen

06-29-2010, 04:55 AM

Olives? -- great pictures, Snowqueen!

Thanks Lulim, but these are not olives, in fact TurquoiseSunset is right they are mangoes, a bit tiny though.

They almost look like mangoes, but I don't think they are...

Good guess TurquoiseSunset how did you find out?

TurquoiseSunset

06-29-2010, 05:01 AM

Good guess TurquoiseSunset how did you find out?

Well, they are shaped like small mangoes (and smooth like them), only green, but I was unsure because I've never actually seen them grow or anything.

Emil Miller

06-29-2010, 09:48 AM

Great pics Brian, Surrey is really beautiful!!

Ah, I miss summer...

Glad you like them, I grabbed the chance to get out and about while our very unpredictable summer was, and still is at the moment, warm and sunny.
Surrey is probably the most beautiful county in England and the picture of the footpath is typical of the scenery. I have often walked that path which eventually leads on to the village of Shere, said to be one of the prettiest in England.

Snowqueen

06-29-2010, 12:13 PM

Great pictures Brian, I also liked your special penguin mugs.

http://i682.photobucket.com/albums/vv183/SheherBano5/DSC06076.jpg

Now they do look like mangoes don't they?

Gilliatt Gurgle

06-29-2010, 11:08 PM

Gilliatt, the view of these mountains is superb. The pictures are quite old but wonderful.

Is that a slight at my age?! I'm not that old! hehe
One could not take a bad photo of Switzerland even if you tried and that includes 20+ year old scratched prints.

Wow! I've always wanted to go to Switzerland!

Travelling solo in Europe (summer of 1988) was a once in a lifetime opportunity that I am truly grateful for.

My earlier pictures are all from the dim distant past so I thought I would post these that were taken last week. I hope you find them interesting.

Old warehouses at Guildford in Surrey, England.

The Lamb Inn Eastbourne, Sussex, England.

Brian,
Wonderful photos as usual.
The old warehopuses reminded me of the Salzspeicher (salt storehouses) of Lübeck located along the Trave River next to the Holstentor.

I noticed the "1180 AD" sign in the photo. It is interesting to compare the level of development there in 1180 to that of North America in 1180 AD --

"Anasazi" ruins in northwest New Mexico. Remains of Pueblo Bonito abandoned approximately 1200:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/IMG_1451.jpg

Gilliatt

Snowqueen

06-30-2010, 12:23 PM

Is that a slight at my age?! I'm not that old! hehe
Gilliatt

Haha...I didn't mean to silght your age, I'm sure you are still a young man. :rolleyes:

Emil Miller

06-30-2010, 01:10 PM

Brian,
Wonderful photos as usual.
The old warehopuses reminded me of the Salzspeicher (salt storehouses) of Lübeck located along the Trave River next to the Holstentor.

I noticed the "1180 AD" sign in the photo. It is interesting to compare the level of development there in 1180 to that of North America in 1180 AD --

"Anasazi" ruins in northwest New Mexico. Remains of Pueblo Bonito abandoned approximately 1200:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chaco%20Culture%20NHS%20and%20New%20Mexico/IMG_1451.jpg

Gilliatt

That's a very interesting photo. It's odd, but although we know that there were people living in America all those centuries ago, I think that many people here in England imagine that the Pilgrim Fathers were the first settlers. The indigenous population had developed an extensive tribal system and, as your picture shows, had already built stone habitats. I doubt that the landscape in that part of the US has changed much since those times and, unlike England, it looks a pretty harsh environment to survive in.

TurquoiseSunset

07-03-2010, 04:06 PM

I've been rumaging around my pictures and realised that I have some nice pics to share with you guys...I won't put them all on in one go though :D

The next photos were taken at the Cederberg moutains (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cederberg).

http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Cederberge/IMG_0344.jpg

Crazy people climb to the top, the sane ones take pictures :lol:
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Cederberge/IMG_0358.jpg

Some rock paintings...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Cederberge/IMG_0347.jpg

View from the 'big rock'...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Cederberge/IMG_0353.jpg

Some caves...
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Cederberge/IMG_0368.jpg

Here I took the picture standing at the entrance of the cave...the view being the 'back door' of the cave :)
http://i1029.photobucket.com/albums/y352/Africa1984/Cederberge/IMG_0396.jpg

Hope you like them!

Zee.

07-03-2010, 10:29 PM

^ I love the rock paintings.

New Zealand -

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Emil Miller

07-04-2010, 04:44 PM

Amazing rock formations Turquoise Sunset, it must be quite a climb to the top but the view is worth it.

Here are a few taken at various places with my trusty Nikon camera.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0029.jpg

WW1 memorial - St James's Park, London

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0040.jpg

Boulevard St Michel - Paris.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0036.jpg

Moated Elizabethan manor - Kent, England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0052-1.jpg

Market place in Darmstadt - Germany.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0034.jpg

Bath - England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0009-1.jpg

Sheep market at Rye, Sussex - England.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0050.jpg

Suzhou - China.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0044.jpg

Windsor Castle - England.

LitNetIsGreat

07-04-2010, 07:01 PM

Great snaps Brian.

JuniperWoolf

07-04-2010, 08:44 PM

I like your mountains, Turquoise. How do they form in big bulks like that? There must have been a sea or something there at one point.

TurquoiseSunset

07-07-2010, 05:14 AM

I like your mountains, Turquoise. How do they form in big bulks like that? There must have been a sea or something there at one point.

Thanks!!
Well, actually those rock formations aren't the mountains...they are rocky outcrops on the moutains. So even though it doesn't look like it (or feel like it when you are there) on the photos we are already on the mountains. It's just a really big moutain range...

The rocks formed partly because of their composition (if that's the right word), which is sandstone and shael, I think, because they are so high up and the climatic conditions and water, like you said :) There are loads of marine fossils actually.

I got some great pics (courtesy of Google) of some of the more famous rock formations...
First up, the Maltese Cross.
http://www.genetnaturetours.co.za/images/walks/large/Cederberg%20-%20Maltese%20Cross.jpg

The Wolfberg Arch.
http://livethejourney.co.za/wp-content/uploads//2009/08/Cederberg-Wolfberg-Arch.JPG

The Wolfberg cracks.
http://www.africanbikers.com/files/wolfberg_cracks.jpg

You see, since we were there for a weekend we only had time to see the rock paintings near Kromrivier (on my pics) and that was it. We went there on the Saturday to explore and the Sunday morning we went horse riding...the rest of the weekend was spent in the car getting there and going home :D. I'm hoping to go back and take my own pictures of these formations soon!

*Edit*
Brian, your pics are great as always!

Snowqueen

07-07-2010, 07:59 AM

Amazing pictures Turquoisesunset and the last one is awe-inspiring.

TurquoiseSunset

07-07-2010, 08:01 AM

Amazing pictures Turquoisesunset and the last one is awe-inspiring.

Thanks :D

Gilliatt Gurgle

07-07-2010, 09:49 PM

Turquoise,
Wonderful vistas and landscape there!
The sandstone outcroppings, colors and arches are reminiscent of the southwestern U.S., such as New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.

Wiki link to Arches National Park, Utah (scroll down to photo gallery)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arches_National_Park

Wiki link to Canyon de Chelly in Arizona: (scroll down to the photo gallery)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canyon_de_Chelly_National_Monument

Brian,
Great photos.
I particularly enjoyed the market in Darmstadt. You captured the character of a scene played out countless number of times over many centuries. We have a produce vendor in a casual stance either receiving an earful about the high price of his squash or perhaps we are witnessing an amiable chat about the weather.

I finally threw in the towel and purchased a new Pentax K-7 DSLR camera. Here are a few shots from its maiden voyage:

Smoke Bomb:
My son is holding the smoke bomb, while my niece and nephew find their way.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0098.jpg

Lizard:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0036.jpg

Water Lily:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0058.jpg

Fountain:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0120.jpg

Flowers (??):

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0126.jpg

Hope you enjoy.
Gilliatt

Emil Miller

07-08-2010, 05:14 AM

Gilliatt,

Thanks for the DSLR photos, they are very good examples and comparable to those shown in advertisements for this type of camera. The one with the firework is brilliant in both senses of the word. I can see why you wanted your Pentax K7, I hope you have a lot of fun with it.

Emil Miller

07-12-2010, 04:55 PM

As this is a literature forum, I thought I would post a few literary locations.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0008-2.jpg

Somerset Maugham's villa in the South of France.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0010-2.jpg

Thomas Hardy's residence from 1878-1881, London.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0009-2.jpg

The house where John Keats died, Rome.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0018-2.jpg

Guy de Maupassant's grave, Montparnasse, Paris.

http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss260/brianbean/scan0007-4.jpg

George Orwell's prep school, Eastbourne, England.

ClaesGefvenberg

07-18-2010, 01:00 PM

The scenic route to work:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4288.jpg
The Bike: A new Scott Aspect.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4289.jpg
Part of the scenery beside the river.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4290.jpg
River Scenery

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4291.jpg
The river follows the track.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4293.jpg
The track. Now imagine what it looks like in January...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4296.jpg
Fields on the other side of the track.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4302.jpg
Flowers..

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4305.jpg
The scenic part of the route ends here, at a bridge across the E20 motorway.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Eskilstuna/IMG_4306.jpg
If I am in no hurry I may skip the bridge and go through this wetland instead ( Slight detour).
It is not obvious from the picture, but this wetland, home for lots of birds is artificial, and part of... The local sewers.

/Claes

LitNetIsGreat

07-18-2010, 01:26 PM

Great photos all. I love literary connections, more of those people please!

I had Wilde's house in Merrion Square on an old phone and saved online and they both crashed!!! There is something to be said for hard copies, i.e real photos sometimes... Never mind, I have a picture of his house framed on the wall at the top of the stairs, which I bought from a artist while I was over there.

Emil Miller

07-18-2010, 05:24 PM

Claes you are a very lucky person to be able to cycle to work in such attractive surroundings. If you have been to London you may already know that travelling to work in the rush hour is nothing short of hell on earth. The only downside that I could see in your excellent pictures is the ubiquitous Macdonald's sign when you get to the motorway. Apart from that, everything is as natural as one could wish. However, your earlier pictures of winter conditions make me wonder how you get through the snow in the winter.

LitNetIsGreat

07-18-2010, 06:57 PM

Yes it looks a great cycle to work, I thought that, but sure, unfortunately those "golden" Ms are everywhere!

ClaesGefvenberg

07-19-2010, 07:05 AM

Claes you are a very lucky person to be able to cycle to work in such attractive surroundings.Yes, I am and I know it
If you have been to London you may already know that travelling to work in the rush hour is nothing short of hell on earth.Yes, I have been there, and I suppose it's the same in all larger cities.
However, your earlier pictures of winter conditions make me wonder how you get through the snow in the winter.Yes, you got me there. The answer is: With considerable force and extensive use of the "granny gears" and studded tyres. I have to keep warm in some way, right? :cold:

unfortunately those "golden" Ms are everywhere!True, but I usually look the other way. :D

Olga4real

07-27-2010, 04:02 PM

I haven't posted anything on this thread but regularly look at the pictures of other people. This is my favourite thread.
Brian, your pictures as usual remarkable. Claes yours are so bright! Lulim and Gilliatt yours are so colourful!
Kafka's Crow, TurquoiseSunset and Snowqueen your pictures are fascinating!

I would like to share a picture of one of my cats.
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1529&d=1280043108

Emil Miller

07-27-2010, 05:08 PM

ClaesGefvenberg

07-27-2010, 05:54 PM

Great shot of your cat, Olga :thumbsup: He looks just like my neighbours mog.

Ok, here comes a mixed batch:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4211.jpg
Close up of a Clover flower.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Creative%20stuff/IMG_4226.jpg
A different kind of flower: These are made of glass, and quite small.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Creative%20stuff/IMG_4230.jpg
A stilleben. Fruit on a glass plate.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Stockholm/IMG_4362.jpg
A girl in a sea kayak, right outside City Hall in Stockholm.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Stockholm/IMG_4373.jpg
A member of the palace Guard in Stockholm. She did not move a muscle during the five minutes we stood there.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Stockholm/IMG_4387.jpg
Stockholm Old Town with Storkyrkan or Sankt Nikolai Church in the background.
It is the oldest church in Stockholm, first mentioned in writing in 1279.
It is also where our Crown Princess Victoria and her Daniel were married recently.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Stockholm/IMG_4390.jpg
Another Stockholm view, taken from right outside the Royal Castle.
Notice the fishing boats? They are for Smelt fishing. You can also see
Salmon fishing here, and an otter lived right beside the parliament
a few years ago. All in all, the water quality is pretty good.

/Claes

Paulclem

07-27-2010, 06:08 PM

Great pictures Brian and Claes. it's always worth dropping by here.

Virgil

07-27-2010, 07:22 PM

Great pictures every one! Especially you Claes. I really like the girl in the kayak. What a pretty looking thing. And the picture isn't bad either. :D Seriously the glitter off the water is fabulous. :)

TurquoiseSunset

07-28-2010, 02:47 AM

Great pics Brian, Claes and Olga!

@Claes - I really love the photo "taken from right outside the Royal Castle." It's beautiful! I also love all your nature shots!
@Brian - The photo of the building where Keats died is stunning!
@Olga - Your cat is super cute!

Emil Miller

07-30-2010, 09:49 AM

Some people.

http://a.imageshack.us/img841/4995/scan0034.jpg

Gerda Dauber: Berlin

http://a.imageshack.us/img84/628/scan0034o.jpg

Frank Bowery: Autobahn in Germany

http://a.imageshack.us/img191/8411/scan0034wx.jpg

Police Officer: Rome

http://a.imageshack.us/img844/4995/scan0034.jpg

In conversation with Marlies Rauchfuss: Munich

http://a.imageshack.us/img832/3559/scan0027y.jpg

Maurizio Franco: Paris

http://a.imageshack.us/img828/9110/scan0030.jpg

Woman haggling with shopkeeper: Bellagio - Italy

http://a.imageshack.us/img638/8930/scan0034f.jpg

Zu Jin: London

http://a.imageshack.us/img651/9848/scan0029.jpg

Street Musician: Heidelberg

Gilliatt Gurgle

07-31-2010, 10:21 PM

Some people.

Brian,
Thank you again for sharing bit of your past along with the friends and acquaintances that helped shape it. Your photos provide us with cultural vignettes from your many and varied travels.
I’m particularly fond of your:

“In conversation with Marlies Rauchfuss: Munich”. Does that mean “you” that we see in conversation? Must have been quite an intellectual conversation, what with the apparent empty beer bottle, a couple of substantial books at hand and drafting utensils hanging from the wall.

“Woman haggling with shopkeeper: Bellagio – Italy” I passed many similar episodes such as this while wandering Italy.

“Zu Jin: London” - Is this the charming little girl we saw earlier in this thread or related in some way?

Gilliatt

qimissung

08-01-2010, 01:00 AM

.Claes, Stockholm is beautiful, especially as seen through the lens of your camera! I, too, disliked the McDonald's sign.

BrianBean, your pictures and the cryptic captions are intriguing. I especially liked the street musician and the woman haggling.

Emil Miller

08-01-2010, 06:54 AM

Brian,
Thank you again for sharing bit of your past along with the friends and acquaintances that helped shape it. Your photos provide us with cultural vignettes from your many and varied travels.
I’m particularly fond of your:

“In conversation with Marlies Rauchfuss: Munich”. Does that mean “you” that we see in conversation? Must have been quite an intellectual conversation, what with the apparent empty beer bottle, a couple of substantial books at hand and drafting utensils hanging from the wall.

“Woman haggling with shopkeeper: Bellagio – Italy” I passed many similar episodes such as this while wandering Italy.

“Zu Jin: London” - Is this the charming little girl we saw earlier in this thread or related in some way?

Gilliatt

Glad you found the photos of some interest. This thread has caused me to look through a stack of old pictures that have lain unnoticed for years. I thought it might be a good idea to show some where the subject matter was people rather than what I have already posted.

Yes that's me in the photo. Marlies was a very close friend of mine when I was living in Germany. The picture was taken in the house of a mutual friend but I don't recall what the conversation was about. As for the beer bottle, there were a lot of those around when I was over there.

The picture of the couple bargaining outside the antique shop was taken on a holiday in the Italian lake district near Lake Como. You're right, Italy's a great place for photographing people.

Zu Jin isn't related to Jaini Ho, she was studying English in London when I met her and we became close friends before she returned to China. I met her subsequently when she came to the UK as an interpreter for a Chinese trade mission, but it was only for one evening as they were leaving for Germany shortly thereafter.

Gilliatt Gurgle

08-04-2010, 08:47 PM

Another from the “old” camera taken about ten years ago.
My son and “Deruchette”, our home built canoe, taking a break from paddling.
The water was a bit murky due to a recent flood.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Misc%20Album/SonandCanoe.jpg

Flooding Creek (w/ new Pentax):

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0167.jpg

For comparison, this is the same view I posted back in February (w/ Canon compact digital).
Notice the difference in the amount of water:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Snow%2002%2011%2010/IMG_1381.jpg

Yellow Garden Spider (w/ new Pentax):

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0196.jpg

Same spider and web :

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0200.jpg

Gilliatt

TurquoiseSunset

08-05-2010, 02:15 AM

Great pics Gilliat!!
:cheers2:

qimissung

08-05-2010, 07:59 AM

Wow! Awesome pictures, Gilliatt! Where did you say you lived? That creek is bea-u-tee-full!!!

Snowqueen

08-06-2010, 10:21 AM

The pictures are breath taking Gilliatt. Is it a lake or pond?

Emil Miller

08-06-2010, 12:09 PM

I see you are making great use of the new camera Gilliatt, I'm looking forward to any that you might take in Chicago. I will try to post some taken a few weeks back on trips out of London.

Virgil

08-06-2010, 05:03 PM

Gilliatt Gurgle

08-06-2010, 08:06 PM

Great pics Gilliat!!
:cheers2:

Thanks TS – Glad you enjoyed

Wow! Awesome pictures, Gilliatt! Where did you say you lived? That creek is bea-u-tee-full!!!

Qimissung Thanks – I seem to recall where you live. I am several miles north of you, to the west of I-35 near Lake Lewisville. The top photo was taken along the banks of the Trinity River that runs north of Denton, Texas. This particular section of the river is approximately 15 miles long and connects two lakes, Lake Ray Roberts and Lake Lewisville. Qimissung, you may be familiar with the “Ray Roberts Greenbelt” trail:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/park_maps/pwd_mp_p4503_176a.pdf

The pictures are breath taking Gilliatt. Is it a lake or pond?

Thanks Snowqueen . Glad you like them. The top photo is part of the Trinity river. See description above.
The 2nd and 3rd photos show the creek that runs by our house. Our yard is on the right side of the creek.

I see you are making great use of the new camera Gilliatt, I'm looking forward to any that you might take in Chicago. I will try to post some taken a few weeks back on trips out of London.

Thanks Brian. I am back in Rockford for my second of many, three week stints and as promised, the new camera is here. Perhaps Sunday ?? will find me in Chicago.

Wow, Gilliatt, they are awesome. That one especially is top notch. If only the child wasn't in the picture I think it would be the perfect pictures of a stream.

Thanks Virgil, but I wouldn’t have changed a thing. It was one of those special moments with your children (I’m including the canoe) that had to be captured against the backdrop of a tree lined, hazy, lazy stream. The fallen Willow you see became the object of many adventures.
Otherwise, I think I see your point; humans have a knack for cluttering things up.

Gilliatt

qimissung

08-06-2010, 10:10 PM

Sometimes I might agree that having people in a picture might clutter up a beautiful scene, but not in this instance; in fact I think it enhances and makes lively a scene that might seem rather sterile without him. :)

Virgil

08-07-2010, 08:40 AM

Gilliatt Gurgle

08-11-2010, 06:30 PM

A few more with the new camera, taken along the running trail I found while away on business:

Monarch butterfly on Swamp Milkweed:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0259.jpg

Queen Anne's Lace:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0239.jpg

A** end of Bee on Thistle:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0228.jpg

Bee on Common Teasel:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Pentax%20K-7%20Trial%20Run/IMGP0266.jpg

Gilliatt

The Comedian

08-11-2010, 10:52 PM

Nice photos Gilliatt! The garden spider is my favorite of the bunch. And of the group, I've always enjoyed photos that make the small and common vibrant and grand.

Emil Miller

08-13-2010, 05:39 AM

You're going great guns with the digital Gilliatt. Looks like you're giving Claes a bit of competition in the close-up department.

ClaesGefvenberg

08-15-2010, 11:53 AM

You're going great guns with the digital Gilliatt. Looks like you're giving Claes a bit of competition in the close-up department.And about time too. Great shots, Gilliatt. You seem to be getting along fine with your new camera.

/Claes

Gilliatt Gurgle

08-18-2010, 12:25 PM

Thanks guys !

I finally managed to spend a day in Chicago this past Sunday.
So.....

A few photos from a day spent in Chicago this past Sunday.
These first groups of photos were taken at Millennium Park utilizing the “Cloud Gate” sculpture as a prop.
“Cloud Gate” was created by artist Anish Kapoor

http://www.millenniumpark.org/artandarchitecture/cloud_gate.html

“Aon Center Eclipse”
Cloud Gate in the guise of Mercury eclipsing the Aon Center building. (unaltered original image):

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/JellyBean04.jpg

“Aon Center Eclipse” w/ B&W filter applied:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/JellyBean05.jpg

“Caught in a Cloud” (That’s me in the lower right corner) :

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/JellyBean01.jpg

Overall view of “Cloud Gate”:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/JellyBean02.jpg

“Roswell Mystery Cover Up – A Reflection of the Alien World”

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/JellyBean03.jpg

A few from the Oriental Institute Museum at the University of Chicago: http://oi.uchicago.edu/museum/

From Khorsabad ancient Mesopotamia.
Relief sculptures that once lined the throne room façade in the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721-705 B.C.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/OrientalInst03.jpg

From Khorsabad ancient Mesopotamia.
Detail of hands from relief sculptures that once lined the throne room façade in the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721-705 B.C.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/OrientalInst02.jpg

From Khorsabad ancient Mesopotamia Human headed winged bull that that once lined the throne room façade in the palace of the Assyrian king Sargon II, who ruled from 721-705 B.C.

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/OrientalInst01.jpg

Head of bull from Persepolis ancient Persia that once guarded the “Hundred Columns Hall”
From 520 bc to 331 bc

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/ae114/tabuka1/Chicago%20August%2015%202010/OrientalInst08.jpg

Gilliatt

ClaesGefvenberg

08-18-2010, 05:28 PM

Some pictures from my latest visit to the Swedish Airforce Museum:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4803.jpg
SAAB 39 Griffin prototype.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4839.jpg
SAAB 37 Viggen

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4822.jpg
SAAB 35 Draken

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4831.jpg
SAAB 29 Flying Barrel

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4828.jpg
SAAB 105 trainer. I have a story about a couple of those:

One day many years ago I was flying a glider at 4000 feet, calmly minding
my own business when two 105's targeted me for a mock attack and
boomed past me, one on each side. I nearly soiled myself. They appeared
out of nowhere and were quite noisy :eek:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4791.jpg
SAAB 21. A somewhat unorthodox design using a pusher prop configuration.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4788.jpg
Another angle of the SAAB 21.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4807.jpg
SAAB 21R. When SAAB got their hands on their first jet engine they promptly
redesigned the previously prop driven SAAB 21: They chucked the piston
engine out, bolted the jet engine on, moved the vertical stabilizer up a bit
to avoid frying it with the jet blast, and hey presto: SAAB's first jet aircraft.

Btw: Have those of you familiar with SAAB Automobiles ever wondered where the name came from?
It stands for Svenska Aeroplan AB - Swedish Aeroplane Ltd.
The company did not start out building cars. That came later.

/Claes

Virgil

08-18-2010, 07:16 PM

Wonderful pictures Claes. I didn't know what SAAB stood for. Now I will never forget. Hey, that Flying Barrell plane looks really odd. What's its function? Why is it built that way?

ClaesGefvenberg

08-19-2010, 03:24 AM

Wonderful pictures Claes. I didn't know what SAAB stood for. Now I will never forget. Hey, that Flying Barrell plane looks really odd. What's its function? Why is it built that way?It's not as odd as it looks: First of all it is old. the original spec is from 1945(!), and it entered squadron service in 1950. Its wide "tummy" is a result of the fact that its De Havilland Ghost engine was very wide. The type saw action with UN forces in Congo.

It was the first post WWII jet fighter with swept wings to become operative in western europe and is of the same generation as the similar MiG-15 & F-86 Sabre. It was also faster than it looks: A pair of S 29Cs set a world record for a 1000 km closed circuit on March 23:rd 1955 with 900.6 km/h (the previous record being 822 km/h set by a RAF Gloster Meteor in 1950). You can read more about it here: J29 Tunnan (http://www.fighter-planes.com/info/j29.htm)

/Claes

miss tenderness

08-21-2010, 05:08 PM

My sister's daughter:ladysman:

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The French Village in Malysia :

http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/6577/dsc00087.gif (http://img682.imageshack.us/i/dsc00087.gif/)

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Wafi Mall in Dubai :

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Dubai Mall :

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6375/dsc02108.gif (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/dsc02108.gif/)

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Paulclem

08-21-2010, 06:58 PM

Great pictures Gilliat, Claes and Miss.

Virgil

08-21-2010, 07:30 PM

My sister's daughter:ladysman:

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4594/200906052490002.gif (http://img829.imageshack.us/i/200906052490002.gif/)

Ah, she's beautiful Miss T. Nice to see you back and nice pictures. :)

Lulim

08-22-2010, 01:09 AM

(...)
Dubai Mall :

http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/6375/dsc02108.gif (http://img843.imageshack.us/i/dsc02108.gif/)

Miss Tenderness, those are no real people, jumping down that waterfall on the left side? -- Very nice pictures :)

Olga4real

08-22-2010, 05:01 AM

I took these pictures this morning and send them to all people who like roses:
http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1589&stc=1&d=1282467012

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1590&stc=1&d=1282467462

Virgil

08-22-2010, 08:11 AM

Lovely roses Olga. :)

Olga4real

08-22-2010, 04:35 PM

Thank you Virgil, I know that my pictures are not as good as Gilliatt`s Claes` or Miss`.

Here are one taken in the afternoon and as you can see new flowers opened during the day:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1595&stc=1&d=1282508808

And some red roses:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1596&stc=1&d=1282509175

Olga4real

08-22-2010, 05:16 PM

Almost forgot I took these pictures on Friday:

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1597&stc=1&d=1282511438

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=1598&stc=1&d=1282511438

Gilliatt Gurgle

08-22-2010, 08:07 PM

Some pictures from my latest visit to the Swedish Airforce Museum:

SAAB 35 Draken

One day many years ago I was flying a glider at 4000 feet, calmly minding
my own business when two 105's targeted me for a mock attack and
boomed past me, one on each side. I nearly soiled myself. They appeared
out of nowhere and were quite noisy

I always admired the design of the "Draken". I believe I had a toy Draken when younger and great story by the way.

The French Village in Malysia :

"French village in Malaysia" -it is a small world!

Almost forgot I took these pictures on Friday:

Forgive my ignorance, but who is the subject of those last two photos?

Thanks all for sharing.

Gilliatt

Leland Gaunt

08-22-2010, 09:11 PM

Those Dubai and Chicago pics were wonderful.

I'd post some from my recent road trip but they won't upload.:(

Edit:
By the power of grayskull! That's Susan Boyle, isn't it?

Olga4real

08-23-2010, 04:08 PM

Those Dubai and Chicago pics were wonderful.

I'd post some from my recent road trip but they won't upload.:(

Edit:
By the power of grayskull! That's Susan Boyle, isn't it?

Can`t wait for the pictures from your trip!

I don`t know what does it mean "By the power of grayskull" but yes it is her Susan Boyle, I met her accidentally and she was very nice and friendly with people she didn`t behave as a star. I didn`t know much about her before because in Hungary very few people know her I read an article about her about a year ago but from now it will change.

ClaesGefvenberg

08-23-2010, 04:45 PM

Some more pictures from this years vacation:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4439.jpg
I already posted this picture of the neighbours mog in Olga's pet pictures (http://www.online-literature.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53729) thread, bet here he is again.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4465.jpg
Wild Strawberry

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4467.jpg
Droplets on a leaf

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4478.jpg
Close-up of a quite common flower, but I cannot remember the name.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4488.jpg
Another close-up.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4490.jpg
Just a snail

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4494.jpg
Raspberry.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Djur%20och%20natur/IMG_4508.jpg
Trout.

/Claes

Virgil

08-23-2010, 08:27 PM

I don`t know what does it mean "By the power of grayskull" but yes it is her Susan Boyle, I met her accidentally and she was very nice and friendly with people she didn`t behave as a star.

There is something about Susan Boyle that really endears me to her. I really love her voice. I have her album and it's beautiful. I highly recommend it.

Leland Gaunt

08-24-2010, 01:36 AM

Can`t wait for the pictures from your trip!

I don`t know what does it mean "By the power of grayskull" but yes it is her Susan Boyle, I met her accidentally and she was very nice and friendly with people she didn`t behave as a star. I didn`t know much about her before because in Hungary very few people know her I read an article about her about a year ago but from now it will change.
I'll try to make them work tomorrow.

Haha, neither do I to be honest. I just remember that line from the movie Hot Fuzz.

Nice pics Claev, I like the close ups. The details revealed are fantastic.

ClaesGefvenberg

08-24-2010, 05:08 AM

Back to the aircraft, perhaps? My last batch was exclusively about SAAB aircraft, but there is more, of course:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4740.jpg
Early aero engine.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4744.jpg
A truly spartan cockpit (if you can call it that) of one of the earliest aircraft of the Swedish Airforce.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4749.jpg
A beautifuly restored old Heinkel.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4755.jpg
A Gloster Gladiator in Finnish livery.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4757.jpg
Interesting detail: Skis brought along on missions...

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4769.jpg
Fiat C.R. 42 Falco.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4778.jpg
Business end of a North American P- 51D Mustang

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4781.jpg
FFVS J22. A Swedish product that came into being due to the problems involved with importing anything during WWII.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4832.jpg
Hawker Hunter. An early jet, and a really beautiful aircraft.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Aircraft%20old%20and%20new/IMG_4838.jpg
Spitfire PR Mk XIX. Popular among the pilots, as it was able to give the early jets a run for their money.
Interesting fact: The prop is in fact wooden! The reason was that the contraption was rather front heavy and tended to chew tarmac if brakes
were applied too heavily. The wooden prop bashed its tips off instead of ruining the engine when that happened.

/Claes

Olga4real

08-24-2010, 11:19 AM

Your pictures are amazing Claes, as usual but the first series those close-ups with raspberry and unknown flowers just are marvelous!

Virgil

08-24-2010, 09:22 PM

Excellent pictures Claes. Those old planes were beautiful.

Pensive

08-28-2010, 04:25 PM

Wonderful additions, everyone! :banana:

My sister's daughter:ladysman:

http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/4594/200906052490002.gif (http://img829.imageshack.us/i/200906052490002.gif/)

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Awwwww she's such a cutie! :)

Olga4real

08-28-2010, 05:09 PM

As I promised to some people I post some pictures taken during my trip to London. Never enough!

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=998&pictureid=7851

http://www.online-literature.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=998&pictureid=7844

I have some more to show but it takes time to upload.
I also have more in my album on my profile page.

ClaesGefvenberg

08-29-2010, 06:17 AM

Some random pictures from Gothemburg:

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4442.jpg
Sunday morning runners.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4624.jpg
Bird gathering near the harbour.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4626.jpg
Haga quarters

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4639.jpg
International Market

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4644.jpg
International Market

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4643.jpg
International Market

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4701.jpg
Not so nice: Aftermath of a robbery.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4718.jpg
Tram.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4724.jpg
Detail of a statue of Gustav II Adolf.

http://i119.photobucket.com/albums/o127/ClaesG/Gothemburg/IMG_4730.jpg
Rooftop Pool.

Emil Miller

08-29-2010, 06:27 AM

Here are some shots I took earlier this summer.

The beach at Eastbourne on the south coast of England.

http://a.imageshack.us/img340/126/scan0010gr.jpg

The river Thames as it enters Kingston.

http://a.imageshack.us/img837/9801/scan0002y.jpg

Modern apartment block in Eastbourne.

http://a.imageshack.us/img401/461/scan0006jf.jpg

Sea and cliffs at Eastbourne.

http://a.imageshack.us/img37/1689/scan0009ub.jpg

Hampton Court palace.

http://a.imageshack.us/img84/6268/scan0004c.jpg

Another shot of the beach at Eastbourne.

http://a.imageshack.us/img683/7176/scan0001tmg.jpg

Kingston a market town near London.

http://a.imageshack.us/img580/3889/scan0007r.jpg

Scenic view of the coast.

http://a.imageshack.us/img13/5000/scan0003jj.jpg