A Lark Ascending Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) Nice shot above (except it's no longer above but on the previous page). ********************* First proper walk of 2016...three months earlier than 2015. The Derbyshire Peak District between Ashford in the Water and Monsall Head. Looking into the low-lying sun towards the tree clumps is very eerie. The area is covered in Prehistoric remains - stone circles, barrows etc - and you get a real sense of the past there. Edited January 31, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Posted February 1, 2016 Bugger! I just ordered a Russian bride. ****************** 7 hours ago, Tim McG said: Budapest, Hungary Very nice. I like the framing through the pillars. Quite hard to do...I often end up with illuminated pillars and a bleached background. Quote
BillF Posted February 1, 2016 Report Posted February 1, 2016 (edited) 16 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Nice shot above (except it's no longer above but on the previous page). ********************* First proper walk of 2016...three months earlier than 2015. The Derbyshire Peak District between Ashford in the Water and Monsall Head. Looking into the low-lying sun towards the tree clumps is very eerie. The area is covered in Prehistoric remains - stone circles, barrows etc - and you get a real sense of the past there. I was last there in the 60s when I went through the area and over that viaduct (now a footpath) on a train fro Manchester to Leicester IIRC. Ah, the passage of time! Edited February 1, 2016 by BillF Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Posted February 1, 2016 I'd not been for about 20 years...hadn't walked it for at least 30. I don't think the tunnel was open then but you can now walk or cycle through it. Surprising number of people there for a January day - taking advantage of the gap between Gertrude and Henry. Quote
Tim McG Posted February 2, 2016 Report Posted February 2, 2016 16 hours ago, A Lark Ascending said: Bugger! I just ordered a Russian bride. ****************** Very nice. I like the framing through the pillars. Quite hard to do...I often end up with illuminated pillars and a bleached background. The lighting was just right and I got lucky on this one. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Posted February 3, 2016 On 2/2/2016 at 0:13 AM, Tim McG said: The lighting was just right and I got lucky on this one. One of the beauties of digital photography is that you can take several at different settings without it costing you an arm and a leg as it did back in the olden days....sometimes it happens! New England: one of the Earth’s greatest spectacles http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2016/feb/02/new-england-one-of-the-earths-greatest-spectacles-in-pictures Wrong season, I know. But these shots are beautiful - there's a wonderful sequence at the bottom of the page linked above showing a single tree across the seasons. Very Monet (well, on a longer time scale!)! Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Posted February 4, 2016 Derbyshire, England - A horse wears a warm coat following snowfall on the hilltops between Glossop and Buxton http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/feb/03/photo-highlights-of-the-day-a-rush-hour-raccoon-a-duchess-glasses As I was driving to Sheffield yesterday you could see the Derbyshire hills behind sprinkled with snow. Snow free in Sheffield and north Notts. What a difference a bit of altitude can make. Quote
Tim McG Posted February 8, 2016 Report Posted February 8, 2016 Shot from space today by Scott Kelly on the ISS: Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Caspar David Friedrich - Meadows near Greifswald My favourite painter. Just had a mouse mat delivered from Amazon Germany with this on. Pretentious? Ich? https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caspar_David_Friedrich_-_Meadows_near_Greifswald_-_WGA8267.jpg Edited February 9, 2016 by A Lark Ascending Quote
Shawn Posted February 11, 2016 Report Posted February 11, 2016 I love this shot. Photo by Eric Smith. Coyote in the Hollywood Hills. Quote
Shawn Posted February 12, 2016 Report Posted February 12, 2016 Stretching the definition a little to include this gorgeous video of Los Angeles locations taken by drone. Lots of lovely architecture and urban artwork. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Posted February 19, 2016 Kolomna, Russia: A woman walks through snow near the Holy Trinity New-Golutvin Convent inside the Kolomna Kremlin http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/feb/12/photo-highlights-of-the-day-tea-with-merkel-and-new-york-fashion Tokyo, Japan: A woman in traditional clothing pauses during a wedding photo session at Hamarikyu Gardens http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/feb/16/photo-highlights-of-the-day-amputees-in-fashion-and-wintry-weather Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Posted February 27, 2016 The "snow moon" rising on 22 February, at Roker Pier, Sunderland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35631557 Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Posted March 2, 2016 Duchang, China: Swans fly at dusk http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/mar/01/photo-highlights-of-the-day-carolina-police-korean-independence San Francisco, US: Fog blankets the Golden Gate bridge and Alcatraz Island at sunset http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/feb/29/photo-highlights-of-the-day-refugees-on-the-move-and-a-kkk-rally Ofterschwang, Germany: The sun shines through fog rising from a snowy forest on the Ofterschwanger Horn mountain (Very Richard Strauss...or, maybe, Julie Andrews). http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/feb/26/photo-highlights-of-the-day-elections-and-revolutionaries Germaringen, Germany: A cluster of trees in the snow, seen through a window pane covered in raindrops http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/feb/25/photo-highlights-of-the-day-a-berlin-jogger-and-a-bollywood-star Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 3, 2016 Author Report Posted March 3, 2016 Buxton, England: A walker makes his way through snow in Derbyshire, as forecasters said Storm Jake may bring ice, snow and 70mph winds http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/mar/02/photo-highlights-of-the-day-london-smoke-bombs-and-a-spanish-tenor Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Posted March 4, 2016 Three black cows: Staraya Erikla, Ulyanovsk, Russia - ‘After evening rain and a foggy morning, the sun rose over the autumn plain, and three black cows appeared through the mist.’ Catch the sunset: Vietnam - A fishermen tosses his net. http://www.theguardian.com/travel/gallery/2016/mar/03/smithsonian-13th-annual-photo-contest-in-pictures Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Posted March 9, 2016 Conwy, Wales: A starling murmuration ascends over RSPB Conwy. Most of the birds will soon return to mainland Europe, Scandinavia and Russia after spending the winter at the site. Photograph: Richard Bowler/REX/Shutterstock Now't beats a good murmuration http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/mar/07/photo-highlights-of-the-day-dog-races-and-rolling-horses Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Posted March 10, 2016 Other pictures from the recent eclipse seen in the southern hemisphere here: https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2016/mar/09/total-solar-eclipse-thousands-gather-across-asia-and-australia-in-pictures Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Posted March 11, 2016 Islamabad, Pakistan: A man walks with his daughter at a park where trees are in blossom for spring Photograph: B.K. Bangash/AP http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2016/mar/09/photo-highlights-george-martin-tributes-solar-eclipse Quote
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