A Lark Ascending Posted January 31, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Budapest, Hungary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillF Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 1, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted February 2, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 3, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 4, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim McG Posted February 8, 2016 Report Share Posted February 8, 2016 Shot from space today by Scott Kelly on the ISS: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 9, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shawn Posted February 11, 2016 Report Share Posted February 11, 2016 I love this shot. Photo by Eric Smith. Coyote in the Hollywood Hills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted February 12, 2016 Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted February 19, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted February 19, 2016 Report Share Posted February 19, 2016 Tough choice, but I pick "B". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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A Lark Ascending Posted February 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2016 The "snow moon" rising on 22 February, at Roker Pier, Sunderland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/features/35631557 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 2, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 3, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 4, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 9, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 10, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 11, 2016 Author Report Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted March 11, 2016 Report Share Posted March 11, 2016 The gap is wide.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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