Post pictures of anything, with comment...couple words.

[Keith_W]

That must be a pretty recent picture. The last time I visited was in 2019, the spires were still covered with scaffolding.

 

[LTig]

That must be a pretty recent picture. The last time I visited was in 2019, the spires were still covered with scaffolding.

I think it's mostly finished by now. Haven't been there but I've read that the entrance fee is very high due to extreme demand.

 

[Keith_W]

I think it's mostly finished by now. Haven't been there but I've read that the entrance fee is very high due to extreme demand.

I can't remember how much I paid the last time I was there. But you can buy tickets online and the price does not seem that unreasonable:

The price goes up to 40 Euros if you want the guided tour and tower visit.

I don't mind paying high ticket prices. This thing is an international cultural treasure, and I am more than happy to help fund its construction.

 

[LTig]

I can't remember how much I paid the last time I was there. But you can buy tickets online and the price does not seem that unreasonable:

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The price goes up to 40 Euros if you want the guided tour and tower visit.

I don't mind paying high ticket prices. This thing is an international cultural treasure, and I am more than happy to help fund its construction.

Then I was wrong, I had 55 € in mind.

 

[MTZ]

I always wanted to photograph a Kingfisher.
Guess what, in our own backyard.

 

[Ken1951]

I always wanted to photograph a Kingfisher.
Guess what, in our own backyard.
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I cannot "Like" this enough! Seeing one of these when we were visiting Ireland and went out on a birding trip with a guide was a huge thrill for me. One of the world's most beautiful birds! I'm jealous of you seeing one in your backyard. Congratulations!!!!

 

[sergeauckland]

I cannot "Like" this enough! Seeing one of these when we were visiting Ireland and went out on a birding trip with a guide was a huge thrill for me. One of the world's most beautiful birds! I'm jealous of you seeing one in your backyard. Congratulations!!!!

Me too. I've only ever 'seen' a kingfisher twice, at our local wetlands nature reserve. I say 'seen, as it was a flash of blue and orange, so just enough to identify it as a kingfisher, but not enough to enjoy. Lucky to have one sit still long enough to photograph, and for it to be at home.

S.

 

[MTZ]

It was te second time they were around our pond. There were 3 of them trying to break the thin layer of ice. They are such a magical birds.
Those encounters make my day. It feels like a privilege when those things happen.

 

[Bernard23]

Nevern Estuary, Newport Pembrokeshire.

Although I live close, I rarely visit the town, only when my elderly parents visit for their annual holiday, back to a part of the UK that they love. Every time I stay, I walk to this bridge and capture whatever sunset is on offer. Like all curated images, this reflects the mood of the day and that particular time....

 

[Bernard23]

I always wanted to photograph a Kingfisher.
Guess what, in our own backyard.
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They are so hard to capture! The few times I've seen one stationary like this, I've not had a camera capable of taking a shot!

 

[Bernard23]

Not a Kingfisher, but a chopsy little Robin!

 

[MTZ]

I had pure luck. He was really searching around the pond. I spotted 3 of them half an our before so i had the change to grab my camera.

 

[MTZ]

Little Robin's are brave birds. Nice picture.

 

[MoreWatts]

Fire retardant residue dropped from aircraft in the L.A. Fires....

If you've ever seen infrared photographs:

This is too much even for Barbie:

 

[Bernard23]

IR photography is difficult unless you modify your camera specifically for it. I've got a filter and made a profile in light room to process it if it still looks odd.

 

[Bernard23]

I photograph this tree a lot at a local reservoir / cycle park, this time there were lots of people milling around so had to try a different framing.

 

[Bernard23]

I have a thing about trees....

 

[mhardy6647]

Apropos of nothing: I was nosing around my own archives looking for some JPGs (which I did find, by the way*). Among the memorabilia I found some nice photos of a large, lovely, freestanding sugar maple outside of my office window at my last RFT job. I never got a magnificent photo of it, but I got a few nice ones.

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* in case anyone's really curious, you'll find it at:

Midrange dome drivers banned ?

A flip side of the design is that there is displacement dual bass and dual mids , a thing missing in many speakers today with the drive towards smaller speakers that look nice but are rather gutless

www.audiosciencereview.com

 

[Bernard23]

Sharp bend

Somewhere near Llandovery

 

[mhardy6647]

This evening @ our house: