weekly Boots' 52 for 2023

[Boots]

I'm very glad it's not you, a nasty bone to break apparently. Great idea for the theme.

Thanks Helen! I've bust enough of them myself, but no x-rays to photograph.

 

[Darkslinger]

A couple of good shots Paul, the Distant shot fills the bill and the Fragile shot is really creative.

 

[Boots]

A couple of good shots Paul, the Distant shot fills the bill and the Fragile shot is really creative.

Thanks Bill!

 

[Baloo]

Very imaginative.

 

[Boots]

Very imaginative.

Thanks Roger!

 

[Boots]

Week 20 - Robust

The tree stump is proving rather more robust than I would like!

 

[Darkslinger]

My back aches just looking at this Paul.

 

[Boots]

My back aches just looking at this Paul.

Thanks Bill! Yes, it's a challenge for sure.

 

[nog]

That’s the sort of job that gets thought about for a while before being done. Saves a few trips to the gym though.
Need a picture of the finished job

 

[Boots]

That’s the sort of job that gets thought about for a while before being done. Saves a few trips to the gym though.
Need a picture of the finished job

Thanks Keith! If I can still move after finishing I'll try and get a picture.

 

[Peter123]

Looks like it's a robust stump.
I would hire a stump grinder.

 

[Boots]

Looks like it's a robust stump.
I would hire a stump grinder.

Thanks Peter! You're probably right.

 

[Baloo]

Good luck with that Paul! I do like the composition, the axe really makes it for me.

 

[Boots]

Good luck with that Paul! I do like the composition, the axe really makes it for me.

Thanks Roger!

 

[HelenC]

That's a big old stump to remove. Good luck!

 

[Boots]

That's a big old stump to remove. Good luck!

Thanks Helen!

 

[Boots]

Week 21 - Near By

Here is the West Coast Mainline, as it goes right through the middle of my town. You can't get much more nearby than something through the middle.

 

[-Oy-]

Nice lines - looks familiar! Needs a train

 

[Boots]

Nice lines - looks familiar! Needs a train

Thanks Dave!

 

[Boots]

Week 22 - Irregular

A somewhat irregular tree.

 

[HelenC]

Nearby - great leading lines.
Irregular - nice composition and lovely textures in the bark.

 

[Boots]

Nearby - great leading lines.
Irregular - nice composition and lovely textures in the bark.

Thanks Helen!

 

[overbez]

Robust made me smile - looks fun and hard graft at the same time!
Nice curves for nearby.

Irregular fits the theme nicely, interesting the way the tree has died inside, had limbs chopped off, but still seems to be sprouting new shoots. Gotta love nature!

 

[Baloo]

Irregular works really well. I would of been tempted to turn it into a high contrast mono.

 

[Boots]

Robust made me smile - looks fun and hard graft at the same time!
Nice curves for nearby.

Irregular fits the theme nicely, interesting the way the tree has died inside, had limbs chopped off, but still seems to be sprouting new shoots. Gotta love nature!

Irregular works really well. I would of been tempted to turn it into a high contrast mono.

Thanks Graham and Roger!

 

[nog]

Near by, won't get much better leading lines than that

irregular - interesting that the tree is still doing its best to grow despite being hollow, and thanks as your picture has reminded me of an irregular tree

 

[Boots]

Near by, won't get much better leading lines than that

irregular - interesting that the tree is still doing its best to grow despite being hollow, and thanks as your picture has reminded me of an irregular tree

Thanks Keith!

 

[Adamcski]

Looks hollow and dead almost. Nature is great isn't it.

 

[Boots]

Looks hollow and dead almost. Nature is great isn't it.

Thanks Adam!

 

[Cloudforest]

That’s a lovely find for irregular Paul. Nicely taken too.

 

[Boots]

That’s a lovely find for irregular Paul. Nicely taken too.

Thanks Pete!

 

[Darkslinger]

An irregular tree with an irregular hole, good one Paul.

 

[Boots]

An irregular tree with an irregular hole, good one Paul.

Thanks Bill!

 

[Boots]

Week 23 - Rubbish

I've allowed myself to get a bit behind, so some catching up to do.

Forgive me, a somewhat rubbish photo of some rubbish beside the canal.

 

[Boots]

Week 24 - Sound

An old boat, but still sound.



Apologies for the quality, it's a heavy crop.

For those interested in such things, I think that is a careening wharf beyond the boat.

 

[AlanDorset]

Great colours in the boats, I get drawn in to the subject.

 

[Boots]

Great colours in the boats, I get drawn in to the subject.

Thanks Alan!

 

[SimonH]

Lovely shot.

 

[Boots]

Lovely shot.

Thanks Simon!

 

[overbez]

Rubbish indeed - do what you need to do to catch up though! (I have).

Lovely light on the old boat - giving a nice reflection in the rippling water. I'll be looking up about the wharf later, sounds interesting.