weekly Flyphots 52 for 2022: - Week 52 'Showcase'

A couple of interesting shots... I believe more than one pano is allowed :) .
I rather like #1 which has a nice pov and good colour with the dark contrast of the slate.
 
Nice pics Jim!
 
Pano is well executed but as an image I prefer you chosen one for this theme.
 
Have to agree with Peter - although "Flora" does cover the whole plant kingdom, it means "flowers" to most (and pretty colours are more uplifting than the marshes!)

Looking forward to seeing how the LORP evolves.
 
Nod said:
Have to agree with Peter - although "Flora" does cover the whole plant kingdom, it means "flowers" to most (and pretty colours are more uplifting than the marshes!)

Looking forward to seeing how the LORP evolves.
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Thanks Nod
 
I like both shots Jim. Either one would have been a good choice.
 
A nice pair of images Jim, I would be looking forward to when the floodplain is fully recovered
 
Chevin said:
A nice pair of images Jim, I would be looking forward to when the floodplain is fully recovered
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Thanks Duncan, it will be great once it's all finished.
 
Two good images Jim.
I much prefer the pano one. It’s always good to look at plants in landscape settings whether they are in flower or not.
 
Cloudforest said:
Two good images Jim.
I much prefer the pano one. It’s always good to look at plants in landscape settings whether they are in flower or not.
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Cheers Pete
 
This large house is quite near to where I live and I have often wondered why they put the unusual, and very interesting, extension on it like this. It looks lovely and I'm sure it would have looked much better if the tiles etc hadn't been painted at some point.

 
The detail on the extension certainly makes it unusual Jim. I agree with you about the painting.
 
It is an odd/unusual extension, the detailing is at odds with the rest of the house.

Maybe the tiles are wood shingles which would need painting, or to match up with the corner timbers
 
That is a very ornate addition to the house. There must be some history there.

Your viewpoint shows the disparity between the two parts of the house well.
 
Playing catch up a bit here. Here's weeks 15 and 16:


Week 15: Snappers Choice - a buoy on the beach




Week 16: Trees - a winding country lane seen through a canopy of trees

 
I like both compositions. The buoy has the chain leading you through the frame, and the trees pics is lovely with the road leading us through, and the natural leafy vignette - very nice!
 
Snappers Choice. Good composition and works well in mono.
Trees. The road takes you into the pic beautifully and the frame of trees at the top is beautiful.
 
The buoy makes a good mono composition and you've captured some nice light on the lane. Two nice shots.
 
Technology - Environmentally friendly fun, what's not to love. Don't think I've ever seen a hand cranked one, free exercise too.

Discarded - It's the shadow that makes the image although the text on the table looks "interesting" but might be not be for a universal audience. :)

Flora - I like the first one but prefer it zoomed in on the main flower which has sufficient detail to work as a tight crop.

Unusual - It does seem a strange choice to go with that design when compared to the main building.

Snappers Choice - Given how noticeable a buoy needs to be in the water it's an interesting choice to change it to B+W. The chain gets a bit lost at the bottom edge, I'm not sure if there is any processing you could do to make it easier to see.

Trees - A winding road framed nicely by the canopy, well spotted.
 
The winding lane is a lovely shot.
 
A small hole for 50,000 of these girls to fit through!

 
Great idea. I‘m a beek too but never thought of this.
 
Surprising how they manage especially when one I was using once was a polystyrene nuc box with it's one inch hole, makes one wonder if they have a form of primitive air traffic control to avoid collisions. I kept bees for six years but sold all my bees and stuff last November as I needed my garden back and was fed up of them coming to get me when I wasn't even inspecting the hives Also, selling the honey was a bit of a chore really, too many people saying it was expensive (at £6 a lb!). I got fed up of saying that if they wanted cheap honey [flavoured] jars they could buy the crap from a discount store if they couldn't tell the difference. Go to a flash garden centre and you can expect to pay ten quid for a 12oz jar so I think my honey was very reasonably priced. Hey ho, they've gone now, my garden is mostly honey bee free now although I go to great lengths to encourage bumblebees as they are much more gentile.
 
Good take on the theme Martin. We are looking to add some mason bee houses to our garden. No muss, no stings, no having to deal with selling honey... :)
 
Peter123 said:
Great idea. I‘m a beek too but never thought of this.
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I was on a beginner course this past weekend, so took the opportunity.

ShinySideUp said:
Surprising how they manage especially when one I was using once was a polystyrene nuc box with it's one inch hole, makes one wonder if they have a form of primitive air traffic control to avoid collisions. I kept bees for six years but sold all my bees and stuff last November as I needed my garden back and was fed up of them coming to get me when I wasn't even inspecting the hives Also, selling the honey was a bit of a chore really, too many people saying it was expensive (at £6 a lb!). I got fed up of saying that if they wanted cheap honey [flavoured] jars they could buy the crap from a discount store if they couldn't tell the difference. Go to a flash garden centre and you can expect to pay ten quid for a 12oz jar so I think my honey was very reasonably priced. Hey ho, they've gone now, my garden is mostly honey bee free now although I go to great lengths to encourage bumblebees as they are much more gentile.
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As I say above, I just finished a beginner weekend, so looking to get a colony next year, just looking to start building up kit. I will (try) to keep to just one (well, 2 for splits and reuniting) hive. Really looking forward to it and it's a fascinating hobby by the looks of it.

Darkslinger said:
Good take on the theme Martin. We are looking to add some mason bee houses to our garden. No muss, no stings, no having to deal with selling honey... :)
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Cheers, good luck
 
FlyPhot said:
I was on a beginner course this past weekend, so took the opportunity.



As I say above, I just finished a beginner weekend, so looking to get a colony next year, just looking to start building up kit. I will (try) to keep to just one (well, 2 for splits and reuniting) hive. Really looking forward to it and it's a fascinating hobby by the looks of it.



Cheers, good luck
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It's a very rewarding and interesting hobby. Not always easy but stick at it.
In my 13th year now.
My advice - one colony is not really feasible because if you lose it over the winter you have none (long term winter losses are approx. 20% so it happens to us all).
3 is better.
Best of luck.

Peter
 
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