Daily themes - January 2024

[petrochemist]

I ought to post something thats not IR so how about this one from our local rally
no parking by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

The only motorsports event I just walk to

[zx9]

Early (for me) digital hedgerow, Olympus muj 600.

P1010135BW by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Photo 2007, converted to mono and uploaded 2022.

[Kath]

Jan 9, 2024 22:56:22 GMT petrochemist said:

Jan 9, 2024 9:09:03 GMT Kath said:

Ooh, my cousin had one of those in a bottle.  I was staying with my aunt for some reason, and her two children were away at boarding school.  I was being nosy and having a look at his bookshelves when I found the scorpion.  Decided his bookshelves didn't need my attention after that.  I'd have been about 8.

I assume yours was dead not kept as a pet

This one is relatively big, so apparently wouldn't have a really bad sting, I have another much smaller one among my collection of creepy crawlies etc to photograph.
The plastic used to encase them is sadly not very even (refraction between layers) & causes all sorts of awkward reflections... 

Just slipping one out from a bottle could make it much easier to get interesting angles (provided it's not going to get you!)

It was a long time ago but I believe it was in some kind of liquid...formaldehyde presumably?

[Kath]

230708-JBPW-Drumhead Loop-028 by Kath Polley, on Flickr

Living right in town, hedgerows aren't really a common feature.  I had to go all the way back to July to find one!

[kate]

My hedge row.

hedge home by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[kate]

One of my old hedgerows.

escallonia hedge by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[zx9]

Bargain, hand rolled cigars.
Lanzarote IMG_0344Edit2022 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

I love the smell of a cigar but have never enjoyed smoking them.

[petrochemist]

My 50mm f/1.2 was £9 with an additional £10 used on this first helicoidal mount
Projector lens 1 by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

I have since replaced the helicoid with a smoother long throw version the cost ~£40, a big improvement and still a bargain for f/1.2
Mounted 50mm/1.2 projector lens by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

[El Sid]

Scenery Machinery by Nigel Hayes, on Flickr

Central in this picture is my first ever digital camera - a Canon D30 which I purchased second hand from LCE in late 2004. Considering I'm still using it on and off nearly 20 years later I reckon it counts as a bargain...

[zx9]

The free to enter rooftop garden at the Holborn Post Office Building.

View to the South.

View South from the Post Office Building by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

View to the North.

View North from the Post Office Building by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[petrochemist]

Random:
Detail of 50p coin by Mike Kanssen, on Flickr

Actually nearly all my coin shoots seem to be tails

[kate]

Random

Shots of my old ponds

random pond by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[kate]

Random soght. Only time I've ever seen one of these.

random breeches buoy by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[zx9]

Lets use Flickr to randomly pick photos, it is the 12th today so, the first picture from the 12th, 24th and 36th page. I don't know what they will be, I did not plan this.

Rabat IMG_9754edit by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Malta June 2022.

Southbank III 2017 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

London July 2017

Tabac, Alpe d'Huez by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Alpe d'Huez January 2010

[zx9]

Three birds and a reflection.

Stoke Newington Birds IMG_2633editW by Keith Hudson, on Flickr