May 2024 Daily Themes

[aitch]

May 24, 2024 12:00:37 GMT El Sid said:

I think I may have used this recently but they do tend to be a bit fragile...


The Dead Cones by Nigel Hayes, on Flickr

Eek! Did you call the Cones Hotline?

[kate]

Dirty

ap dirty shelter by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

ap dirty shelter 5 by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[peterob]

This is the "dirtiest" that I can think of at the moment.  I prepared it for a theme in 2020 but it dates back to 2012.  I'll go back over the event later to see if there are other crops.  It is a shame he is not looking at the camera but this was half-way through a 180 degree turn, up-hill on what was once grass.    At the time I was taken by the thorns embedded in the helmet - not all that visible at this scale but he must have gone through a large bramble bush at some point.


BV9R0359.jpg by Pete, on Flickr


It is Roman Day at Chester races today and I would expect the going to be "soft".   The jockeys can get filthy, there's a lot of mud thrown up by the hooves, so I might go down later and see if I can get anything if I feel up to the walk - it is a couple of miles in all.  

[peterob]

Couple more from the same event while my Garmin watch charges for the day.  

BV9R0434-Enhanced-NR.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

and was not all macho


BV9R0083-Enhanced-NR.jpg by Pete, on Flickr


BV9R0111.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[zx9]

My dirty cycle shot does not look very impressive compared to the expert riders above.

Bewlwater 2023-03-03-0002 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

My old bike on a circuit of Bewl Water Reservoir with the kids when they were younger.

[dreampolice]

Spent the night in Manchester City Centre last night. got up this morning and had a quick wander around. It wasn't that dirty at all as the road cleaners had obviously been out.

Untitled by Nigel G, on Flickr

I reckon it might get more dirty in Tropical Palms!

Untitled by Nigel G, on Flickr

[zx9]

My road sweepers are cleaning up after the horses.

Lord Mayor's Show IMG_2889edit20231204 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

The street cleaners are the last float in the parade which is why their lorry has #132 in it's windscreen.

[peterob]

The going was firmer than I expected (especially as they announced that no parking beyond what had been prepaid was going to be allowed on the centre course) and so no muddy faces - although a fair bit flying around.  I didn't hang around after the third race because the track wasn't getting chewed up.

Not as dirty as expected.

DSCF7765-Enhanced-NR.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[peterob]

On the way back from the races I had a sit down.  

Here are some [slightly] dirty knees (well at 100 % view on the original the grass stains show up) and even dirtier editing in that I removed the kids playing football using the new AI removal tool. It took two stages of refinement, the last one in a zoomed view, and absolutely ages.  Though I must conclude that the work is being done on a supercomputer somewhere in the cloud.  Last night I was playing and Lightroom told me to "come back later".

Dirty knees and no kids

DSCF7810.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

Dirty knees and kids - (new frame - I didn't move the ball) 

DSCF7811.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[kate]

colour coordinated plastic by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

[peterob]

I'm stumped. I can only think of inflatable objects. Some footballs are plastic.   I don't know what small balloons are made of - once upon a time one would have said rubber but more likely a synthetic these days.  I ought to do some research before posting but I want my breakfast.

Tall bit of plasticky stuff.  I don't think it would be metal foil.

IMG_0135.jpg by Pete, on Flickr

[zx9]

Plastic well most likely fibre glass animals.

Finsbury Park IMG_3131edit20240310 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

The Ivy Victoria IMG_3010edit by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

East Dulwich #3 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[zx9]

Plastic chairs.

_MG_1964 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Seated River Wandle IMG_1343edit20240131 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

I did think that I would have more plastic chairs but they are mostly wooden.

[zx9]

Plastic cones.

Cone River Wandle IMG_1336edit20240131 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

The Cones of Crossness. by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

Battersea IMG_7980edit13082023 by Keith Hudson, on Flickr

[kate]

Magnifying plastic.
ap lens magnifying plastic 3 by Kate Ferris, on Flickr

Plastic hat
Mr hay by Kate Ferris, on Flickr