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Photo of the Day June 2016
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The last Hibiscus flower for this season 
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Twelve pence one shilling
Twenty pence one and eightpence
Twenty four pence two shillings
Thirty pence two and sixpence
Thirty six pence three shillings
Forty pence three and fourpence … and so on
Remember having to chant that at school? And the coins were mostly great big things compared with today's money. I can't for the life of me think why some people want to hang onto imperial measurements. Or Fahrenheit for that matter, where zero degrees is based on the freezing point of a saline solution! I think it's only the US that uses that now.
Woke up this morning and enjoyed some god rays while enjoying a morning brew.
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Beautiful colours. Fantastic composition.
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Beautiful colours. Fantastic composition.
If you like your bokeh weird, then this is for you...
Dead Heads and Daisies by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony NEX-6, Fujian 35mm f/1.7 CCTV lens
Cheers
Hugh
Dead Heads and Daisies by Hugh Russell, on Flickr
Sony NEX-6, Fujian 35mm f/1.7 CCTV lens
Cheers
Hugh
Lovely long exposure - not overdone in any way IMHO.
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Ah but did you have the excitement of getting a ten-bob postal order in your birthday card from your grannie? Sometimes (weather for example) Fahrenheit values sound better to me than Celsius. Funny that the UK is still in a half-way house where distance is still miles (and I still think in fuel economy in mpg) Not all US measures are equivalent to British for example the US gallon is 8x US Pint (16floz) rather than 8x imperial pint (20floz).
My favourite coin was the threepenny bit - chunky and of enough value to buy at least a quarter (pound) of whichever sweets you liked....Don't forget the Rankine temperature scale (the "British" unit equivalent of the Kelvin scale both starting at absolute zero (0K = -273°C or 0R = -459°F)? See what we scientists have to put up with...
Anyway, back to holiday photos - this one in the garden. Comments always appreciated.
Banana Flower by another scotsman, on Flickr
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Church of St. Nicholas, Old Town, Prague
Playing around with NIK software
Stunning shot Kevans
Adam, you're portrait work is incredible. I always wonder how much post processing goes into some of the images. I think I remember reading a while back you said you were leaving the job to do it full time... A job would only get in the way of talent like that, you have a real eye for it!It's not all dark and broody all the time, I do high key stuff occasionally.
Emma Headshot by Adam Campbell, on Flickr
Dang. Y'all do some great work! I wasn't looking at/posting in the photog section until fairly recently, but I have to say, there is some incredible talent here. I'd start naming names, but don't want to leave anyone out... but truly enjoying the photos on display in this forum and the POTD threads.
You've all inspired me to dust off the gear and start shooting more. Thank you, one and all, for sharing your work.
You've all inspired me to dust off the gear and start shooting more. Thank you, one and all, for sharing your work.
Then our work is done here.... inspiring and encouraging are the orders of the day. I enjoy posting here as everyone is friendly and supportive which helps me a lot.
Great that you have discovered this little corner of the web. Looking forward to seeing more from you.
Love this shot too, but I look at that grill and it needs some attention. That beauty could be Concours worthy!
Lovely long exposure - not overdone in any way IMHO.
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Ah but did you have the excitement of getting a ten-bob postal order in your birthday card from your grannie? Sometimes (weather for example) Fahrenheit values sound better to me than Celsius. Funny that the UK is still in a half-way house where distance is still miles (and I still think in fuel economy in mpg) Not all US measures are equivalent to British for example the US gallon is 8x US Pint (16floz) rather than 8x imperial pint (20floz).
My favourite coin was the threepenny bit - chunky and of enough value to buy at least a quarter (pound) of whichever sweets you liked....Don't forget the Rankine temperature scale (the "British" unit equivalent of the Kelvin scale both starting at absolute zero (0K = -273°C or 0R = -459°F)? See what we scientists have to put up with...
Anyway, back to holiday photos - this one in the garden. Comments always appreciated.
Banana Flower by another scotsman, on Flickr
Lovely image though looks a tad dark again from pool side... Maybe need to take my shades off
I was born shortly after new money came in so was spared the wonky maths that these things introduced... ha ha..
Scientist, North of England, frequent travel to US.... hmm.... renewable energy maybe?
Next time you drop by my yard with your camera, at least knock on the door and introduce yourself
5D2 , 24-105@46 , f8@1/90 , ISO 400
Cheers
Hugh
Nice. Like the sepia look. Goes well with the composition.
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Is that moon dancer?
Very nice.
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Looks like your enjoying that holiday. Hope those clouds aren't a regular feature.Woke up this morning and enjoyed some god rays while enjoying a morning brew.
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Beautiful colours. Fantastic composition.
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Loverly image.
Lovely image though looks a tad dark again from pool side... Maybe need to take my shades off
I was born shortly after new money came in so was spared the wonky maths that these things introduced... ha ha..
Scientist, North of England, frequent travel to US.... hmm.... renewable energy maybe?
Got it all wrong …. Obviously he's a plant geneticist who's collaborating with folks in the States on a new strain of banana that'll grow in Scotland . His last picture gives it away.
Lovely long exposure - not overdone in any way IMHO.
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Ah but did you have the excitement of getting a ten-bob postal order in your birthday card from your grannie? Sometimes (weather for example) Fahrenheit values sound better to me than Celsius. Funny that the UK is still in a half-way house where distance is still miles (and I still think in fuel economy in mpg) Not all US measures are equivalent to British for example the US gallon is 8x US Pint (16floz) rather than 8x imperial pint (20floz).
My favourite coin was the threepenny bit - chunky and of enough value to buy at least a quarter (pound) of whichever sweets you liked....Don't forget the Rankine temperature scale (the "British" unit equivalent of the Kelvin scale both starting at absolute zero (0K = -273°C or 0R = -459°F)? See what we scientists have to put up with...
Anyway, back to holiday photos - this one in the garden. Comments always appreciated.
Banana Flower by another scotsman, on Flickr
Ah, but did you experience the excitement of finding one of the original silver threepenny bits baked into your christmas pudding? The silver threepenny coin was quite small. My maternal grandmother had a small hoard of them which she wrapped in tiny squares of greaseproof paper and scattered sparingly through her famous plum puddings. The lucky finder got to keep the coin. I regret to say that both the little silver threepenny coin, and the equally small farthing (one quarter of a penny), were still in circulation in my early school days in post-war England.
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Lovely image though looks a tad dark again from pool side... Maybe need to take my shades off
I was born shortly after new money came in so was spared the wonky maths that these things introduced... ha ha..
Scientist, North of England, frequent travel to US.... hmm.... renewable energy maybe?
Nothing that exciting I'm afraid...
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I remember nearly swallowing one! Lovely little coins but I don't remember them being in circulation much; I suppose the value of the silver content exceeded the face value by the end of the 60's. Like you, we had a few that were kept and re-used for clootie dumpling and Christmas puddings - didn't get to keep the coin if you got it, only the luck that it supposedly brought!
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