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Post by John Parry on Oct 21, 2007 18:18:50 GMT -5
These are great - but if you ever get to Parry Sound....
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Oct 9, 2007 16:07:40 GMT -5
Ha! - We've discussed this before, and I still prefer to go for the liveliness and energy of the individual water droplets, rather than the 'creamy' look that I know Ron likes. Must admit though that this one has something special about it. Probably the huge DOF that you managed to get Bill. The foreground makes the shot in my opinion.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Sept 23, 2007 17:12:16 GMT -5
Thanks Ron & Bob I was (fairly) OK handholding here where I had time to do a proper 'exhale & squeeze'. But I was trying to capture mummy arriving back with some juicy insects, when the chicks transformed into four gaping maws. I would say she arrived and was gone within a second, and what with the anticipation, the need to take the shot as soon as I detected the bird's arrival, the wide open lens, and the slow speed, I couldn't manage to get it without 'snatching'. This was the best I could do.... I know - it's terrible, but it seems only fair to show some abject failures as well as some of the better ones!! And apart from the obvious snatch, it at least gives you an idea of how fast mummy was travelling.... Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Sept 22, 2007 14:34:36 GMT -5
Quite impressed with this bulky, heavy beast! First with a Hanimex 70 - 200mm zoom. UK members will have seen the BBC2 kite flying sequence. This shot reminded me a little of that.... The second with a 50/1.8 Pentacon. OK, there's a little fuzziness on there, but this was hand-held in deep gloom with no flash. (said I in mitigation) !! These are common swallow chicks BTW. The fuzzy blobs are packets of spider eggs. And yes, that is an electrical outlet socket. Ain't nature a hoot! Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Sept 19, 2007 16:27:43 GMT -5
Think I may be able to help. I suspect it was Ben E King, whose voice, while not approaching the rough/smoothness of Sam Cooke may have been close enough to cause the confusion. And of course, he'd been the lead singer of.... The Drifters.
You missed one Ron:
"I was born by the river - in a little tent" (Long time coming).
Personally, I would say that the saying "If you can remember the 60's then you weren't there" is total rubbish. It was exactly the other way round - you had to be there!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jul 15, 2007 13:44:16 GMT -5
Hi Peter
Not to re-open the whole subject, but just to answer your question. It was customary to fly the Union Flag from the mainmast whenever in foreign territorial waters - together with the flag of the host nation. Then of course there were the three ensigns (to introduce another name for a flag). The Royal Navy flew the White Ensign (white flag with the Union Flag in the top left hand corner - can't be bothered looking up the heraldic terminology). The Merchant Navy flew a Red Ensign (aka 'The Red Duster'). Finally, there was the Blue Ensign, flown when the Captain of a Merchant Vessel was a member of the Royal Naval Reserve. The Blue Ensign was universally detested by all the other members of the crew! Ensigns are flown from dawn to dusk from the flag staff at the stern of the ship.
In my limited experience, the only flag officially termed a 'jack' was the small, reinforced ensign designed not to blow itself apart in stormy weather - a 'storm jack'.
Never saw a Union Flag with a white border Peter. Other than signal flags, the only other flag was the ship's house flag - the flag of the shipping company, flown at the stem of the ship.
Hope this has muddied the waters successfully!!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jul 13, 2007 8:51:05 GMT -5
Rick - "Last of the Mohicans"? No it had to be "Kelly's Heroes" !! LOL
Any special occasion Bill? Or was it just somebody 'flying the flag'?
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Jun 27, 2007 16:23:40 GMT -5
Oh! I like that one very much! (I happen to be interested in geology as well as photography). Looks like limestone - and the whole photo looks good too!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on May 29, 2007 7:13:22 GMT -5
Hi Randy. No this is just one of the normal bunch of freeloaders by the boat landing jetties at Bowness-on-Windermere in our Lake District. Remember all the trouble that the warden had with Yogi Bear and all those 'picanic' baskets? Same thing here except that we don't need to ship them 500 miles away to stop them doing it! Regards - John ps Oh I see what you mean... In this country, all swans (with the exception of a small number on the River Thames), belong to the Crown - and are therefore protected from hunters. a) It's hard to stick one underneath your coat without somebody noticing and b) being charged with treason is a good deterrent (only joking on the last bit!)
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Post by John Parry on May 29, 2007 6:03:12 GMT -5
Here's a fine example of the ancient english art of 'Swan Charming' It's quite easy if you know the secret - in this case, the secret is having a plentiful supply of ice cream cone biscuit to hand. Yashica FX3 50mm Superia 400 Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Apr 23, 2007 15:19:39 GMT -5
These are beautiful Rick - as always. I've recently had a dip where it didn't seem worthwhile loading a camera.. I've started to shoot again, and - these have given me a real kick up the backside. You make me proud to be on here!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Apr 11, 2007 14:31:54 GMT -5
Thankyou Wayne!
Wiki says: The brown trout (Salmo trutta morpha fario and S. trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout (S. trutta morpha trutta) are fish of the same species distinguished chiefly by the fact that the brown trout is largely a freshwater fish, while the sea trout shows anadromous reproduction, migrating to the oceans for much of its life and returning to freshwater only to spawn. The lacustrine morph of brown trout is most usually potamodromous, migrating from lakes into rivers or streams to spawn, although there is some evidence of stocks which spawn on wind-swept shorelines of lakes. S. trutta morpha fario form stream-resident populations, typically in alpine streams but sometimes in larger rivers, as well. There is evidence that anadromous and non-anadromous morphs coexisting in the same river can be genetically identical [1]. In common usage, the name "brown trout" is often applied indiscriminately to the various morphs.
Got that? OK! (Can't believe I said that !!)
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Mar 28, 2007 14:08:43 GMT -5
Steelhead - had to look it up there. You mean sea-trout! Delicious. Strangely, they are finding their way into our once-polluted rivers, and doing well there, while the population of the non-polluted rivers seems to be declining. Maybe they just like a change!
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Mar 21, 2007 16:04:01 GMT -5
What a great subject! You got these just right Bob! Well done.
Regards - John
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Post by John Parry on Feb 10, 2007 21:19:47 GMT -5
Lovely pictures Michael. I too like the mist on the river and the chess set and teapot.
The Benbow Inn! There's a name to conjure with!
"Brave Benbow lost his legs, And all on his stumps he begged, Fight on, my English lads 'Tis our lot, 'tis our lot"
A particular hero of the common seamen; as the song relates, Admiral Benbow was abandoned by two of his Captains during an engagement with a superior French naval force. Despite losing his legs by chain shot, he went on to win the battle, and then proceeded to hunt down his missing Captains. One died of fever, but the other was court-marshalled and hanged. Benbow eventually died of his wounds. They don't make 'em like that any more!
Regards - John
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