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Interesting set, love the sense of motion in the first image .

Your first shot is stunning.

Some lovely shots there.

I quite like the cropped 19:9 version, it has a last light of the day feel to it.

Thanks everyone

A clever shot, reminds me of a vivian maier image.

That’s a stunning shot , very atmospheric.

Nice set, works well in mono

12 hours ago, Clicker said:

Oh I love these Van .... but where  are the pixies and fairies ...? 

Seriously ... thats a smashing set ... It's perfect weather  / conditions for them isn't it ?

A bit of a slow start for fungi around my way but the fungi are certainly bursting out all over the place now.

Local fungi bursting out all over the place.

16 hours ago, Clicker said:

You really don't post enough  photos on here Van ... I always enjoy seeing your work  especially after your Cornish trips ...    and your  Fungi  photos  are fab !

Well hopefully that will change now.

It was the end to a perfect day, thanks.

Hi

I took this image at old Hunstanton while the sea was at low tide. And I would think there was probably only two other people stupid enough to be  on the beach in a storm, Getting soaked was worth the shot.

Thanks everyone

Thanks everyone.

17 hours ago, Clicker said:

You can understand why really ... Pilots would have been  on  standby I  imagine with Ivan stalking our subs and  shores as well as  flexing his muscles  on Ukraines borders ...I suppose it's a case of getting priorities  in order ... shame though ... Where were the yanks flying out of  with their  aircraft?

The B1 cross the Atlantic on route to the party to do this flyby then on to wherever as they didn’t say. The f15’s and the f35 were out of RAF Lakenheath. These fly over my house multiple times most weekdays.

51 minutes ago, Denis said:

There were supposed to be two B-1b Lancers, apparently one turned back and only one of the downright ugly (and expensive) F-35's made it into the air as well Paul.

For the Yanks I thought it was a pretty low key affair considering the historic significance and I would have thought a couple of Mustangs and 'Sally B', the only airworthy Flying fortress in Europe, would have made the day a little better !

 

It started off with 3 B1’s and 2 F35’s A and B models , along with 6 F15’s. Apparently it got scaled back because of the Russians.

To mark the 80th Anniversary of the Americans forming the mighty 8th Air force  and their ties to England. Aircraft went from the north Norfolk coast to RAF Marham, RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and then on to Cambridge American Cemetery.

1 x B1B Lancer USAF from 34 Bomber Sqdn
2 x F-15 Strike Eagles (USAF 494th FS, 48th Fighter Wing)
1 x F-35B (RAF/RN, 207 Sqdn)

5 minutes ago, Clicker said:

Gosh you went to a lot of trouble there Van ... When you mentioned welding I imagined  a ghostly blue light emanation from your abode ....  which  prompted me to think this might be considered a bloomin' bolt from the blue  !!   ...But I thought better of it .. There's a lot I like about it ... I think I  may have considered a  crisper definition  of the glass at the stem part of the vase   ...  I like the concept  and your impressive welding too ...

I’ve nice little workshop/ studio and to much spare time on my hands lol. I think your right about a more crisper version, the more I look at it the more I want to retake the image. I’m making more steel flowers in the next couple of weeks, I may of started yet  another project

Lovely image and well deserved.

Me and the wife went around some local charity shops  Saturday ,I picked up this little varse thinking it potential for a still life image. Following my stupidity expensive 20p varse I found a odd little chopping board which broke the bank as well lol. At home I really couldn’t think of anything I wanted to take an image of with these things. Stupid o’clock Sunday morning I can’t sleep but I do get some inspiration for image, 2am and I’m welding up a steel flower lol. If the neighbours look out of their window they would of seen me setting up my camera and lights. The joys of coming off night shifts, but at least I put the time to good use  

On 22/01/2022 at 01:33, Clicker said:

Sounds like it was the right time to  do that ! erm Sorry  about that ... an awful pun ... it IS late  though ....

Oh dear