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Alistair you are a gent thanks very much if i was wearing a hat i would doff it to you sir :ty:

Hi all just after some help here if you don't mind, hope this is in the right section . Just inherited this can anyone put a name to it please, sorry the photos are not the best.

Hi Matt Number 2 for me that Is an amazing shot I would be chuffed to skinny ribbons pulling a shot like that off, It is very warm and inviting to the eye It is also very well balanced with a wonderfull sense of mystery I feel I am drawn to the headland and wonder what lies beyond. I am not by...

Eye on the fly ..... very nice image Mick . At first I thought the bright green leaf at top right should be gone but then I realized it adds a boundry to stop the eye looking for more in that direction. everything that isnt there on the left just pushes the eye onto the wondefull little wren...

I have had lots of hassle with the tv licence folks over the past twenty years they dont seem to understand that not everyone conforms and prays to the one eyed brainwashing monster in the corner.:cuckoo: Last year I filled an online declaration in for the above mentioned folks and never been...

Its nice to see a kite in flight with a bit of background colour not that I am slating the fabulous kite shots that are posted elsewhere on the forum. It just makes a refreshing change the bird seems more predatory at tree height. Looking at the larger image on flickr I would be tempted to...

December 1st 1980:thumbs: my fave concert was by China Crisis at the customs house in south shields the organizers had set the sound system up wrong. so the band had to rehash the gig and it turned out to be a very intimate performance with a small audience. they stopped half way through...

Macro isnt my thing but I must say this butters my muffin the light is fantastic and the image is very crisp . and what a handsome beastie for your subject:thumbs:

Stunning capture :thumbs: well done and thanks for sharing

I am assuming by the north east that you mean in and around the Newcastle area. Without getting all commando and long hours waiting for the shot your best chance of a sighting is FAR PASTURES hide at Rowlands gill the kingfishers tend to use a perch right in front of the hide the place can get...

Hi Chris plenty to see around newcastle if you know where to look, get yourself along the derwent walk beside thornley woods its excellent for the red kites best vantage point is the viaduct. plessey woods beside cramlington is a must for red squirrels, jays,dippers and wagtails. big waters...

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I am no expert but going by the eyes I would say it was a young tawny owl

Excellent shots and the longhorn is a very pretty beetle :clap::clap:

went to longhorsley model club few weeks ago now and saw some very impressive model airplanes had difficult shooting conditions and biting wind in your face which meant the planes were taking off away from the spectators. The sky was overcast and looked very bland which isnt good when shooting...