Aren't natures colours brilliant!

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More from our walk yesterday. I am constantly amazed by the strength of colour in nature. I remember a saying from years ago "blue and green should never be seen" meaning that they clash rather than compliment each other - I don't think so!

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Neil
 
Stunning, I know exactly what you mean too Neil. Its always when I am driving, when I notice a "shift" in the light, and everything just pops to life. Its at that time when I start to mumble and moan about having "no time to stop / use my camera", which is followed by my wife mumbling "All he ever mentions is that BLEEPING camera"...

BTW - Its, Red and Green, should never be seen, except on an Irish Queen!...

I think... :cautious:

Gary.
 
Its a fantastic time of year for colour isn't it. 2 lovely shots there mate.
My missus and I have an arrangement, I talk about togging and she says "yes dear". Works a treat.

Andy
 
EdinburghGary said:
Stunning, I know exactly what you mean too Neil. Its always when I am driving, when I notice a "shift" in the light, and everything just pops to life. Its at that time when I start to mumble and moan about having "no time to stop / use my camera", which is followed by my wife mumbling "All he ever mentions is that BLEEPING camera"...

BTW - Its, Red and Green, should never be seen, except on an Irish Queen!...

I think... :cautious:

Gary.
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Thanks Gary. That's the advantage of walking I suppose :thinking: - so long as you have your camera with you!

And if it is red & green then it is no wonder that I have dressed so unfashionably all these years :bang:

Andysnap said:
Its a fantastic time of year for colour isn't it. 2 lovely shots there mate.
My missus and I have an arrangement, I talk about togging and she says "yes dear". Works a treat.

Andy
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Thanks Andy. Fortunately Mrs neilmac does a great job spotting things for me to photograph so although she has no interest in using a camera we make a good team when out and about :D.
 
Neil, I don't know about Valencia but I have driven from Granada to Cordoba to Seville to Malaga and back to Granada. On the road from Granada to Cordoba, almost every town seems to built on a hill with a castle at the top. If you stop for everyone of them, it's a long journey. Plenty to see in Spain, lucky man. Two great images with #2 reminding me of Andalucia.
 
rh1944 said:
Neil, I don't know about Valencia but I have driven from Granada to Cordoba to Seville to Malaga and back to Granada. On the road from Granada to Cordoba, almost every town seems to built on a hill with a castle at the top. If you stop for everyone of them, it's a long journey. Plenty to see in Spain, lucky man. Two great images with #2 reminding me of Andalucia.
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Yep - castles everywhere Russell! Or what's left of them anyway. The one in #2 is behind our village above a smaller village called Ayelo De Rugat. Its actually got some notable history.... King Jaime I (the Conquistador) was lured to a pretend wedding there by an Arab rebel, Al-Azraq, and the Aragonese King was ambushed along with his horsemen.

Thanks for your comments (y)
 
Very nice shots...and I like the bit of historical context, too.:)
 
Nice pics Neil. I am always surprised by the amount of oines in Spain. I always thought they were colder northern european trees. I find them all around me out there.

Keep 'em coming buddy!
 
hunter20ga said:
Very nice shots...and I like the bit of historical context, too.:)
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Thank you. We only found out the history after we had been here a while and 'discovered' the castle for ourselves - a Google search provided the info.

swag72 said:
Nice pics Neil. I am always surprised by the amount of oines in Spain. I always thought they were colder northern european trees. I find them all around me out there.

Keep 'em coming buddy!
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Pine everywhere! Home to the Processional Caterpillar, a dodgy character if ever I saw one! There aren't many 'nasties' out here but they should be given a wide berth.

Neil
 
neilmac said:
Pine everywhere! Home to the Processional Caterpillar, a dodgy character if ever I saw one! There aren't many 'nasties' out here but they should be given a wide berth.

Neil
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I remember when I first saw the Processionary caterpillars - I thought they were great, poked them with a stick and all!! Now .............. Burn any I find, but make sure I don't breath in the smoke. Unfortunately I've got a couple in our trees, but they're too high to cut off.
 
swag72 said:
I remember when I first saw the Processionary caterpillars - I thought they were great, poked them with a stick and all!! Now .............. Burn any I find, but make sure I don't breath in the smoke. Unfortunately I've got a couple in our trees, but they're too high to cut off.
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They'll drop out when they are ready :eek:
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Lovely shots. I especially love the colour of the sky, so bold and clear.

I was hoping to go for a nice stroll through some woodland today, camera in hand. But it pee'd it down so I stayed wrapped up indoors instead.
 
Nicola.P said:
Lovely shots. I especially love the colour of the sky, so bold and clear.

I was hoping to go for a nice stroll through some woodland today, camera in hand. But it pee'd it down so I stayed wrapped up indoors instead.
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Thank you Nicola. The weather does make such a difference! ;)

simonkit said:
Nice shots & yes, natures colours are stunning....makes things difficult for us photographers to do them full justice !!

simon
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Thanks Simon (y) Just gotta keep trying....
 
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