Weekly Gardenbirder's 52 for 2021

[gardenbirder]

Starting with an image of the now famous Kelpies, taken on our local walk, a 5.3m loop on New Years's Day, 2021.

 

[d00d]

Hi @gardenbirder ...

I've seen many pics of the Kelpies before but not with the nearby canal and pathways.

I seem to have included the nearby word, must be on theme

 

[Roxanne Withy]

What a lovely New Year’s Day walk!

 

[Fuji Dave]

Like David said I too have seen many images of the Kelpies but never like this shot, really is a lovely image with the canal in view.

 

[Harlequin565]

I've seen many pics of the Kelpies before but not with the nearby canal and pathways.

lol, me too! I like the inclusion of the life going on around the subject. Looks like the horse is sniffing the clouds... Is it me or is the horizon tilting slightly up on the right?

 

[minx]

I too have not seen the Kelpies with their surroundings before I like it,

 

[Allan.H]

Unusual view of the Kelpies, makes a nice change

 

[rpn]

A different view of The Kelpies with the Ochil Hills in the background. Looks like a nice cold day for a walkabout.

 

[LC2]

Agree with the others, it's an unusual view of the Kelpies which is good to see.
Also nice to have the blue sky (not seen that down here since last year!)

 

[Cobra]

I agree with the rest, its a nice and unusual perspective in the Kelpies.
it works well.

 

[FlyPhot]

Agree with all the above, nice cheery image.

 

[-Oy-]

Looks great. Our annual Scotland photography trip was to include this at Easter but as with most things last year - cancelled

 

[Shugpug]

Nice original take on the Kelpies - that's not a view I've seen of them before.

Lovely colours in there!

 

[HelenC]

Agree with the rest.. nice take on the kelpies. They almost look like they've been cloned into the shot...

 

[gardenbirder]

Wow! Thanks for all the positive feedback, great start to thew New Year I've tried to get the horizon right on this crop

 

[StuartPearson]

A very familiar sight, looks like the walkers are following the social distancing too.

 

[gardenbirder]

Is it too late to reference Christmas? Some frosted berries and ice droplets reflecting the sunlight from our walk this morning. I called it 'jingle berries'.

 

[Boots]

Nice and crisp and some nice bokeh

 

[Kell]

That's a great shot.

 

[LC2]

Nice frosting. Not icing sugar then?
That works well. Balanced by the bokeh balls.

 

[-Oy-]

Yep - nice winter feel.

 

[Nostromo]

Fruit
That looks great, lovely tones. The berries standout really well, good oof background too.

 

[susiejb]

Love this one ...it just shouts a crisp morning walk in the winter sunshine, a really smashing shot.

 

[vanishedbob]

Love the frost. Love the bokeh.

 

[d00d]

Lovely bokeh. Well spotted & captured.

 

[Cobra]

Lovely frosted Rose hips (?)
It works well.

 

[minx]

I like that hawthorn I think lovely bokeh

 

[HelenC]

That's exactly what I was looking for.. unfortunately not found. Makes a lovely wintry shot.

 

[Shugpug]

That's a lovely crisp wintery feel - nicely balanced composition.

 

[gardenbirder]

Not been able to get out, for obvious reasons, so relying on a stock image this week, of the refinery at Grangemouth from a few winters back. How i miss heading out when the snow is on the hills, looking forward to getting our freedom back sometime soon!

 

[seaodyssey]

Loads of muck being put into the sky no doubt.
Lovely wintry colours and feel to the photo, but it looks like it's not level

Pete

 

[Donnie]

Great shot and very much on brief. Agree with the above though, horizons slightly off ?

 

[gardenbirder]

thanks for the feedback, i think it's straightened here anyway?

 

[SimonH]

Lovely shot with lovely balanced complimentary colours throughout

 

[Shugpug]

Lovely colours throughout there.

 

[-Oy-]

Nice mucky shot - would look great in mono as there's not a lot of colour there anyway.

 

[Gritty]

Beautifully balanced shot, excellent composition and the colours in the sky are fab. I agree with Dave, and wonder what it would be like in mono.

 

[LC2]

Gotta love industrial shots. I'm drawn to the left where the smoke looks like a flame (maybe it is).

 

[Nostromo]

Dirty
Good landscape. Nice colours and tones. I maybe tempted to try a more letterbox crop.

 

[Cloudforest]

Lovely colours and a great sky. I would crop some of the bottom to put more emphasis on the subject.