Bluejon's Photo Gallery;

[Bluejon]

Hi Everyone,

Thought I would like to make up a gallery of some of my pics in this section,starting with three pics taken whilst out with the family last Sunday at Keswick,in the Lake District,late afternoon looking West towards the fells.









Contrast the next three taken at the same location about the same time of day in January of this year,much less foliage on the trees,snow capped mountains & beautiful late afternoon glow in the western sky.









BEST REGARDS.

JOHN.

[reworht]

Nice stuff John - the area around Keswick is my favourite part of the Lakes. Until recently, a group of us used to spend an extended weekend at the Keswick Country House Hotel twice a year - March and late October/early November. Its worth it to see the trees alone, whether in Spring bloom or Autumn 'burning' colours - never mind the bacon they serve for breakfast in the Hotel
I'm now off to dig out my Lakes pix and refresh a few memories

[windrush]

Super pictures as all ways John well done

[Bluejon]

Originally Posted by windrush

Super pictures as all ways John well done

Many thanks Derek,great to here from you,Jan & I hope you & Lilian are keeping well,we are thinking of you both.

Very Best Regards.

John & Jan.

[Thomas]

Wonderful pictures as always, hope you and your good lady are keeping well and look forward to seeing the both of you again

[Bluejon]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Wonderful pictures as always, hope you and your good lady are keeping well and look forward to seeing the both of you again

Aw gee thanks mate,very kind of you,the same to you & your family,likewise look forward to seeing you all soon.

Kind Regards.

John.

[Bluejon]

Originally Posted by reworht

Nice stuff John - the area around Keswick is my favourite part of the Lakes. Until recently, a group of us used to spend an extended weekend at the Keswick Country House Hotel twice a year - March and late October/early November. Its worth it to see the trees alone, whether in Spring bloom or Autumn 'burning' colours - never mind the bacon they serve for breakfast in the Hotel
I'm now off to dig out my Lakes pix and refresh a few memories

Many thanks Rod,I originally come from the South Lakeland area,moving up to the western lakes many years ago,so obviously my hankering is still for the South Lakes Windermere/Coniston region,btw whilst talking about the food,don't forget about the Cumberland sausage,we're famous for it lol.

Best Regards.

John.

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by Rocket

What a view Phil. I am envious.

Thanks Paul I am lucky to have been able to have been surrounded by so much space and beauty. I did a selection of sunsets over looking the sea to Cape Point also from the house and have not had the time yet to post them up. As you know we lost the house and the land on the mountain to a wild fire in April 2011, now rebuilt and finished it in December. We also had to repair and make new roads, do the fire breaks and dug in 2 km of irrigation pipes around the farm and around the mountain. Tenants moved in a few days ago and they signed an 18 month contract. We will see how that goes. We have another farm house to do up as it will fall down it we leave it any longer. The roof is leaking in several places, a pine tree has cut into the foundations and some of the walls are cracked with mould. So I am still going to and fro from ZA to Kenya and the UK. We are having a break at our place on the outskirts of Nairobi and getting ready to go on a camping trip up north to Mount Kenya and further afield into the bush on Wed. I will be taking my cameras with me. It will be a bumpy ride and I have already had one tripod which was not man enough and fell apart. I would like to know of a tough tripod which is tough and swivels ever so smooth on its axis? Life is full of challenges and I do count my blessings seeing the wildlife and countryside in Africa through the lens so to speak. Just as well I am retired

[Gate Keeper]

Originally Posted by grandy

hi Phil,you are more than welcome post to me on the subject CANON SX50 HS got to give it a try must save you carting lenses or having to change them in a hurry,i have seen the tutorial on [you tube] look amazing zoom.would we not love to take such photoes such as you and your subject matter must be endless Nairobi you lucky man, look forward to talking to you again Phil soon i will take a photo of my cat he can be quite wild. all the best for now GARY, PS thank you for posting to me appreciate it.pps must comment on your remark re not able to track a moving subject ,i found that if you dont try to track it with the camera just dont take your eyes off of it and point at it and snap as many as you can sort them out on pc when you get home.

Thanks Gary for your advice on point and shoot! I will give it a try. Perhaps you could take some photos of your 75 inside and out, maybe at different locations in your area. I did catch sight of your 75 at one of the meets at Halfway House and was impressed at how pristine and well cared for your car looked. I will start a thread called Bridge Cameras - discuss as this is John's post and I hope he does not mind me diverting away from his excellent photos. Sorry John.

[grandy]

hi Phil,yes my car still looks good am thinking of respray this year same colour copperleaf, it's my own fault it is suffering from finger trouble by myself Halfords paint can mix don't match job best left to the guys that know what they are doing.am quite embarrassed at the halfway house meet i had blue reversing sensors gone now thank god not entirely my fault but my grandsons thought it would be a great idea, enough of car i am glad you have started a thread BRIDGE CAMERAS i have a lot to learn interested in macro and how good the canon is at it as you will know i too am retired and have had to give up playing golf so back to photography that i used to do in the 50s 60s no colour just black and white ,had my spare bedroom as dark room enlarger had to soak and fix prints and hang them up,the smell was not great open windows, got to go now Phil will no doubt be chatting again. GARY.