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Black-headed Hunting Insects.

miketoll — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 17:57:37 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: Similar to another shot I put up but I was very happy to get this shot. As an aside I am going into hospital on Monday 28th for the first of my eye operations, four procedures in total, two on each eye. This means I will not be able to get out and about with my camera for about three months. Hopefully I will be able to post a few pictures from the archives in the meantime.

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Rush

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:55:49 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Rush is used so much in Portrush and there's a Goldrush too! Crowds waiting for the bands - the whole town was full of people standing/sitting at the side of the pavements waiting!

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Band Parade

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:50:39 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: On Saturday night a local band held a band parade around town, it had received so much publicity because of the golf being on around the same time. This is a phone shot, as I didn't wish to carry a camera, too many around. There were approx 80 bands parading!

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Nathan Carter Singing

marydoll — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:45:13 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: This guy is a famous singer here in NI and in Scotland, he was singing at an open air radio concert. I had taken my long lens with me (to see if there were any dolphins!), so I took this shot. About an hour before this I had been in a caf� for lunch and he came in for lunch too! His most famous song is Wagon Wheel!!

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Grey Heron

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:51:41 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Fishing on the Dee at Chester

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Grey Heron

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:50:15 +0100

by: davet47

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Cormorant

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:48:55 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Is it yawning?

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Cormorant

davet47 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 15:47:00 +0100

by: davet47

Description: On the weir on the Dee at Chester. I love the markings.

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Incoming!

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:42:36 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Hoverfly on approach to a Buddleia flower.

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Comma Butterfly

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:40:52 +0100

by: davet47

Description: I like the way that the edges of the wings look as though they've been stamped out.

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Bee on Cosmos flower

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:38:47 +0100

by: davet47

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Small Tortoiseshell butterfly

davet47 — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 11:37:40 +0100

by: davet47

Description: There seems to be lots of these about now.

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Coot Youngster

miketoll — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:15:25 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: The young coot got off the nest and swam off showing it's growing independence. Cropped image.

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Young Coot On The Nest

miketoll — Sat, 19 Jul 2025 18:09:21 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: I must admit I did not know that young coots looked like this, in my opinion much better looking than adults. The adult was in the nest and when it got off this youngster was full revealed.

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For Maureen

davet47 — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 17:54:39 +0100

by: davet47

Description: That's a fair crop from its original size! Your setting are kk but I'd have used a faster shutter speed as at 400mm on a Canon you're using the equivalent of 640mm so any movement will be magnified. Remember the old 1/effective focal length= shutter speed so this should have been 1/600. This is just a general rule though-depends how shaky you are! All I've done with your pic is lightened it a little, small amount of contrast, and a light sharpening. Even at download file size it will print A4- I tried it! Hope this helps. Dave

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Original for Dave

marydoll — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:31:33 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: F8 1/400sec ISO 160 Exp .03 - size 6000 x 4000 5.9 mls 350 dpi. The cropped size is 2291/1566, I just cropped the photograph to make the characters stand out. You can tell I haven't a clue what I'm doing with photography, even at this late stage in life!!

Tommy Fleetwood

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:30:13 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I was about to go home, when I decided to take one more look at the practice area. I'd gone to the event in the hope of seeing Tommy Fleetwood and lo there he was. When he finished his practice he came round everyone signing autographs and I was able to take this photograph. So it pays to stick around at events, I went home very happy.

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Tom McKibben and Niall Horan

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:24:49 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Tom McKibben is a Northern Ireland Golfer, just starting out. Niall Horan is or was a singer with the group One Direction, a boy band! I hadn't a clue who he was when I took the photograph. I was some distance away and this is heavily cropped, taken with the R6 and 100-400 lens which I'm beginning to like. I'd appreciate your opinion about the quality of a big a crop, if you know what I mean.

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Golfer

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:18:50 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I just like this shot, for some reason. I haven't a clue who he is!!

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Darren and Rory

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:14:09 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Again, from a long distance away, not really sharp but I was happy.

Rory at Portrush

marydoll — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 00:11:19 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I had a day out at the Golf Practice sessions. I used the Panasonic, I didn't want my R6 confiscated, not sure if it was allowed there! They did have a Nikon look out tent and flew a Nikon flag around the course! I took this shot from a long distance away and wasn't too sure if it would be ok. Not a great shot but I was happy.

Golfers watch where the ball went to

marydoll — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 23:58:45 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I haven't a clue who these golfers are! I hung around until this took place, previously I'd been a place where I couldn't see their faces. Difficult to know where to stand at events, although I should have watched where the official photographers were!! The 100-400 lens may have been the wrong choice but I like how close it reached.

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Chasing round the stump!

miketoll — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:54:06 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: A female Mallard was not impressed by her suitor and was trying to escape his attentions by flying off at high speed and dodging round the stump in an effort to lose him. All to no avail I fear although I never did see the final outcome.

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Blowfly

davet47 — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:28:40 +0100

by: davet47

Description: Commonly known as a Greenbottle, although blue ones are more common.

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Hoverfly

davet47 — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:26:58 +0100

by: davet47

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Hoverfly on Cosmos flower 2

davet47 — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:25:39 +0100

by: davet47

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Hoverfly on Cosmos flower

davet47 — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:24:29 +0100

by: davet47

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A wee sports car

marydoll — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:23:20 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I guess you could say this was an 'open' car!!

3rd Temporary Bridge

marydoll — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:21:24 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: A 153rd van came past when I was taking a photograph!!

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2nd Temporary Bridge

marydoll — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:19:22 +0100

by: marydoll

Welcome to the Open

marydoll — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:13:26 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: One of our 3 temporary bridges

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Wonder where it was going.

marydoll — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:11:25 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: This looked like a fun place wherever it was going to.

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Wee house on the move

marydoll — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 18:08:56 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: I went out to photograph our temporary bridges and saw this wee house being transported.

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Chiff Chaff

davet47 — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:58:19 +0100

by: davet47

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Goldfinch

davet47 — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:56:54 +0100

by: davet47

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Harness Racing Practice

davet47 — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:55:02 +0100

by: davet47

Description: This track is near to one of the bird hides I go to, and last time I went I managed to get a few shots of this. Couldn't find anyone to ask for info and didn't want to stop the horse! There is a proper raceway further up the coast so it might have something to do with this.

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Harness Racing practice 2

davet47 — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:52:17 +0100

by: davet47

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Watching the sky.

miketoll — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 17:55:58 +0100

by: miketoll

Description: Oyster Catcher keeping a wary eye on the sky watching for predators, probably in this case the local Marsh Harrier. Birds always have to be alert for danger.

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Bus

marydoll — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 16:40:18 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: Even are buses are advertising The Open!

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Rory and Berts

marydoll — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 16:38:25 +0100

by: marydoll

Description: A coffee shop, usually known as Bob and Berts has been rename Rory and Berts (just for a few weeks). With the addition of 2 golf clubs on the sign!

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Chiff Chaff?

davet47 — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:03:00 +0100

by: davet47

Description: At least my bird recognition site says it's a Chiff Chaff-I've never seen one before.

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Robin

davet47 — Sat, 05 Jul 2025 11:00:32 +0100

by: davet47

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