Welcome to 'Randoms'
A collection of 'Random' contributions that have caught our members' attention - on ANY subject.
'Randoms' are only published on this page of the VP. They are not shown at meetings.
ALL contributions to the VP are welcomed and included.
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A collection of 'Random' contributions that have caught our members' attention - on ANY subject.
'Randoms' are only published on this page of the VP. They are not shown at meetings.
ALL contributions to the VP are welcomed and included.
Viewing Tips: For videos, click on the link in blue and for pics, hover over their thumbnails to see any titles, then click on the individual pic to appreciate the full image.
You can add comments in the box below, and/or you can comment or add questions in each individual member's section.
1 - Val Walker
I have put in two versions of the same picture. Obviously the colour version has more impact but the mono version is more subtle and the pale leaves seem to stand out more. I would be interested to see which one people prefer.
I have put in two versions of the same picture. Obviously the colour version has more impact but the mono version is more subtle and the pale leaves seem to stand out more. I would be interested to see which one people prefer.
2 - Gracie Glaister
Ponies on Holt Lowes
f13, 1/125 sec, ISO400
Cropped and tweaked levels in LR, Nik Filters Clr Efx Detail Extractor Filter & Gloden Glow Filter added, dark vignette added.
On the Path to Letheringsett
f9, 1/640 sec, ISO400 - Cropped in LR, Soft Focus Filter added in Nik Filters Clr Efx. Dark vignette added in LR.
Ponies on Holt Lowes
f13, 1/125 sec, ISO400
Cropped and tweaked levels in LR, Nik Filters Clr Efx Detail Extractor Filter & Gloden Glow Filter added, dark vignette added.
On the Path to Letheringsett
f9, 1/640 sec, ISO400 - Cropped in LR, Soft Focus Filter added in Nik Filters Clr Efx. Dark vignette added in LR.
3 - Andy Talbot
My wife bought me a crystal ball and a pamphlet on taking photos with it. Finally got some nice weather to have a go in March. Here are a couple of shots down at Morston. Its a bit of fun. I’ll try some other locations.
My wife bought me a crystal ball and a pamphlet on taking photos with it. Finally got some nice weather to have a go in March. Here are a couple of shots down at Morston. Its a bit of fun. I’ll try some other locations.
4 - Chris Richardson
5 - Graham Cliff
Two choices for my Random selection - both from our holiday last year in Scotland. The first one of a rainbow I saw when playing golf at ‘Durness' in the far north west corner of Scotland. The second one is of Bamburgh Castle at night.
Two choices for my Random selection - both from our holiday last year in Scotland. The first one of a rainbow I saw when playing golf at ‘Durness' in the far north west corner of Scotland. The second one is of Bamburgh Castle at night.
6 - Chris Osman
Lots going on in the garden at the moment and the added bonus of bordering the neighbours pond (formally the village watering pit).
The Egyptian Geese, rather more akin to a Shelduck than a Goose, are frequent visitors. I have no idea whether they are same sex or a mating pair but there's no sign of chicks.
The Mallards on the other hand have been busy and I counted 13 ducklings a week ago. My gardening efforts these last couple of weeks have been somewhat interrupted by all the bird activity and needless to say my go-to and preferred gardening 'tool' has been my camera!
Lots going on in the garden at the moment and the added bonus of bordering the neighbours pond (formally the village watering pit).
The Egyptian Geese, rather more akin to a Shelduck than a Goose, are frequent visitors. I have no idea whether they are same sex or a mating pair but there's no sign of chicks.
The Mallards on the other hand have been busy and I counted 13 ducklings a week ago. My gardening efforts these last couple of weeks have been somewhat interrupted by all the bird activity and needless to say my go-to and preferred gardening 'tool' has been my camera!
7 - Roger Youngs
8 - Frederic Landes
I am delighted to share two photos of some wild visitors who came to our garden again this year. For the past four years, a few Shelducks have been nesting in our garden. Every year, around the beginning of April, 8 to 10 shelducks gather at the bottom of our garden and in the nearby field for a few days.
Eventually, one couple decides to explore further, and it takes days for the female to decide where to nest for the next few weeks. In 2022, a second couple decided to nest under another bush, but it ended tragically when a badger killed the female and ate the eggs. We are unsure yet if the female will make her nest this year. Yesterday, she roamed all over the garden, searching for the best spot, but she has not made a decision yet.
The first photo shows her on top of the bush which was the selected spot in the past. Strangely, the trail camera did not get her this time, and she passed right by it multiple times.
The second picture shows the same bush on the lower ground, the west entrance, which she visited at least four or five times yesterday morning. The other side, which we call East Entrance is normally the selected one.
We are hopeful that she will choose our place again to lay her eggs, and we may have the pleasure of witnessing the hatching of 14 to 18 ducklings by the end of May.
Photos were shot from the kitchen window with a 500mm lens and edited in Lightroom.
I am delighted to share two photos of some wild visitors who came to our garden again this year. For the past four years, a few Shelducks have been nesting in our garden. Every year, around the beginning of April, 8 to 10 shelducks gather at the bottom of our garden and in the nearby field for a few days.
Eventually, one couple decides to explore further, and it takes days for the female to decide where to nest for the next few weeks. In 2022, a second couple decided to nest under another bush, but it ended tragically when a badger killed the female and ate the eggs. We are unsure yet if the female will make her nest this year. Yesterday, she roamed all over the garden, searching for the best spot, but she has not made a decision yet.
The first photo shows her on top of the bush which was the selected spot in the past. Strangely, the trail camera did not get her this time, and she passed right by it multiple times.
The second picture shows the same bush on the lower ground, the west entrance, which she visited at least four or five times yesterday morning. The other side, which we call East Entrance is normally the selected one.
We are hopeful that she will choose our place again to lay her eggs, and we may have the pleasure of witnessing the hatching of 14 to 18 ducklings by the end of May.
Photos were shot from the kitchen window with a 500mm lens and edited in Lightroom.
9 - Lynn Loader
This was taken at the Sheringham Viking festival and shows an animal skin piled with gauntlets, chainmail, a helmet and so on.
I converted my image to monochrome and applied the Glowing Edges filter, giving an other-worldly effect.
This was taken at the Sheringham Viking festival and shows an animal skin piled with gauntlets, chainmail, a helmet and so on.
I converted my image to monochrome and applied the Glowing Edges filter, giving an other-worldly effect.
10 - Tim Folkes
A Real Sign of Spring
This Magnolia was just emerging from its winter solace – a real sign of spring! Pixel 6a phone camera, 27mm, 1/1900, f1.7, ISO 48.
No Fishing on a Sunday?
It’s not often you get this view of part of the Cromer fishing ‘fleet’ without myriad people milling around - a Sunday in March with high winds and dodgy weather. No humans were edited out during the processing of this pic!
Pixel 6a phone camera, 27mm, 1/2330, f1.7, ISO 74.
A Real Sign of Spring
This Magnolia was just emerging from its winter solace – a real sign of spring! Pixel 6a phone camera, 27mm, 1/1900, f1.7, ISO 48.
No Fishing on a Sunday?
It’s not often you get this view of part of the Cromer fishing ‘fleet’ without myriad people milling around - a Sunday in March with high winds and dodgy weather. No humans were edited out during the processing of this pic!
Pixel 6a phone camera, 27mm, 1/2330, f1.7, ISO 74.