* The Weekly Image Thread 25 03 18 #958 *

19andrew47 · Mar 18, 2025

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19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

Thanks WN.

Cranes are found in Ontario breeding about this time of year or a bit later. A few hours north of us there are some breeding areas for cranes, tundra swans and trumpeter swans. The numbers crossing Lake Erie and heading north nearby are very large.

Andrew

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

Thanks Pete.

The big issue with going and shooting these is they all start to look the same!!

Andrew

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

A beautiful area Dave and lovely images. I take it those are round hay bales on the tractor, still wrapped in plastic.

Andrew

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

A very good portrait of the vendor Nick. Selling food I take it since I see a container of implements of some sort on the top of the 'cart'. Maybe some libations as well.

Andrew

nick10 · Mar 19, 2025

19andrew47 said:
A very good portrait of the vendor Nick. Selling food I take it since I see a container of implements of some sort on the top of the 'cart'. Maybe some libations as well.

Andrew

Thank you Andrew, glad you liked it :-D He is selling a hot beverage, called "salepi" which is more popular in northen Greece, especially in the second biggest city we have, Thessaloniki, there many street sellers selling this beverage

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

Thanks for the information Nick. I have just finished reading about the history and making of the drink.

Andrew

Rich Z · Mar 19, 2025

Lovely, Andrew. It has everything going for it. Great scene with nice sky, nice marina and no snow, no ice. I'd go there for pictures, in summer. Rich

Rich Z · Mar 19, 2025

What the Hell, Andrew? I think this is one of your strengths. I like those portly cranes. All those birds in just one day. You are lucky and I've found luck the most necessary ingredient for shooting birds. Rich

Rich Z · Mar 19, 2025

Nice stuff, Chris. I'd like to go there and make some pictures. Rich

Rich Z · Mar 19, 2025

I like these, Todd. Great pictures from The Bigma. Rich

Rich Z · Mar 19, 2025

That's pretty country, Dave. I like the still water, too. Rich

Rich Z · Mar 19, 2025

Collaboration. I posted this on in the last thread. It had some aberrations which I couldn't see. Andrew used his forte in PP and fixed it up very nicely indeed!

Also, I agree with Andrew's urologist, who said, "He is young for his age and his strength is as that of ten men because his heart is pure." I'm damned if I know how a urologist deduced that considering what he's a lookin' at.

Rich

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

Thanks Rich.

Andrew

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

He is young, and named Andrew as well Rich. Go figure!

Andrew

19andrew47 · Mar 19, 2025

Thanks Rich.

I think I have ten more ready to go, but that is it from that outing. The remainders are cranes as well.

Andrew

Cloudforest · Mar 19, 2025

A lovely day and beautiful light for your leg-stretcher Dave. Nice pictures too, with the EM1x. I don't think I would have wanted to carry it around with me for that distance though

dt27348 · Mar 19, 2025

Thanks Andrew. Those bales are either hay or silage.

Dave

dt27348 · Mar 19, 2025

It's probably one of my favourite areas for a hike Rich and only about 45 miles away.

Dave

dt27348 · Mar 20, 2025

Thanks Pete. The EM1X is one of my favourite cameras. Beautifully made and for me ergonomically perfect. The weight however makes me think twice about taking it on long hikes. If I was still climbing mountains it would almost certainly be left behind.

Dave

Cloudforest · Mar 20, 2025

The Gardens in Derbyshire opened this week for the new season. All the topiary has been nicely shaped over the winter and the first flowers are starting to appear.