Thanks for the comments. Might have just had a bath, but the young ones fluff the feathers up. The next two shots I took of it, look like a totally different bird.

It is a superb shot. Well done that Freeman.

Young Rainbow-bird. (My name for them) It is really a common UK garden bird. A Starling, normally black with a long yellow beak, but this one is in it's technicolored dream coat. The feathers ...

Thanks Jeffbridge. I asked if I could take a shot of his hair, and he obligingly put down his drink and posed for me.

Seen at a 1940's weekend, but I think he was a spectator like myself. http://s27.postimg.org/jyoeciw43/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/) http://s27.postimg.org/5e7bhp15f/image.jpg (http://postim...

Very hairy. Good shot.

It looks like an early morning or late evening shot. Well done.

This is the only one that I know of. There are standing and rocking stones in the area, but the wild natural ones. This maybe a farmer who wanted a bit of a talking point. I will be going to another...

Up on the moors near Todmorden Yorkshire UK. It is quite a walk up to this point, from the valley where my car was. For me it was a 3 hour return trip, but it was a wonderful, sunny day for it. ...

Clever idea Don.

Thank you both. It was taken at Southport flower show and is one of the exhibits. The roses are real ones. There are some wonderful constructions of flowers along a theme. I have cleaned the shot up ...

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Thanks Peter and Ed. It was cold out there. Much better yesterday and today.

Wednesday afternoon, up on the Pennines, 5 miles from my home. The dogs are not mine. http://s15.postimg.org/6s0v67qzv/image.jpg (http://postimage.org/) http://s15.postimg.org/t2oq66oa3/image.jp...

#1,2,4 and 5. Straighten the horizon. Tip : If you drag the whole window slowly down to the bottom, and use the pc frame to see the levels. #3 I like this one. If you stop down (make the f/ no. ...

bethanhearne81 Wrote: (Dec 28, 2014, 20:28) -- NT73 Wrote: (Dec 28, 2014, 20:22) -- A chocolate soldier with a lot of added artifacts, Mr B. Around the white sky, the buttons, and the epaulettes, ...

A couple of free photo editing programs. The Gimp. - Almost up to Photoshop standards, but there is a lot to learn. Tutorials on the net. Irfanview - neat and simple - easy to use. Far less complicat...

A chocolate soldier with a lot of added artifacts, Mr B. Around the white sky, the buttons, and the epaulettes, the chevron, and his face. Too much colour can cause this. ;) The original is so much...

It's not your mother is it? :D

Or your monitor/ PC, Philip. Or just maybe your profiles are different to mine. :)