Picture(s) of the day....

[Rp0thejester]

Feel free to move my post above to somewhere more appropriate

[NewcastleFalcon]

With a Tuesday famine on Picture(s) of the Day, and yours the only image so far today, POTD is the perfect home for your photos of the Ami Ryan.

Where have all the contributors gone? The viewing public will switch off in their droves if there is no new content.

See if a colourful if slightly out of focus Northumberland tractor encourages some more contributions

Neil

[Gibbo2286]

With a Tuesday famine on Picture(s) of the Day, and yours the only image so far today, POTD is the perfect home for your photos of the Ami Ryan.

Where have all the contributors gone? The viewing public will switch off in their droves if there is no new content.

See if a colourful if slightly out of focus Northumberland tractor encourages some more contributions




Neil

" the Ami Ryan" is that a new model from Citroen?

[CitroJim]

I'm posting this as it's my picture of the day..... I found 1!!!! Left hand drive, passenger door opens in the usual direction, drivers door opens 'suicide' style and the windows flip not wind downs....

They're cute

[Peter.N.]

Re forum content, I think the lack of interest in DIY is the main cause not only due to the difficulty of working on modern cars but most people seem to have the readies to have the work done.

Most of the forums are declining now and I think this one is doing better than most, one or two others that were very active are sending me reminders that they are still there. Specialist forums like the XM forum are suffering even more due to the lack of people running them now and relatively few in exitance left, same applies to the 406 forum.

I can send you some farming pictures.

Peter

[myglaren]

I hold my hands up to doing very little on my cars now but entrust it to an excellent mechanic instead.
If I can't do it either sitting in the car or standing on my hind legs it gets farmed out.
Fortunately very little has been required since ditching the C5.

[Peter.N.]

I have my useful ramp I made about 50 years ago, I couldn't manage without it. It gives just the right height to work on brakes/suspension etc standing but I was having difficulty getting underneath but I have solved that problem with an old office chair, set at its lowest position I can sit on it and whizz under the car, right height and comfortable.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

Almost time for the Falcon Original photo of the month award.

Two categories
The Random Selection
...and this will go to whichever original photo is nearest to the random post number selected. In the event of a tie the first posted of equal contenders will win.

The Falcon selection
This will be chosen from all original photo's posted in the month including my own.


Might as well do it now, after all its another blank day for originals on POTD.

Neil

[mickthemaverick]

Neil

My choice for photo of the month.Ironic perhaps that it could be seen as a self portrait as there was no photographer present at the time!

[Rp0thejester]

No way!!! Citroen Ami Ryan must win!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

POTD Monthly Awards...

The random selection
(136 of 141) was the latest one of mine

The Tractor



The Falcon Award
Using pure personal bias for the unusual Jim gets the award for the second month running, but some excellent photos from all contributors, and I would mention Alec's Albatross as being a superb photo and perhaps a bit disappointing not to get the Falcon award in preference to a luminous dog collar on wet tarmac



Neil

[CitroJim]

I am very highly honoured Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

I am very highly honoured Neil

Superb texture, contrast of colours, contrast of light, and clear definition across the image, but most of all, seeing the picture and stopping to click the shutter swung it for the Falcon Award

I too was honoured by providing the set up to allow that blackbird to take its own close up..thanks Mick.

..but now its a new month...February2024 has passed and its awards are done and dusted.

March awaits at least 31 daily contenders a minimum of one each day. If you haven't joined in before please do, and occasional entrants become regular entrants, and regular entrants...keep up the good work.

As ever no threshhold of photographic excellence is required, participation is always the most important.

Neil

[CitroJim]

Here's my offerings for today

One corner of the copse on Bury Field Common this morning...

Spot the new foliage beginning to appear on some of the shrubbery and the triangular bird (or is it a bat?) box Spring is approaching. The grass is greening up and showing strong growth too...

My feet, taken nearby It's still very, very wet and muddy which, in my world, makes for delicious running conditions

Wettest February on record allegedly... I can believe that...

[mickthemaverick]

I have upgraded my phone to a 5g model and with it came 3 camera lenses, I have just tried an experiment by holding the phone still against the window and taking a shot with each camera, here are the results:

The wide angle lens

The standard lens

The telephoto (x2) lens

Interestingly I can't see me using the 'standard' lens much as I suspect the others will be more suited to my subjects!! We'll see!!