Holiday picture thread

**doc_bean** · 08-10-2006, 15:57

Since there doesn't seem to be one, i feel it is high time to start one !

Here are some pictures from my trip to Norway (was there for three weeks), quality isn't great, but I'm too poor to buy a decent camera and to busy to practise taking pictures.

Never the less, enjoy !

Now post your own !

**Moros** · 08-10-2006, 16:06

They're not bad at all Doc_bean! There are alot of holiday pictures at the gallery you might want to check those.

**doc_bean** · 08-12-2006, 10:29

This thread doesn't seem to be catching on

Could one of the mods please add it to the Gallery ?

**Fragony** · 08-12-2006, 15:58

Norway is beautifull isn't it. Love the Fjords, we should build some nature here as well. Hope you had a great time, cracked some viking mussel I trust?

**GeneralHankerchief** · 08-12-2006, 16:08

Iss... iss pinin' for the fee-jords!

PININ' for the FJORDS! It's not pinin' my lad!

Sorry about that...

Pictures weren't bad at all, Doc. I'm no photographer, but I especially like the fourth one.

**doc_bean** · 08-12-2006, 18:34

The fourth one is from Bergen, beautiful little streets in that city

Fagony: at least the Netherlands still have some decent bits of nature protected, Belgium is just filled with ugly houses all over (Flanders anyway). And I did have a very good time

**Ludens** · 08-23-2006, 22:19

Excellent pictures, Doc!

I also like the tokai's mountain shots and Gregoshi's dusk photographs.

**Ludens** · 09-03-2006, 20:02

Lake District hiking trip

During my short absence on the Org three weeks back, I spent some days walking through the Lake District in the U.K. I took about a thousand photographs, so I'd say it was time well spent. I selected a few of the better ones to show here. Unfortunatly, they turned out to be rather too large for the forum, so I'll just give you the links.

Day one: from Windermere to Coniston

Lake Windermere, taken from Bowness quay, facing north

Lake Windermere, taken at or near Blind High How. The houses on the other side is the twin town of Bowness and Windermere.

North of Hawkshead. I think this picture was taken at or near the Keen Ground, but I am not entirely sure as I took a wrong turn around here.

Coniston Water, from the Gondola quay at Coniston

Day two: scaling the Old Man of Coniston

Well, I didn't actually scale it. I was warned that it was a long climb, and that low clouds would obscure the view. To make things worse, the path wasn't that well-defined and thunderstorms were predicted, so when I got to Lever's Water I turned back. By the time I was down below again the clouds had cleared and not a single thunder was heard that day

. Still, I took a few pretty shots that day, even though the clouds did not improve the view.

Coniston Fells, at the foot of the Old Man, facing north-west. Due to the clouds you cannot see the Old Man's peak, but it should be somewhere above the white house. To the right you can see Coppermine Valley.

Coppermine Valley

And now for something completely different: I found this one lying on the middle of the path somewhere in the Coniston Fells. It doesn't appear to be injured, and was surrounded by sheep droppings. Perhaps it died from indigestion?

Kennel Crag, facing south-east and overlooking the Coniston Fells and Coniston Water.

Lever's Water

And the last one I took in the aptly named Boulder Valley.

**doc_bean** · 09-03-2006, 20:59

Nice pictures

Too bad about the weather though, it must be even more marvellous when the clouds don't obstruct the view. Then again I like clouds too

**Gregoshi** · 09-03-2006, 21:25

Nice shots Ludens. It looks like you had a nice hike. Too bad about the weather not cooperating with your ascent on Old Man. With the elevation and the clouds clearing out, I'm sure the view would been beautiful. I like pictures like these as it is always interesting to see how the terrain differs from what I consider "normal".