Neville's Pic of the Day

[ians]

Neville have you gone commercial yet? I need some tips on taking pics.

[Neville Bailey]

Nope - you think I should?

[ians]

I have been experimenting with wooden frames. i was going to fit mirrors into the frames, but looking at your pics, i thought of an idea. You could get your pics blown up to fit into my frames and we could try sell the pics in the frames killing 2 birds with one stone. Who knows we could both become famous

I make the frames and fit the glass you fit the pic and the backing, bingo. Then we just need a person or shop to promote and sell them for us, it just an idea.

As you can see by my picture of the frames, there is no hope for me in the photo bussiness, but with a little help, who knows.

The wood is all recycled which seems to be the in thing.

[Neville Bailey]

Ian, why don't we try this idea with one or two of my pics and see how it goes, before deciding whether or not to go full ball?

We need to do some costings as well and then see if it is worth-while financially.

Would you like to email me directly?

[Blurock]

Sounds like a good idea. Where can we see your frames ians, are you in the Midlands?

[ians]

Just down the road from Neville.

Neville i am keen, will contact you shortly.

I dont want to intrude on nevilles thread, but if you want to see what i do with my scraps of wood, check out facebook, rod racks.

[Neville Bailey]

Three Little Dicky Birds by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
Three little dicky birds sitting on a line...
Anybody able to identify these guys?

[Dave A]

They're swallows (the ones from Russia, I think) - and they've arrived very early this year. My wife commented on it to me yesterday.

Spring is here.

[Blurock]

Three little dicky birds sitting on a line...
Anybody able to identify these guys?

Lesser striped swallow. Common summer visitor to eastern coastal belt and northern parts. Usually near water, perched on wires or in trees.

[Dave A]

And I stand corrected on the migration front - the lesser striped swallow is only partially migratory within Africa.

What a beauty, though

[Blurock]

I saw the first swallows around the 10th Aug. Summer is in the air with early, soft spring rain.

[Neville Bailey]

Sunset Fever by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
An hour before sunset in Westville – a fever tree glows in sympathy.

[Neville Bailey]

Industrial Pulp by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
A landmark along the N2 at the Umkomaas River – a paper pulp factory.

[Neville Bailey]

Palmiet Peace by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
A late afternoon stroll in the Palmiet Nature Reserve, right on our doorstep!

[Neville Bailey]

Monteseel - Strike One! by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
I took a drive to Monteseel this evening, hoping to capture a nice sunset, when the lightning gatecrashed the party. The setting sun took a back-seat...


Monteseel - Strike Two! by Neville A Bailey, on Flickr
The rain started pelting me as I caught this last flash of lightning at Monteseel.