Monthly Archives: October 2015
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What’s this then?
15Saturday 31 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Here’s another ‘Guess What?‘ challenge…. Will this one last a whole hour this week? Good luck !. SPIKE . .
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treat (II)
3Saturday 31 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge represents travel; one of my main passions in life, and …
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Autumn Clouds
Leave a commentSaturday 31 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Treat (I)
16Friday 30 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a personal favourite, a fresh salad served with hot spicy …
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Flower Friday ~ Another White Hibiscus
1Friday 30 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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92nd Republic Day
7Thursday 29 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Today marks the 92nd year of the founding of the Republic of Türkiye, and yours truly is in the western …
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The float
12Wednesday 28 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Subject distance and a change of composition alters the entire image as we all know. I love to compare two or …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Above the Clouds
2Wednesday 28 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Evening cloud & light
15Tuesday 27 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Here we have the same scene, under two different camera settings. Both taken towards the end of the day, as …
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Brilliance of the forest skies
2Tuesday 27 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful (IV)
6Monday 26 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a set of steps that you really …
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Macro Monday: Mr McFly
6Monday 26 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
For my Macro Monday entry this week, here is a little chap who was having a staring competition with me …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful (III)
5Sunday 25 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows how even in the reptilian world, the art of …
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Last summer produce
6Sunday 25 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
It’s been a weird old year…. we’ve seen lemon trees decimated and some killed off by very rare severe frosts …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful (II)
1Saturday 24 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows how to carefully lift TWO TONNES of 8mm building steel …
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Fishing vessel: Syros, Greek Cyclades
2Saturday 24 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Careful (I)
5Friday 23 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is me up a tree, as per usual. Here on our citrus …
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Flower Friday ~ Twin Reds
Leave a commentFriday 23 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Palm Tree
7Thursday 22 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Well the ‘Guess What?‘ for this month was obviously far too easy. The quality of the shot wasn’t brilliant, cropped …
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What’s this then?
9Thursday 22 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
About time for a new ‘Guess What?‘ challenge…. Any ideas this time around? Good luck one and all. SPIKE . …
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Fresh rain feeds the rivers
1Wednesday 21 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Here in the southwest of Türkiye, we are finally seeing rains in the West Taurus Mountains. One month since our …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Summer’s End
2Wednesday 21 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Menacing sunset
5Tuesday 20 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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That’s MY bread!
1Tuesday 20 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extraordinary (IV)
2Monday 19 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is another Greek Island shot – one of …
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Macro Monday: The Wasp Mk II
1Monday 19 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Having another spot of breakfast, on a Sunday this week, and yet another young wasp decided to join in the …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extraordinary (III)
5Sunday 18 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a case of ‘which direction?’ Although perhaps not all that extraordinary, …
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Last Peppers
3Sunday 18 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Drying the last of the summer peppers before the rains start…
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extraordinary (II)
8Saturday 17 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is one I’ve posted before, but love it, so why not share …
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The Village Mosque
8Saturday 17 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Rural villages throughout Türkiye each have their mosque and small school. Pretty much the centre of life; the mosque is …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Extraordinary (I)
17Friday 16 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
DEAD MANAKIN…? This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was an extraordinary sight alright! On a family visit …
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Flower Friday ~ Blue (something)…
20Friday 16 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Not sure on this one. At first I thought it looked like a blue hydrangea, but like a tiny version. Any …
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Efes (Ephesus) Mosaics
7Friday 16 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Not everyone respects or loves the ancient artifacts, relics and antiquities that we find all around this part of the …
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And close to Kaş you’ll find…
4Thursday 15 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Following on from the earlier snap of the boats at Kaş, on the southwestern Med. coast of Türkiye, you’ll find the coastline …
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Kaş is ok off season
7Thursday 15 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Whilst it’s pretty much packed during the tourist season (May-September), once the hordes depart, Kaş (pronounced ‘Cash’) on the southwestern …
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Eva Cassidy: new footage
8Wednesday 14 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Some of you may recall my having added Eva Cassidy to my personal Hall of Fame; otherwise known as those …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Lonely trees, South Pacific
2Wednesday 14 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place (IV)
5Tuesday 13 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s fourth and probably final entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is another of my ‘happy places’… and that …
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Walking in our foothills
9Tuesday 13 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place (III)
1Monday 12 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s third entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge is a reminder for me of days travelling in far flung places. …
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Macro Monday: Fly inspects autumn colours
1Monday 12 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This is my entry for Macro Monday for this week. Hope you all enjoy it! SPIKE
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place (II)
15Sunday 11 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s second entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge shows four images of secluded coves in the Greek Dodecanese …
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WPC ‘Happy Place’… Not here, Not today.
62Saturday 10 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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That’s MY boat!
3Saturday 10 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Some have their name on their boat Others show registration numbers A few moor their boats in private berths Ahem… while this …
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Weekly Photo Challenge: Happy Place (I)
6Friday 09 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This week’s first entry from me for the Weekly Photo Challenge was taken here in the West Taurus Mountains of southwest …
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Flower Friday ~ Purple strikes again
5Friday 09 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
This one was taken in the UK a long time ago. Not sure what it is, but the flowers so …
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As fast as I put them in….
7Thursday 08 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Calm Morning
7Thursday 08 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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Rock guitarists are not all the same!
7Wednesday 07 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
Think of the great rock guitarists… What ‘s the image? Pretty sure most of conjure up pictures of long hair, …
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Wordless Wednesday ~ Mother & Child
3Wednesday 07 October, 2015 by Uncle Spike
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