What a lovely series! Great fun. The drone shot actually looked excellent.

Did the soldiers who started the fire, know that they were vandalising a monument founded by Matilda di Canossa, a Germanic queen who is an important figure in German history?

I'm gonna say no.

I like this shot a lot. It takes me back to Italy where that sort of light in old stone buildings is frequent. I miss it out there. Annoyingly, my wife has booked up to go for a week with a mate so it won't be this year now.

I like the tone of the first much more. It looks a little vintage. It reminds me of a photographer who's name I can't place. Shame the plane is 'in contact' with the lamp posts but no biggie.

Yes, I agree too!
His drone shots were mainly of our local village and were popular with the crowd; as they tried to find and identify their own house, or a local lane, or a forest or meadow,...

4x3

Title refers to window set-up. Pic taken with smartphone , uploaded with no pp. My first time doing this process. I welcome c&c.

Like a dream picture. Great atmosphere.

2 is stellar!

Last to last for me. Great details in all of them.

Great document of the event. Everyone looks happy.

The lighting is beautiful in this.

Such beautiful mediterranean light. Love the dragon too 😁

What a great day, with music too! Ever thought of getting a drone?

Bees on lavender
Here's a second post from me this week. Just playing with the new Z macro, 105mm /2.8 this week in the garden.
I tried to get a nice gently colourful, and creamy background.

Difficult, trying to line up the bees on the lavender with a nice red rose directly behind them!
They move so fast and the Z105 macro is definitely not the fastest focusser on the planet!
My old 105 F/2.8 - F mount macro was noticably faster!
Pity, I sold that to my brother, but at least he is happy and the new one is smaller and lighter :-)

These are really nice photos Fireplace. I love the colour purple too.

I like how the shadow follows the rows of windows.

I would choose this one, but with a square crop to lose some of the space on the left.

Thanks, it was fun :-)

A drone for me?
-well I think it would be fun; lots of interesting compositions to be had from a new perspective.
Probably fun to learn to fly the thing too.
But, they are so loud and annoying for others that I'll pass at the moment.
I don't like it myself when I'm hiking in some beautiful and possibly serene place and someone starts flying a drone nearby :-(
Doesn't happen here very often, but when it does it sounds like a swarm of bees is about to attack you.
Maybe they'll make them quieter at some time in the future, and then maybe I'll get one :-)

The light makes these domes look like giant jellyfish. I would like to see this shot in colour.