Dizzy madness

Fairground by night. I hate fairground rides, but they make terrific photographs. This one is a 20 second exposure

For: amusement parks 3 contest

TT Funfair 2012

30 second exposure. TT Motorbike Races festival and funfair 2012. Taken this evening...

For: amusement parks 3 contest

George Shuttleworth SpeedDemon

From George Formby's 1936 film No Limit - the funniest biking movie of all time. Formby was the biggest entertainer of his generation so when he made a movie about the Isle of Man TT races, fans flocked to the cinema. It stars Formby as chimney sweep George Shuttleworth who builds his own 'Sh...

For: motorbikes contest

Setting Sun

For: cloud panorama contest

'As Evening Falls'

When the evening falls And the daylight is fading From within me calls Could it be I am sleeping? For a moment I stray Then it holds me completely Close to home, I cannot say Close to home, feeling so far away As I walk the room There before me a shadow From another world Where no other...

For: cloud panorama contest

Over the Bay..

The beautiful bay seems to attract wonderfully 'angry' clouds.

For: cloud panorama contest

Rainbows

In Heaven, there are rainbow streams of m&ms...

For: photo tournament 1 round 3 contest

Winding down after a long day

Tatty Teddy winding down after a long day at the office. Bathing in his favourite liquorice allsorts and m&ms.

For: photo tournament 1 round 3 contest

The Great War

"To the Glory of God and in affectionate memory of the men of this parish who fell in the great war 1914-1918 They sacrificed their lives, and were victorious by the cross of our salvation, we are united." - Jurby, Isle of Man -

For: war memorials 2 contest

Sweeties at the North Pole

Jars and jars of sweeties lined up as job 'perks' (bribes ?) for the Elves at the North Pole who work tirelessly all year around preparing presents !

For: photo tournament 1 round 3 contest

Baby Squeal

A baby squeal

For: fright contest

Future F1.

Starting young...

For: hair backview 2 contest

Jessica

My little girl's beautiful hair.

For: hair backview 2 contest

'The Sail'

Wonderful big cracks in front of an Incinerator, which is well known for its unusual shape and design, the stack of which is designed to represent a Viking sail. It has a capacity to treat 60,000 tonnes of municipal waste in addition to clinical and animal waste.

For: photo tournament 1 round 2 contest

Country Roads

Beautiful cracks, in the beautiful countryside...

For: photo tournament 1 round 2 contest

'Pavement Cracks'

The city streets are wet again with rain But I'm walkin' just the same Skies turn to the usual grey When you turn to face the day And love don't show up in the pavement cracks All my water colours fade to black I'm goin' nowhere and I'm ten steps back All my dreams have fallen flat < An...

For: photo tournament 1 round 2 contest

Peeking through the fence

Such a simple but pretty leaf.

For: single leaf 2 contest

Propeller at Sunset

Whirring propeller right outside my window & an hour to play with.

For: ko photo tournament contest

Speeding Truck

Wow this was tricky to get right ! :)

For: ko photo tournament contest

Where the River meets the Sea

Love this pic, showing the misty sea waves breaking behind the silky river.

For: water exposure contest

'The Little Isabella'

The Groudle River and 'The Little Isabella' Waterwheel in Groudle Glen. (The Waterwheel was originally built in 1895 to pump water up to the hotel nearby and later used to power the fairy lights in the Glen.)

For: water exposure contest

Groudle River

Beautiful river running quietly in Groudle Glen in very early springtime

For: water exposure contest

Bridge over Peaceful Waters

For: ansel adams bw 2 contest

Shadow Fax's long lost cousin

Who would have ever guessed that Shadow Fax's long lost cousin could have trotted so far from home ?...

For: barnyard 2 contest