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Winter on Rannoch Moor
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2011)

Sally probably means Specsavers...she hasn't got her glasses on...........fabulous atmosphere created in this shot

Stour Valley Winter, Shillingstone.
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th November 2010)

I think this would also have been a great Autumn scene...but you have done it justice its a picture postcard or even a Xmas Card

Chippenham Wiltshire Postcard 1955
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th November 2010)

In this postcard the pic in the top right is the back entrance to Bowood House at Derry Hill, I probably stood about the same spot turned 180 and took the shot of the Lansdowne Arms Pub(in my pics)...nothing much has changed there in 55 years

Avoncliff, Wiltshire
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th November 2010)

An excellent reflective view from a good position too

Fiddleford, Dorset
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th November 2010)

An HDR effect maybe but brilliant detail and atmosphere

5 stars
Bill Swan(13th May 2009)

A great capture love the reflection Lyn

5 stars
Bill Swan(13th May 2009)

Fabulous .....such a wonderful cottage

5 stars
Bill Swan(13th May 2009)

Lovely sunset view and reflections too..well done Lyn

5 stars
Bill Swan(6th May 2009)

Wow, your visit wasn't wasted Catherine...lovely view nice color

5 stars
Bill Swan(4th May 2009)

Excellent golden brown in colors and nice detail Lyn

5 stars
Bill Swan(4th May 2009)

Wonderful natural composition Lyn,.....the textures the detail the positioning perfect

Bluebell reflections
5 stars
Bill Swan(4th May 2009)

An excellent reflective capture Stephanie

Deer
5 stars
Bill Swan(4th May 2009)

A nice quality capture Marianne nice tones and warm surrounds

5 stars
Bill Swan(4th May 2009)

A nice good old English capture, Catherine

Through the keyhole.
5 stars
Bill Swan(4th May 2009)

Good Keyhole shot as you put it ........

Cottingham station 2
5 stars
Bill Swan(1st May 2009)

Timeless, Paul

The Cerne Valley
5 stars
Bill Swan(1st May 2009)

This to me typifies a good English countryside ....goood shot Graham

Lily pond
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th April 2009)

Fabulous looking place Paul, the sort of place to hold a wedding reception .....love the lily pond

Canoes by Dowles Bridge
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th April 2009)

Great colors nice composition Stephanie

Tyson Marsh, River Rother.
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th April 2009)

I must agree with Marianne ....wonderful color tones great shot

5 stars
Bill Swan(29th April 2009)

Good shot.... I spent some time with 13 Sqn Photo recon when they came from Malta early 70's to Cyprus... it brings back memories.

5 stars
Bill Swan(28th April 2009)

Excellent shot with good reflections ....perfect POV Lyn

Ullswater, looking south towards Glencoyne
5 stars
Bill Swan(28th April 2009)

Lovely composition ...very serene and picturesque

Skidby Mill 8
5 stars
Bill Swan(28th April 2009)

Excellent shot Paul ........love the detail

Chiseldon
5 stars
Bill Swan(28th April 2009)

Fabulous shot .....best way to show it

5 stars
Bill Swan(28th April 2009)

John, an excellent composition wonderful colors .....well presented

Broadway Tower
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th April 2009)

Excellent picture Stephanie, The clouds surrounding the tower look excellent as does the detail of the tower

Howden Dam
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th April 2009)

excellent shot Craig, good colors for some reason I keep on expecting to see a Lancaster bomber flying between the 2 terrets

Church at Stourhead
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th April 2009)

Good composition Marianne excellent POV nicely covered by greenery to add variety to the shot

4 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

An excellent capture ......the hint of tint is good but a little bit cooked on the right otherwise a superb composition

5 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

Another superb capture love the colors and certainly the reflections

Robin Hood's Bay
4 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

You certainly caught the steep rise here Ruth

5 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

An excellent shot Lyn, with great reflections

Goathland pedestrian crossing
5 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

Great capture Ruth.....they look a little "sheepish" crossing here

The little bridge
5 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

A superb positional shot and great colors Sue ...hope you didn't get wet

Rochester Cathedral
5 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

A good positional shot Sarah nice composition

Rochester Cathedral
5 stars
Bill Swan(24th April 2009)

Good view inside this wonderful cathedral you do it justice

5 stars
Bill Swan(23rd April 2009)

A nice view Peg, looks well looked after

Keyhaven
5 stars
Bill Swan(23rd April 2009)

Excellent composition with some reflections

Keyhaven
5 stars
Bill Swan(23rd April 2009)

Superb reflective shot Steve

Keyhaven
5 stars
Bill Swan(23rd April 2009)

That misty effect makes it all the better Steve... nice composition

Wot No Railings?
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th April 2009)

I remember this character ...Mr Chad..... my dad always used to draw him with different things to keep us happy

Dawn
5 stars
Bill Swan(14th April 2009)

The colors and tones in this shot are perfect ...you must have had to get up early for this one.

5 stars
Bill Swan(14th April 2009)

A very homely and rewarding shot, Barb.... some good reflections and great color

Warwick Castle
5 stars
Bill Swan(14th April 2009)

My eagles are from Langkawi ...so this must have been a nice feeling getting one here, and its a nice shot too Paul

Bowood House
5 stars
Bill Swan(13th April 2009)

Great view of the House...... hope you enjoyed your visit....I only live 5 miles from here, in Lyneham village

Bowood House Lake
5 stars
Bill Swan(13th April 2009)

good panoramic view Paul....Capability Brown was fairly active in this area and around Corsham he did some good work

Brungerley Bridge
5 stars
Bill Swan(13th April 2009)

A good reflective capture Sue

Thatched Cottage, Hambleton, Rutland
5 stars
Bill Swan(10th April 2009)

Nothing better than a good thatch

Old fence at Ulley
5 stars
Bill Swan(7th April 2009)

There is always something about a broken fence it still looks wonderful and blends in with the scenery

St James's Mount Cemetery
5 stars
Bill Swan(6th April 2009)

good composition the light is quite effective

Reflections in the River Severn
4 stars
Bill Swan(6th April 2009)

good reflections nice composition

Rochester Cathedral,
5 stars
Bill Swan(6th April 2009)

Great use of natural light excellent shot

5 stars
Bill Swan(5th April 2009)

Excellent shot peg like those reflections

5 stars
Bill Swan(5th April 2009)

Nice detail good capture John

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
5 stars
Bill Swan(3rd April 2009)

I've often wondered what it looked like .....very pleasant surroundings

View from the Battlements
5 stars
Bill Swan(3rd April 2009)

Lovely colours good POV

Blarney Castle as seen from down the Battlements
5 stars
Bill Swan(3rd April 2009)

Did you kiss the blarney stone? nice detailed shot

Hereford
5 stars
Bill Swan(3rd April 2009)

An excellent place to be I have a painting that was presented to me on my retirement from the services, of roughly this shot (slightly changed now by the building on the left.)

5 stars
Bill Swan(2nd April 2009)

Splendid detail on those chimney potts

5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

OOOOh love that thatch, nice one peg ...

Sundown
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

Great soft color tones like how you have used the tree to mask a lot of sky/clouds

Windmill 2
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

A good old English color picture if I might say so, Sally

Houghton Mill
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

very picturesque ..the water looks fast flowing

The Lake
4 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

nice colors and clouds

Oakham Castle and Church, Rutland
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

Excellent stone work you caught the detail perfectly

Ullapool Harbour
4 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

a good sea and landscape with reflections nice shot

Gaydon Church
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

this looks a really old place and that steeple is excellent

Thatched cottage in Gaydon
4 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

nice old thatch ....got composition

St. Bartholomew's Church
5 stars
Bill Swan(30th March 2009)

Looks very well kept nice color to the stone work for an old building

Horseshoe Falls
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

lovely colors with great reflections

Sunset
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

Brilliant colors, its bordering on the point of a Sci-fi scene....might get a few visitors

A wet day in Tenby July 2008
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

A lovely shot of Tenby, Stephanie, when my children were younger we did enjoy the visit

Pestilence Cottage, Woodhouse,Leicestershire
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

England, my England so beautifully portrayed

Windmill
4 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

I like to see windmills in England as well as Holland, good composition

London
4 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

good composition

Wolvesey, home and...
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

Excellent country home, gardens look magnificent

Ruins of Wardour Castle
5 stars
Bill Swan(29th March 2009)

Nice capture of an old ruin, Rafal

Cottage near Dunster Castle
5 stars
Bill Swan(28th March 2009)

An excellent quality shot lovely tones and excellent composition

Fiddleford Mill in Dorset
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th March 2009)

Some lovely colors and tones excellent serene spot

Robin Redbreast
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th March 2009)

Brilliant shot.. I can never get them to stay still long enough

Old post office - Nuney Green
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th March 2009)

An excellent choice of b/w for this composition

Storm
5 stars
Bill Swan(27th March 2009)

Nice atmosphere in this shot looks perfect for the rainbow

North Yorkshire Moors Railway
5 stars
Bill Swan(26th March 2009)

great shot Lorraine nice POV have added to my tour "Trains and Boats and Planes" thanks for sharing

5 stars
Bill Swan(26th March 2009)

Brilliant just brilliant...have added to my tour "Trains and Boats and Planes" thanks for sharing

5 stars
Bill Swan(26th March 2009)

Excellent shot John...great cropping have added to my first tour "Trains and Boats and Planes" thanks for sharing

White Waltham Airfield
5 stars
Bill Swan(26th March 2009)

Brilliant shot Mark..... I have added this to my first tour "Trains and Boats and Planes" thanks for sharing

Side by Side
5 stars
Bill Swan(26th March 2009)

Superb shot Sarah I have added this to my first tour Trains and Boats and Planes ..thanks for sharing

Crown Inn, St Ewe, Cornwall
5 stars
Bill Swan(25th March 2009)

An excellent combination of color and detail...nice sharp shot ...looks a perfect place to be

Bridge across the stream
5 stars
Bill Swan(24th March 2009)

You have certainly got a way of inviting people out for a walk, Marilyn....an excellent composition with a vanishing point that beckons

Curber Edge.
5 stars
Bill Swan(24th March 2009)

If you have to go back and take a better one you say then they will have to give out more stars on the star ratings ....this is worthy of a 5+ excellent detail and splendid in color

Ulverscroft Priory
5 stars
Bill Swan(23rd March 2009)

It would appear to be a List 1 listed building and the resposibility of Charnwood Borough Council who I think will maintain it (of sorts) ..good you stumbled on it ...nice capture good tone colors

The Red Lion pub at Brill, Bucks
4 stars
Bill Swan(23rd March 2009)

they start 'em young nowadays...excellent pic its great to see the young and old and a good composition

4 stars
Bill Swan(23rd March 2009)

Excellent old English style

View out of Netherton tunnel
5 stars
Bill Swan(23rd March 2009)

Its always great when explained and you have done this so well not just the literary but the composition....I like how you have got a person at the entrance with the torch and it cerainly shows a depth to it, also great cylindrical reflection

A train waiting at platform 1, Great Central Railway, Loughborough
5 stars
Bill Swan(22nd March 2009)

I don't know how many years ago it was taken, but for me nothing will beat the age of steam.....as a child I travelled length and breadth of the country all in steam, that was an air cadet as we went away every year to summer camp this was one of the best part of the trip, thanks for sharing and bringing back a few memories

Autumn Cottage
5 stars
Bill Swan(22nd March 2009)

Fantastic autumn colours in this shot, well presented if I can do half as good a composition as this one then I will be pleased

5 stars
Bill Swan(22nd March 2009)

I like this shot of the concord and sadly it is no longer the bird....I was privileged(I suppose)to say I was stationed at RAF Brize Norton when it was doing its trials in the 70's at Fairford and for the short periods it operated from us whilst the runways were being resurfaced etc. at Fairford.... I must have an old shot I could scan....but in the meantime I will settle for yours because it brings back real memories ..thank you

Stoke Prior along the Canal
5 stars
Bill Swan(21st March 2009)

Excellent reflections ...I love to capture anything like this makes for great viewing don't you think?

Canal boats at Kinver
5 stars
Bill Swan(21st March 2009)

I love Canals and the boat life ...love the reflections

Daffodils
5 stars
Bill Swan(21st March 2009)

lovely colors the yellow far out rates the brown ...fair sign spring is in the air...good composition by the way

Take Notice
5 stars
Bill Swan(21st March 2009)

Excellent composition with good colors, and excellent tone mapping

Lobster Traps at Whitby
5 stars
Bill Swan(21st March 2009)

This is how I remembered Whitby as a lad.... great atmosphere in this picture ...nice color tones

Duck
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

As you know I like reflections Craig ....and, I love an eye for detail you have got this shot absolutely on the button

Spring morning
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

There looks to be a bird of prey over the cow as well ..excellent capture nice color tones

Harvested Wheat Rolls.
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

The clouds and the golden bales just tell me its England ....fabulous

Foulridge Wharf
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

An excellent photograph of a painting

The River Cam.
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

What an enjoyable composition ...so relaxing .....20 years younger and I might have wanted to do this...today I will settle for the motorized versions...thanks for sharing

Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

I certainly didn't know that ...thanks for enlightening me

Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

There has been some prominent people from here in times gone by...again thank you for reminding us

Sutton Courtenay, Oxfordshire
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

Thank you for the information ...I hadn't realised that.....great composition ..and factual

Swan
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

Excellent detail .......great close up Jason

Dover Regatta Air-Sea Rescue display.
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

A good action shot ...well worth seeing good men in action

The Bridge
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

Nice soft tones Sue... good POV looking down stream I would say ...inviting you in ....excellent

Doorway
5 stars
Bill Swan(20th March 2009)

There is something about old doors that fascinate me ....perhaps it the though of who has passed through them over the years..this is no exception....wonderful colors and textures ... i love the green mossy effect around the base ...gives it age and quality

Wilton village pond
4 stars
Bill Swan(19th March 2009)

Nice reflections, Paul

Rye, East Sussex
5 stars
Bill Swan(19th March 2009)

Nice cloud formation ...great composition

Sunset over Berrow beach
5 stars
Bill Swan(19th March 2009)

Gorgeous sunsets in England are hard to come by......you captured the moment perfectly in this shot ....well done

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