*** This Week Through Your Eyes 2025.01.04 ***

Nice comparison.!
Can it be that Turner decided to make Edinburgh castle look bigger than it really is ?

The rooftops image works really well. "a classic Woodsider"

Sounds like a good idea to re-use those old washing machine drums like that! The photo shows nicely the old and new use.

The guy in the portrait looks happy !
He'd probably be pleased with that shot!

Obervatories are like the cathedrals for scientists :-)
Good to here this one is still working well, although you'd probably see more of the stars and galaxies when the fog clears ;-)

A wonderful sunset and thanks for your dedication.

I had the X100V before; I quite liked it but ended up selling it. I might keep this one since it now has IBIS. The tilt screen, IBIS, ND filter, and its much smaller size are significant advantages over the Q2.

Wow, it's quite a "tiger". Your last one is a real achievement.

The owner said they use them as outdoor fire pits for gardens. I know that in some eastern parts of Turkey, clay-walled fire pits (similar to a tandoor) are used for bread making, but these are solely for recreational purposes.

The man’s outfit was quite unusual for Turkey—he must be a religious person. And yes, the colours, headscarf, and beard do give him the appearance of an Indian Sikh.

Thanks :)

Alone in the water :)

He was a very interesting person.

When I saw the incident on the news, it immediately reminded me of you and your journeys. Thanks for sharing your trip, but I think it’s too dangerous, even on a bright, sunny, bone dry day.

That's a very clever way to upcycle it.
Yes, he was very happy and requested photos.

To walk along that ridge in the snow is not something I would do. People do underestimate these low mountain areas.

Thanks for the write up .

Thanks.
I've had a Nikon "AF/S" 105/2.8 macro since 2011. it was very good and relatively snappy !
When I got the Z7 it seemed a bit big and heavy together with the FTZ adapter, so I got the new Nikon 105/2.8 "Z" version in 2022. The optics are great, but focussing is not as fast as the older version. I've missed a few shots of moving things because of that :-(

That looks like an impressive place but does look quite dangerous!

Your sunrise images in the first post this week are great too. I also hate getting up early and so, like you, I don't have many sunrise images ;-)

Artistic licence 😉

Thank you.

I've occasionally wondered about Sharp Edge. I've had many years experience in the mountains but never been a climber, and I feel increasingly cautious as I age. Your pictures have convinced me. No thanks. I walk the hills for pleasure, not for the adrenaline rush. As for attempting it in this weekend's conditions - truly irresponsible.

Walking in those conditions, in that place is on the verge of madness. In those sort of exposed places, you find ice not snow.

Here in Italy when we have these sort of accidents, we hear the walkers/climbers were experts, often alpine guides. Too much self confidence and the inability to turn back can be fatal. I think we all know how difficult it is to turn back when things seem to be getting dangerous, after you have hiked for hours to get to a place.

To put my opinion into perspective, I've crossed the infamous, but ever popular Striding Edge several times in a variety of conditions, even when it was damp and a little bit icy on Christmas day one year and never once did I feel unsafe. This on the other hand, made me extremely uneasy, particularly once I'd passed the point of no return (that slightly tilted, smooth slab with the big gap after it), when there was no safe turning back, but the final steep climb with no reliable handholds still remained. Even if I was still physically fit enough, I wouldn't do it again, even in perfect conditions, let alone wet or icy. One slight misstep on that ridge and you're food for the ravens.

For anyone unfamiliar with it, this is what Striding Edge looks like from several points along its length. You've still got to be careful and more than a few people have fallen to their deaths from here too, but on the four or five times I've crossed it, I've never felt to be in any serious danger.

This is the start of the ridge, heading towards Helvellyn.

Getting stuck in a queue was always my biggest fear on this ridge.

Looking back from the Helvellyn end of the ridge.