New Year Greetings to All

Posted on December 31, 2018 by davidoakesimages under David Oakes - Images, davidoakesimages.wordpress.com, DERBY, End of Year, Everyday Life, New Year, NEW YEAR GREETINGS, PHOTOGRAPHY,, postaday

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We are on the cusp….from the old 2018 to a brand new 2019

31st December

DP Weekly Photo Challenge – Smile

Posted on April 5, 2018 by davidoakesimages under David Oakes - Images, davidoakesimages.wordpress.com, DP Weekly Photo Challenge, Everyday Humour, Everyday Life, PHOTOGRAPHY,, postaday

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I don’t care how many times you ask….I am NOT going to smile!

This weeks Photo Challenge is ‘Smile’….. but for this young lady a smile was not to be forthcoming. She much preferred the sultry look! Just a suggestion for this week…you can see what others have suggested on the link below.

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5th April

The New Reader

Posted on December 20, 2016 by davidoakesimages under Changes to Reader, davidoakesimages.wordpress.com, PHOTOGRAPHY,, Wordpress, Wordpress Bloggers

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I did say that I was not sure about the new Reader layout.

From a Photographers point of view I now recognise that its is next too useless.

I follow this blog that features some great images :- https://neophytephotographer.wordpress.com/

But take a look at this. Would this first image, a screen capture from Reader, inspire you to take a closer look….

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When this is what you should be inspired by…

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On reading some of the comments on WordPress (https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/reader-refresh-2017/)

it would seem that the only way to get a proper taster is to add 100 characters, then you get a small image and text

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I don’t call that progress.

20th December

Wordless Wednesday….Another Favourite Place

Posted on November 9, 2016 by davidoakesimages under Cumbria, davidoakesimages.wordpress.com, English Countryside, Everyday Life, Favourite Places, PHOTOGRAPHY,, postaday, Wordless Wednesday

YEW TREE FARM, Yew Dale, CONISTON, Cumbria. A Beatrix Potter fa

Location: Yewdale, Cumbria. Raven and Calf Crag high and dark behind Yew Tree Farm

9th November

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Posted on November 8, 2016 by davidoakesimages under Autumnal Change, davidoakesimages.wordpress.com, Derbyshire, English Countryside, English Woodland, Everyday Life, PHOTOGRAPHY,, postaday

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Monday woke us early with some gorgeous sunshine…. cold but yep, sunny. The forecast is not too good so without much delay we headed of to some South Derbyshire woods to make the most of another bonus morning of sunshine.

The many colours of autumn are starting to show but they are still fighting the greens. So for the moment the woodland is a cheque board of colours…

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Long shadows and a low sun added to the mornings magic, a magic that others also had decided to enjoy….after all with the current bad weather forecast this may be the last good day for awhile

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I was also on the hunt for the Red Deer. Maybe it is because of the recent unusually warm weather but in these deer woods the Red have not yet Rutted (the Fallow Rutted a couple of weeks ago). They proved to be elusive and a close shot was not possible…just a glimpse as one stag headed off over the horizon….

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