Thematic The view upward (take part, please...)

**Bruce Clark** · 01-01-2017, 01:05 AM - **1 Like**

High up in a gum tree, a pair of Galahs having a quiet discussion.

smf · 01-01-2017, 05:03 AM - **3 Likes**

Thanks very much to Ifa for starting this thread and to all who contribute.

Warmest wishes to all for health and happiness in the new year.

ifa · 01-02-2017, 06:40 AM - **1 Like**

High Voltage

timb64 · 01-02-2017, 11:01 AM - **2 Likes**

The lookout

Cthulhugan · 01-02-2017, 12:18 PM - **3 Likes**

A ham radio tower:

A hooded vulture at the zoo:

A late-night landing:

The tree line:

Flag and sun:

eddie1960 · 01-02-2017, 12:28 PM - **3 Likes**

good idea for a thread, here's a couple from my pile of mediocrity

timb64 · 01-02-2017, 12:33 PM

Gardens in the Bay, Singapore

**paulh** · 01-04-2017, 08:27 AM - **2 Likes**

eddie1960 · 01-04-2017, 08:55 PM - **1 Like**

a couple more from the Archives

wkraus · 01-09-2017, 02:59 PM - **2 Likes**

Milky way pano, taken in Lower Austria
Pentax K-5 II with Samyang 1:2.0 16mm ED AS UMC CS, 180° panorama stitched from 10 four-frame stacks in Hugin

mohb · 01-09-2017, 03:07 PM - **1 Like**

Why are they called flats?

p38arover · 01-10-2017, 10:32 PM

Originally posted by noelcmn

Is it for buildings only? Or anything that is upward looking, like this

It would be nice to see that Avro Shackleton restored and flying again - or at least in an aviation museum.

gifthorse · 01-11-2017, 02:04 PM - **2 Likes**

Fallout.

gifthorse · 01-12-2017, 08:59 PM - **2 Likes**

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde

The International space station.

**noelcmn** · 01-13-2017, 07:33 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by p38arover

It would be nice to see that Avro Shackleton restored and flying again - or at least in an aviation museum.

Probably not going to happen. Originally there was another airplane there, which I suspect has been retrieved by the military, and replaced with this one. A rather famous and even important landmark in southern Johannesburg so unlikely.

Looking up

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01-01-2017, 01:05 AM - 1 Like	#16
Bruce Clark Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Ocean Grove, Victoria Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,458	High up in a gum tree, a pair of Galahs having a quiet discussion.

01-01-2017, 05:03 AM - 3 Likes	#17
smf Pentaxian Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Midland, MI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,083	Thanks very much to Ifa for starting this thread and to all who contribute. Warmest wishes to all for health and happiness in the new year.

01-02-2017, 11:01 AM - 2 Likes	#19
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	The lookout

01-02-2017, 12:18 PM - 3 Likes	#20
Cthulhugan Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Calgary Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 227	A ham radio tower: A hooded vulture at the zoo: A late-night landing: The tree line: Flag and sun:

01-02-2017, 12:28 PM - 3 Likes	#21
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	good idea for a thread, here's a couple from my pile of mediocrity

01-02-2017, 12:33 PM	#22
timb64 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: /Situation : Doing my best to avoid idiots! Photos: Gallery Posts: 9,510	Gardens in the Bay, Singapore

01-04-2017, 08:27 AM - 2 Likes	#23
paulh Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: DFW Texas/Ventura County, CA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 33,262

01-04-2017, 08:55 PM - 1 Like	#24
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	a couple more from the Archives

01-09-2017, 02:59 PM - 2 Likes	#25
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Milky way pano, taken in Lower Austria Pentax K-5 II with Samyang 1:2.0 16mm ED AS UMC CS, 180° panorama stitched from 10 four-frame stacks in Hugin

01-09-2017, 03:07 PM - 1 Like	#26
mohb Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,912	Why are they called flats?

01-10-2017, 10:32 PM	#27
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	Originally posted by noelcmn Is it for buildings only? Or anything that is upward looking, like this It would be nice to see that Avro Shackleton restored and flying again - or at least in an aviation museum.

01-11-2017, 02:04 PM - 2 Likes	#28
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,945	Fallout.

01-12-2017, 08:59 PM - 2 Likes	#29
gifthorse Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Nevada Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,945	“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” Oscar Wilde The International space station.

01-13-2017, 07:33 AM - 1 Like	#30
noelcmn Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: South Africa-Johannesburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 46,175	Originally posted by p38arover It would be nice to see that Avro Shackleton restored and flying again - or at least in an aviation museum. Probably not going to happen. Originally there was another airplane there, which I suspect has been retrieved by the military, and replaced with this one. A rather famous and even important landmark in southern Johannesburg so unlikely. Looking up