Mmmmmondeo noo, the grill is too upright for that, its a XJ8

4 hours ago, @Lee said:

Mmmmmondeo 😉😂

XJ8😉

24 minutes ago, pinkpanther said:

XJ8😉

Looks like an X Type so sorry 🤣👍

21 minutes ago, @Lee said:

Looks like an X Type so sorry 🤣👍

 

I'm finding it quite hard to decide.  This car, in the middle, is an XJ8 that was previously owned by the late Ronnie Corbett.  It's now owned by a friend's son who uses it in his Rust2Rome old car rally company

 

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On 01/02/2024 at 23:47, pinkpanther said:

XJ8😉

Couldn't resist a gratuitous photo of my not an X-type 😁

Just now, pinkpanther said:

Couldn't resist a gratuitous photo of my not an X-type 😁

 

There literally is nothing quite like an old V8 Jaguar 👍

 

The XJ has been a timeless masterpiece in design. Possibly the most beautifully proportioned and styled saloon of all time (imho of course) 

2 hours ago, Lady Elanore said:

The XJ has been a timeless masterpiece in design. Possibly the most beautifully proportioned and styled saloon of all time (imho of course) 

I agree, it won the best luxury car award and the best looking car award for many years.

9 hours ago, Graham Butcher said:

I agree, it won the best luxury car award and the best looking car award for many years.

I spent my formative years watching Minder,  so it was inevitable I'd want an XJ😁

15 hours ago, pinkpanther said:

I spent my formative years watching Minder,  so it was inevitable I'd want an XJ😁

And I couldn't afford a Ford Capri!

Goldfinch

This mornings sunrise was considerably better than the sunset!

 

Long tailed tit

On 07/02/2024 at 20:04, Mickvrs220 said:

Long tailed tit

Stunning picture(s) Mick  - what kit do you use?

A couple from a recent visit to Kedleston Hall............

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15 minutes ago, pinkpanther said:

Stunning picture(s) Mick  - what kit do you use?

Its just my canon 100d body ,the lense was my new sigma 150/600 that missis bought for my birthday in jan ,that was taken from my kitchen window and its the only half hour of sun we have had in last couple of weeks 😁😁

3 minutes ago, Mickvrs220 said:

Its just my canon 100d body ,the lense was my new sigma 150/600 that missis bought for my birthday in jan ,that was taken from my kitchen window and its the only half hour of sun we have had in last couple of weeks 😁😁

Many thanks  - food for thought 👍

 

I previously had a few DSLR's,  but then migrated to Lumix Bridge cameras (currently FZ1000) and Lumix compacts (TZ70 & TZ100 currently) but am hankering after another DSLR.

2 hours ago, pinkpanther said:

Many thanks  - food for thought 👍

 

I previously had a few DSLR's,  but then migrated to Lumix Bridge cameras (currently FZ1000) and Lumix compacts (TZ70 & TZ100 currently) but am hankering after another DSLR.

I did same as you and went to a canon bridge but missed an slr ,use to have a bag full of praktica gear ,so went to dslr a few years back ,looking forward to good weather so i can use the big lense ,you take some lovely photos tho 👍

6 hours ago, Mickvrs220 said:

I did same as you and went to a canon bridge but missed an slr ,use to have a bag full of praktica gear ,so went to dslr a few years back ,looking forward to good weather so i can use the big lense ,you take some lovely photos tho 👍

Thank you 😊 

 

I started my SLR journey with a Zenit, before moving to Praktica and then an Olympus.

 

I remember the Zenit was fully manual and hugely noisy in operation. 

 

My first DSLR was a Nikon D50, for which I paid a friend £40!

 

I then had a Sony A200 and lastly a Nikon D90.

The descending mist and sunset were a lovely combination earlier (taken with Samsung Galaxy S23)

 

 

 

All about the Snowdrops (@ Calke) today 🙂

 

I honestly never realised just how many varieties there are!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Redpoll ,taken through kitchen window as everytime i went out it buggered off 😁

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Glorious weather today 😎

 

Down on the canal