Photos by Galatas : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Hi Galatas- I'd like to make the first comment on this shot to let you know that this photo was the clear winner of SPC12 and your offer to withdraw the shot from the rankings won't be accepted :D

I'll be revising the rankings announcement again to keep this as the 1st place award, and I think we'd all be pleased if you would be willing to be moderator of the next SPC. (You'd sure have a leg up on me regarding revising the thread opening announcement to include the relevant rules!) Apologies for all the confusion!

Hey - this would make an EXCELLENT entry in SPC12! Really is a great shot - the catch of the hawk, obviously, but also the composition and the color palette.

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I bet you could spend hours trying for the perfect moment or get one first shot by pure chance. That's how it goes with nature shots.

They roam freely within a deer park. Truly wild deer only exist in a few remote parts of the UK.

See my original comment at the top of the page.

fantastic photo!!

Used to love going to the baths, live in australia now so I didn't have to see it being pulled down.

Mannion House, lived here for 6 years, live in Australia now, it's making me home sick looking at this photo, me and my mum lived on the 5th floor round the other side and my grandmother lived on the 8th floor at the front, my grandmother used to live in Douglas House until it flooded when the dougie overflowed.

It's 11:30pm here. I may reply tomorrow :)