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I've not posted recently as I've been on holiday to Norway, mainly Bergen and a little bit of Oslo at both the beginning and the end. I have over 700 photos to process from RAW, so this is one from my phone from our last evening in Oslo. Expect to see lots more!
We purposely choose Norway for a cooler holiday so as a family we'd do lots of exploring (I don't like the heat unless I'm by a pool and my children are the same). It definitely worked, although Bergen was a bit chillier than hoped, - it's a bit warmer now we've left, but we were very lucky with the rain. Now we're back to yet another heat wave in the UK, however at least we've escaped it for the last couple of weeks.
Will try and catch up with your wonderful pictures over the coming weeks.
Many thanks for your favourites and comments.
Explored on 11th July 2026, position 224.
It starts terribly dark and it stays quite dim,
but the light available does get eke a way in.
There’s a wee trickle of goodly bird noise
and my voice hopefully discreetly deploys
a sound stratagem whisper friendly poised
so that the extremely fine feathered now gathered wild wonders
within their reed, sedge and slightly muddy safe splendid slumbers
and my wondrous hide joining and together enjoying bonded pleasance
continue heedless of my film embracing photographic personal presence
© PHH Sykes 2024 and 2025
phhsykes@gmail.com
RSPB Scotland Loch Leven nature reserve
Being a Poopie Brained editor I forgot to add the editing process.
i. Accept the considerable lure of a single Wild Poppy
ii. Ask it if it is,
a) Wild
b) Livid
c) escaped from a garden environment
d) not wait for answers before taking picture of the backdrop
e) take a flower in focus picture
iii. Use Photoshop Hacksaw and Glue Pot. Blunt digital tools only
iv. Forget to share the process
v. Admit your Poopie Brain Status to the world
vi. Reveal how bad your aim is in Bullet Points
On a boundary wall this otherwise wild Poppy was livid to be a symbol of barrier, an icon of division a flowering face of fortification and a pictorial representation of boundary. The wild Poppy that I saw might in fact be an escapee from gardens possibly either near, or far. It was bloomingly marvellous burgeoning forth with all the power of Summer delivered ready to share the potential for further growth with possibilities in seed and root and if not there through resurgence out of decay. Whether wild, or gardened this plant was clarion calling vibrancy and vitality in the sunlight taking root in wall that it was encouraging back down to the Earth.
Usually I only reflect full frame uncropped images on each other. Here I have cropped the original first into a square from the extreme left-hand corner out the extreme right-hand side. Then I have created a tighter square cropped in from the original frame edges to generate another set of images. The square images have also been further colour edited.
© PHH Sykes 2026
phhsykes@gmail.com
Hailes Castle Near East Linton, East Lothian
www.historicenvironment.scot/visit/all/hailes-castle/
Hailes Castle Trove
Another shot from my visit to Birmingham. Hope you don't mind!
Really appreciate your comments and favourites.
Explored on 3rd December 2025, highest position 114.
Le Nid
Cet été, Sculptures dans la Ville s’impose au cœur de Namur avec les créations monumentales de Francis Guerrier.
C’est la première fois que cet artiste français, installé à Eygalières dans les Alpilles, expose ses sculptures grand format en Belgique. Après avoir travaillé à Paris dans la conception de décors pour le théâtre, la danse, la musique et l’événementiel, ce scénographe de formation se consacre à la sculpture depuis 2000.
L’exposition qu’il a conçue, après avoir exploré Namur l’automne dernier, se déploie à travers 5 sculptures et 2 installations soit 7 espaces habités, auxquels s’ajoute une exposition au Pôle muséal Les Bateliers.
Avec ses 17 mètres de haut, « Envol », la sculpture en aluminium qui surplombe la Citadelle, est la plus grande jamais réalisée par l’artiste.
Sur la Meuse, à proximité de la Confluence, « Plumes » réunit 5 mats de 16 mètres de haut ornés d’une toile blanche. Tel un voilier, l’installation bouge au gré du vent et du courant.
Been a bit busy this week with all 3 teens at home and some University Open Days so thought I'd post 2 shots today. This is a shot from one of the Open Days.
Really appreciate all your comments and favourites.
Explored on 13th April 2025, highest position 275. My 100th photo in Explore! (including those dropped)