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Good to get a chance of a "full body" shot of this bird out in theopen - they mostly feed and forage among thick green leaves and branches.
Our chosen viewing location for much of yesterday was a stand above the 17th green. The decision paid off as there was a good deal of excitement with either lovely drives that finished close to the pin or alternatively ended up in one of the three huge bunkers or in no mans land beyond the green. As a result there were a good number of bogeys or birdies.
This view looks down on the crown shaped green from teh very top of the stand.
Environmental shot of a winter plumaged Rusty Blackbird is foraging along theopen water's edge. Great Blue Heron with a minnow wrapped in beakful of vegetation. Wascana, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. 7 November 2021
The iconic Swilcan Bridge on the Old Course with The Royal and Ancient clubhouse (on the left) and the Hamilton Grand appartment building (on the right) in the distance, St Andrews, Kingdom of Fife, Scotland
Some background information:
The Old Course at St Andrews, also known as the Old Lady or the Grand Old Lady, is considered the oldest golf course in the world. It is a public course over common land in St Andrews, and is held in trust by the St Andrews Links Trust under an act of Parliament. The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews clubhouse sits adjacent to the first tee.
The Old Course at St Andrews is considered by many to be the "home of golf" because the sport was first played on the links at St Andrews in the early 15th century. Golf was becoming increasingly popular in Scotland until James II of Scotland banned the game in 1457 because he felt that young men were playing too much golf instead of practising their archery. The ban was upheld by James III, and remained in force until 1502, when James IV became a golfer himself and removed the ban.
The Old Course is home of The Open Championship (resp. The British Open), the oldest of golf's major championships. The Old Course has hosted this major 30 times since 1873, most recently in 2022. The 30 Open Championships that the Old Course has hosted is more than any other course, and The Open is currently played there every five years.
The Swilcan Bridge is a small stone bridge in St Andrews Links golf course, Scotland. The bridge spans the Swilcan Burn between the first and eighteenth fairways on the Old Course, and has become an important image in the sport of golf. The bridge had previously been known as the Golfers' Bridge for hundreds of years. It was originally built at least 700 years ago to help shepherds get livestock across.
Recently it has become customary for champions of golf to publicly show some sort of homage or respect to the structure. For example, in early July 2010 at The Open Championship, Tom Watson was photographed kissing the bridge. Amd at the 2005 Open Championship, Jack Nicklaus gave his final farewell to professional golf while standing on the bridge.
St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, 16 kilometres (ten miles) southeast of Dundee and 50 kilometres (30 miles) northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800, making it Fife's fourth-largest settlement and the 45th most populous settlement in Scotland. It is home to the University of St Andrews, the third oldest university in the English-speaking world and the oldest in Scotland.
The first inhabitants who settled on the estuary fringes of the rivers Tay and Eden during the Mesolithic Age came from the plains in Northern Europe between 10,000 and 5,000 BCE. This was followed by the nomadic people who settled near the modern town around 4,500 BCE as farmers clearing the area of woodland and building monuments. During the Iron Age, a fortified enclosure, potentially a hillfort, was established on East Balrymonth hill, a mile to the south of the town.
In the mid-eighth century a monastery was established by the Pictish king Oengus I. In 877, King Constantine I built a new church at St Andrews and later in the same year was captured and executed after defending against Viking invaders. In 906, the town became the seat of the bishop of Alba, with the boundaries of the see being extended to include land between the River Forth and River Tweed. In 943, Constantine II abdicated and took the position of abbot in the monastery of St Andrews.
The establishment of the present town began around 1140 by Bishop Robert on an L-shaped hill, possibly on the site of the ruined St Andrews Castle. In 1158, St Andrews Cathedral was built. It became the seat of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and the Bishops and Archbishops of St Andrews. According to a charter of 1170, a new burgh was built to the west of the Cathedral precinct.
The cathedral was the most important centre of pilgrimage in medieval Scotland and one of the most important in Europe. Pilgrims from all over Scotland came to the shrine of Saint Andrew in large numbers hoping to be blessed, and in many cases to be cured. The presence of the pilgrims brought about increased trade and development. Recognised as the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland, the town now had vast economic and political influence within Europe. The Scottish Parliament met in the town in 1304, when King Edward I, in his capacity as overlord of Scotland, came to be received by Bishop William de Lamberton.
In 1357, the burgh of St Andrews was first represented at the great council at Scone Palace. In 1413, the University of St Andrews was founded, when the Avignon Antipope Benedict XIII issued a papal bull to a small founding group of Augustinian clergy. In 1559, the town fell into decay losing its status of the ecclesiastical capital of Scotland after the violent Scottish Reformation and the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Even the University of St Andrews was considering relocating to Perth around 1697.
In 1620, the town was granted the status of a Royal Burgh by by King James VI. In the 18th century, the town was still in decline, but despite this the town was becoming known for having links well known to golfers. By the 19th century, the town began to expand beyond the original medieval boundaries with streets of new houses and town villas being built. Today, St Andrews’ main sources of income are education, golf as well as the tourist and conference industry. The town appears ver well maintained.
A celebratory quote from a well known TV programme of the past.
Today I attended The Open for the first time. It was quite the experience under generally blue skies watching players from all over the world do battle on this links course. There consistent level of skill, the huge enthusiastic crowds, condition of the course and number of international visitors emphasised the special place The Open has in the heart of golfers worldwide.
Somewhat a distant figure in this view is the local golfer Tommy Fleetwood who ended the day as joint leader at five under par. Maybe he will come good and win his first major on a links course just 18 miles from where he learnt to play golf.
Rock on Tommy.
Turnberry Bay and Turnberry Lighthouse with Ailsa Craig in the distance. A long exposure HDR shot taken after the sun had dropped below the horizon. Wonderful shades of blue in the sky and water
A long exposure shot looking towards Turnberry Lighthouse. The lighthouse was commissioned in 1873 and built by that most famous of lighthouse building families: the Stevensons. Taken just after the sun had dropped behind Arran.
67005 ‘Queen’s Messenger’ / 67020 at Burscough Bridge on 1Z42 06:00 London Euston – Southport charter for the Open Golf at Royal Birkdale on 21/07/17.
What a difference a day makes! Yesterday was warm and sunny with little or no wind, today heavy rain and howling gales so we decided to head into Southport to have a look around. Respect to the golfers out there today in the worst possible conditions!
www.theopen.com Preparation before sundays The Open Golf Tournament at the Royal Portrush Golf Club
View from Whiterocks with Portrush Town in the background.
68025 ‘Superb’ / 68028 at Cocker Bar on 5Z68 11:17 Ormskirk – Preston Northern Belle ECS off 1Z68 06:12 London Victoria – Ormskirk charter for the Open Golf at Royal Birkdale on 21/07/17.
We set up camp this afternoon and headed down to Royal Birkdale to have look around and watch the last few players of the day in round one of this years Open. Tomorrow could be interesting with rain and 40mph winds forecast!
This is my first stage shot. I have no experience in taking Stage Shot. This one was taken at Dance performance at the Open Norwich.
I hope you guys would accept this one … 'The Dancing Queen'
Royal Birkdale clubhouse looking striking under the dark and stormy skies this afternoon from the 18th grandstand!
I didn't get to Royal Birkdale for "The Open" championship but, I did get this shot of a giant billboard @ Southport's Lord Street.
www.sefton.gov.uk/sport-leisure/golf-in-sefton/the-open-2...
New to Western SMT, this was one of a number of early Bristol VR's that were exchanged for older Bristol Lodekkas from within the National Bus Company in the 1970's
United Auto, 642 is seen in NBC Poppy Red in April 1977, the traditional Scottish Bus Group triangular destination giving away the bus's origins from north of the border.
It would later lose its roof and operated for many years at Scarborough on theopen top tour of the coastal holiday town.
Stagecoach In Chester open top Alexander ALX400 bodied Dennis Trident 17470, Y 531 NHK is pictured at an open day at Stagecoach In Lancaster's White Lund depot, Morecambe. This bus was originally numbered TAS470 in the Stagecoach SELKENT fleetand was converted for use in Chester at Stagecoach In Cumbria's workshop at Lillyhall and visited theopen day whist in transit from there to Chester, being due to depart on the following day although minor problems may have seen it remain at White Lund a little longer. On arrival at Chester it would have City Sightseeing Chester lettering and other finishing touches applied prior to entering service there.