pazmander

Axel Springer own the tabloid Bild who feature in a thread elsewhere on the forum.

I think for a lot of people of my generation, born in the 50s, it's still the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and others. I'm always slightly surprised that my kids, in their 20s/30s, like and listen to the same stuff as their old dad. Gareth

Happy Birthday!

People silhouetted against the sun, Jarada Island, Bahrain DHY1CJ Leafless trees, Al Jazayer Beach, Bahrain J027F9 Trees on Al Jazayer Beach, Bahrain EYE92W

Congrats Ace and Doc for a strong 1-2. Spectacular images both.

A spell checker should pick up misspellings but it won’t necessarily find typos - ‘bit’ where ‘but’ was intended, for example.

‘enviroment’ is an odd one. Would anyone pronounce it as it is misspelled, without the ‘n’? ’accomodation’ is a common misspelling - 61,348 examples on Alamy. Makes sense to put correct and incorrect forms when keywording, I think.

Thanks for including one of mine, Bryan.

Ditto

1 Sheikh Isa bin Salman Causeway, Bahrain 2 Si-oh-Seh Bridge, Isfahan, Iran 3 Venetian bridge, Kalopanagiotis, Cyprus

That’s a very nice and varied selection.

Looking Downward 1 Looking Downward 2 Looking Downward 3

I lived in the Middle East for years. The department stores sold clothes to match the season in Europe rather than the prevailing weather. From November to February in places like Abu Dhabi and Bahrain, shops such as M&S and Debenhams would be selling winter coats, hats and scarves. Outside, people would be on the beach.

Congrats StokeCreative on a hard-fought victory, and to cbimages for making it such a close-run race. Gareth

Gold cup to the winner. Thanks for shortlisting one of mine, Allan. Gareth