Phil's photos with the keyword: Vehicle

An old police patrol car photographed at a "vintage buses & vehicles" show a few weeks ago at Great Harwood in the North-West of England. I think this car dates from the late 1960s / early 1970s (based on the number-plate). Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AFS Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8

The Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS) was first formed in 1938 in Great Britain as part of the Civil Defence Service. Its role was to supplement the work of brigades at local level. In this job it was hampered severely by the incompatibility of equipment used by these different brigades – most importantly the lack of a standard size of hydrant valve. The Auxiliary Fire Service and the local brigades were superseded in August 1941 by the National Fire Service. After the war the AFS was reformed alongside the Civil Defence Corps, forming part of the UK's planned emergency response to a nuclear attack. It was disbanded in the UK in 1968. (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AFS Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8

A replica Jurassic Park tourist car photographed at a display of vintage buses and other vehicles in Great Harwood, North-West England. Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AFS Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8

Seen outside a building that was being renovated after a fire.....these workmen were installing new windows. Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AF Micro Nikkor 60mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 and Pixlr Editor

I wonder if this man's name is Heath Robinson? UK viewers will "get" the joke but for those who are not familiar with the name and reference, please see below. William Heath Robinson (1872 – 1944) was an English cartoonist, illustrator and artist, best known for drawings of whimsically elaborate machines to achieve simple objectives. In the UK the term "Heath Robinson" entered the popular language during the 1914–1918 World War as a description of any unnecessarily complex and implausible contrivance, much as "Rube Goldberg machines" came to be used in the United States from the 1920s onwards as a term for similar efforts. "Heath Robinson contraption" is perhaps more often used in relation to temporary fixes using ingenuity and whatever is to hand, often string and tape or unlikely cannibalisations. Its continuing popularity was undoubtedly linked to Britain's shortages and the need to "make do and mend" during the Second World War. (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D500 Lens: AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II Software: Nikon Capture NX2 Title "borrowed" from here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=egMWlD3fLJ8

Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 and Gimp 2.

When she was just six years old my daughter told me....."I'm going to get a BIG car when I grow up". Two photos combined & processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A quick snapshot taken while we were stuck in slow-moving Sunday traffic on the way home from Hardcastle Crags. Apart from a couple of reflections on the windscreen, the result was better than I had expected considering it was taken without the use of flash. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Another view of the local road improvements....the large vehicle on the left is planing the old road surface smooth before others arrive to lay the new surface. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

One of the many vehicles currently involved in the re-surfacing of a local road. All roads may indeed "lead to Rome" but I'm not sure I believe the rest of the claim !! Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon capture NX2.

Photographed yesterday during high winds which caused the snow to drift. The top of the fence in the foreground is approx. 1.5 mtrs above ground level and an hour later this car had almost disappeared. Camera: Sony RX100 (compact) Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A police patrol car belonging to Lancashire Constabulary, photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software. This was taken with a high ISO setting (800) due to bad light but the result was much better than I had expected.

"Santa" delivering some non-traditional Christmas food to one of my neighbours. Photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Lancashire Fire & Rescue Service has received the last of a programmed delivery of 10 new DAF LF 250 FA emergency response vehicles at its Training Centre. The 16-tonne GVW 4x2 rigids are equipped with Co-polymer bodies by Emergency One with four-man crew-cab conversions by Ziegler. The fleet replaces an ‘unfailing’ Euro 4 DAF fleet which has seen 12 years of front-line service. The Service says it’s sticking with the DAF marque after unwavering in-service operation and as a result of DAF’s significant presence in Local Authority fleets throughout the region. (From DAF TRUCKS website). Camera: Sony RX100. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Car covered in "Witchgrass", a type of artificial grass made of monofilaments. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens Nikkor 16-85mm.

An old shunting engine photographed near Haslingden, Lancashire, in the North-West of England. More photos / different views of this engine in my "Snapshots" album. Camera: Nikon D300S. Lens: AF-S DX VR Zoom-Nikkor 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A Yamaha motorcycle photographed in Brierfield, UK, with a Nikon D300s camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2. (The red "blob" above the throttle is a Remembrance Day poppy).

Photographed outside a local vehicle-repair workshop. This vehicle collects waste oil and other products for recycling. Camera: Nikon D300s + Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.