Perthshire Pleasure IV - Sunday 19th September 2010

[Craig]

Fancy a run round the Perthshire scenery. This is my favourite of my runs and it should be another cracker. :thumbs up:

last years run details are HERE (http://www.newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?16179-Perthshire-Pleasure-III-Sunday-19th-April-2009-**PLEASE-NOTE-DATE-CHANGE**).

Start is Stirling Services (J9 of the M9). Also known as MOTO. The Finish will be at Broxden Services on the outskirts of Perth.

Please meet at 10:30 for a 11:00 departure :thumbs up:

Lunchtime Menu is HERE (http://www.crieff.co.uk/menu.php)

Run Notes (http://www.newminiscotland.co.uk/run_notes/2010/perthshire_pleasure_iv.pdf)

Names.

1. Craig & Jude
2. Crombers & Karen
3. AndyP & Lenore
4. Sav112
5. Rob & Christine
7. David & Susan
8. Colin
9 Duncan & Helen
10 Neil & Lorna
11 Elfman
12 Leighj
13 Shaunbhoy67
14 Superstevie & Andy - maybe
15 N16SHP
16 Flash Amber+ hubby
17Scottishandy + 1

[Crombers]

Still reckon your title sounds like something from the 'adult entertainment industry':hand:, but it's a yes from Mr & Mrs Villain :thumbs up:

[Craig]

Still reckon your title sounds like something from the 'adult entertainment industry':hand:, but it's a yes from Mr & Mrs Villain :thumbs up:

hey, it's all down to your mind, not ma titile... :wink: Thats you added. :thumbs up:

[Scottie]

put me down as a maybe please but I am sure this is when my mum is away so won't have a dog sitter.

[AndyP & Lenore]

As explained on t'phone mate, will more than likely be sunning ourselves in Florida/Cyprus/Dubai/New York/Las Vegas/Skegness that week. If our plans change we'll be there for sure.

A.:D

[Stewart]

Put me down for this, its the one run I missed last year.

[Forbes]

As always Craig

[Craig]

As always Craig

Thats you added Ben:yes nod:


Put me down for this, its the one run I missed last year.

Good Man :thumbs up:


As explained on t'phone mate, will more than likely be sunning ourselves in Florida/Cyprus/Dubai/New York/Las Vegas/Skegness that week. If our plans change we'll be there for sure.

A.:D

understand mate - can't be helped ;)

put me down as a maybe please but I am sure this is when my mum is away so won't have a dog sitter.

Ok Fi :D

[Sheilz]

Can I be a maybe too please? A bit early in the year to be able to make a firm commitment.

[Forbes]

5. OO04BES

Someone gets my plate:clap:

[stoney]

put us down the now please

[Craig]

Can I be a maybe too please? A bit early in the year to be able to make a firm commitment.

No probs Sheilz - it's more to get the date on the calendar.


Someone gets my plate:clap:

:thumbs up:


put us down the now please

thats you added Rob. :thumbs up:

[stoney]

good good

[Mini Ecosse]

Sorry not available:argh::argh:

Goodwood Revival:thumbs up::thumbs up:

[Craig]

Sorry not available:argh::argh:

Goodwood Revival:thumbs up::thumbs up:

jings, your either working or away on another jolly - you ever gonna make a run... :lol:

[GCA3N]

Craig sorry won't be on this run now.

[JOHN MILNE]

:thumbs up:one of my favourite run could you add me please

[Crombers]

hey, it's all down to your mind, not ma titile...

See .................. you've started talking about 'titile's' :hand:

[Mini Ecosse]

See .................. you've started talking about 'titile's' :hand:

:lol::lol:

[Livi]

Me Me please!!

[Fairy]

Please put me and Steven down :) Thanks

[Craig]

Me Me please!!


Please put me and Steven down :) Thanks

Thats you guys added. :thumbs up:

[ianking]

add me on

[Craig]

add me on

Done :thumbs up:

[Colin]

Me please

[Craig]

Me please

thats you added :thumbs up:

[Duncan Stewart]

A great run :D Count us in again, thanks

[Neil and Lorna]

Hi Craig

Could you stick our names down.:D

It i'll be good for another run arround our old back yard.:thumbs up:

Cheers

Neil and Lorna.:D

[Craig]

A great run :D Count us in again, thanks


Hi Craig

Could you stick our names down.:D

It i'll be good for another run arround our old back yard.:thumbs up:

Cheers

Neil and Lorna.:D

thanks folks, thats you added. :thumbs up:

[JOHN MILNE]

Could you add me please

[Craig]

Could you add me please

That's you added John :thumbs up:

[ELFMAN]

Put me down for this one Craig. I'll be there, barring Acts of God or a call from that Guinnevere lass in 'Merlin'...

[Craig]

Put me down for this one Craig. I'll be there, barring Acts of God or a call from that Guinnevere lass in 'Merlin'...

That's you added Euan :thumbs up:

[leighj]

Can you put my name down please, run sounds good :)

[Bumble]

Can you add me to the list too please Craig - this is a cracking run.

[Craig]

Can you put my name down please, run sounds good :)


Can you add me to the list too please Craig - this is a cracking run.

Thats you added :thumbs up:

[D3 JDA]

Hi craig can u put us down for the run cheers m8:thumbs up:

[Craig]

Hi craig can u put us down for the run cheers m8:thumbs up:

No Probs David - thats you added

[shaunbhoy67]

stick me down for this, it was awesome last year, cheers craig

[Craig]

stick me down for this, it was awesome last year, cheers craig

Thanks for the kind comments Shaun. That's you added

[LightningStevie]

Put myself and Andy down as a possible. Will know nearer the time. And I'm sure I can convince Vaughan (aka Watson) as well :)

[Craig]

No worries Stevie, I'll add you and Andy. ;)

[N16SHP]

Can you put me down for this also! I have convinced the wife that if she comes, great, if not a'l drop her off at our close friends in Perth, and make it a boys day out with him instead lol! I've also told her if she comes she has to make her cookies for everyone!!!!!

[GCA3N]

Can you put me down for this also! I have convinced the wife that if she comes, great, if not a'l drop her off at our close friends in Perth, and make it a boys day out with him instead lol! I've also told her if she comes she has to make her cookies for everyone!!!!!


What about the argyll and bute dude get yerself on that one too :thumbs up:

[N16SHP]

She hates driving to Stonehaven as a passenger let alone Perth...maybe next year. Was hoping you'd be on this one as it would be great to finally put a face to the name...and pictures!

[Craig]

Can you put me down for this also! I have convinced the wife that if she comes, great, if not a'l drop her off at our close friends in Perth, and make it a boys day out with him instead lol! I've also told her if she comes she has to make her cookies for everyone!!!!!

That's you added Neil ;)

[stoney]

Can you put me down for this also! I have convinced the wife that if she comes, great, if not a'l drop her off at our close friends in Perth, and make it a boys day out with him instead lol! I've also told her if she comes she has to make her cookies for everyone!!!!!

Mmmmmmmmmmmm cookies I'm hungry :lol:

[Bumble]

Dam ... Just realised that I'm away on holiday for this now .... mmmm - Perthshire Pleasure or Mexico?

[Craig]

Dam ... Just realised that I'm away on holiday for this now .... mmmm - Perthshire Pleasure or Mexico?

No contest !! ;)

[N16SHP]

No contest !! ;)

Hope you get a refund on those flights :D :D :D

[Bumble]

I know ---- I'm planning has been rubbish this year, missing all the runs :sad::sad::sad::sad: but then again, sunning myself in luxury will take the pain away :moonie:

[Scottie]

can't make this sorry

[Flash_Amber]

Hi are newbies allowed to attend, if so hubby and I would like to tag along :smilewinkgrin:

[Craig]

Hi are newbies allowed to attend, if so hubby and I would like to tag along :smilewinkgrin:

absolutely !!

glad to have you along, and tbh it's the best run of the year... ;)

[stoney]

absolutely !!

glad to have you along, and tbh it's the best run of the year... ;)

you would say that :lol:

[AndyP & Lenore]

Craig

Our holiday dates have changed and we will be able to make this now.;)

Can you add us to the list please.

L;)

[Craig]

you would say that :lol:

Why of course ;) :moonie:

[Craig]

Craig

Our holiday dates have changed and we will be able to make this now.;)

Can you add us to the list please.

L;)

Great stuff - that's you added ;)

[Flash_Amber]

absolutely !!

glad to have you along, and tbh it's the best run of the year... ;)

We're from Perthshire so thought we'd start off with a local juant :D

[Crombers]

and tbh it's the best run of the year... ;)

Em .......................... nearly the best IMHO :smilewinkgrin:

[Forbes]

For now I will have to pull out, coinage issues.

[Craig]

For now I will have to pull out, coinage issues.

No probs Ben, thanks for letting me know... ;)

[Flash_Amber]

I've not been on one of the runs yet, can someone tell me where we meet etc and what (if anything) I need to bring (apart from the car!):smilewinkgrin:

[Gismo]

I've not been on one of the runs yet, can someone tell me where we meet etc and what (if anything) I need to bring (apart from the car!):smilewinkgrin:Everything is generally contained in the first post, however, in this case Craig has not posted the info up yet.
So, best advice, keep an eye on the front page, run notes will posted, eventually :Whistle: when they are, print off for your car.
There will be stops for toilets and regroups and probably a place to eat, your choice whether you pay for your food at the place used or you can always take your own lunch etc.
Keep an eye on the weather and take what you think you'll need, waterproofs probably :lol:

[Craig]

eh, aye, this has kinda caught me up.....! still need to book the lunch stop...:rolleyes:

all the details in the previous run thread will be the same, so you can catch up with that... :thumbs up:

I'll get on this asap... The notes are done, but on my other laptop, I'll email them to Alan shortly.... :yes nod:

[stoney]

eh, aye, this has kinda caught me up.....! still need to book the lunch stop...:rolleyes:

all the details in the previous run thread will be the same, so you can catch up with that... :thumbs up:

I'll get on this asap... The notes are done, but on my other laptop, I'll email them to Alan shortly.... :yes nod:

tut tut :lol: come on big man you are norm the organised one :lol:

[Craig]

tut tut :lol: come on big man you are norm the organised one :lol:

yeah, struggled keeping up with my job list at the moment... plus Jude's sister has another house to move into the weekend before this and I've been working on it most nights and the last 3 weekends (all weekend :thud:) plus got the Highland Games on the day before this run and committee meetings every Monday where I leave with another job list :thud: so a bit hard going at the mo.... Will be good to get on this run for a rest !! :lol:

[N16SHP]

yeah, struggled keeping up with my job list at the moment... plus Jude's sister has another house to move into the weekend before this and I've been working on it most nights and the last 3 weekends (all weekend :thud:) plus got the Highland Games on the day before this run and committee meetings every Monday where I leave with another job list :thud: so a bit hard going at the mo.... Will be good to get on this run for a rest !! :lol:

I'm sure it will be worth it in the end mate. This will be my first run, and I am well looking forward to it, cannot wait! Looks like there will be a fair few folk too which is always nice!

[Gismo]

Run notes posted on the first page :thumbs up:

[Craig]

Thanks Alan.... ;) I'm on the case honest .... :Whistle: :lol:

[scottishandy]

Would you be ok for a new person to join your run ? I'm right in the mood for one. Would be myself and a pal.

[Craig]

Would you be ok for a new person to join your run ? I'm right in the mood for one. Would be myself and a pal.

No probs Andy - that's you added ;)

[Craig]

That's the lunch stop booked at Crieff visitor centre :thumbs up:

The women I spoke to mentioned that she would get in more Steak Burgers and Chicken Goujons... :yes nod:

[AndyP & Lenore]

That's the lunch stop booked at Crieff visitor centre :thumbs up:

The women I spoke to mentioned that she would get in more Steak Burgers and Chicken Goujons... :yes nod:

They said that last year but I don't think it happened. It turned out ok though cos I'm pretty sure I got the last one. :moonie: :laugh:

A. :D

[stoney]

i will be first in the door for my steak burger :yes nod:

[scottishandy]

Excellent thanks. Look forward to it. Where can I find all the details ?

[Craig]

Excellent thanks. Look forward to it. Where can I find all the details ?

Page 1 (post 1) of this thread gives the start times and place, plus the finish place and also run notes for you to print off. Also there is the menu there for the lunch stop (and their website) ;)

[GCA3N]

Excellent thanks. Look forward to it. Where can I find all the details ?

http://www.newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?19478-Perthshire-Pleasure-IV-Sunday-19th-September-2010

[ELFMAN]

i will be first in the door for my steak burger :yes nod:

So THAT'S why he drives quickly - he's 'Hank Marvin'!

[GCA3N]

So THAT'S why he drives quickly - he's 'Hank Marvin'!

is he not a guitarist:Whistle:

[ianking]

Craig

Just realised I had my name down for this.

Cant make it sorry as we have a Sunday lunch on at 3pm.

The chicken goujons are always great as well so Im a bit dissapointed we cant make it.

[Craig]

Craig

Just realised I had my name down for this.

Cant make it sorry as we have a Sunday lunch on at 3pm.

The chicken goujons are always great as well so Im a bit dissapointed we cant make it.

No probs Ian. ;)

[ELFMAN]

is he not a guitarist:Whistle:

Hank Marvin - Starvin', but I fear your question may be posed purely for comic effect, Sir.

On that very question, Hank isn't 'Not a Guitarist', he's totally a guitarist, with a big red twangy Stratocaster and 'Joe 90' specs. But I don't know how fast he drives.... suppose it depends how hungry he is. Come to think of it, he could actually be telling somebody he's ravenous, but they would think he was just introducing himself. It might go something like this:
Hank goes into a restaurant -
"I'm Hank Marvin!"....... "Hi Hank, we recognised you, you're a great guitarist - how ya doin'?"........ "Fine, but I'm Hank Marvin."....... "Yes we Know, but are you hungry?"..... "Of course I'm hungry, in fact I'm Hank Marvin'!!!!"........"Get out".

Sorry Craig, back to the Thread!

[Flash_Amber]

Getting excited about this, my first Mini run :D

[Craig]

Getting excited about this, my first Mini run :D

Good on ya.

Should be a great day, hopefully the weather will be kind !! :thumbs up:

[N16SHP]

Well if you looked at my car just now, you'd be mistaken to think I was ready for the Manky Thrash lol! Just waiting for a small window in the weather to get out and wash the damn thing!

[JOHN MILNE]

sorry craig i will not be able to make sunday
have a good one

[scottishandy]

Hi all. Looking forward to Sunday's run. Just to say that a mate is bringing his son who has Autism and he suggested I mention this. He's not being unsociable but sometimes doesn't communicate very well.

[Craig]

sorry craig i will not be able to make sunday
have a good one

No Probs John, thanks for letting me know... ;)

[Craig]

Hi all. Looking forward to Sunday's run. Just to say that a mate is bringing his son who has Autism and he suggested I mention this. He's not being unsociable but sometimes doesn't communicate very well.

No Problem at all Andy - my wife is a teacher and works with kids with Autism quite a lot, so I'm aware of the social aspects. Thanks for the heads up tho. :thumbs up:

[D3 JDA]

Sorry i wont make the run tomorrow craig had the flu all week and still feel like s**t hope u have a great day. David

[Sheilz]

Hope you all have a fab day. Have got a stinker of a head cold and also tomorrow got a gaggle of giggling girls to entertain so unfortunately won't make it. Hopefully the weather will hold up for the run.

[Craig]

Thanks for letting me know! ;)

get well soon David :yes nod:

[Fairy]

Hiya Craig, sorry but wont be able to make the run tomorrow, hope u guys have a gr8 day and the sun shines :)

[Craig]

Hiya Craig, sorry but wont be able to make the run tomorrow, hope u guys have a gr8 day and the sun shines :)

No probs Fay, thanks for letting me know ;)

[Stewart]

Cars been cleaned as well but as I said in my PM With my front tyres and country roads in the wet at even normal speeds I just don’t fancy, be my luck to meet a sheep with my name on it and not be able to stop in time.

Rainsports here I come!

Sorry to pull out of the run as it’s the first time I’ve had to do that. :blush:

[stoney]

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home safe and sound thanx for a good run the day :thumbs up:

a few pics

[scottishandy]

Thanks for a great day out. We had a fantastic time and great to meet you all. Time to wash the car again..!! Hope to see you all again.

[AndyP & Lenore]

Cracking run today, despite the weather's attempt to ruin it for us all.

One of the best runs in the calendar this run... almost as good as the Borders Run, but not quite.

Good to meet a couple of new NMS'ers too, sorry I didn't get a chance to say HI to everyone.:thumbs up:

A.:D

[Flash_Amber]

Really enjoyed the run today, good to put some faces to the names, you were all so welcoming to us on our first run. The scenery was stunning despite the weather and I managed to get a few pics which i'll post up tomorrow.

Yvonne & Scott :D

[Crombers]

Wasn't the weather brill !!!! kept it entertaining on the twisties. Managed to say hi to all the newbies & reckon they'll be back :yes nod: I always reckon that with a reduced field the organiser has a better day & today Craig enjoyed himself, oh yes :thumbs up:, good pace today sir & the soundtrack from behind was 'oh yes indeedy' well done that man :hand:

[N16SHP]

Just thought i'd say thanks to everyone also for being very welcoming today! Shame the weather spoiled the views, but had some serious fun on those switchbacks and the crazily steep decent! Here are a select few pics that I took today! Sadly didn't get any decent group shots :( (Blaming that man in the black Golf lol!)

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4085/5005180749_0f90eb3f62_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5005168237_47828b9064_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4152/5005770502_53a6929395_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5005187821_bb894a0f19_b.jpg


And just to keep the man happy :D:
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4127/5005149433_8e3b96598b_b.jpg

[Crombers]

I'm always happy(ish) :smilewinkgrin:

[stoney]

I'm always happy(ish) :smilewinkgrin:


:lol::lol::lol::lol: its the old age just keep geting more Grumpy :yes nod:

[Duncan Stewart]

:thumbs up: Good run :thumbs up:
Spent most of the day admiring scottishandys R50 Cooper - the original BMW mini really does look superb :cool:

[Stewart]

Great few pic’s but realising seeing them that it was probably for the best leaving the car on the drive today, I’d have never enjoyed it in the wet with just over 2MM on the front two.

Missed the food as well and had to settle for Braehead shopping :argh:

Glad it was still a good day of fun in the Mini's. :thumbs up:

[AndyP & Lenore]

Just thought i'd say thanks to everyone also for being very welcoming today! Shame the weather spoiled the views, but had some serious fun on those switchbacks and the crazily steep decent! Here are a select few pics that I took today! Sadly didn't get any decent group shots :( (Blaming that man in the black Golf lol!)



Excellent pics Neil:thumbs up:. How come all our wheels look sparkling clean, when we all know different.:laugh:

A.:D

[AndyP & Lenore]

:thumbs up: Good run :thumbs up:
Spent most of the day admiring scottishandys R50 Cooper - the original BMW mini really does look superb :cool:
:blush::blush:

I really should have said Hi! Was that the yellow Cooper on the 51 plate. 'Cos I commented to Lenore that car looked absolutely MINT!:thumbs up::thumbs up:

A.
:D

[Colin]

Thanks as always Craig for a smashing run, boo to the weather it coundn't be helped. See you all on the next one!

[ELFMAN]

Well I've had a great MINI weekend! Yesterday at Craig's Highland Fling Thing and today at his Perthshire Pleasure. Great pleasure to share these fab, but wet roads with the NMS buddies, and glad that the new folks enjoyed their first NMS experience - there's plenty more where that came from - hope it's the first of many.

Thanks to the Big Man for another excellent Perthshire run, which even the manky weather couldn't spoil (took me two goes with the jetwash to get the muck off the car...). Enjoyed listening to Craig's and Stoney's exhausts from 3rd in the queue - great way of knowing when they're putting the foot down - although it made my car sound too quiet, even with the new downpipe. Thanks a lot guys... BUT my new suspension coped with the lumpier sections of road as well as being more secure on the faster stuff, which was a bonus. Big shout to Crombers for sticking to the tail of the 'Charge of the S Brigade', which shows how good the Cooper is on a decent road (or how he has absolutely no concept of self-preservation!). The food at Crieff was great too. Nice photos too by the way.

Hope to see you all on Andy and Lenore's 'Heart of the Borders' run in October. I'm away to cut out the first silencer on my exhaust.

[N16SHP]

Excellent pics Neil:thumbs up:. How come all our wheels look sparkling clean, when we all know different.:laugh:

A.:D

Not sure, the camera must just 'see through' the dirt to the beauty of the Mini's lol!

[Delboy]

Sounds like you all had a great run - sorry I wasn't able to attend this one :sad:.

Great pics Neil :thumbs up:.

[Craig]

Thanks for all the kind words folks. Had a great day apart from my front tyres trying to let go at a few choice ocassions ! :lol:

Good to see some new faces and look forward to seeing you again. Glad Andys yellow R50 coop passed 50k with some it's "pals" ;)

Nae pics of my "straight" number plate ? :dunno: :lol:

[Flash_Amber]

It really was a great day, Scott and I had a ball :D Was very well organised and very comprehensive run notes! Here are a few pics I managed to get.....

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0436.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0542.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0538.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0525.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0502.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0496.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0478.jpg

http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0471.jpg


More to follow :smilewinkgrin:

[Flash_Amber]

More as promised.....

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http://i1010.photobucket.com/albums/af228/flash_amber/IMG_0449.jpg

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[stoney]

some cracking pics there Amber :thumbs up:

[N16SHP]

Nice pics Amber! I also enjoyed your wee badge on the back of your coop, Alice? Nice touch!

[Craig]

Superb pics Neil & Yvonne :thumbs up:

[Flash_Amber]

Nice pics Amber! I also enjoyed your wee badge on the back of your coop, Alice? Nice touch!

Yep Alice Cooper, sad I know, you should've seen Scott's face when I got it!

[GCA3N]

Looks like u folks had fun, nice pics btw too.

[N16SHP]

Yep Alice Cooper, sad I know, you should've seen Scott's face when I got it!

It's brilliant, Kirsten and I had a really good chuckle when we eventually worked it out lol! We just thought you'd named her Alice!

[Flash_Amber]

It's brilliant, Kirsten and I had a really good chuckle when we eventually worked it out lol! We just thought you'd named her Alice!

We did, she's lovingly known as Alice

[ELFMAN]

You should've called her 'Vincent Furnier' and REALLY confused everybody!!!

[N16SHP]

You should've called her 'Vincent Furnier' and REALLY confused everybody!!!

Like pretty much what you've just done to me just now:blush:

**EDIT** - After a quick google search, the mist has now cleared! Should of worked it out really!

[ELFMAN]

Yeah - 'Vinnie the MINI'!

[N16SHP]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/5010640543_3b349b27f1_b.jpg

[Flash_Amber]

Yeah - 'Vinnie the MINI'!

That was one of the other names that I'd thought of funnily enough but not because of the Alice Cooper link!

[Flash_Amber]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4146/5010640543_3b349b27f1_b.jpg



That looks great Neil :thumbs up:

[Gismo]

Sorry for the dealy, all pictures uploaded to the main site

http://www.newminiscotland.co.uk/forums/images/smilies//link.gif (http://www.newminiscotland.co.uk/Gallery.html)

[shaunbhoy67]

Looks like it was a great run again, sorry i never managed to make it, i havent had much time to get on as been sorting a lot of stuff out for my folks who are away for a year so apologies for missing this and not letting you know craig. some cracking pics too!!

[Craig]

No worries Shaun.... Family comes first ;)

[weefossy]

Neil, that last picture looks great, I assume it was done in photoshop. Is it fairly easy to do? More to the point, could you explain in an e mail to a "numpty" how to do it? I would love to have a go.

[N16SHP]

Neil, that last picture looks great, I assume it was done in photoshop. Is it fairly easy to do? More to the point, could you explain in an e mail to a "numpty" how to do it? I would love to have a go.

Sure no problem, I will explain on here how to do it so anyone can have a go.

It is very simple to do.

-Open up your picture in Photoshop and duplicate the layer so you have two layers that are identical.
-On the top layer, if you desaturate it by using Control+Shift+U (Command+Shift+U for us fruit users). This will turn the layer black and white. This is the short way of doing it, for better results its worth playing with the colour levels to get deeper tones, but for the look you want, the desaturate adjustment is the best and quickest way to do it.
-Then its just a simple case of taking the rubber tool, and rubbing out where you want the colour to come through.
-To finish, just flatten the image and it combines the two images into one.

For best results, try picking out just one colour, or one object. One of my favourite pictures of this is from my sister's wedding a few years back. I've popped the picture in below as I figured seems this run is long since done, that they mods won't mind me dropping it in!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5022912724_932dba6f01_z.jpg

[AndyP & Lenore]

Neil, that last picture looks great, I assume it was done in photoshop. Is it fairly easy to do? More to the point, could you explain in an e mail to a "numpty" how to do it? I would love to have a go.

It helps that he had high quality material to work with from the outset.:yes nod::laugh:

A.:D

[Stewart]

http://i435.photobucket.com/albums/qq72/sav112g/blackandwhite193.jpg

very quick and rough, well it fill's ten minutes till I go to the Airport.:smilewinkgrin: that and Come dine with me:blush:

[N16SHP]

Nice, I like it!!!

[weefossy]

Thanks Stewart and Neil, I will have a bash at it. Probably works better with a brighter colour, ie red or blue