October 2017 – Daily Photo Challenge
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These are our photo-of-the-day images for October 2017. Our first dabble with this Project began on 1 January 2016 and has not missed a day since… so far!
October 2017 daily photos include the Clipper Race yachts, Nash Point, cruise ship MS Albatross, bamboo pot plant, Zeitz Museum and a skateboarder.

‘House of Cards’
31 October 2017, 16:22 – 1/320, f8, ISO-200
Cruise ship Albatros passengers visiting the island.

‘Uncomfortable reading’
30 October 2017, 17:46 – 1/80, f4.5, ISO-400
Elephants and red birds.

‘A big stick’
29 October 2017, 18:08 – 1/80, f2.8, ISO-800
Cape Malay curry and roti bread.

‘Jury duty’
28 October 2017, 13:47 – 1/320, f8, ISO-200
Football on Francis Plain during a very rainy weekend.

‘Bad gas’
27 October 2017, 16:59 – 1/100, f5.6, ISO-200
Garden snail.

‘Work-life balance’
26 October 2017, 05:28 – 1/60, f2.8, ISO-1600
The Island before dawn from the approaching RMS.

‘Feeling harassed’
25 October 2017, 20:00 – 1/60, f3.2, ISO-1000
Barbeque on deck on the RMS while at sea.

‘A valuable note’
24 October 2017, 22:05 – 1/60, f2.8, ISO-800
Casino night on board the RMS while at sea.

‘Toxicity’
23 October 2017, 11:22 – 1/500, f8, ISO-200
Shuffleboard game underway on the sun deck of the RMS while at sea.

‘Life of Brian’
22 October 2017, 09:33 – 1/800, f8, ISO-200
Morning sun bathing on the RMS while at sea.

‘Goodwill gesture’
21 October 2017, 17:37 – 1/640, f8, ISO-200
View from the RMS deck leaving Cape Town, South Africa.

‘Social Apartheid’
20 October 2017, 14:28 – 1/1000, f4.3, ISO-100 Lumix DMC-FT5
Colourful Bo Kaap district in Cape Town, South Africa.

‘Primarily obese’
19 October, 2017, 16:56 – 1/1300, f3.3, ISO-100
Yachts taking part in the round the world Clipper Race, stopping in the V&A Waterfront, Cape Town.

‘Taking centre stage’
18 October, 2017, 14:11 – 1/1000, f3.3, ISO-100 – Lumix DMC-FT5
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA or Zeitz MOCAA) in Cape Town.

‘he knew what he was getting into’
17 October, 2017, 11:36 – 1/125, f8, ISO-200
Emirates Boeing 777-300ER unloading passengers at Cape Town International Airport.

‘Ophelia’
16 October, 2017, 16:46 – 1/60, f3.3, ISO-125 – Lumix DMC-FT5
Window seat on an Emirates A380 somewhere over Europe.

‘Short-changed’
15 October, 2017, 19:08 – 15sec, f11, ISO-100
Uxbridge Road at night, London, UK.

‘SA8131’
14 October, 2017, 17:48 – 1/100, f3.2, ISO-400
Bamboo.

‘Holiday blues’
13 October, 2017, 16:42 – 1/320, f8, ISO-200
Liden Lagoon in Swindon, UK.

‘Bourgeoisie’
12 October, 2017, 17:23 – 1/200, f8, ISO-200
Autumn leaves in Swindon.

‘Rockstar’
11 October, 2017, 20:19 – 1/125, f8, ISO-200 + flash
The fruit bowl tiger of Swindon.

‘Wildfire rage’
10 October, 2017, 15:26 – 1/60, f2.8, ISO-500
British Army’s REME Aircraft Technician Instructor, Claire Whitall, showing us the Lynx helicopter at MOD Lyneham, UK.

‘Weinstein fired’
9 October, 2017, 15:35 – 1/17, f2.4, ISO-125
Signage inside Cardiff train station, in Wales, UK.

‘Black Dove, White Dove’
8 October, 2017, 15:15 – 1/640, f8, ISO-200
Birds flying over the water at Cosmeston Lake in Penarth, south Wales.

‘Here’s Nate’
7 October, 2017, 14:23 – 1/640, f8, ISO-200
Exploring the expansive Nash Point rocky carpet along the Vale of Glamorgan coastline in Wales, UK.

‘Better in the city’
6 October, 2017, 13:43 – 1/800, f8, ISO-200
Low tide on Barry Island beach, in Wales, UK.

‘Don’t work too hard’
5 October, 2017, 14:55 – 1/640, f8, ISO-200
Skateboarder practising tricks in the Bear Pit, Bristol, UK.

‘Croak, croak’
4 October, 2017, 09:49 – 1/125, f2.8, ISO-200
Meet the perfectly mannered Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Maddie.

‘Free Fallin’
3 October, 2017, 08:42 – 1/125, f8, ISO-200
Graffiti street art in Bristol city, UK.

‘Mandalay Massacre’
2 October, 2017, 08:42 – 1/640, f8, ISO-200
Didcot Railway Station platform staff holding the dispatch baton aloft to signal that the train can depart.

‘Catalonia in a state’
1 October, 2017, 12:53 – 1/200, f3.3, ISO-100
Mushrooms growing in a wood chip pile in Wallingford, UK.
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