Meanwhile ...On a warm sandy beach...

April 6th: Umbrella.

Perfect skies this morning prompted me into shooting this picture. Although it was very cold, this amazing blue sky was the ideal backdrop for an idea i had late last night.

Anyone for cocktails?

[Jacqui Paterson]

Wow this is very clever. Nice shot.

[Darren Juden]

@witchyjacq Thanks kindly Jacqui :)

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

This is great. fab PoV and a very creative shot. Fav!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Yes , a clever idea , beautifully shot

[Darren Juden]

@rwhite Thanks Rosie - appreciate your comment and fav :) Have a good weekend!

[Amy]

Instant fav. Love it, totally creative & unique awesome POV and hurrah, blue skiieeessss! (Shame it's freezing :P)

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Nice shot!

[Christine]

Great shot. Love the idea

[Andrew Nelson]

Love it, very nice idea.

[Darren Juden]

@beryl thanks!

[Darren Juden]

@amyamoeba but it's a start I guess? Thanks for the comment and fav :)

[Darren Juden]

@elisasaeter @chris17 @andyn thank you all for your comments! Have a great weekend :)

[Maria Swaisland]

Great shot, bring on the summer! FAV. :)

[Darren Juden]

@mariaswaisland Seems like a long forgotten season now! Fingers crossed we'll get a decent one this year - it's long overdue! Thanks for commenting and adding a fave - appreciated :)

[Catherine Pace]

fav for the colours and clarity and spirit liftingness

[Justine Wood]

Love love love...BOTH of your umbrella shots! Another Darren fav hits the folder...;-)

[Hazel]

Instant FAV! Ah so you have the night-time 365 thoughts too. (Another item 'in common' for my list!) What a fab idea and the jewel colours are amazing.

[SIMMY]

Oh fab shot, really cool

[Siobhán]

Fantastic shot. fav!

[Helge Erik Storheim]

Great idea, great POV, great blue skies, great colours. A great shot ;-)

[Ann Stenson]

WOW.....This is Awesome Darren! FAV : )

[mizhayz]

Ha.. took me a minute to realize it was those mini drink umbrellas.. I was shaking my head wondering "how did he do that".. great capture Darren!

[Chippy Minton]

Beautiful skies and nicely composed shot, I'll have a White Russian

[Tricia O'Donnell]

a clever idea

[Sarah]

Fabulous shot - love it

[Marloes]

WOW! What a great idea, fantastic colors and super composition! FAV :-)

[Paul Gardner]

very creative, a very nice shot

[Mary Karczynski]

Very well done!! What a great idea!!

[Darren Juden]

@gozoinklings Catherine, thanks :)

[Darren Juden]

@justine_x Haha! Love your support :) thank you muchly!

[Darren Juden]

@quietpurplehaze Often lie awake what to conjure up next Hazel :) thanks for the fave :)

[Carol W]

I love this - the colours, the composition, the idea & planning, the pov. It's gotta be a fav!

[Darren Juden]

@simster @siobhn Thanks kindly :)

[Darren Juden]

@helstor Thank you very much for stopping to comment :)

[Darren Juden]

@annbo Ann, thanks for your comment and fave :))

[Darren Juden]

@mizhayz Thanks!

[Darren Juden]

@ch1ppy_m1nton Oops, my glass appears to be empty, think I'll join you in another :D

[Darren Juden]

@triciaodonnell @scolgs Thanks to you both:)

[Darren Juden]

@stimuloog Thank you for the fave and your nice comment too :)

[Darren Juden]

@paulieg Ta!!

[Darren Juden]

@mak2 Mary, thank you :)

[Darren Juden]

@sturnus Carol, thank you, and thank you very much for the fave :)

[Fanny Brogden]

Its like turning a switch..instant summer hurrah.brilliant idea and lovely shot and a fav for making us all so happy!!!

[Donna Miller]

Great idea Darren....so great to see a real blue sky today.:-)

[Hazel A]

Great creative shot. The blue sky just makes it perfect

[Denis]

Thats a neat shot.....awesome colour....

[Darren Juden]

@fannyb Fanny, thank you and cheers for the fave :)

[Darren Juden]

@donna_miller @purplehaze12 @landownunder thanks for the positive happy comments guys :)

[Sarah Munnings]

Darren, this is brilliant and a FAV from me. Adore the angle of the glass, the clarity.....the umbrellas, the blue sky......I JUST LOVE it!!

[Darren Juden]

@pixiemac Thanks very much Sarah - i appreciate your comment and fave greatly :)

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

What a brilliant shot for the 7th.
+FAV

[Darren Juden]

@bulldog Thanks matey! and cheers for the fav :))

[Dandolo]

Wonderful colours! Here's to summer! fav

[Darren Juden]

@dandolo Thank you and thanks for the fav :)

[Azul]

Simply WOW... fav

[Darren Juden]

@zulazul :)) thank you and very kind of you to fav it too.

[Kevin]

First class shot,great POv and coolurs.Brilliant idea fav

[Caroline Maki]

Fun. Creative. Clever. A fav.

[Sue Wilde]

This is terrific. Love it

[Aliel]

Wonderful shot! ! Such creativity!

[Hazel A]

Congrats on the pp

[cheryl]

Fabulous. Well done

[Dakotaburns]

Terrific shot.

[Gena Pegg]

Very creative. Love it!

[Humphrey Hippo]

Fantastic composition and so colourful! Great idea.

[Myrna O'Hara]

Superb creativity for the theme word, well done and congrats on the PP

[Simply Amanda]

So freakin' fun. Love this. Fav!

[👑 AnaZad]

Definitely so fantastic. Love the idea. Congrats on the PP. FAV.

[iSunSeaSurf]

so creative...well done!

[Pam Knowler]

How did I miss this yesterday? Fab shot Darren! Fav from me!

[Chippy Minton]

Nice one Darren, PP this morning! @darrenboyj

[Tamara]

Stunning! Love the blue sky and the bright colors of the umbrellas

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

Congrats on a well deserved PP!

[Terrie]

This is just such a relaxed, holiday shot that conjures up images of beaches and sunshine and fun. A deserved P.P. Congrats.

[Al Bailey]

Very creative Darren ...... lovely shot that makes you dream of summer.
Just one question ...... Do you have penguins your neck of the woods? very interesting reflections on the right hand side of the glass :D

[Paul Gardner]

congrats on the PP again

[Cindy Rez]

Awesome how did I miss this one!!! Fav for me!!!

[Justine Wood]

WOW...am so chuffed for you - this is not only on the PP it's on the main welcome page for 365!!

[Hazel]

Congrats on PP, Darren - a fabulous, inspired, colourful, artistic shot!

[Darren Juden]

@willowdragon haha! Yes I see him. Well spotted :) thanks for the comment :)

[Darren Juden]

@quietpurplehaze Hazel, thanks very muchly :)

[Darren Juden]

@justine_x thank you! I'm amazed its taken off as well as it has to be honest !!

[Therese]

WoW!!! Awesome shot!!! Congrats on PP!!!!

[Darren Juden]

@cindyrez Cindy - thank you :))

[Alison Tomlin]

Wow cool! It's got a real holiday feel to it which is a tad cruel as its back to work tomorrow!

[Phil]

This is brilliant - what a wonderful feeling with that blue sky behind! Cheers!!

[Darren Juden]

@fueast Sorry for that Alison!

[Darren Juden]

@filsie65 If only i were on a sandy beach whilst taking this shot Phil!!! Thanks for the comment :)

[Darren Juden]

@monkeykid Thank you very much :)

[Darren Juden]

@ch1ppy_m1nton thanks matey :)

[Darren Juden]

@teodw thank you kindly :)

[Darren Juden]

@bulldog cheers dude!

[Darren Juden]

@pamknowler Thanks Pam :)

[Darren Juden]

@amyamoeba thank you and thanks for your fave :)

[Darren Juden]

@helstor thank you!

[Darren Juden]

@triciaodonnell @purplehaze12 @miqudalu @humphreyhippo A BIG thanks to you all for your brilliant support :)

[Darren Juden]

So many wonderful comments about this shot, had trouble keeping up with individual thanks - so apologise if i've missed you off, but rest assured I very much appreciate everything you've all said about this shot and all the faves that have been added alongside it!

[Dem Mie]

wow this is amazing, congrats on pp

[Stephanie Dc]

Cool perspective !

[Loopy-Lou]

Very clever, love this shot, fav. Congrats on PP well deserved!

[Sarah Munnings]

yeh, this reached the PP .... knew it should!!

[Corinne]

Love the summer feeling !

[megan]

Fun! And so wacky wonderful

[Miley]

Wow. Would you look at that! Great POV.

[Shirley Banford]

Very beautiful scene.

[Darren Juden]

@demmie @stephaniedc thank you both for your comments :)

[Darren Juden]

@bizziebeeme Thanks and thanks for the fav too!

[Darren Juden]

@pixiemac Thanks for the support :))

[Darren Juden]

@cocobella @mwbc @miley89 @sabanford thanks to you all for your wonderful comments :)

[glenn_lagman]

great pov.. fav for me.. nice work mate.. :)

[Darren Juden]

@liam_jacob Thanks very much matey :)

[Dave Hicklin Photography]

Nice work cracking shot

[Phil]

Woo! Top Twenty! Well done Darren - super shot =)

[👑 AnaZad]

PS Congrats on the T20!

[jerry plume]

Great shot, Darren! Congrats on the T20!!

[Aaron]

Fantastic shot Darren, congrats on T20!

[Darren Juden]

@filsie65 @anazad511 @orangecrush @grizzlysghost Thanks to you all and also congrats @grizzlysghost Jerry & Aaron on your awesome Top 20 placings too :)

[Amy]

Wayhey! Top 20! :D

[Kazzy]

Congratulations on the top twenty! Wonderful image.

[Paul Gardner]

congrats on the TT page.

[Al Bailey]

Congratulations on the top 20! :)

[Ann Stenson]

Huge well deseved congrats on TT Darren.....Awesome shot! : )

[Sarah Munnings]

Brilliant that this hit top 20 :)

[Lynn]

Love this!