IT'S a funny expression, 'far, far away', because it clearly means all things to all men (and women, and chimps).

What we had in mind was something along the lines of what Linda Webb shared this week with her photo of National Trust Stowe and its tiny arch way off in the distance (squint hard, it is there), or Michael Nottage's peaceful pic of Peacehaven with Brighton just visible on the horizon.

But, as usual, camera club members had some far more imaginative interpretations.

Ian Marriott went to great lengths to meet the brief, submitting a picture which he captioned: "Sixteen miles to Stokenchurch tower on the left; M40 in the middle, and 19,000,000 miles to the sun on the right."

Shez Honour also shared a sunny shot with a flock of birds flying somewhere far away in the foreground.

Many of you simply sent in holiday snaps with fond memories of far-flung locations.

Gordon Craig shared a shot of a sun-drenched Mediterranean coastline which, on closer inspection, includes three tiny figures.

He explained: "The trek to the far away headland, taken on my iPhone in Kefalonia.

"This lady taking her kids down the cliff was either brave or a bit bonkers."

Clever Ian White captured the brief in both senses with a photo taken in New Zealand of a touristy signpost pointing the 18,029km to London, England.

Several of you, however, took a much more metaphorical meaning from the expression.

Ann Faulkner, sharing the sleepy scene above, simply wrote: "Bliss for nanny when they are both far, far away."

Becca Collacott sent in an equally-human portrait of a dreaming chimpanzee, far away in a world of his own.

But one of the most popular pictures on Facebook this week was Mandy Dickinson's simple shot of a lonely tree peeked on a sunset hilltop through the foliage. Sometimes the simple ones are the most effective.

Next week's theme – green shoots.

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