Two late evening shots.

Two from tonights stroll along the Wey Navigation.

K10 + DA*60-250.

The second one is lovely with the reflections in the water creating a kind of symmetry.

Best wishes, Kris.

Both very nice shot's, I prefer the first, lovely warmth in the light.

Both are extremely nice. The first one has that warm glow to it and its absolutely stunning and the second one as Kris mentioned also the reflection in the water enhances the whole image. Love the vibrant colours also. Superb images

Two nice, well composed shots. Very pleasing.

Can't choosebetween them. Great shots, both of them!

2nd one gets my vote - but I am always a sucker for water and reflections

Both very nice I like them both in 1 I like the way the sun is burning on the building and on 2 I like the reflections on the water and the stillness of it well done

Peter, as I hope you know, I have a very high regard for your pictures.

These, however, despite the delightful light in the first and the marvellous reflections and detail in the second, leave me slightly unconvinced.

The light is excellent in the first, yet it's hard to see it as more than a record shot, attractive though it is.

The reflections in the second are excellent too, but it's just a little too busy generally to have the impact I started to think it deserved.

I think in both cases, the subjects are a little too central, the themes just a little too predictable to convey real conviction.

Very nice, but... - if you know what I mean.

Sorry, but your previous postings have spoilt me a bit, I'm afraid

Chris, I appreciate any comments on my photos and you may well be right. I sometimes feel I have reached a bit of an impasse in my photography, and want to move in a new direction , but am not sure what that direction is!

These two were taken deliberately just before sunset, as I want to experiment more with taking photos using light at the margins of the day (something I did't really consider in the past).

I am sure many of us get to stage where we can execute a sharp, well exposed picture, but then find it hard to go on from there, to develop our own "style" as it were. I guess that is why I was hopeless at art at school !

Yes, I couldn't agree more. Don't get me wrong, I like the shots, and I wouldn't at all claim to be able to do better (except rarely by accident!).

I feel much the same as you, and I'm just being picky really. I have hundreds of shots that are sharp, well-exposed, but evoke a big "so what" in me.

I don't think I'm improving much these days. Technically a bit, maybe, but not compositionally. It's frustrating... and inspiration is lacking somewhat too. Maybe a K-5 would bring it back

Peter wrote:

I am sure many of us get to stage where we can execute a sharp, well exposed picture, but then find it hard to go on from there, to develop our own "style" as it were. I guess that is why I was hopeless at art at school !

Well that certainly struck a chord with me, Peter. Apart from the fact I enjoy it, the other reason I have stuck with close-focus/macro photography is exactly because, in so far as I have tended to pursue it to date, that to record an image simply as part of cataloguing exercise requires, apart from field craft IMHO, little more than the right equipment and appropriate technical skills. The jump to being able to combine technical mastery with a creative eye, thereby producing an image that can be appreciated on a number of different levels, is one I find particularly daunting: primarily becuase, like you, I was told I was crap at art and aways would be when at secondary school and that thought became rapidly engrained on my developing psyche.

One approach I considered was to enter the competitions on the forum, so as to provide a stimulus for me to broaden my horizons. Unfortunately, my first, and so far only, experience was a little 'bruising', and I have yet to find the courage (?) to have another go.

That said, joining the forum and contributing through the gallery and sometimes the 'my photos' threads has been a rewarding and liberating experience for me as up until then I was too lacking in confidence to share my work with anyone other than from within my immediate family.

What matters, in the end, is that you are prepared to step outside of your comfort zone and not remain resting and nestling comfortably on your photographic laurels.

Best wishes and 'respect'

Jon