Had a brief afternoon wander down by the local river and woods late afternoon...light definitely starting to fail.

Thought i'd try a few very brief attempts at ICM of some trees i've used before down there.

First go used a large aperture and faster speed to give a result not dissimilar to that i'd obtained before albeit the light wasn't ideal today. The second and third shots used a much smaller aperture and defaulted to a very slow speed...slower than I had intended but quite liked the abstract result although appreciate this may be too much for some. I'll take similar shots again soon but maybe 30 mins earlier in the afternoon for hopefully a result somewhere inbetween.

Great thing about digital...you can experiment easily and cheaply and see the result very soon after taking the shot.

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Best Wishes for a Happy and above all Healthy New Year to everyone on the site.

regards

Karlo

Just had a look at your photobook Rob...really excellent.

Good luck with the campaign to keep the allotment.

As you mention in the text the mental/physical health benefits to people from allotments are enormous...aside from the actual benefits from nurturing the land.

Best Wishes

Karlo

Excellent images...very evocative of a certain era as very eloquently put by Steve.

I like them both but agree with concensus that the B&W has it.

regards

Karlo

A very Merry Christmas from me as well to all Pentaxians and their families.

I hope you all get to spend some quality time with people closest to you.

Best Wishes

Karlo

Really enjoyable selection Jonathan.

Definite favourite for me is 'Petal'.

Really like the ducks, snow and hot air balloons also.

Merry Christmas and second your sentiment re. 2022.

Karlo

Look like bats at a veterinary tonsilitus clinic.

Park Cameras...£1699 with free delivery... if you can wait a week...or presumably you could tap SRS for a price match?

...and other surprising brainstorming ideas...at Photorumors.

Really like the nightscape...superb.

regards

Karlo