Second one for me. Awesome dynamic range and good subject with great leading lines. The lifebelt is so distracting in the first shot.

What about the da* 55mm does that not count???

John Lewis give a two year warranty as standard

I did a project of 35 portraits on 35mm where i used the da35mm 2.4 lens.

i did this in a day and learnt more about portraits doing this project than from doing anything else. Talking to subjects is key and convincing people they look great helps.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cabstar/sets/72157627575457631/

enjoy your project it will be good fun.

The problem with this case is the person was dying in the car and whilst I don't agree with the majority of actions of the police officer his reasoning for what he did was actually sensible.

He argued that he didn't want the photographer to post on to the internet the number plate of the car which would then identify the dying lady before the police could, put yourself in the family's position carrying on with their daily business looking on Facebook and then come across a photo of potentially their dying relative.

The photographer was being a right jerk about too and like I said the copper could have handled it all a little better too without threatening to delete images, arrest, wasting the guys day etc.... I wish people would just be civil and talk to each other to get their points across without this endless going around in circles...

If he had been a genuine photojournalist he would have spoken to the copper at the scene first anyhow to find out exactly what was happening and introduced himself to the police.

It wasn't the best show I went to lol

Sounds like an update similar to the DA lenses in 2013 could result in the old glass being cleared cheaply....

Ooh Gary is a superb tog, way better than me lol. I have worked alongside him a lot over the years and one of the togs I look up to.

The blue tit is a very very good image, but Alan sets such a high standard with his bird photography, I was actually surprised to see a portrait and think it really is a stunning portrait.

I think all the sets from 2013 that users have shared have been excellent and show what a talented bunch of people we have here on the forums .

hmmm I have never shot at the Corporation, you could be getting me mixed up with Gary Wolstenholme, he shoots at the corporation a lot