Thanks Steve. I think it's me rather than the lens!
It was all a bit quick, actually. I was driving along & there he was. Stop the car, fire-up the camera & start shooting. Auto-focus because I didn't know how tolerant of me he would be!
It was pretty dull light, but the last thing I was thinking was, " Hey, don't bother taking any snaps, it's only 100ISO, it's 500mm, it's only 1/100th, handheld!!!"
I was so pleased to get anything in the 20secs, odd, he was there, to be honest!
So.
I certainly do not consider any of your comments to be "peeing on my bonfire", since a)., I haven't built one with these images (although may think I should...) & b)., I asked for C&C, which is always welcome.

Thanks, Betty, for your saying no.1 is your favourite.
Please let me know the source of your amusement, & in what respect you find my images "subtle"?
They are just a straight record of what I saw!

Thanks again for the interest shown,

Roger.

A short eared owl which kindly posed for me this afternoon.

On Salisbury Plain army land.
















C&C most welcome.

Roger.

I wish you all a safe, peaceful & healthy New Year!

Roger.

Thanks, Mike & Peter for the interesting tips & encouraging, fascinating images.

Roger.

Thanks, Peter.

I used f8 (& 100 iso)to keep IQ up as much as poss. in each shot, it took all 5 to achieve complete focus in the stack, even at f8!
Fair comment re the b/g, though!

Didn't you have lots of adult-wasp-complaints?!
Great (stack)shot!
(Got any more?)

Roger.

Thanks Peter.

First attempt on Your Photos.

And thanks for the general security advice,Steven.

Roger.

A first attempt at photo stacking, using Combine ZP.

K7, 100mm DFA Macro.
Available daylight.
3sec. delay.
1.3sec., f8, iso100.
5 images.






C&C welcome.

Roger.

I've just (nearly) downloaded the above software.
Right at the finish I got a warning that it was software that was not often downloaded & that it could harm my computer....

Anyone have this software?

Some reassurance, please!

Roger.

God rest ye merry gentlemen & ladies!

Have a lovely, blessed, peaceful Christmas.

Roger.

May the souls of the departed rest in peace.



Have we forgotten yet............?




R.