Love 'em, particularly the last one.

Given the constraints it's an excellent composition.

The geese are wonderful, especially the one on final approach.

Hard to put a favourite in there. They really showcase the place.

I hope they like the use you made of their product !

The light off those rocks in the first one is marvelous. The rest of them are just as good but that first one has an edge.

Indeed. Mine is a lovely lens and that one looks like a bargain at that price. Check inside the mount, where you will find a metal plate covering the auto/manual mechanism. If it's just bare metal light can reflect off it and spoil the results. Simply stick some non reflective black stuff on it - transforms the lens! Mine has some black velvety stuff covering it.

Definitely a duck with a mission. Super shot - fence post or no.

A Tamron 90 will go with a K5 very nicely and covers close macro right out to decent landscape and portrait (and you will have some cash left over). It rarely comes off my K1 these days. The only difference is that I get the full frame and you will get it cropped a bit. Lesser quality but good for all that is the Tamron A03, 28 - 200mm zoom (there is a rebadged Pentax version too). That will give the opposite to the 'macro' option. It's good enough at the long end for quite tight crops. The 90 goes for about £150 and the A03 for about £50. There's no need to pay a fortune for modern versions of the same thing!

Yes, summer is here. I have the umbrella to prove it (i.e. it didn't get erected over the table!).


Shropshire - 15th August.
Your picture shows what it should really look like - you are clearly an idealist against my pessimism