Thanks Raza.

Thank you. As someone said above, it's a pity about the OOF bit getting in the way on #3.

You have a PM

Get an A series f1.7 off Ebay and take the glass out of it (it's quite easy to do). You now have a fully camera controllable extension tube onto which you can reverse whatever you like. I sometimes use an old FA 35/80 because the filter ring is the same size (49mm) and you can zoom it ! It vignettes but the middle bit is plenty big enough to use. ..... (This thread has gone way off track )

Thank you Serge

Thank you all for supporting the old glassware. It has got a lot of life in it yet!

I would happily put the last one on my wall and I went back to Milton Keynes Pond several times; it's mesmerising. I find Blackpool Tower quite haunting for some reason. These really show the potential for creativity. Great set.

Nice set but for me the 2nd one is a lovely shot.

4 and 5 are my favourites but what the heck are they doing in 7?

The past few days have provided some of the frostiest mornings one could wish for (photographically, that is!) So I got out my Pentax-A f2.8 50mm macro and a venerable MacroTakumar preset f4 50mm and put them on a K5. I hope you like the results as much as I do ......

These first ones were on a spot where the sun was rapidly melting everything, leaving behind only the skeletal remains
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You can clearly see how the crystals have formed into hexagonal towers

These are from a more sheltered spot where there was a lot more frost .....
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This looks more metallic than frosty as I reduced the highlights and increased the contrast in PP



The 1st February is the festival of Imbolc, marking the demise of Winter as new life struggles to emerge
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7 The Winter Queen's days are numbered and melting away as we watch