Great set,
4 is a savage shot. Love those non vertical verticals

7, 8 and 9 are super.

Cracking set Irek.
I look forward to seeing more from this combo.

I have seen shots like this before. Although not quite as harsh.
It seems to be the magnification that you are lacking.
Maybe achromats, raynox 150 / 250 ?
Smaller sensors on bridge cameras can get much better mag ratios for this type of shot.
Any idea what camera was used ?
Lighting would be troublesome too I think as you would probably end up very close to the eye.

Like both of these, some nice light and shade on the hills, i was wondering what you had shot the 2nd one through,
Interesting result.
Good shooting.

Cracking set, some fabulous angles and scenes in here.
No fav's, all super.
Looks like a brilliant spot to visit.

As above, lovely portrait, great to see the setup also.

There's been some excellent portraits on here recently.

Keep up the good work.
Derek

Nice work Gareth, I can only admire this type of work,
I don't think its for me.
Derek

I have had to delete images from the gallery in the past to update them. I could have left both there but didn't. I saw no real issue with losing whatever comments were on it as they belonged to that image not the updated one.
It's a tough call in as far as you're concerned there is little or no difference in the image. But those who commented would have grounds to be annoyed if you updated it with a shot of a fuzzy brick wall
I think there used to be an option to have both versions there (might still be there) ( possibly a different forum)

Note to self. Make sure you're happy with the image before posting

Can't comment on your case, but I have dealt with him in the past with no issues.
Might well be a genuine reason for delay in getting sorted.

Ooohhh I do like the thoughts of an ugly bug ball