Not much of a story, went for a walk down by the river and saw this guy having a whale of a time, he put on quite the show for me. I spent 25 mins or so taking shots of him and his crazy antics, he seemed to be trying to catch or eat the water,great craic to watch.
K1 + da* 300mm f4
The light changed wildly while shooting, so not all are as i'd prefer


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he wasn't quite mucky enough so went for another rub against the bank


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Looks like pollen to me, but I could very easily be wrong too
What ever they are, it's a lovely shot, produces sweet colours too.

It's a pretty decent and cheap way to get into macro. Especially if your not sure it's for you. Works well on most lenses, if using a zoom, just zoom out till the vignetting stops.
They're light and cheap, and add no real weight in your bag.
If you don't like it, sell it on.

I like it,
Nice comp, Nice colours and focus where it should be.
The pollen is fine for me, and it's in focus too, so I'd leave it. It's a nice relief against the purple.
Good shooting 👍👍👍

Very nice, I like this

Cheers guys. Your thoughts and c.c are always welcome,

Cheers Haris, I did take plenty of shots, but to be honest, I really didn't need to. I ended up with many multiples of almost identical shots.
With little or no difference between them. Most of these are at minimum focus distance. Give or take a couple of inches.
I had forgotten how good the da * 300mm was, rich colours and contrast. And plenty sharp. I just hope it survives, as lots of cats and dogs around.

Cracking lens. Good results,
Lovely set.

Sweet. I like these, good shooting.

What a set, I dont know the area at all, but these are fantastic, all are spot on, but for me, 9, 11 and 3 top the Bill (pardon the pun)

A few more as it changed position for me.
In the ivy now


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