I could have bought more, but then, I'd have had a divorce lawyer to fund

Just did

Thanks to RR

Need a hard hat now for when the Mrs finds out

Hi and welcome to the forum. It's a good place for a newbie, these guys know their stuff and are really helpful

I've got three, one of which I really regret.

My daughter was 3 and we went to a bird of prey display. She was able to wear the glove and have a beautiful white owl land on her arm. I got in really close and took some great shots. Only when I got home and had the film developed did I realise the camera had developed a fault and the shutter wasn't releasing. I was gutted.

2nd, same holiday, ( so didn't know about the fault yet ), Red Arrows doing a display at Sidmouth. The camp site we were on was on the "run off" , so they came in extremely low over us...another wasted film.

And lastly, one of those "DOH" moments. Took my son walking in North Wales late last year. Only just left the car park and saw a tree covered in hoar frost. Got in really close, then wondered why the shutter wouldn't release. Then I read teh error message..No Card..I'd left the memory card at home

I'm sore tempted for the Tamron 70 - 300, depends how much you want?

I like number 9 a lot, except for that shadow coming in from the right hand side.

Had a look at the original. As I say, it was a quickly grabbed snap and I didn't use flash, so the original is very dark.

C'est la vie

That's the best way. The only way I'll learn is for more experienced people to tell me what I'm doing wrong.

If I want my ego polishing, then asking for C&C in here isn't the way to go about it. I'd ask my mum for her opinion ( not my wife though )

No need to apologise

It was just grabbed as a quick shot while they were messing around. I liked it, but I'm biased, which is why I wanted some unbiased opinion.