I don't do landscapes either but I feel the lighting is a bit flat for the subject, perhaps a conversion to B&W would work, fiddle with the contrast and add a bit more drama to the skies etc.

On the other hand if you'd zoomed in on that Dragonfly hiding in the reeds I'm sure you'd have done a fantastic job Each to his own

VERY nice!

Amazing creature, thanks for sharing this Don.

As Steve says, those eyes are fantastic.

Ah the English Civil War, the biggest waste of time and life this country has ever seen. I think the only good thing to come out of it is the re-enactments which allow us togs to grab some snaps.

Some very nice captures there Stephen, I especially like the second and third shots.

Practicing some panning might be a good idea too, but don't ask me for tips I'm useless at it

I agree, if it gets too warm you could always ask them to open a window

Those two in the front on shot 4 don't look like they're racing, more like having a chat

My only bit of criticism is would a slower shutter speed have been better? to get a bit of blur in the wheels.

well in that case....

Had a very nice bottle of Samuel Adams Boston Lager last night, bought it to try and wish I'd bought more of course most of my "allowance" went on some Hoegaarden, had a (very) belated Fathers day present from my son, aforementioned beer and a rather nice glass (chalice), obviously I needed more supplies of the right beer to fill it

Went to a 40th birthday BBQ on Friday evening and downed several pints of Mary Jane IPA, which if memory serves me correctly is from Ilkley Brewery.

I'm becoming a bit of an old soak

Just popping in to say hello

I see the thread is still full of comments regarding alcohol

To expand on that so poor Stuey doesn't get confused:

Smeggy is quite correct, the DoF in relation to a lenses focal length doesn't change, what does make the difference is that to fill the frame with the same scene on an APSc sensor you have to use a wider focal length, obviously the wider the focal length the greater the DoF.

Personally I'm not bothered about FF, I'm not that good a photographer that I can visualise throwing backgrounds out of focus and I also benefit from the extra reach of APSc for wildlife.