Nice shot Mike, bags you be the first to start the apple bobbing contest

I'm just around the corner from Robin Hood

Unfortunately its the one In Wakefield

Nevertheless, if I am free when its on then you can count me in

The bit I thought was your shirt is just a white mark of some sort, bottom left. Like I said, mentioning it was nitpicking but personally I would have got rid of it, even old photographs would have been "Spotted" to remove blemishes like this.

Dons idea is an excelent one, I did it many years ago with an Olympus OM30 using print film, I even relied on the cameras meter for the exposure, I keep saying I'll do it with one of my digital bodies but never get around to it
Dont worry about standing around for 30 seconds, just hike the cameras ISO up as far as it will go, you should get fairly short exposures in decent light.

Is the Pope a Catholic?

I bought my 80-320 from them many years ago, they seemed to know what they were doing.

Congratulations Nathan, but make sure you get all the kit you want before you tie the knot

I think the last ones pretty good too, but I'd have cloned out that irritating bit of white paint on the wall, theres also a bit of your shirt? showing in the bottom left. Nitpicking I know but stuff like this really catches my eye once I know its there.

As for the rest;

1) you look asleep
2) you look like a startled monkey
3) you look like your subject had just taken her top off

C'mon John give us an election speech

But before I vote I want to know where you stand on three very important issues;

1) law & order
2) immigration
3) sales tax on photographic equipment

Top tips for ANY sort of photography.

1) pick a photographer you admire and study their work in depth. Maybe even try to emulate their work.
2) Take plenty of images, even if you dont think it will work, if you never try it you'll never know.
3) Dont wait for the sunshine, get out in all weathers and repeat No2.

And if this makes you rich and famous I want 10%

reminds me of your Avatar

Nice one.

Please dont post anymore links that that one Ted....

.....it hurt my brain

Definately looks like it, I've noticed it quite often, especially with bees.

Anyway I think these shot are a bit naff the DOF is terrible the new istDS is rubbish a jam jar bottom could produce better shots than the Takumar You will also gather I am insanely jealous that Clarky has managed to get so near to these little varmits and capture them so well

PS: I hope they bit him