Lilly;

Not enough depth of field on the snail IMHO of course
But "loved" the heart shot (pun intended) I hope your going to make this into a valentine card for your other half

Macro (with any lens) is a pain in the proverbial, you have to bear in mind that at such close quarters the depth of field is going to be almost zilch, you need to stop down as far as you possibly can, looking at your snail pics you really needed to be shooting at anything between f22 and smaller, unless of course you were trying to be creative and I have missed the entire point of you pics (in which case I'm sorry)

PS Did you "draw" the heart youself or was it there?

Hubba Bubba!!!!!!

SLAP!!!.............Pull yourself together Spider

Ahem;
I also prefered the original, but not too keen on the crease on the poor girls neck Plus I dont like the annoying distracting bit in the top right corner or those vertical bead thingys in the centre.

Apart form that its a very nice shot and I think you should say thank you by taking the girl to dinner, or I could do it on your behalf if you like

Does anyone know if Pentax User will be represented this year?

Have anyone tried single use cleaning wipes intended for spectacles on camera lenses? and if so did you have any problems.

I recently bought some for my glasses and was amazed at how simple it was to get my glasses clean and smear free with the minimum amount of effort.
I have never been very good at cleaning lenses, hence my addiction to UV fiilters (I thought it better to use sandpaper on the filter than the lens )

I am seriously considering removing all my filters and using these lens wipes, I'll probably start with one of my older lenses to make sure it doesn't have any adverse effect, just thought I'd get some opinions here first.

dont know about re-furbished but just giving another thumbs up for SRS

I think its a very good shot, I also think Lilly has made an excelent job of the colouring, unfortunately I dont think it suits the subject

I think I'd prefer this as a straight b&w image, but what do I know...I shoot mostly colour

I believe your more popular than you think.......that "guy" that came to check you out is in fact a girl

Seriously tho', there are the makings of some nice shots in there, the only thing that lets them down is the lighting, I loved the trees, get back when the light better and post the results.

OH WHY!

Do so many people keep posting such nich shots on this forum? I am gettin exceedingly jealous

Seriously though folks, this post is just a cop out to say THANKS and WELL DONE to the many excellent post we've had since this sub forum was created, OK so we've had a few "failures" and "could do betters" but I'm sure those posters will be back with even better shots after all the expert advice they get.

I know its getting a bit late for saying this, but HAPPY NEW YEAR and keep snapping to all Pentaxers everywhere


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THAT has to be a fake, surely no one is that stupid.

Or, as my late father (an electrician) would often say "big flashes, man in ashes"

Well thats certainly something I've never heard of before, thank god for forums like this one

PS; I have a quantity of old Albinar lenses if anyones interested