All of mine were the first in the country and no problems so far

Thank you for all your kind comments.

The shots were taken with the full ring, so I guess the next stage is playing around with the various settings that are available.

My only complaint about the design of the ringflash is that the cable does not detach from either of the components

Firstly I was sorry to see that amoringello's entry was a genuine redundancy notice, I hope something turns up soon on the job front.

Congratulations to mikew - a worthy winner.

This was not an easy competition to enter - hence the low number of entries.

I had a number of ideas but executing them was the tricky bit.

My first idea was to illustrate the phrase "whilst you were out the .... hit the fan" but I did not fancy setting the shot up

My next idea was closed factory gates / office entrances with notices stating the company had been wound up / gone bust. The obvious thing to do was to visit the Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight, recently closed by its Danish parent company, but I did not have the time to do it.

It would have been a good choice, since the company I work for was involved in the design of the building back in 2000.

The next idea was office stress causing people to smoke more, but our only smoker had just left, so I resorted to photographing the debris he had left behind.

Thanks for the competition and judging Martin and it would be interesting to know what you would have photographed for this competition

You are so right but it is a great little lens and very versatile, so money well spent

I really like mikew's entry but I do hope that letter is made up

I had a similar thought for a shot of closed factory gates with a notice about administration but did not come across anything suitable.

Clarky,

What sort of settings are using on your new AF160FC or is it still early days :

Prey All Wrapped Up

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Predator Back To Check Everything Is Secure

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Another Predator

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Not financially but at least we would all feel a lot better

You choose the subject (already done) judge the entries with c&c on each entry, select the winner and usually nominate 2nd and 3rd plus a few highly commendeds (if appropriate).

Judging is best carried out on a progressive basis as the entries come in.

The results of your judging can't be posted by you until after midnight on Sunday (4th Oct).

But you can't enter your own competition

p.s. what is the story behind the Canon 5D :

A sensible suggestion.