Superb, looks like one worth hanging up.

Hi Colin,

It may just be me - I believe the second image is noisier, esp. in the shadows?

Quality work John, and what an effective way to give your members' work some profile.

Gwyn,

I'm with Andrew on the black sand, it's very easy on the eyes.

What was the misappropriated version of your photo being 'used' for, if you don't mind me asking? Was it to promote something, or was it for sale in its own right, etc?

And may there be much more of it David! IMO the line / border against which Serenity rested (flowed / melted?) was part of the reason the framing worked for me.

And you'll be pleased to know that you have other Aussies here too.

David,

Serenity hits the spot for me. You've framed it well, and complemented the face and the blue shawl with that approach. Planetary Eclipse isn't quite as exciting colour-wise IMO, and the gap between the discs at the bottom of the frame catches my eye a little too much. Boiling is great - the colour is where it's needed, and in the right amount.

Indeed Andrew - we've just had the biggest hailstorm on record (for us) here over the weekend . Some of the hailstones were reportedly of 4" diameter , although the biggest here at home was just larger than a golf ball. Cars and rooves trashed in a large swathe across Melbourne. The sun came out today, pretty much for the first time since.

Still, the weekend coming will apparently provide some photo opportunities.

I look at images posted here on PUF, and think the atmospherics provided by all your UK weather must be so good (especially for BW). The grass is always less brown...

Sounds complicated Andrew, but it has certainly worked.

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Making the New World Elixir
Vibiemme 'Domobar Super Lever' Manual Espresso Machine
Single Origin Beans - Kenyan Fine Estate AA, roasted 4 March 2010.

Taken Tuesday 9 March 2010
K10D, DA 70
2 secs @ f11, +1.0 EV
ISO 200, tripod, no filters (on the camera :wink
Edits in Lightroom