Last week we were out in the field around Kirkcudbright, in Dymfries & Galloway. Kept in touch thanks to Mobile Broadband, although the local mobile system was GPRS and therefore quite slow.

Shot masses of digital images, some of which are unfolding and have been for a week or so on ePHOTOzine, and really really tried to finish off some Velvia 50 films.

Sue managed 10 film frames and I managed....zero.

When you want images for instant use and distribution it is just so difficult these days to find the will to shoot film....all good intentions came to nought.

Apparently not!

Party Pics are a necessary part of the Party! These provide a good record of people enjoying themselves.

If you want to up the game a little, I would try some real close-ups of faces, swirling feet, just sections of the action as it unfolds. Also you might conside having a go with a fast lens (50mm f1.4 is ideal), high ISO and available light. What you are missing here is the wonderful multi-colour of disco lights.

This hasn't picked up much reaction. I like the texture very much - beautiful tones that would look fantastic in a proper silver gelatin print.

Nice image with a strong design.

I like the tight composition, it works well with this.

Version 2 is a superb image, very nice style to it. I would clone out the branches bottom right and top right.

Part of the reason why it's such a good exercise every week. You did just great, and I'm glad you found it helpful as well.

Someone would end up with the lens. I don't think it's possible to make an arrangement like this - far too inconvenient to have to plan when you want to use something.

I have the 100mm FA, and it gets very little use. It's a superb lens, but most of the time I don't need to get to macro distances.

Is the macro more of a theoretical benefit than an actual one?

Can't bring myself to sell it though.

Photo Technique was ailing financially and was eventually "merged" with Photography under the editorship of John Wade.

I remember his announcement that the new magazine would take the best of both, the fault with PT being no regular columns, and with Photography "if anything, too many regulars" - the net result was apparently a new magazine that would be exactly like the old one but with wonderful improvements that we wouldn't notice because it was perfect already.....

Needless to say, Photography didn't survive that transition either.

What would be more convincing would be two images of the same subject at the same time, one with a lens perceived to have good bokeh and one with a lens perceived to have poor bokeh.

I suspect this may be difficult to deliver convincingly, but I'd be happy if someone can prove me wrong.