"Classy" indeed. The depth in the second one is almost tangible.

As the title says, really, not much to add! Just made it before the heather started dying off. K70 + DA 16-85. All comments welcome.
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I prefer the second green one, too, but the uplit one also works very well against the dark background - that one is the pick of the set for me.

Your technique is impressive; choice of subject sometimes less appealing!

As in-focus photos of a bee, they are all superb, but I found (before reading any comments) that my eye was drawn first to the greenery and only afterwards to the bee - almost like "These are nice photos. Oh, look, there's a bee as well!" But your technique in capturing the bee in focus is great!

Still hot, but higher and clearer, with a noticeably different light. Out, up, across and down, with lots of good views making a good day's walking. A few walkers here and there to add a bit of perspective, too, though you'll have to look closely to see them in no.5!
K70 + Sigma 17-70mm. Comments welcome, as always!
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That's very well put, Steve - thank you for that! Taking photos in the light of mid-day is almost always going to come off second best in the eyes of photographic purists (that is not meant as a dig/insult/comment on what you said, Peter!) and maybe would not win any prizes , but it does not mean that such photos are worthless, for the reasons you give, Steve. (And again, I emphasise that Peter did not say they were worthless, but rather implied that they might have been more striking for him if the light had been different.)

Enough! Before I say something which will be taken the wrong way! I'm grateful for your comments, both of which have merit depending on the context in which the images are seen.

Best regards,

Thank you, Peter. The "wrong time of day" is certainly true of the daytime views in glaring mid-day/early afternoon sunlight, so I have no argument with you there. I think the light in the evening photos is clearly much softer and more attractive in all four images, though I would agree with you that no.7 has more interest and contrast than the others. It will be interesting to see how the rest turn out, being daytime shots taken in similar conditions.

Thanks for your comments, all, much appreciated!
Steve, I understand what you say about the foreground, but chose to include the rock edge rather than step forward as that would have brought in a foreground of not much but the top of trees; And I did think the heather added a bit of colour which would have been lost because of the steep drop.

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All taken with K70 and Sigma 17-70mm. All comments welcome.