Nope, it's not the lens wot takes nice pictures, it's the photographer.

But the 16-85mm is definitely a very capable lens. Enjoy using it!

Steve

Excellent jiggery-pokery of some fascinating subjects.

Perhaps you should show your efforts to the display organisers so they can see what they should have done!

Steve

Swings and roundabouts, swings and roundabouts. If swings suit you better than roundabouts, go on the swings. And vice versa. Neither is better or worse than the other, just different. Let's have both so we can choose which to use. And if going on one makes you feel unwell, use the other.

Steve

Agree as far as the law is concerned. However... just because something is legal and therefore can be done doesn't mean it should be done. Many people - me included - do feel very strongly that they don't want a clearly recognisable picture of them put on the web, even if it is legal to do so, unless they are happy for it to be there. In some cases, they have very good reasons that the photographer cannot know unless permission is asked, for example they don't want an abusive partner or ex-partner to know where they go. The law is on the side of the photographer, but the law isn't everything. Moderators of social media groups are quite entitled to take this into account in what they do and don't permit. That might well be the case for a local group where local people might well recognise individuals in photos.

Having said that, though, that child is perfectly decently dressed - I've raised 3 of 'em and never had a problem with people seeing them dressed like that.

Good shots, though. All of them.

Steve

Love 'em! The murky background works for me. And enough blur in the wings to show it's flying.

Steve

Perfect pose, perfect lighting. Stunning (once again).

It's amazing how tiny creatures drop dead in your house when they're in immaculate condition and you've got time to photograph the result.

Steve

Sounds typical of quotes for construction work at the moment. A neighbour got a quote for a 50ft wooden fence from a local company they had used before. £2,000 for 50ft, mainly materials. That's £40 / ft. So the old fence is now propped up until the price of wood and other materials drops.

Steve

Nice pictures...

... Except for the first one. It looks very much like Himalayan Balsam, a non-native thug which is spreading rapidly via prolific seeding, particularly along streams and rivers . If you see it in flower, remove the flowers, or even uproot the whole plant, so it won't seed and spread. Many conservation organisations hold 'balsam bashing' events - plenty of examples on the web.

Steve

Two evenings ago I dropped an SD card while putting it in a camera trap down the garden. It fell near the pond. I couldn't find it but light was failing so looked again yesterday morning. No joy, so assumed it was in the pond. Today, while putting its replacement in the camera, I saw the original on the ground near (but not in ) the pond. That card has been rained on several times while laying there - but it still works as well as it ever did. How's that for WR!

In case you're wondering, it's SanDisk Ultra.

Steve

Welcome back!!
For the first time in many years I might just do so...

Steve