Well, seeing as how:
a) earlier this week I ordered some coupling rings and other bits and pieces to see how much usable magnification could be squeezed out of the lens collection; and
b) since placing the order I've been wondering what to use for the first subject...
... it would be perverse to refuse this invitation.

Steve

From clinical trials (it's on Gov.uk):
Pfizer- Injection-site pain; fatigue; chills; pyrexia (high temperature/fever) were 'very common' side effects (more than 1 in 10 get one or more).
Astra-Zenecca - Injection site tenderness, injection site pain, injection site warmth, injection site erythema, injection site pruritus, injection site swelling, injection site bruising, fatigue, malaise, pyrexia (high temperature/fever), chills were 'very common' side effects (more than 1 in 10 got one or more).

You're not unusual, RobL. In fact, you seem to be very common .

Steve

A fine portrait of a fine animal. Definitely the colour version for me, the grey among the gold conveys a sense of age and dignity.

It's hard not to put human emotions into the mind of the lion, which is perhaps why the picture works so well. We might see it in a different way, though, if we knew the lion were really thinking "He'd make a good meal if only I could get to him"....

Steve

The best teasel picture I've seen for a very long while. Superb!

Alternatively, stay close to home, go macro, and look at the small landscape with its tiny flora and fauna. Be careful though - crawling on the pavement outside someone else's house might attract interest of the wrong sort!

Steve

Clearly British rats, because they're queuing.

Good to see photos of something that most people wouldn't consider 'nice' or photogenic.

Steve

Yes, really. And the Bachelors. And the Merseybeats. And the Dave Clark Five. And the Barron Knoghts. And Julie Rogers, who I'd never heard of. The records came with my wife...

Steve

Stunning. Looks like a modern artist's take on a stained glass window!

Superb technique, as usual.

Steve

Found some 45rpm singles in a box a week ago. Ranged from early Beatles to Val Doonican. Cleaned them up and played a few each day while having a mid-afternoon cup of tea. As soon as I sat down and lifted cup to lips, the side had finished. 3 minutes gone already . Yet as a teenager, a side of a single seemed to be a long time.

Steve

I use Arrowfile archival sleeves, both for photos and old documents (family history stuff). Plenty of options for protective sleeves. A shelf of their A4 folders looks quite smart, too. They often do substantial discounts, I've rarely paid full price!

Steve

No. 1 for me. You've caught the flow and textures of the opening bud perfectly.

Steve