Agreed, the vase make the picture unbalanced, as does the flower looking out of the frame. I wonder whether flower in focus/vase out of focus would work if the flower were above the vase and facing the camera so the picture is symmetrical? Do you still have the flower and vase??

Steve

Definitely the beak of a blackbird. Starlings have a more pointy beak to poke into your lawn to find creepy crawlies.

Steve

Essential indeed, and worthy of a bit of photographic attention as they go about their business.

The third one looks like the 2nd instar of the common green shieldbug - here's a helpful link for identifying shield bugs link.

Steve

Wasps all over the place since last weekend. Anyone else getting them in quantity?

Steve

Boys will be boys. And a dog will be... whatever a dog decides to be, and usually at the most inconvenient time .

Mono was the right choice. Love the skies .

Steve

Improved blood pressure or a deterioration in your ability to take an accurate reading?

Steve

Bright flashes, big bangs and more rain than a lawn could possibly need! At last, a proper thunderstorm . About time we had one, the weather was getting boring. Didn't last long, though, the sun's out now.

Steve

Interesting to see the two versions of the picture. To me, they are quite different pictures, not different versions of the same. The original says 'Carriers in Portsmouth harbour', with the eye drawn to the carriers. The modified picture says 'Dockyard with big ships alongside', with the eye drawn to the dockyard buildings. No rights or wrongs here, just different.

Re exposure, I wonder whether the camera is being fooled by the colour cast that comes from the (presumably thick) glass window? I vaguely remember having a similar problem a long time ago when taking pics of aircraft from an airport departure lounge during a long and boring wait for a flight.

Steve
PS: Haven't done a 'back of the hand' exposure for a very, very long time. Perhaps it's time for a revival, if only to confuse the phone camera crowd. Just wait for pictures of backs of hands to trend on social media... .

So they weren't blown away by today's storm...

A nice set. The first and last for me, please.

Steve

Very good .

The name 'Dali' comes to mind...

Steve