Thank you for removing a source of temptation. However, I fear that you might provide proof that it's a wonderful thing to have...

There are rumours that you can't take a 55-300 PLM with you, either. Although you can bequeath it to a member of the younger generation to confuse them because they can't work out how to fit it to their phone...

Steve

It isn't spring, it's just a very naughty winter!

The flowers are very nice, though.

Steve

You wicked people .

I'd convinced myself that the DA* 300 + 1.4 TC is all I need for distant wildlife, that the original 55-300mm is good for general purpose wanderings and that no more telephoto lenses are needed, not now, not ever, not never. But now you're making me wonder about the PLM + TC, which I'd never considered as a possibility for typically dull British weather. It ain't that I can't hold the DA* 300 + TC steady enough, it's just so big 'n heavy when you just want a couple of relaxing hours wandering around.

But I totally agree with takuman - "I enjoy very much my 300* and would never part with it".

Steve

What a fascinating project. One of those things that helps you to see the world a little differently. Thank you!

Steve

Oh yes! A good example of creative cropping.

Interesting to see body/tail in the original. I had assumed Rio was sitting. It shows how easy it is to misread a picture!

Steve

It would be interesting to see the old and new versions together to see what's different.

Lovely picture of a beautiful dog. Made me think of Marilyn Monroe!

Steve

Thanks folks.

It's amazing how little things can make a picture - that band of texture in the first and the crater in the second are hardly members of the 'In yer face!' club, but the eye/brain definitely picks them out first.

Mention of rainbow paint (I bet somebody really is working on it...) brings back memories of cars that changed colour as the temperature changed. Not sure when it was, but it didn't catch on. Must have been a nightmare for body shops!

Steve

Just as well, if these were the small ones!!!

Great sense of motion - you can almost feel the wind. I like 'em.

Steve

The bevelled edge of a mirror was acting as a prism and reflecting the colours of the rainbow onto a wall in the hallway. I was going past with a camera in hand so took a couple of quick shots. No time for careful thought as the colours were moving and disappearing surprisingly quickly. They look better with lots of pixels on a big screen, more detail in the texture etc. K3 + Irix 150mm macro.

Comment welcome (but please not on my capabilities with emulsion paint!:wink.

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As this. And the composition is excellent, too.

It looks scary - like it's emerging from someone's throat!

Steve