'K, I get to say it first:

"Shocking!"

Whee, that was fun......

Actually, I think this is great stuff.

Was this all real time or darkroom magic?

Me again,

Bokeh behind Helen's glasses is pleasing to me.

The blue behind her foot is also nice, but I'd do a horizontal crop before we get to the coloured spots - which I find strangely distracting.

Cheers

Pete,

You've come a very long way!

You're now shooting with an intention in mind, and your technique follows.

I like that you post the details of the exposure and what you wanted to capture. This gives us two dimensions to review.

You've shown us a wide range of work and I like it all.

Bravo!

New golfing buddy?

GEORGE!!!!

Now, THAT's a good lookin' camera!

I WANT ONE!

please?

Hey Memphis!

Welcome. From what I read, you're a very knowledgeable newcommer.

Agree with Matt re UV's. Really just two more light reflecting surfaces added to many lens elements. I don't really see the benefit.

Now, polarizers!

Aha, if you want to invest in a great filter (which has 4 additional surfaces to confound my argument...), get a good circular polarizer and play with it until you've figured out all its uses - many, many.

In colour and B&W work, I've never found a filter with as much to add to the mix.

Cheers, and post some of your work.

Lighting and skin tones appear to be excellent.

If these are models posing for a group, it may be hard for each photographer to get shots directly into the camera.

I like #2, as there is a sense of mischief in her that comes across.

We're guys.

We wouldn't read the "Steeenkin' Manual" if we didn't have time to kill.

Ben,

Really looking forward to seeing this work!