Thanks folks - I'll take a look at the daisy and see how it looks with a little more exposure, although I rather like it as is (on my monitor at least). I was very pleased to have captured the bee in flight like this. It was one of many shots (the others of which are nothing like as good:shock.

Regards

Mat W

Hello again all. Apologies for yet more pictures from the park but it has been such a nice weekend and I have been out and about a lot and ended up with gigabytes of pictures. I'll be processing them for a while I reckon but here's a handful from this afternoon. Hope you like them. These were all taken in Bushy Park (which is the deer park which surrounds Hampton Court Palace). Hope you like them:

First up, the humble daisy...



Then, two views of a short tree lined 'avenue' - normal and 'wide'...






A couple of beetles who look like they are doing something unmentionable...



A bee which is, frankly, spoilt for choice:



Finally, the ubiquitous grey squirrel. I think these guys have been struggling with the heat or something as I've seen a lot of them lethargically lazing around at the bottom of trees...



Any C&C gratefully received as ever.

Best Regards

Mat W

I'm gonna look like I'm following the herd... but I love the fly! fantastic eyes!

Really good stuff

Mat

I agree with Gareth - the first B/W BMX shot is awesome... and the one in your second post.

Good stuff!

Mat W

Thanks Tim - Good points - I think maybe I'll have a play with some cropping and rotating...

Regards

Mat W

Gosh I like all of these! - I really like the last one - those metal machine heads against the scrolled wood; and I like the repetition of form in all of them. Finally of course I like the way they have all been processed.

Very nice indeed

Regards

Mat W

I really like the second one too - very nice.

Mat

Nice set Emma - I like the treatment you've given to all of these. I find myself most drawn to the first one, although I have no idea what it is - is it part of a steam engine maybe?

Regards

Mat W

Thnaks Gareth and i-Berg. I probably did adjust the saturation down on that shot, although it wouldn't have been a very big adjustment I don't think. I must be something to do with that shot though because see it on any other of the pictures from yesterday. Must be my heavy-handed PP

Regards

Mat

Thanks K10D!

Looking at the pics again I can see that the 4th pic (backlit yellow flowers) has some strange noise in the background - not sure why. Maybe it's an artefact from post-processing, or maybe something else. I think the picture was taken at ISO200 so I wouldn't have expected much noise in the picture... If anyone has any idea of the cause, I would be interested to know...

Regards

Mat W