I like it too. It has a kind of dark look to it (dark as in evil) - in a good way... and it's probably just me but the headlights, grill and bumper make a face a bit like a troll...

Nice one

Mat W

Thanks Emma - much appreciated

Mat

Thanks Gareth

Mat W

Gosh thanks everyone - You've gone for the ones which are my favourites too (I think 30 Cannon Street is my fave at the mo), and Pauly, thanks for the suggestion on the crops - I'll have a go and see what I can come up with - I have some other abstract shots of the same building as 'Curves' (the Walbrook building on Cannon Street) which I'll have a play with...

I have to say the more I use the DA 70 the more I like it. It's sharp and pretty tiny, focusses really quickly and has quick shift over-ride if needed. Recommended.

Regards

Mat W

Hello all. Thought I would lay off the ducks for a week () and instead managed to get a morning in London today. was a little overcast (and typically got much sunnier as I was on my way home...), but cane home with a good handful of shots - including some abstracts, which is a bit of a departure for me. Here's some, hope you like them:

First up, City Rooftops (taken from the Monument):



the view out towards Battersea (also from the Monument):



White Tower:



Curves:



Solar Panel (?):



30 Cannon Street



The Angle:



All of these were taken with the DA 70 ltd.

A top tip, by the way, in case anyone is thinking of a trip to the Monument at all, is that the recent refurb of the viewing gallery at the top has left it covered in chain-link type wiring, and you need a pretty small lens (49mm front element like the DA ltds) to be able to poke through it and not get the wiring in the shot...

Any C&C welcomed

Best Regards

Mat W

... that sounds very interesting... I reckon I'd be up for something like that...

Mat W

Not bad though Mike, even from that distance - I've never even seen a peregrine in the flesh! I quite like the fact that you can clearly see the context/environment of the birds...

Colin, is that the falconry place at Biggleswade where the Shuttleworth collection is? - if so I was there last year on a photo day with the wildlife photographer Chris Weston - it was really good (although the weather wasn't brilliant) and I thought it was a great place. They were flying a hybrid falcon which was very peregrine-esque. Man it was FAST! got a couple of shots - mostly though I got wingtips and things disappearing out of the frame.... Great fun. Some nice vintage aircraft about as well

Regards

Mat W

Nice capture! Good and sharp and as Don says, good detail in the head. I was near Henley on the weekend and these guys were all over the shop, swooping around and generally making their presence known - it's great to see them thriving.

Regards

Mat W

I love the DA 40 as well. When I go on holiday with the family and take snaps it almost stays welded to the camera. I also have the DA 35 macro which is not a radically different focal length but focuses REALLY close - and is razor sharp (as you would expect from a macro lens); it is an exceptionally good lens to my mind. I would recommend either although the DA 40 is cheaper. It's also worth looking around at second hand stuff as well (depending on your requirements). I am just playing around at the moment with an elderly-looking 'topman' 35mm lens which I found in a local camera shop. It's all manual, but it cost me just a fraction over a tenner...

Mat W

Wow they look freaky - good subject well taken

Mat W