Great stuff - especially to catch the bee in flight so sharply. I like them both although number 1 just takes the prize I think (although I prefer the fatter bee in number 2...)

Great stuff (again)

Mat W

Thanks again everyone - I detect a certain affinity for daffodils from certain quarters... I shall keep my eyes open for more (there are plenty about!). I love the dew drops...

Regards

Mat W

Nice set. I love the first one! Great B/W conversion and it truly looks as if it could have been taken in a bygone age!

Regards

Mat W

Thanks Andrew and Techno'... The spring is quite uplifting I think. I'm hoping the weather and the plants will bring out the insects as I want to have go at shooting insect eyes.

Regards

Mat W

Hello everyone. I was out and about early this morning in the Isabella Plantation in Richmond - one of my favourite places, and Spring really seems to have arrived just about. Thought I would post a handful of shots. Hope you like them:

This is a view of the Plantation itself. It is a fantastic place - full of life and vaguely reminiscent of Jurassic Park! (less the dinosaurs) from certain angles, although this is a somewhat less 'mangrove' view




Looking up a tree - even managed some patches of blue sky this morning:




There are a lots of clumps of (tiny) daffodils; not sure what this is but seems like it's from the daff family:




This was a plant which was fantastically effective at trapping dew...




and finally one of the aforementioned tiny daffs




All of these were taken with the DA 35 limited lens. Any C&C welcome

Best Regards

Mat W

Great set, especially 1, 3 and 4 for me. The blackbird is a great capture - inquisitive looking chap, the fly on the log looks very cool and I love the DOF of the lizard - excellent focus on the head. You have a very diverse garden!!! whenever I go out into mine (more of a yard) it's generally slugs and snails...

Great stuff!

Mat W

Great set! I walk around here almost every day and these really capture the place very well. My faves are the cyclist and the last one - reaaly good though

Mat

Nice set - my favourites are the first and last with the last edging it (not that I have anything against horses). I agree with the observations about the pin-sharpness. Not bad at all.

Regards

Mat

It's a top shot! Nice one. I have been using the DA* 300 for a little while now, and whilst to start with I found myself hunting around to get things in the viewfinder (only find they have flown!), I can now pretty much get the thing pointing where I want it first time...

Mat

I agree - excellent shot. The cat looks a little sinister in some ways but that's not necessarily bad. The only (tiny) distraction to me is the little 'blip' in the inner top right part of the white ring.

Cool photo

Mat