I agree - all good but number 3 is a great shot (imo). Excellent use of DOF. I am intrigued by number 2 as I like the view, and the single bird on top of one of the poles. it would be good to see it bigger, and there is something (maybe the nearest pole - which is off-vertical) which makes me think the pic is not quite level, although the horizon does look level when viewed on it's own

Very nice overall

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Mat

I had the same happen with my 50-135mm when I first got it. It started working properly after I cleaned the contacts on the lens. Hope you get yours working soon!

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Mat

I have one ring which works that way although I don't know the proper name for it..., nor where it came from I'm afraid (useless I am). It's a metal ring with a 49mm thread one side and a 52mm thread the other so I can (for example) screw it into the filter thread of my 50-200mm lens and then reverse a prime 50mm lens on the front of it. It makes for good magnification but you need to get really close to the subject and give some decent support to the whole thing because it ends up bit weighty. Think it would work better as you suggest with two prime lenses...

Mat

I would love this lens very much, although I think I'll have to win the lottery first

Mat

Well done and great shots - i especially like the second (I definitely recognise that one). And I agree - I love the anticipation of looking at the PPG page... although normally nothing has changed... until yesterday when I managed to sneak another (small) handful in (had to wait about 5 weeks though)

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Mat

Yes echoed from me - excellent topic and judging, for which many thanks, and well done to Prieni and in fact everyone! I do like the comps on this forum!

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Mat

I've been looking out for stairs all over the place and have ended up with all sorts of shots but absolutely cannot decide which would be the one to enter... so I'll have a go with this one:




The details for this are:

Pentax K-7
50mm lens (Pentax FA 50mm f1.4)
Aperture Priority mode
f1.8
1/15th second
ISO 800
Taken 15th Jan 2010 @ 1843

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Mat W

Lovely shots - I especially like the second one with all that jagged ice! I wonder if an even tighter crop might work too??

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Mat

Welcome back Martin. Looking forward to your inevitably sage advice

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Mat W

I have something similar, although maybe not quite so pleasing as yours, Kris, here:




I was just scouting around through the viewfinder and a gull flew over and dropped it's giant chunk of food... This resulted in an instant reaction from all the other gulls madly scrambling to get it... I like it because it captures that moment although none of the birds (nor the lump of food, which I managed to catch) are actually in brilliant focus. My favourite bit is the gull on the right edge doing an about-turn..., accentuated by the blur around his head

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Mat