An Oscar (slightly melted)..?

Mat

Wow - what amazing shots! including your son's with the optio. They really do look like they're from another planet! And I especially like the water drops in the last two. What lens were you using with the K10? was it a regular lens with extension tube (i've been thinking recently of trying that out)? or a macro lens?

Best Regards

Mat

Martin, John,

Thanks for the helpful comments - I shall have a little play further and see how I go

and thanks again Martin for the help in posting images - there'll be no stopping me now!!

Best Regards

Mat

Hurrah! success...

Thanks Martin,
I shall try again. I am such a luddite! (fingers crossed...)

Hmm... maybe I'll revert to the Gallery...

I'll try posting again... (apologies for ineptitude):

I fear I may have failed to successfully post the pictures...????


Mat

Hello all. I had a great time with the last weekly competition (texture) tramping around the park looking for interesting things to shoot. In the event I ended up with a whole gallery of my own texture pictures and I thought I would post a couple to elicit views as to their merits (or otherwise!?).

I should point out that this is the first time I have tried to add pictures into the forum so apologies if I have failed to successfully post the pictures... In terms of other 'firsts', this was a first proper run-out (for me) with the K-7 (lovely) and also the first time I have actively attempted to produce some black and white images...

This is effectively a rock in a pond, but I tried to bring out the rock's texture in the hope it would contrast with the (ideally smooth) water:





This is tree bark, which I thought I might try and make into a kind-of-abstract shot:





I liked the differences here between the rough tree bark and the smooth wood underneath:





...and these are spikey chestnuts:





Cheers

Mat

Some nice shots I reckon. I think my favorite is the last one, although personally I might be inclined to crop a little off the right hand side (?)

Mat