Gosh nice shots. I also like the third best I think - both treatments - that huge expanse of blue and the carpet of clouds is pretty awesome. I also like the first - I think it is the yellow tone and the smudgey-ness of the lower hill on the right against the hard black peak on the left; think I would prefer a little more sky though, but still a great capture.

All good!

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Great set Andrew. I think Life force is the one for me too - the texture and organic feel of the plants, almost 'squidgey' against the hard rusty background is a great spot. All good though.

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Wow - what a beautiful looking place, and the pics aren't too shabby either. I like them all but 3 and 5 really stand out for me - 3 especially - I really like the goldish light coming through the trees in the mid background.

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I think my favourite is the first, although I agree with Tony that you could probably crop from the left - worth a look at least. I've been doing a fair bit of high ISO/Big Aperture stuff recently (from necessity, the light has sometimes been terrible) and I have been impressed with the results at ISO1600 and f2.8 on the K-7, given a bit of NR in Adobe Camera Raw.

Nice set - looks like the weather is lovely!

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Hello all. I was heading out on my now traditional saturday amble around Richmond park this morning, tramping up Richmond Hill, when it got, frankly, dark, and the heavens opened As luck would have it I had the 50-135 lens on the camera so I decided to let it get wet as this is what appeared looking out across the bend in the Thames to Ham/Twickenham...




and here's a couple of others:







Of course five minutes later, the rain stopped, the sun came out and the morning was glorious!

Hope you like these. Any C&C welcome.

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number 2 gets my vote too! charming deer shot. I don't know if it's over-sharpened, but I think my eyes add a little blur all of their own (must get my eyes tested...)

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These are great! and I like the title! My faves are the blue tits, shots 1 and 3 in this set especially. I think shot 3 is the best although it needs a little 'pep' of some sort, to my mind. it looks sharp and I like the composition; the blue tit's expression and pose are very cool... maybe it needs a little more contrast and/or saturation:

Top stuff though

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The Monument in the city is a good vantage point for views (nearest tube is, unsurprisingly, Monument) and it's pretty cheap- £3 or £4 i think, although you have to walk up it (lots of steps!). Lovely views from the top but it is enclosed with steel netting so you'll need a small (in terms of width) lens to poke through the holes in the net - 49mm thread ought to be OK. Of course not so good if the weather is terrible

Great views from the to of St Paul's cathedral too, but more expensive to get in - probably a tenner or more, and I don't think they allow photography inside, but up on the dome there are external galleries. Again not so good if the weather is terrible.

Not sure how much they cost but the open-topped sightseeing buses are quite good, you can get a ticket which allows you to get on and off as you please and they drive around all the main 'sights'. Probably around £12-£15 at a guess

Odds on you'll find some photo-ops in the parks as well, and walking around the square mile of the city is great for buildings. I have never had any problems there although you do hear about people sometimes getting stopped by police or local security guys...

I walk across Waterloo bridge most days and the sunrise from there on a clear day looking out towards the city and Canary Wharf can be amazing!

Westminster..big ben...London eye... I could go on - there is an awful lot to see!!

Don't know if that helps at all

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Great shots, I saw these yesterday, My 'main' hobby outside of photography is climbing, although I don't use ropes (and as a result I don't go very high:wink - it's great fun I reckon these places would get my legs shaking though...

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I actually quite like the first, but 4 and 5 are awesome! - especially 4. Fantastic

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