A couple of beautiful shots - the first is a stunner. The effect of the ND filter in softening out the sky and the water make it really appealing to my eyes - well done

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These are great. I especially like the second - very good indeed in my opinion.

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Thanks for the kind comments everyone - much appreciated. Looks like number 2 is the general pick of the bunch (I thought so as well)

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I rather like this Kris. Looming sky and lovely warm colours... nicely exposed!

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I really like the second shot from Greenwich - a great wide angle. Especially viewed a bit larger, the first one is very appealing too. Nice work!

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Hello all. Some more from my regular weekend haunt, Richmond Park... Work is a nightmare at the moment so getting out on the weekend with the camera is a real tonic. Today was a beautiful autumn morning - bright and sunny yet cold and misty, and I headed out pretty early to see what I could get...

Having said all that, first up is one from last friday - Gulls in mono...




Then getting back to this morning... some suburban wildlife hanging out under a tree:




A Deer munching on an oak twig:




Tussling! (although I think the rut is now nearly over...)




and striking a pose!




A mallard in 'full flap'




An inquisitive Mandarin:




and finally, a friendly but rather plump Moorhen...




I hope you like them. As ever, any C&C welcome. These were all taken with the K-7 and the DA* 200, apart from the first shot of the Gulls, which used the FA 50. Hopefully in the near future I shall go somewhere different so I don't always post pictures from Richmond Park!

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Great set! I especially like the first and the last... The first looks like something from the Midwich Cuckoos (bovine version), and the Donkey at the end has such a characterful face. Really good stuff. I like the mono treatments as well.

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Great shots Mike - I especially like the last one with the macro lens. How fantastic to see one so close up. Fantastic plumage as well (IMO). Top stuff.

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Reading all of the (fascinating) stories behind people's usernames I realise I probably lack imagination....

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Hi Chris, that sounds very tempting, although being a bit of a luddite... how does the flash attach to the front of the lens? Does it use the filter thread? and if so, does sigma produce an adapter for 49mm threads? I use the DFA 100 macro a lot but that has a 49mm thread; and I am not sure whether that lens is (dare I say it) robust enough to have a flash hanging off the moving front element? Or does it connect some other way?

Any advice appreciated!

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