The colour of decay for me too - I like that very much - as Tim says it has an almost 3-D quality! It is fascinating to stare at

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Neil (and indeed everyone else!) many thanks for detailed and thoughtful comments. I almost always find the comments here on the forum very useful, whether on my own shots or indeed others'; and appreciate the constructive feedback often seen. I also find it fascinating to see the different things which people take out of the pictures. Makes me keep wanting to take more

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A great piece of wood - a lovely undulating structure and it looks weathered smooth - definitely worth a return trip I would say.

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Thanks for the comments and feedback folks, it is much appreciated - I'm also glad you liked the title () and Paul - you are spot on with your revised crop I think (thanks).

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Thanks Gareth

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Like most of everyone else- I really like the first two B/W shots. The last is also a beautiful view as well, and well taken!

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In an earlier thread, I posted a pic of a log in the park and have since been playing around with a B/W version. However, I took a few shots of dead wood and logs in the park at the weekend so I thought I would post a little series...

First up, the revised version of the shot from yesterday, which appealed to me because it reminded me of a black hole...




Worn end:




Timber Crumble:




Crud catcher:




Any C&C appreciated. I generally add a bit of a colour tint to B/W shots, as I have here. It would be interesting to know what people think of that in general. Personally I prefer it more often than not (but not always) to 'pure' B/W

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Thanks Andrew and Lowela - the Goose was certainly very inquisitive.

I was playing around with a B/W conversion of the last shot and I got a bit obsessed with pictures of dead wood (:!... so I'll start another thread and post a couple of shots to see what people think...

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Andrew - I really like the last two - the last one especially. I think it's the apparent textures, in the fourth I especially like the rusty metal against the aged wood, the weathered stone (all in muted tones) set against the bright green and pink of the plant, which of course renews itself every year and looks quite pristine - very nice indeed

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It certainly focusses fast!! faster certainly than the DA 35 (being a similar collector/sentimentalist type I have ended up with both ) - of course the DA 40 only has a few millimeters total travel so it's bound to be quick. I find it a great walkabout lens - especially on holiday. It weighs very little, has a pleasing field of view for 'snaps' whilst also being a top quality lens, and because it protrudes so little from the front of the camera it means I can squeeze the camera into whatever bag I am using more easily. All in all a sound purchase I reckon.

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