That's a woman?

A few shots from an afternoon exploring Tenerife between the town of Garachico and Puerto de la Cruz last week, from landscape to candid portrait - but all taken with the SMC-F 35-70mm, a very versatile little lens, it turns out!

1. The coastline looking towards the Anaga mountains.




2. Classic view of Garachico from the Mirador.




3. Garachico's lava strewn coast.




4. Puerto de la Cruz. As a landscape architect, I was particularly interested in these bollards.




5. Playa Jardin - context for the next two shots.




6. Practicing cocktail shaking on the Playa. I figured the guy would be more than happy to be photographed, so asked his permission so I could get in closer.




7. Fancy bar work.

Yes they're very Thoughton-esque, including the use of titles! No 1 (although I don't like the crop) and no. 6 for me... No. 1 isolates the subject nicely and makes a nice candid portrait, and no. 6 has a good interaction between subject and onlookers. The others I find less striking - two heads would be lovely with just one head IMHO, she's got a wonderful face.

Smoking is pretty disgusting (coming from an only partially reformed smoker!) BUT - it is an absolute gift to photography! No. 4 and no. 6 for me, both have a cinematic quality. The cigarette is as unflattering as the overdone make up in no. 6, but what a fascinating shot it creates!

Sounds nice Shaun. I'll be editing my holiday pics and hopefully shrugging off the stomach bug I seem to have caught since getting back from Tenerife.

Why don't you speak to SRS, they wont mess you around and you may even be able to reserve one for January.

Hello Dave, welcome to the forum. I'm sure you'll find the advice available here much more valuable than a dvd, especially as you're already familiar with using a DSLR.

The 18-55 is obviously the one for wide angle shots and the 50-200 for when you want to zoom in a long way. Just try the lenses and you'll soon see for yourself

Although I love my primes and vintage lenses, my one lens would have to be the Tamron 17-50 for pure versatility.

Well done David. The council are taking just the right line when they say 'The Council would have no objection to you taking a quick snap as part of your hobby'. That is exactly the sort of common sense approach you would hope for.

It's not always possible/appropriate to ask permission, and it's not unreasonable to expect to be allowed to take occasional snaps in a semi-public (technically private, yes) space. But security guards do love to feel like they're doing something useful, and the best strategy for dealing with them is probably to remain cheerful, and not argue with them. (Whatever the council says on the subject of photography, they are the ones the council has put in charge of that space). And if the photography really was important, indeed you would have asked permission.