I'm not sure why bother sweating whether something's 'Art' or not. Is it interesting, is perhaps more to the point.

You're being too modest Doug, even on that image board I can see certain pre-occupations emerging, and a penchant for strong colour! Being a visual magpie is a style in itself

Hoisted by my own petard!

But they do go on to call it and it doesn't say DA-L on the lens barrel.

But come on, typically confusing Pentax nomenclature aside, you knew which lens was being discussed!

I agree re Camus and Lilly. And I also nominate Jaromir: https://www.pentaxuser.com/user/jaromir-6721/gallery

I can think of several others too, but I'll keep it at that for now.

No-one want to blow their own trumpet? It doesn't have to mean that you are terribly self satisfied about having your own style, perhaps just a particular type of picture you take from time to time which you would like to focus more on?

I think Doug's right. It may not be to do with making images that self consciously go after a consistent visual style, but the idea is that an 'Artist' is trying to do something more interesting than just 'reproducing a scene' - there would be an expression of ideas or a certain way of viewing things in there. That would indeed create a sort of linking thread between the images. And there is no particular link, in my view, between how technically good the photograph is and whether it is art - some pretty ropey photographs may be very good 'art' whereas some excellent photos may not be art at all. We have to defer to the current understanding of what art is, in our culture.

Clever clogs, Stefan. (Clogs... how apt :wink

But aside from being pedantic, you're mistaken. There is actually no such thing as a DA-L 35mm, it's just what people have taken to calling the new DA 35mm f2.4, since it has a plastic mount.

The robin does look very soft, I was assuming it was a 100% crop. Bit too strong with the Neat Image?

The Chaffinch is better, though!

On a recent thread someone has said:
Do you have a style?

Post a series of about 3-5 pictures which you feel demonstrate your style.... or the style you aspire to

It's not asking much to progress towards a distinctive style, is it?

What's wrong with it then? I quite like it!