Great shot Pauly. I like the other shot of the couple (on your website) even more.

Well, I tried to make it bigger but unfortunately I have cocked up the border! It was supposed to be like this: link

Hoya polarising filters seem to be pretty cost effective - it is not crucial to get a circular polarising filter, a linear polarising filter will also work on Pentax DSLRs despite what many people will tell you!

Linear ones look exactly the same, and can often be got for much less money because they apparently cause problems with some other brands of camera, and there is a general perception that they don't work with digital. For example, I got a mint second hand one for a fiver

Much appreciated, George. There's one more image, and crit is welcome on the framing as well as the shot itself. I used to be vehemently against frames, but I'm starting to come round to them:

I'm sorry John, it looks like there is a bit of camera shake, which detracts from the shot.

Hmmm, you have a point there, G.

Thanks for the National Geographic link. I think the picture HAS to be real! It's just too good to be fake. From the National Geographic page I found a link to another site called 'Cute Overload' - which has loads of pictures like this shot of a guinea pig in a yellow crocheted hat. Too wonderful: link

Brilliant cartoon strip, Hefty! Truly scary.

Thanks. The only skinny creatures or hobbits you're likely to encounter there wear shell suits and come from the nearby estate.

I'm not surprised you struggled to get a bird shot with this going on! At least you got a shot of something in flight though. Nice capture.