lovely shot Stan, .. and, effective POV +1 Best regards Peter

Lovely compo Best regards Peter

Lovely capture and great use of OoF fore and backgrounds. Best regards Peter

All the above ! Lovely shot with great detail and lots of interest. (It inspired me to work on the Calke Abbey shot so I posted it today !) Best regards Peter

Nice one +1 Nice capture and lovely background Best regards Peter

That's a thing of some beauty, well taken indeed. The 18-135 seems to be a good lens, despite reviews. Regards David +1 And I agree with Irek, I'm very happy with my 18-135WR as well. (Perhaps there were some problems with the early ones ?) Best regards Peter

Great piece of abstract art. Well spotted and great PP. Best regards Peter

Fantastic image, i really get disappointed with my efforts at birds in flight! +1 - great capture. I also find these shots extremely difficult - so well done. Best regards Peter

A brilliant capture +1 Love it Best regards Peter

Hi Carl. They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. So I'm truly flattered since this is what I did with my 'Swan Upping' image posted last month ! Whatever - it DOES work and creates an Artwork (as opposed to a simple photographic record). Although I do prefer your previous posting (right way up )! Meanwhile it is a great take and full marks for the experiment. :D Best ...