I really like the composition and the mood of no1, it looks great in B&W its only negative comment is that the eyes and or face is not in focus a bit more.

The tweaked version of no3 is the best i think, and I like the hoverfly shot.

The butterfly doesn't work for me in that style, I think its because the butterfly its self isn't colourful enough co go with the vibrant green of the leaf (maybe with a red admiral or a peacock the colour would have been there?) Also the blurred background is a little weird did you do it? There is a blade of grass thats out of focus but casts a shadow on the in focus leaf.

All IMO though

Regards
PaulM

PS. I take it the tamron is on the shelf gathering dust?

After looking at Amins recent water drop shots I was inspired to have a go.

Using a very basic set up of a plastic 'Martini' style cocktail glass, Duck tape and my sons milk bottle (with a number 2 teat in) and filling a 4 gb SD card with images, the following are the best of the bunch.

All shot on a tripod with the k200 and 70-300 tammmy with the on board flash

The plastic cocktail glass has some colour cycling LEDs in the pottom and I was hoping they would add a nice effect to the drops
[IMG]http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/pnjmcc/Crown1.jpg[/IMG]


[IMG]http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/pnjmcc/Drop3.jpg[/IMG]

This one I used some tinfoil as a background and tissues to soften the flash
[IMG]http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/pnjmcc/Drop5.jpg[/IMG]

Not the best composition but I only had an hour and a half to do it all and I wanted to focus on catching the drops.

I did try some long exposures to try and highlight the colours in the 'Martini' glass but it came out a little too weired for me. (I will post them later for C&Cs)

C&Cs welcome

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PaulM

Very good shots Amin,

No3 for me, love the green and the sharp focus on the crown.

The first two have too much motion blur for me and the whilst the fourth has amazing clarity in the droplet I find the ripples at the bottom little distracting.

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PaulM

Very cool Lance,

Looking forward to seeing the pictures when you get a chance to post them

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PaulM

All very good Fiona.

But the Clover with Drive wheel in the background is my favorite. Ecellent pic

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PaulM

They are great shots Aiki, 2,3 & 5 do it for me, due to the very abstract nature, quite like 4 but i can gues at what it is which detracts from it a little bit for me.

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PaulM

[IMG]http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/pnjmcc/Tamron-70-300.jpg[/IMG]

....Probably not the best defence, but after seeing some of his (and others) recent photos with this lens and the fact it was only 75 quid from SRS, LBA set in and I couldn't resist.

Haven't had a chance to go out properly with it yet but below are two quick shots from the garden.

[IMG]http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/pnjmcc/Tamron-70-300-flowers2.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb113/pnjmcc/Tamron-70-300-flowers1.jpg[/IMG]

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PaulM

another vote for the cygnets
The side view of the single cygnet is my fav, nice and sharp on the eye, great picture from a good set.

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PaulM

Hi Snootchies,

The last pic with the sun low and central in the image is my fav of the lot. Great colours and I particularly like the way the cloud has coloured edges.

The more I see you post shots with the tammy the more I want one!

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PaulM

Great pictures mate,

The way the rock changes colour from a muddy brown to a deep red is fantastic.

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PaulM