thanks for all the comments, the black and white seemed to make all the clutter blend in more and not stick out like a sore thumb as it did in the colour version.

i think you need to put your 2 posts in the classified section with prices for items

1. Waiting for Spring



2. Going with the Wind



3. All Tangled Up

+1, excellent shots. love seeing the beautiful birds you have the oppurtunity to photograph.

thanks Sry, quite a bit of work invoved to turn the ball part of the image . Can't just select and rotate as it would end up with a very sharp edge to it. the boats are actully blue and this is how they ended up after shooting in IR and the red/blue channel swap in processing.

thanks for thecomments

excellent shots there, Gareth, looks like the old mojo is well and truly back

thanks John, he is definitely a happy chappie.

a bit late to the party with these. images that i liked from the few i took from a very quiet photographic year.

1. January. Playing with a glass ball



2. February. "Angry Bird" at Cotswold Wildlife Park



3. March. "The Candle" in Gloucester Docks, through an 8mm fisheye



4. April, Spring growth



5. May. Madness in Tetbury



6. June. A visit to Brecon, The Brides Veil i believe this was called



7. July. Trying something a bit different with flowers



8. August. Another visit to Wales, this time a rough sea at Naish Point



9. September. Last day at Lynmouth and woke up to this.



10. October. Enjoying my IR converted Pentax1stDL and all of the 6mp it holds.



11. November. Still some Autumn colour to be had.



12. December. Latest Grandchild coming up to his 1st birthday.



thanks for looking to anyyone who does

reminds me of the dead aliens in Quatermass and the Pit, back in the old black and white tv days. great shot