A good idea for a bit of fun. And you've done a good job summing up the situation in just three pictures. How about upping the ante next time and limiting the shots to one focal length?

Indeed you do. These are all lovely, and one feels the spontaneity. The last one stands out for me, the chaos of the splash disrupting the stillness of the moment...

Thank you Gareth, Steve. Happy to be of enlightenment, Steve.

Thank you Gareth.

Thank you both. Bill, I'm glad the 'lightness' can be felt in these - delicacy and 'airiness' are qualities I strive for as much as possible, when context permits. They help to counterbalance my rather bleak perception of the 'real' world (or rather, of our human usage of it). Lenny, I'll have to do a few large poster prints some day to see the effect. My art prints are generally 20x30cm within a 30x40cm sheet of paper - I'm happy with that size , and, until I manage to sell a few or more, I'm happy with the cost

Much appreciated Bill and Lenny. Lenny, I quite agree with your assessment, especially when both are seen side by side. Unfortunately there is not much light to play around with in there, and my efforts to 'go light' only resulted in loss of shape and form. Hence the move to a more contrasty look... As to keeping them coming, well... those two were the easy ones - now I need to throw some real work at the subject!

Glad to hear the ailment can be dealt with, Peter, albeit through long-term medication. Wishing you better spirits as well.

Thank you both for looking. Steve, yes indeed, we have to look a bit closer than usual these days, and use a bit of imagination. Cheers.

Quite different from my last set of photos from Biarritz - these are the M35/f2.8 with a 12mm extension tube. Not quite as easy to make interesting use of as the 28/3.5 + 12mm I used for the curtain shots a while back, but I might follow up on the general idea of bodily closeups with other combinations... A good time for introversion?

Hello all, haven't posted in a while as I've been a bit busy... Quarantined now, so experimenting and sorting through older images. Here's a set from last summer in Biarritz, some from a friend's appartment, some from walking around town...

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