that's a lovely shot and a regular perch by the look of the detail on the log - may enquire - what lens did you use?

yup - this does it for me out of the 3 of them!

Hi - I would also consider myself an amateur, others on here will be able to advise you better on the technical aspects. What I would say is that you have an eye for a photo and have captured the "purity" of water here. If you have cropped this then, personally, I would have left it a bit bigger to include more of the larger ripples. I would have also been tempted to have a look at cropping fur ...

I normally prefer B&W landscapes but in this instance I prefer the colour version.

not only nice colours but apt for 1st Jan posting as it shows the road ahead for 2014 -and it looks good!

I like the setting of the castle - nice capture.

Ace- and there's something I have never noticed before - Herons have very obviously offset rear claws! - I must go and check on my chickens to see if they are the same! Great shot.

I like the extra detail in the fields when viewed large - great shot.

Lovely detail -which lens did you use?

Great photo - I have dippers on a river in my village but I cannot ever get close enough to take a photo - are these ones particularly tame?