I rather like this one, different from the many standard bird shots.

Best wishes, Kris.

Does anyone have the Autumn or Winter issues of the magazine they would be willing to part with for a sensible price? They are out of stock in the shop.

Thanks, K.

I had a play with this shot and feel there is something almost there. I cropped a bit off the bottom and the right hand side and straightened the horizon, and then tried to introduce a little more saturation/contrast into the sky to bring out the cloud.

If I had the chance to go back I would still try and keep the building small but zoom in a little bit. I'd use a tripod to ensure sharpness, a spirit level to get the horizon straight, and a polariser to bring out the colour/contrast in the sky (and try and choose a day with interesting cloud formations). Depending on the direction you are looking, I might try and pick a time of day which gave the most interesting light for the scene, usually dawn or dusk. A cold, clear, haze-free winter day would be ideal.

There are plenty of other pictures to be had closer into the building too, but this one is certainly not devoid of interest and is worth revisitng.

Best wishes, Kris.

Excellent shots, especially 3 and 4, with 1 a favourite too.

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How strange, worked that time.

Normally I am a big fan of David's photographs but I find this shot a bit too busy for my liking.

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Inspired by Malo I purchased one of these lenses from a forum member (thanks Jack) which arrived today. I went out at lunchtime curious to see what it would do wide open and close up. I'm afraid it isn't in the same league as Malo's image but is a nice test of what it can do. I am looking forward to playing with this lens!

Cheers, Kris.

Am I missing something or has David forgotten to post the image?

K.

The focus point was the ends of the stamens but the petals point forward hence the OOF parts of them. Ideally I would have gone for more DOF but the gentle breeze meant I had to compromise between shutter speed and aperture. These flowers are tiny, the image was at pretty close to 1:1 and I have still had to crop the image a little.

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One from last Easter. Any ideas what it is? It was growing in a field of wheat.

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The Institute's photo lab was solidly Pentax when it was all film (apart from medium and large format stuff where it was more varied) but has moved largely over to Canon in the digital era. We teach our students both film and digital photography.

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