Denis

A brilliant capture Cheryl, never seen a young black Swan before either !

That....was...sort of amazing !, such power in a small...nay...tiny being !

Another fine image Paul,still life is not something I have ever tried.....yet .

Blimey ! I have a photo of the same woods in wintertime, that not far off the mark at all! It would take me foreverto learn photoshop, I have enough trouble with lighttroom..and I have had that for years

I just fell in to what they are...brilliant

me too, never foggy when I want it!

Quite misty in your neck of the woods this morning eh?....you managed the long shadows in image 3... jealous, as a bit of mist might have benefitted me this morning nice set Polly!

...saw me up early to go and see the Deer herds that are quite numerous here. The first thing I noticed while walking in the dark to the woods was last nights moon.... Then I was treated to a great sunrise coming up through the trees.... and sharing the sky with the Moon setting towards the west.... Back towards the rising Sun, a Qatar airlines cargo freighter banked around lining up for Stansteds runway 11 miles distant, and with the early sun glinting off of the wings... passing over... and finally the deer, although plentiful, they tuck themselves away on private land I cant go on and resort to capturing them at extreme range that means a heavy crop ! Take note of the bonus Jay down to the left corner... All in all a good early morning walk of about 7 kilometers

Really liking these chrystal shots Paul !

Superb Matt !

The Tokina lens is noted for its flare (image 2), so I position myself to cut down on it, the first image was on a Nikon 18-140 but that does not seem to suffer as bad but thought it wise to limit collateral damage...although some like to see flare, my mind is not made up on that. Thanks for taking the trouble to comment.

That is very different Paul...a 'striking' image indeed

Yep, thats Polly's signature style that works so well on her flower and fauna images.

Ooodles of atmosphere Geoff

I did, damn thing is so heavy though

I like it, the Sun overhead & the reflection of it in the glassy water kind of makes it I have sat up there many a time, the first time on our Honeymoon in 1977

Across Nazeing Common.. And back through the Hornbeams in Risdens woods....

I spotted this Goldfinch while out across the fields this morning, Aparently most fly to southern Europe for the winter.. Then there was this chap up in the treetops, is this a Nuthatch ?

How do you get the dark background Polly ?

Very nice Matt

Love the Stonechat James..and lucky to get close to the Woodpecker too

Cant post the RAW ƒ/5.6 500.0 mm 1/125 100 Flash (off, did not fire) Hide EXIF JFIFVersion - 1.02 X-Resolution - 300 dpi Y-Resolution - 300 dpi Image Width - 4672 Image Height - 3113 Orientation - Horizontal (normal) Software - Topaz Studio Date and Time (Modified) - 2022:01:11 15:48:12 Artist - Denis sharp YCbCr Positioning - Centered Copyright - Denis Sharp ISO Speed - 100 Sensitivity Type - Recommended Exposure Index Exif Version - 0230 Date and Time (Original) - 2019:06:04 14:24:22 Date and Time (Digitized) - 2019:06:04 14:24:22 Components Configuration - Y, Cb, Cr, - Exposure Bias - 0 EV Max Aperture Value - 5.7 Metering Mode - Spot Light Source - Unknown Image Number - 11675 User Comment - Nikon D3000 Sub Sec Time Original - 20 Sub Sec Time Digitized - 20 Flashpix Version - 0100 Color Space - sRGB Focal Plane X-Resolution - 2558.641221 Focal Plane Y-Resolution - 2558.641221 Focal Plane Resolution Unit - cm Sensing Method - One-chip color area File Source - Digital Camera Scene Type - Directly photographed CFAPattern - [Red,Green][Green,Blue] Custom Rendered - Normal Exposure Mode - Manual White Balance - Auto Digital Zoom Ratio - 1 Focal Length (35mm format) - 750 mm Scene Capture Type - Standard Gain Control - None Contrast - Normal Saturation - Normal Sharpness - Normal Subject Distance Range - Unknown Lens Info - 200-500mm f/5.6 Lens Model - 200.0-500.0 mm f/5.6 Originating Program - Lightroom By-line - Denis sharp Copyright Notice - Denis Sharp Application Record Version - 4 XMPToolkit - XMP Core 4.4.0-Exiv2 © So yes, I changed the sky, I didnt like the grey,bland background ...and if the weather forecast had been as it should, sunshine and showers, then the sky I replaced it with is more to how it ought to have been that day. this is the original bland jpeg image showing that they were as they appear. no 'trickery'... no Photoshop or other type of layering software as I dont have it..... let alone know how to bring two single aircraft together in one image. I just wanted a pleasing image (to me) of a day that cost me one days pay, & £40 to get in for one half decent photo.It is the lens that makes them look that close, sorry you dont believe me, I wont bother in future.

Superb set as usual Paul

The lens does appear to bring them closer Polly, but the actual separation is well within limits set for airshows That was the absolute best I got that day, a break in the rain and a brief bit of light broke the weather pattern that dogged the event.