JohnP

It won't affect me, my car is a diesel and I haven't used petrol from garage pumps in my mower for over three years, I use Aspen Alkylate fuel in both my 26 year old Honda mower and my much newer strimmer. It comes in both 4-stroke and 2-stroke forms. It's quite expensive but it's very much cleaner than pump fuel and that's better for me and the planet as the emissions are much less harmful... especially the 2-stroke version as there is hardly any smoke. Unlike pump fuel it doesn't have to be drained from the mower and strimmer fuel tanks when they are unused during the winter months. It doesn't absorb water like pump fuel and can be left in the fuel tanks for several years. https://aspenfuel.co.uk/ https://youtu.be/0dijgzY6OIg

That's what I love about my Panasonic FZ2000... I always have the right lens...

I can't say I've ever seen one of these caterpillars before, I thought they were most likely found in eastern counties of England and not as far west as Herefordshire where I live. Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/cars/news/filling-stations-will-switch-to-greener-e10-petrol-next-month-but-aa-says-drivers-should-not-panic-buy-fuel-though-warns-lawnmowers-and-generators-cant-run-on-it/ar-AAMOScJ?ocid=uxbndlbing

I think I have the correct ID. Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

A couple more! Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

Spectacular images!

Great captures!

Nice series Paul.

Taken in my garden. Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

This is the mini tripod I use Polly! It's solid with no plastic parts, Ok it's expensive but as they say... You get what you pay for and I don't mind paying a bit more for quality. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07RRVYCQX/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o08_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Very nice Polly! They are gorgeous flowers aren't they!

Thank you Kate and Polly! In order to get good DOF I used the "Focus Stacking" feature on my camera.

This tiny spider (about 5mm) lives among my tomato plants. Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

Thanks Denis! I'm really pleased with my Panny... Settings were: 125sec f/5.0 ISO 125 Exposure Compensation -3 I did a crop and boosted the contrast a bit and the same with clarity and I sharpened a little, that's about it. I used a mini tripod on my patio table.

Thanks Phil! Nice to see you... if you know what I mean... I do remember Calum & JohnnyP... are there any other members who can remember them? It does seem a long time ago since I joined...

Does anyone know when this forum was started and by who, when I joined (about 15 years ago) I seem to remember someone named Ben running it before Phil came along. It used to be such a busy place then unlike now. It's not even a shadow of it's former self these days which is a pity. I'm finding myself using another forum more now as it's more to my liking... sad really!

Taken from my patio. Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

Polly... I did use a mini tripod on my front door step, I also used exposure compensatin -3 on the camera, the other setting were f/4.5... 1/4sec... Full iZoom which is 960mm in 35mm turns and a crop.

I don't have any equipment for taking heavenly bodies so this shot was taken with my camera alone, I was just playing really... at 3.30am... Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

I really like the first image... very sharp... nice reflection... amazing DOF... Well captured!

I like No4 best... nice capture!

I used the cameras focus stacking mode, I don't know why I haven't made more use of it before, I'm really liking it now.

I love the colour, it's the first time I have had them in my garden. Panasonic DMC-FZ2000.

Manoeuvring around with a tripod in the flower bed wasn't very easy... Panasonic DMC FZ2000.