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17th November Still in practice mode. And probably will be for a while I guess.

16th November I have taken a lot of shots today with my Macro lens and overall I am disappointed in me! But I am coming to terms with the lens. I wanted it for a portrait (street photography type) lens and in that regard I am happy with it. Just love the way the two little spoons in his great...

i did a quick repair job on the snail's movement which is noticeable around the top of the neck.

15th November Macro time again! Just yesterday I was hoping I could get one of these little guys to come out of their shell and today one did. DOF is proving to be a challenge as I said above. Sadly shortly after this photo was taken the flatmate came along and sent this little chap to...

14th November I haven't shot any birds for a while and these two are nesting somewhere close by. In the meanwhile they are being very co-operative with posing on the fence. Shot through the lounge window.

This "Movember" thing has taken off so well in New Zealand - everyone and everything seems to be getting behind it.

This was a really difficult shot to take! If you're wondering why it was difficult I can tell you it wasn't because of the lighting. It was because I had to take it off the camera body and replace it with my previous favourite lens! :)

13th November My brand new 2nd hand SP-Af Tamron 90mm F2.8 Di macro 1:1 arrived today. First impression: nice, solidly built and compact. Second impressions: wow, fast and sharp man - so sharp I thought I was going to cut myself! This is the first shot I took with it and it is SOOC! And for...

12th November I had no idea when I woke up this morning that this would be another low mojo day. I guess when you are 5 weeks out from the longest day of the year your psyche anticipates a bit of sun. So when you get 15 degrees as your high with gusting winds and horizontal rain the spirit...

11th November Cats and dogs is what is falling outside so I tried a very long exposure (over 3 minutes) indoors using my 35mm f1.8 The photo still came out very dark as there were no lights on. The subject, a once stunning rose, is on its way out and probably should have been binned by now...

10th November Bottle Brush - couldn't recreated the beauty. Back to art school for me.

9th November A tad disappointed in today's photos. The highlight was an older couple that had a three legged dog. Out at the golden hour. I wasn't sure if this was more effective in capturing the light in colour or mono. In the end I went for mono.

8th November I found a new park that is definitely worth another visit!

7th November I got a late afternoon phone call from flatmate to say she had tickets to Bill Bailey (comedian) and that we were going. As I hadn't taken a photo at this point I decided to shoot the first thing I saw and be done with it. Here it is but I did a bit of selecting, cutting, pasting...

Funny you say that @RON - just this morning I was thinking of starting a thread along the lines of an "eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth" except I was wondering how I could arrange a "Tooth for an eye" - my tooth for someones good photography eye. And do I post under "gear wanted" or...

Sorry @Sanctus i've forgotten all about this thread. Have you still got these spots? They are really easy to take off - if I can believe me anyone can. All you need is the right swabs and the right cleaning liquid. Yes Ben could help and would probably know where to buy the right stuff in other...

6th November An interesting experience. I inadvertently landed up with 4 shots of the same subject with different settings. Used a tripod so effectively had the potential to create an HDR of an interesting old burnt out house. Didn't look too bad while doing it but on opening it I think it is...

5th November I have started on making my kids and their spouse their Christmas presents. Each is getting a unique 30 page Coffee Table Photo Book with photos i have taken this year. Why am I telling you this? Because I haven't had time to go take photos except a few minutes ago when I rushed...