Impatiens

Thanks persephone. :) I love your cormorant shot - it's like a watercolour painting! Great wildlife shots too. I've had a couple of goes at a bottlebrush but the colour seems to blow out on my canon compact. You've inspired me to have another try! :laugh: Day 279 - Lights and clouds 366 Days 279 Sky Lights by nzalis99, on Flickr

Soldiering bravely on...... :laugh: Day 276 - Tree and sky 366 Days 276 Tree and Sky by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 277 - Star flower 366 Days 277 Tiny Stars by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 278 - Port wine magnolia 366 Days 278 Port Wine Magnolia by nzalis99, on Flickr

You've made a beautiful garden gapvic! It must be wonderful in the summer sitting under the tree just enjoying it all. The birds seem to love it too - great photos, such vibrant colours! :)

Congratulations tlc! :D I love the photo - what an amazing old building and a gorgeous sky behind it!

+1 for gangly foal pics! She is lovely gapvic. Great action shots!

Stunning shots, I love all the colours!

Day 275 - Yellow daisy 366 Days 275 Yellow Daisy by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 272 - Coral camellia 366 Days 272 Coral Camellia by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 273 - Fronds 366 Days 273 Fronds by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 274 - Moon silhouette 366 Days 274 Moon Silhouette by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 271 - Painting the clock tower - I hope they fix the clock while they're up there, it would be nice to have the same time on all four sides! :laugh: 366 Days 271 Painting the Clocktower by nzalis99, on Flickr iphone pic

Some terrific shot in this thread! tlc, in the "flying ears" shot it looks like the dog is about to step right out of the picture! :laugh: A couple of mine... I was trying out my 35mm f1.8 to see how close it would focus, this is slightly cropped. I tried at f1.8 but I wasn't happy with it, I had to use a smaller aperture to get all the petals in focus. Luckily the tree at the back wasn't too close. 366 Days 249 Camellia Debbie by nzalis99, on Flickr and... 18-105 zoom, -1 exposure comp. because the dark background made the white flower bleach out. 366 Days 247 Raining Again by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 270 - Peaches 366 Days 270 Peaches by nzalis99, on Flickr

He's very cute! I love the last shot! :)

Day 269 - Dandelion 366 Days 269 Just Dandy by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 267 - fly on a camellia. Not too bad for the kit lens 18-105. :) 366 Days 267 Camellia and Fly by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 268 - Geranium maderense flowers 366 Days 268 Geranium maderense by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 266 - the path out of the park 366 Days 266 Path Out of the Park by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 265 - New leaves 366 Days 265 New Leaves by nzalis99, on Flickr

I've got the 60mm too, CC. I think the macro Tamrons have always had a pretty good name. I do like the look of the new 90mm, although I don't know if the VC is much use close up but it must help a bit! :)

You've captured some great expressions in the beach pics, CM! :laugh: The bird shots are amazing!!

Catching up... :) Day 261 - Geranium maderense flower 366 Days 261 Geranium Maderense Flower by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 262 - Spiky! 366 Days 262 Spiky by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 263 - By Briscoes (iphone) 366 Days 263 Pathway by Briscoes by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 264 - Oxalis 366 Days 264 Oxalis Flower by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 260 - Keeping watch... 366 Days 260 Watch Dog by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 259 - Spring Bulbs Spotted out with Harvey. I used my old Canon compact, it's the only one that fits my raincoat pocket! 366 Days 259 Spring Bulbs by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 257 - Choisya flowers 366 Days 257 Choisya Flowers by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 258 - Bottlebrush and Streetlight 366 Days 258 Bottlebrush and Streetlight by nzalis99, on Flickr

Day 255 - Silver Linings... 366 Days 255 Silver Linings by nzalis99, on Flickr Day 256 - Asparagus fern 366 Days 256 Asparagus Fern by nzalis99, on Flickr

Well on the bright side she does have a good recall! :rofl: Very cute!

Beautiful! I love the mass planting shots, the yellow and purple pansies, the yellow tulips and the last one with the reds and yellows! I wouldn't mind seeing a few more!