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Oh he's the Sesame Street guy!

Just be aware of the whole Nikon D3000 and lack of focus motor thing - it means it has to be in the lens instead.

Self portrait :D

Cute pics :D

There's something about that series that reminds me a bit of your work. A bit of a retro vibe to a few of them, which I love, of course

Have you held a Canon BB? I learnt on a Pentax and found it quite light and small.

Oh yeah, he has an eye for what works. Really interesting crops and use of space. I think it's great, but I'm not sure I could live with it, it makes me feel.... uneasy. Which is a good thing - it's a pretty strong reaction, much more interesting than 'here is a dog sitting on the grass' type shots.

Wow - it's so dark and gritty, isn't it? Almost like a horror movie vibe.

They are fantastic Shell! Don't be so hard on yourself. Is it really that bad over 400? I always think my photos are noisy at 800, but when I say that people tell me they don't notice. I think we are often overly critical of our own photos.

It's so addictive, isn't it? I was lucky enough to borrow a camera for ages too, which was great because I knew exactly what I wanted and how to use it when I bought my own. You've taken some nice pics

Thanks Early from me this week too (before my Melbourne trip - squeeeee! )

Thanks guys The MS is Nelson, he belongs to my parents. We should MTD! Our weekends up there are always so full on though.

Beautiful Helen You have discovered some gorgeous locations!

Local school fete:

Down on the river... Bath...

A couple of recommendations in this thread.

Ooooh - how exciting! They are lovely and sharp.

Very cute CM You have such good dogs.

They are such good puppers. My two would be busy trying to pinch each others Kongs

Thank you The 50mm helps with that, but I do tend to go for a softish look when I edit them.

Cool idea Helen 32/52:

I was a bit inspired by you, Pers and finally, finally figured out the layers thing tonight... This was my first attempt And this was my second:

I've only got pool ones. She bolts into the water and sinks, so the lifejacket stops me saving her from drowning every 5 seconds...

There is no way mine would do that, but Lola does swim with a lifejacket on

How are you finding the 1.4 compared to the 1.8, Carla?