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Maris, that looks really good.

I see a vortex dragging her by the legs into deeper water, could be the start of a great series.

Tripods sinking in wet sand, yet you lived to tell the tale!

Ha, you are right, put an a instead of an e, fixed now. Frieze, mmm, bit of a long shot there Maris, but I agree with you about the background of trees; it is why I took this picture from where I did. For what it's worth, I also like this is a severely cropped panorama, as in an enclosed landscape. ...

This is probably the last one from the series worth looking at. All were taken with no filter, I really wish I had popped an orange filter on. Shen Hao HZ45-IIA camera Ilford FP4+ 1/15 at f/22 8mm front rise. Fujinon f/6.3 250mm D76 1:1 230019_Yarrie_Lake_Billabong_Lone_Sentinal_FP4_Shen_Hao_250mm_N...

Thank you Maris. I was walking around the billabong, area for about an hour, spoonbills were all over the place. Eventually these two were side on, so a quick walk, plonk the tripod which already had the camera lens combination mounted, compose, focus, film holder in, then expose. I knew the other b...

Thought I'd try and capture some wildlife, not the best thing I've done by a long shot, but pleasing nonetheless. Shen Hao HZ45-IIA camera Ilford FP4+ 1/15 at f/22 Fujinon f/6.3 250mm D76 1:1 230026_Spoonbills_In_Tree_Yarrie_Lake_Billabong_FP4_Shen_Hao_250mm_No_Filter_fifteenth_f22_1123hr_003_Web.jpg

Maris, I can certainly understand your dilemma, done that a few times. Can be frustrating, but on the other hand can be wonderful if the light is right, the subject is reasonable and your viewpoint works. Regardless, still looks pretty alright. You didn't have a wide angle, or is the wide angle view...

Thank you Maris. I never thought of a polarising filter as I waited and waited for the right light to get the reflections. The aim of the photograph was to somehow depict the highlights without them blowing out. Freshly expanded leaves are the glossiest and have the best reflections, so pretty much ...

Thank you Barry, they do indeed present great possibilities, however, unless the light is just right, one usually ends up with a flat uninteresting image.

Shen Hao HZX45-IIA
Ilford FP4+
Fujinon 250mm f/6.3
1/30 at f/16 includes ½ a stop for bellows extension.

Maris, I agree with you entirely about the distortion in the right silo, it was a bit unavoidable. The trade-off, is that I managed to get the image I had in my mind when I first saw the silos. Attached are two mobile phone pictures, the first shows the overall relationship between the silos and the...