[Irma]

Beautiful pictures Jules... The light is great. I also agree with Matthew's comment about your Dad's picture... It would have been really interesting the difference... That chololate fountain looks gorgeous and yummy...

Patch your picture looks great! I admire and love the bokeh you got!! It is wonderful

We had a sunny day!!! So I went to the lake... I worked in the assignment and I got this...

[shuttertalk]

Thanks all for the comments! Yeah, I did get one with the chocalate in focus and my dad out of focus, but he wasn't looking at the box in that one...

[Irma]

I got it just in time to add my picture to the assignment....

My first robin

[shuttertalk]

Hey, lovely picture, Irma! The robin is beautiful, and the blurred out of focus background is just great! It's interesting, yet doesn't compete with the main subject. I like the stones and snow? on the rail as well...

[Irma]

Thanks ST... I am very happy with my pictures... he stayed there very long... and walking around so I got nice pictures

There is an old bench in the garden... I removed the snow and spread seed from the bag... thinking that if they ate from there I would have better background and the feeder wouldn't be distracting... I am very happy because my pictures are not blurred... we were -5°C when I took my pictures... I was really freezing, but the best of all was that it was sunny...

[matthew]

That's a really nice robin. It's still well below freezing at home, and a nice sunny mid-teens here... but no robins.

I got it just in time to add my picture to the assignment....

There'll be a new assignment soon, but they never really end. If you have a picture to share, or if you're looking for a reason to take a different photograph, they're always here.

We're two posts away from equalling the number of messages in the B&W assignment. Too bad I don't have a camera handy...

[noisynoodle]

That's a great photo Iram (the robin), lovely!

[Irma]

There'll be a new assignment soon, but they never really end. If you have a picture to share, or if you're looking for a reason to take a different photograph, they're always here.

Thanks Matthew... I really like the focus assignment... I got a picture the other day, but my composition is not so good... I will try again then

Thanks NN, Matthew for your comment on my picture...

[Petographer]

Is that really a Robin? German Robin I suppose huh? Nice photo Irma. We have 100's of these little black capped chickadees eating from our feeders. I had one of Tasha watching but it did not come out right. I'll have to try again.

[Irma]

It would be great if you posted one of your robins... I searched for images of the canadian robin, and it looks very different... and I think a bit bigger...

I have seen pictures of this birds from UK and they are the same, just a bit more redish and greenish in the dark part but the same shape and size...

Also could be that this is a female... because it is beautiful

[Petographer]

Also could be that this is a female... because it is beautiful

Yes Irma I'm sure.

I have no Robin shots. I suppose I could post the one shot Of Tasha but is is below (my) standards. Be right back!

[Petographer]

Ok then. Here we are. I did manage to improve on it a little. The colour was waay off and was very noisy. This is my "Focus" submission. Tasha Focused on the Chickadee.

[Irma]

But this is beautiful Colin...

My dear Tasha... long time without seeing her... She has grown some nice fur The same as Lucky...

Your picture is a great addition to the assignment

[Petographer]

Thanks Irmas. She is pretty squishy soft.

[Irma]

Playing indoors




I would have liked to have the tip of the leaf sharp but... I liked so much the reflection in the droplet with the lamp and the window that I left it like this...


This was taken with the 70-200mm and the extension tube so I could have in focus all flowers...

[Petographer]

Wow! First image is very cool. I would have cropped the right side to remove the empty space. As far as the tip being in focus I wouldn't worry about that. The drop draws every bit of my attention. The flowers are well done and very nice also.

[Irma]

Thanks Colin

I was unsure about the crop in the first one... Nice you made the suggestion

[matthew]

Here's a few taken recently that I think make good use of focus:







(and yes, for the last image, the woman in the pool both knew that she was being photographed and gives her permission to use the image. She's my Editor-in-Residence, and the pool was otherwise empty on a weekday morning.)

[Schellamo]

you have a pool at work?!?

[shuttertalk]

Wow Matthew! That third image is amazing! Very good use of framing...

[Petographer]

Great photos Mat. As said of the third, great framing. Poor poor cat in the first. Must be a fighter or has has his ears frozen.

[matthew]

Thanks very much.

I've had the luxury of being on vacation recently. Not only do I not have a pool at work, I don't even get an ocean view.

[shuttertalk]

Hey I found one in my collection taken not too long ago...



No post processing apart from resizing...

[daiashthomas]

My First flower shot macro

[Petographer]

Thanks very much.

I've had the luxury of being on vacation recently. Not only do I not have a pool at work, I don't even get an ocean view.

Not even lake onterrible?

Great candy shot Jules. Now I'm craving.