[Tony Growden]

Tony Growden ? Australia ? Bird of Paradise shot indicates Qld....which points me to another Growden...the Keith variety ? Hope your better looking than that big gorilla. Like the photos too.

See I am the cute one! Always looking for something interesting to photograph!


Keith on the other hand.........

[Shakey]

Thank you John !

A wonderful place to be ! (Eilean Donan Castle for those who didn't recognised it )


Thank you Bob ! Nice wild shots !

FF Mode • 100 ISO • Tamron SP AF Di 90mm F2.8 Macro • Metz Flash 52 AF-1 Digital with softbox


FF Mode • 200 ISO • Pentax DA* 55mm F1.4 SDM • JJC double flexible LED Macro Arm Light


Crop Mode • 800 ISO • Pentax FA 35mm F2 AL
Penne with Shoots of Broccoli and Ham


FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax FA 35mm F2 AL

Wow! That's all I can say - how beautiful!

[WPRESTO]

It's great to have a wife that will pick up your bow and camera case you left at the last target as you wandered off trying out your new camera

K-1 II & DFA*70-200

The lady is awesome.

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The purple flower image is just gorgeous. Wish I had taken it.

[johnc]

Iron age Brochs (fortified housing) at Glen Beag in Scotland, over 2000 years old. All with the 15-30.







And the sun returned in time for sunset last night, 24-70:



John C

[keithg]

See I am the cute one! Always looking for something interesting to photograph!


Keith on the other hand.........

Mallee Boy and Tony. I will have you know, I am proud to look like I do. You may look younger and cuter Tony but I still get to eat as many bananas as you. One day, you will get to be big and silver like me. Grant, I know you would like to sit around like me and have a scratch now and then. Dusty told me. Brother Tony sent me a picture of you watching motor cross. Its a beauty.

Keithg

[Rondec]

Purple Flowers (both with DFA 100 macro and pixel shift).

[longbow]

The lady is awesome.

You just put a big smile on her face

Thank you, she is awesome !!

[lesmore49]

Iron age Brochs (fortified housing) at Glen Beag in Scotland, over 2000 years old. All with the 15-30.







And the sun returned in time for sunset last night, 24-70:



John C

Beautiful photos...I particularly like the 2nd one..of the interior of that 2000 year old abode. Amazing building ability, craftsmanship by these builders of yore ....your photo...the angle, lighting, composition...it could be in a brochure. I'm going to have to check out the history of these buildings..wasn't aware of them till your photos.

[WPRESTO]

Beautiful photos...I particularly like the 2nd one..of the interior of that 2000 year old abode. Amazing building ability, craftsmanship by these builders of yore ....your photo...the angle, lighting, composition...it could be in a brochure. I'm going to have to check out the history of these buildings..wasn't aware of them till your photos.

+1 on those comments. Really interesting structures. Makes you wonder about social conditions at the time. One suspects the fortification was protection against small bands of marauders as they would be futile against an organized army. Must have been dreadful to live where there is little or no organized protection akin to a police force or even a local sheriff, or someone or group that served such a function.

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Purple Flowers (both with DFA 100 macro and pixel shift).

Bluets, my wife's favorite early Spring flower. They vary from a beautiful fairly intense blue as in your pictures to almost white and prefer acid soil. AKA: "piss in bed" because of a yellow center and either white for a bleached sheet, or blue for a sheet washed with "bluing." We have some blooming in the back at the moment, far fewer than once grew there (why have they died our? no idea). Ours are near-white.

[johnc]

Beautiful photos...I particularly like the 2nd one..of the interior of that 2000 year old abode. Amazing building ability, craftsmanship by these builders of yore ....your photo...the angle, lighting, composition...it could be in a brochure. I'm going to have to check out the history of these buildings..wasn't aware of them till your photos.

+1 on those comments. Really interesting structures. Makes you wonder about social conditions at the time. One suspects the fortification was protection against small bands of marauders as they would be futile against an organized army. Must have been dreadful to live where there is little or no organized protection akin to a police force or even a local sheriff, or someone or group that served such a function.

Thank you, that's very kind. The brochs are absolutely awesome. I went along to visit not really knowing what to expect, since they are not covered well online, but they were fascinating. And yes - they are from the iron age - they are thought to have been used to defend the settlement against marauders and visitors looking to loot and pillage!

Here's three more views of the brochs: Dun Troddan in 15-30 Pano:



Dun Telve view 24-70, and 15-30 respectively:





As you can see, the weather sealing was worth every penny here!

Anyone wondering what happened to the rest of the broch structures, it is thought that the stones were reused for other local buildings, including the 18th century 'Bernera Barracks' nearby (Again, 24-70, then the last two 15-30):







John

[kenspo]

Five Finger Death Punch from Las Vegas!

K-1II & D-FA 15-30mm F/2.8

[fs999]

Wow! That's all I can say - how beautiful!

Thank you !

Wonderful shots John, of a wonderful country !

FF Mode • 100 ISO • Tamron SP AF Di 90mm F2.8 Macro • Metz Flash 52 AF-1 Digital with softbox


FF Mode • 100 ISO • Tamron SP AF Di 90mm F2.8 Macro • Metz Flash 52 AF-1 Digital with softbox


FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax FA 35mm F2 AL
Penne 4 Fromaggio


FF Mode • 100 ISO • Pentax FA* 24mm F2 IF AL

[Jean Poitiers]

Newly acquired Soligor MC 100/2 wide open ... this is an OM mount lens that I have made a quick adapter via a very short set of Chinese macro tubes. I may "Rio Rico" modify this lens to PK ... but not just yet. It needs a minor clean, too.

First real outing this afternoon about town while I was waiting for Charlotte to finish her music classes ... there's no school on Wednesday afternoons in France.

[Erictator]

The color version...

Irix Thingy ƒ/6.3 15.0 mm 1/100 ISO800

[gaweidert]

Spring flowers. Taken with my Rokinon 100mm f2.8 Macro.