A few shots from fairly new camera..

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    Landscape (evening)
    Location: Llandudno, Wales
    Settings: 1/30, f: 5.6, ISO: 2200
    Lens: 18-55mm

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    Landscape (evening)
    Location: Llandudno, Wales
    Settings: 1/30. f: 4.2, ISO: 1000
    Lens: 18-55

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    Artistic (abstract)
    Location: Caernarfon, Wales
    Settings: 1/60, f: 10. ISO: 250
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    Aristic (abstract)
    Location: Caernarfon, Wales
    Settings: 1/30, f: 5.6, ISO: 200
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      This one is fascinating for me, it's a decidous Azalea that was in flower when I went to Ness Botanical Garden in January. The photo looks 3-Dimensional if you look at it in a certain way..

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        Hi Stephen excellent images my friend,I to have the Tamron 70 x 300 (Nikon fit) and the Nikon 55 x200 DX/VR which is excellent, but would love a Telephoto lens with a 2.8 F/stop one day:)

        Cracking photo almost 3D lovely sharp foreground:)
         
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          Well, I don't think you need any advice from anyone about photography, Stephen, as you obviously wield a camera extremely well and have the "eye". Ever thought about entering the competitions here??:snork:
           
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            Thanks :dbgrtmb:

            I will give it ago, but at the moment, I haven't taken many, I only have around 25 photos, but the summer will be much better, when all the wildlife and flowers are out.
             
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              These photos are brilliant and some of the best i have seen on here.:blue thumb:

              The Nikon cameras are the best in my opinion and Mr Kandy would love one but at the moment the price for the camera and a really good big lens is a bit out of our reach.I often look on wild bird blogs and some of the photos taken with these cameras plus the big lens are cracking,but as the owners have told us when we have met them in the field is that the equipment is far too heavy to lug around:snork:

              Thanks for sharing them with us:smile:
               
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                Kandy thank you I appreciate that.. I'd be lying if I said every picture is prime cut.. Ive deleted a fair few photos along the way that didn't step up to the mark. I think that's what most photographers end up doing (according to a youtube vid I watched). Depending on how much you are willing to spend you can get a kit with a standard lens for under 500, obviously it's a fair bit of money, but I've seen some good offers around.
                 
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                That's very true, Stephen, I've never taken the "perfect" shot or one that will satisfy me without taking quite a few others and having to reject the majority. I've often taken a series of shots thinking "Oh they're great, they'll look really good!!" only to be disappointed for some reason.:dunno: :snork: Digital does allow us take many shots with the comforting ability to delete as much as we like whereas with film once taken that was it. I have to admonish myself mentally at times though to stop myself getting careless and thinking when taking a shot "it doesn't matter if I get this one wrong, I can take dozens of others". I have to push myself to make sure I put as much concentration and effort as I can into every shot. I also try to keep any software processing to a minimal as another brake to stop me getting careless.:coffee:
                 
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                  Yes, I know that one you think, cor thats quite a shot, then it's a big disappointment when you get home.. often though I find a simple crop can sort out those borderline photos.. perhaps there's too much in the photo, maybe it's aligned wrong etc etc.. a cropping is sometimes my best friend.. 'specially in wildlife shots

                  I see many photographers are caught between favouring and abhorring digital photography.. many think the artistry has gone out of it now it has become digital.. well I can't comment without having used a film SLR first, but I havent so I can't really say. It's definitely opened photography up to new people..

                  Actually I'll start a topic on it, if that's ok, it would be interesting to know people's opinions..
                   
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                    Starting a topic on it sounds good to me.:thumbsup: :snork: I actually think that Digital has opened up the area of "artistry" greatly, although some take it to extremes and rely mainly, or purely, on processing software to change the image beyond all recognition.
                     
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                    Today is an excellent day for photography because the air quality and visibility are excellent. Pure crisp air from the Arctic. I'm going to make this a photograph day... Watch out for a photo of Phoenix canariensis palm later!
                     
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                    Today I went for a walk in West Kirby... here are the photos.

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                      Outstanding........like I said, "you have the eye":snork:
                       
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                        Lovely shots Stephen! :dbgrtmb:
                         
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                          It was a challenging say with wind gusts of 60mph and sustained winds approaching 50mph, very difficult to stand still!
                           
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