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I'm certainly going to buy some. I've got some lovely Olympus cameras, the favourite is my OM 3. No batteries required! Paired with my Gossen Profisix I'm in photographic heaven . Not been on line in ages, it's nice to be back. Cichlid aka Peter.

Congratulations Michael. Mum & I have shared every moment of your 365, and I can't find the words to express the feelings and pride we feel. At this special time All Our Love to you ,Jennie, Caitlin-Louise and Xavier Howard. God Bless for a wonderful Christmas and New Year. Dad.

Hi Anthony. I can empathise with your current situation. Not knowing your span of professional subjects does create a difficulty. But, do try photographing something completely different! I used to teach ornithology, botany and ichthyology, but becoming completely involved in the subjects and...

To me it's a different style of picture, and I like it very much. It evokes the eerie world of darkness that this bird inhabits. The eye colour, combined with excellent focus makes it for me. Thanks for sharing.

Nice images. I'm very rusty these days, sadly. I recognise the first two but will have go to my library, in fact for all three! The last one, I'm sure is "Many-zoned polypore", but again my latin on fungi is very limited. I hope it helps a little? Kind Regards.

It certainly looks like the Amethyst Deceiver. I've not seen one for too long!

Lovely shot this. The back lighting shows the beautiful translucence of the cap. Don't worry about the cobweb, that's nature! Thanks for sharing.

It does look, superficially, like a Fly Agaric ( Amanita muscaria) . But, as the universal veil breaks, and the cap unfurls it always leaves a ragged collar on the stipe (stem), and much larger pieces of the veil on the cap? But, I'm no expert! Could it possibly be a Russula, perhaps 'emetica'...

Hi Andy. The Brown Argus is a beautiful species, which I haven't seen for too long! so, I like the images. I'm hopeless at any form of editing, so I feel unqualified to comment. The first Tortoiseshell, I find the OOF forewing, head & thorax too distracting. I like the colour match of the...

In English they are Celosias. It would be better if the blooms were in focus, I think the name plate spoils the image.

Nice one! The Muntjac is mostly nocturnal, more often heard than seen. Nice an sharp, and like the catch light in the eye. Did the farming activities flush it out?

Hi Joe. It looks overexposed on my screen. I'm a 'techno-muffin' when it comes to editing. Try adjusting to darken the image. The greenfinch is a very attractive bird, that adjustment should help do it justice. A shallower depth of field, would diffuse the background and help it stand out...

Hi Danny. Just logged on , first time since 30/07!! It's not quite my scene, that's not criticism, just me. Having never been so close to a rats 'hooter' I wouldn't have noticed. But, you're right, symmetrical they are. Nice one.

Very nice shots. In Derbyshire there are a lot on the wing at the moment. At Carsington Res, on Stones Island yesterday, I counted 47, including 16 mated pairs! Alas, no camera. Well done.

Hi Paul, lovely shots of an 'elusive gem'. Probably why so few threads? My only images are from 1970,taken on Kodachrome 64, and suffering the passage of time. Just like me! Keep 'em coming. Well done. Peter.