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Thanks Richard - appreciate the reply. On point 2 - would it help to use a longer shutter speed? current settings are f11 640ISO 1/15sec. Also - in soe places I have read it is better to use apertures wider than f3.5 and others say to use f8 or f11 for sharpness. What is your thoughts on that?

I had my first attempt at product photography in a 80cm light tent. Apart from the phone being a bit dirty I have the following questions: 1. the bottom of the phone seems lighter than the top 2. the screen as gone all stripy - how do you take a nice crisp shot of the screen without the...

Personally I like nrs 1 and 4 the best. To me the pose in 2 feels a bit overdone, but that is me personal taste - it is still a great shot! Good work.

Cracking shot! Agree with Steve on the lead in created by the stake - really well composed and the movement of the clouds creates so much energy in comparison to the stillness on the ground. Really like it!

I think this is a fantastic shot! I am undecided on the reflections - I have been looking at this image a few times now, and sometimes it bothers me, and other times I think it adds to the shot, kind of like she is sitting while the busy world goes by type feeling. I really like the PP as well...

Thanks for the kind words everybody :)

Thanks for viewing guys! Appreciate the comments :)

Seeing that today was predicted to be a nice sunny day, I dragged myself out of bed for some shots from the Millennium Bridge - and I think it paid off :) What is your thoughts? The main reason for me going was image 4 - I have had this photo in my mind for a few months now, and I am very...

Superb shot! Love the lead lines and the colours.

Thanks for stopping by Scott and Ruth - your comments are much appreciated

Thanks guys :) appreciate the comments.

Absolutely fantastic!

We took our Beagle - Luigi - to the beach for the first time this past weekend, to enjoy the last little bit of summer weather. What you can't see in this photo is that there were a bunch of people having a picnic (to the left) and he was figuring out his plan of attack to grab some food...

Love this photo! great work! Love the colours and composition.

Luigi enjoying the last of the summer sunshine on Margate beach. Picture taken at 13:22. Last of the summer shine by photobernard, on Flickr