DickyAus

Very nice images Paul, I really like the slow shutter effects.

The digital readout is very accurate and repeatable. The vernier is good for 1/10mm and the digital is good for ±0.02mm. It's not worth the expense of returning them so I will just have to avoid ...

The lilies have matured this year and I'm well pleased by how they have flowered.

Thanks Andrew. The digital caliper is an order of magnitude more accurate. Unfortunately I bought it off EBAY so a return isn't worth the return postage. I will just have to make sure I use only ...

A mob of Galahs were feeding on the lawn but they wouldn't pose. The Roos were well fed and content to sit in the shade. The Kookaburra thought it had caught a snack. Stop that it tickles... Time ...

Thanks Dave. Yup, I think that lens is a keeper. Dicky.

That moth looks to be quite a size and I wouldn't want to be stung by that wasp :-O

Thanks Andrew, hopefully I will be able to test the new lens in low light and also try a few star shots.

Walking through the mangroves is quite a challenge. When you walk and tread on the mangrove shoots the mud can easily splash up into the camera lens. I'm also getting too old to duck and weave ...

Thanks Rich. The yellow roses went into a vase for the Boss's 78 birthday yesterday.

Reminded me of the old schoolboy joke - Have one on me said the drunken old tree, No thanks said the dog and to his espouse, I've just been and had one on the house...

Time for a daylight trial of the new 9mm and see how well the wide angle works. A walk through the mangroves. Getting a bit wet. Maroochy river Some distortion top right On to the 300mm Mangrove ...

Are you sure that isn't Fangorn forest? Did you see Treebeard? Looks like a great place to stroll and muse. Dicky.

We still have a couple of spare knobs. They will almost certainly be used to replace the most used knobs that are starting to show their age.

Stormy weather indeed. I remember the doggerel from my sailing days - "Short foretold short blast;  long foretold long last". When I rounded Cape Finisterre to head down the coast of Portugal the ...

Excellent work Andrew. How designs have changed over the years, both the motive power and chassis to to contain it.

If at first you don't succeed sky diving is not the sport for you :-D It doesn't seem to bother the Roos. Butterflies and Hover flies don't seem to mind either.

It is rectilinear as is the 6mm but I thought the 6mm would struggle to match the overall sharpness. I will be interested to see how well I can focus on the stars. I'll have to be patient - the ...

Orchard butterflies are big and restless; I have followed them for miles waiting for them to settle without any luck. I had just tried my first shot with my new 9mm F1.7 - bought after a lot of ...

:-D I was thinking of Shakespeare!