Cactus Maze

Leaf pattern with Spider

M M's

No title

Leaf pattern

Backlit Leaves

Back lit Leaves

Back lit Leaves

Dandelion Head

" Optical Illusion " A Point coming out, or a hole going in ? (Actually a point coming out!)
This and the next few pictures all taken for Challenge 11, and then I picked the wrong one to show!!

The beautiful colours of Rust

Iron and Wood

The one I should have entered !

Or perhaps this one

Light falling through holed girder on to rusted beam
Final cropped image

Challenge No.11
"Used,decayed,aged,worn out"
38th out of 121 entries

Current Competition Rating 18

Floating Glitterball

Glitterball (detail)

My Buddha

5.5cm from head to foot

"Glasses"

Wood and Metal

Tree Bark

Pen Head

Hand held 4X Magnification @ 1/15 sec

"Some of Natures Jewellery"

Test picture taken at 5mp instead of the E900's usual top rating of 9mp to check clarity.
Seeing as this was approx. 50% of the whole picture it's not bad! I remain totally in awe of what this little camera can do especially as it was taken by available window light on Automatic setting(which I never usually use. and hand held.

One of the first pictures taken with new Fuji F30,looks like the good old E900 has got some competition now !! (Camera held one handed with available light).



-Update 10th April 08.
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After testing out the F30 and whilst very impressed with it's capabilities, have moved it on and gone back to my two all time favourite Cameras , the Fuji S602 Zoom and the Fuji E 900, both of which constantly amaze me with their performances and which for the subjects that I like to take seem to suit me better.

Pussy Willow

Taken with Fuji S602, Raynox DCR 250 Macro lens, Nissin 21A Auto Flashgun and Home made Reflector.
Exif states No Flash and I presume this is because an external Flash was used and not the built in one

Same details as previous picture and this is a cropped and enlarged version from the first one.

Bark

Summer sky caught in a Moonstone

Spanish Peaches

Challenge # 130 "New" Main Category
"Bright as a new penny"
14th out of 24 entries

Current rating 8th

New Penny on Pink Rose

New penny on Autumn colours

Challenge # 135 " Many" Main Category "Many Nuts"
7th place TOP TEN
Current rating 8th

Challenge # 135 "Many" Open Category "Many Bubbles"
12th place

In a Galaxy,far,far,away.......

Little mans shadow

Tree fungus

Challenge No. 138 " Behind Glass" Main Category
"Tree branches through a rain splashed window"

3rd place TOP THREE
Current rating 6th

Net Curtain

Challenge No.139 Hard Light Main Category
16th place
Current rating 7th

Lions Head

1940's Fish Bottle Opener

Back lit leaf

Challenge # 144 Main Entry Curves "Curves in Glass"

17th
Current Rating 6th

Challenge # 145 Plastic Fantastic "Refreshing Plastic" Main Category

15th

Challenge #147 Patterns in Nature Open Category

Natures Abstract Painting

27th place

Dying leaf

"Silver Links" 13th place

Current rating 6th

Best viewed at Original size

Tipping my hat to Dale, great to meet such a kindred spirit,the very best of luck to you.

Challenge #175 "Dirty" Main Category
15th place Current rating 6th

Selective colour

The turn to Autumn#1

Please also view this picture and #2 in Original size.

Heart Shaped

Luxury timekeeper

Pebbles etc. using inverted colours

Showing normal shot of previous picture

The Coin stump in Witch Wood, Lytham

Citizen Eco Drive Red Arrows Limited Edition

Watch Case Back

Glass

Grimly holding on !

Rusty bolt

Old Wood on Dock

Rust

Rust and old wood

Poseidon's Spectacle Case !

Taken today with my old Fuji s602 zoom ,circa 2002, still brilliant !,

Specs and upholstery