• Members 1264 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:40 a.m.

    Great mirror image. You almost can not distinguish the shore.

  • Members 1264 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:42 a.m.

    I second that too. So realistic.

  • Members 885 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:43 a.m.

    I also didn't get much sleep, was out until 04:15 at a club. Too old for that nowadays!
    I'm typing this on a Steelseries mechanical keyboard. Can't beat them.
    Love this shot, straight out of Siouxsie Sioux's playbook.

  • Members 1264 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:46 a.m.

    Superb. All the components are there.

  • Members 885 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:48 a.m.

    Very nice. I'm sure you deserve your new toys.
    I like this shot, bit of distortion but real impact.

  • Members 885 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:49 a.m.

    Yup, it does that in here.

  • Members 885 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:54 a.m.

    I like the 8th tree shot and the 3rd Out in the Open shot. I'm not a fan of the bleached effect for landscapes if I'm honest. But I do use bleached bypass for some urban shots.

  • Members 885 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:57 a.m.

    Well that's an interesting factoid.
    2nd shot is a good one and you're so right about the sleeping animal, I thought exactly the same before I read your description.
    And swans in the sea? Who knew?

  • Members 885 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 11:58 a.m.

    Very Batman!

  • Members 873 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 12:21 p.m.

    Reflections always appeal to my photographic senses. This is a nice shot of Italy, I'm sure you're looking forward to going back there soon.
    The shot works as it is, but it would also be posible to chop off a little from top and bottom, just keeping the thin cloud. It woul make the interesting details in the land and reflection just a bit bigger.

  • Members 873 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 12:22 p.m.

    Just what I was thinking !

  • Members 873 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 12:27 p.m.

    Looks like a great place to wander around.
    ...and then of course for a rest, with a glass of wine , some olives and fresh baked white bread at the cafe :-)

    Number two and the cafe and St. George are my picks

  • Members 873 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 12:29 p.m.

    Looks like a fun night !

  • Members 873 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 12:30 p.m.

    Love this one.
    Nicely framed and rich colours!

  • Members 1634 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 1:49 p.m.

    I enjoyed looking through this set, you have made a nice documentary series of the fun people have dressing up.

  • Members 1634 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 1:55 p.m.

    Italy up until the Seventeenth century was a pretty violent place, as all the little Dukedoms were always at war with each other in ever changing alliances. Italian history is just too complicated for anybody to understand. A defeated duke could expect a nasty end if he fell into the arms of a competitor.

  • Members 1634 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 1:58 p.m.

    This shot is perfectly framed.

    Have fun with the new toys.

  • Members 1264 posts
    Oct. 7, 2023, 2:26 p.m.

    Optical quality, colour reproduction and sharpness always wins (that's where Leica leads).
    Excellent.