Perhaps he's just panting with love for you!

OK, here's some pushback! For the price, the Canon 18-135 is a very good lens - I know because it has been good to me for years. And yes, I do know a good lens when I get one.

The Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 is my favourite lens. I've used it my 70D and 90D cameras for a long time and the results are always good.

Hilarious!

Enough already! Surely 20 pages of comments have done this subject to death. Respectfully folks, can we move onto something else now?

I’ve read through Rick’s original post and several pages on this feed that followed. They’ve made me think about which of my photos please me and the reasons why. I rarely post unless I think I have something worth looking at.

My first question (to myself) is “What makes a good photograph”? To me, it is rarely a photo that is technically brilliant. It’s because a photo says something about the subject. In my case the subject is usually human.

The handful of my people photos that stand out over the years are great because they reflect the personality of a person or reflect something that was happening when it was shot. I know they are good because of the responses I get from those who know the subjects. Those photos are way more meaningful than a so-called professional shot taken in a studio and sold for large sums of money.

Here’s an idea for you all. When you want to post a photo to UHH, in the Gallery or somewhere else, how about explaining why you like it and why you think it’s worth showing. If we all understood that, we would probably view your photos in a different light.

They're both nice, but if I had to choose just one, then it would be the second showing 3 parrots.

Why do I need a purpose? Can't I just like it?

I copied all my "keeper" photos, slides and film using my Epson V550 Photo. It was time-consuming but it was very successful.

I went to South Africa (Kruger National Park) in October which turned out to be ideal. Weather wasn't too hot and there were no mosquitos. My 18-400 Tamron lens was a great choice. There were only a couple of shots that I couldn't get because animals were too far away. I did take another shorter lens which I used a little bit. Lots of animals come quite close to your safari vehicle. I took a cloth bag to put the camera in when not actually shooting. That worked well. Keep your gear to a minimum

2 photo of my son's dog Khaleesi. The first one in black & white was taken on the day they got her from the rescue place. The second was taken on her first birthday. As you can see she's incredibly large! She's part Cane Corso and part Dogue de Bordeaux. Very sweet animal.

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I had to give up on my Epson 3000 printer a few months ago. It was past redemption. It worked wonderfully for a very long time but such printers have a lifespan. I did have it professionally cleaned a couple of times but an Epson rep at a professional photography show told me honestly that after a few years and the beginning of problems, it's time to buy a new one.

The Kate affair is all so stupid. The British press is the worst of the worst when it comes to invading famous people's lives. Even a future queen is entitled to some privacy. Nobody has the right to know everything about her. So what if she made a few tweaks to the photo? That doesn't mean that she wasn't really in the shot, that she's dying or hiding somewhere. The dastardly so-called photojournalists should leave her alone. Oh, and i'm a Brit.

Sorry for the rant.

For me, seeing historical photos in colour is not necessary. I think they look inaccurate. Colour isn't needed to see life as it was. In fact, there are lots of photos that are so perfect in black and white that they need nothing else introduced to make them better. That's my personal opinion, of course. Can you tell that I prefer B&W over colour?

Such a good point. I'm a copywriter who produces copy for a clothing retailer's website. They continually send me information that talks about a pant or a jean. They say that the client is always right. Rather than get into an argument about what marketers put on the web these days (apparently they know what's what!) I quietly change the composition so it's acceptable to two-legged shoppers.