I have been thinking of buying this application. If anyone here is using it I would like to get some feedback.
I recently bought their Sky Swap and I have been very happy with the results.

I own the first version of the lens. In my humble opinion the lens is sharp and very versatile. Because it is a variable aperture lens my recommendation is that you stay, except for the 18mm focal length, at around f8 and beyond 200mm stay at around f11 for its best optical qualities.
I do not mean you cannot use the lens at other apertures, but those apertures will give you the best results.

When fully extended to 200mm better use or a high ISO setting or a high shutter speed to minimize shake and make the images sharp. If I had to buy the lens again, I will not hesitate a second, that good it has been to my photography.

Absolutely beautiful. Excellent job.

Thank you.

It is a common fair that takes place each year by late March lasting till mid April. To my surprise cameras were not allowed but it all seems to indicate to me it was my lucky evening because they presented no objection to using my Olympus EM-5 Mk II. Tripods were not allowed so I had to rely on the high ISO of the camera that for the most part was ISO 800 and the IBIS (in body image stabilization.)

There are several shows, all free with paid entrance. There is plenty of food of all varieties and all kind of entertainment for young children and adults. It is a fair programmed to entertain and as such my family and I did not spend a single minute in there that we did not enjoy.
I made some images and I did not use denoise in any of them. Because of the night illumination I went with Auto WB. Perhaps I corrected the color balance in a couple of them but in general Auto WB did a good job. The last image speaks by itself.
I use the Olympus Zuiko 12-40 f2.8 Pro for all these shots.

I hope you like the images.

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Thank you gentlemen for the kind comments on these images.

Thank you gentlemen.

It is celebrated here in the city of Homestead every year on April 14. I went yesterday to visit their temple, a few miles from where I live in Miami and take a few shots of the celebration although that celebration began near noon when the sun was strong and unacceptable for good images.
During the celebration it seems to be customary to give away presents to the Buddhist monks. It also seems customary to pour water to small Buddhist statues which significance I do not really know.

Out of curiosity I entered the temple. It requires to remove any shoes. Photography was allowed anywhere I went but what is not allowed is to touch the monks. There was plenty of food and in order to keep the place safe I saw two police cars but there were no incidents. It was a peaceful place and I learned that people go there often to meditate. Being a religion I am not familiar with I showed the utmost respect following the rules and when necessary asking for permission to photograph. I always had very pleasant answers. They even allowed tripods although all of my images were made handheld.

It is a beautiful temple and as I said I made the images at around noon, a no-no in photography but I did what I could. I hope you enjoy looking at them.
Camera: Olympus EM-10 Mk II. Program mode. Center weighted metering.
Lens: Zuiko 12-40 f2.8 Pro

Beautiful images Linda. I really like the first one with the pattern of repetition and the warm colors.

An addendum: I forgot to mention that I used the Nikon D610 with the 24-85 f3.5-4.5 AF-S. Some of the images shot at f8, ISO 800.

I am familia with John White, he has done conversions in some of my old lenses and they work to perfection.

Is composition more important than exposure? Without a good exposure composition will not help.
Just saying.

Located in the suburban area of Kendall, here in Miami, this is a park that was unknown to me till now. It opened in 2011.

The park I visit more often is Tropical Park but a visit to the Kendall Indian Hammocks Park yesterday opened my eyes. It has no lakes like Tropical Park but it has a more interesting landscape.

For sport lovers it has three football fields, a small gym, 36 holes of disc golf and a skate park. There are plenty of exotic trees and plenty of birds to watch although in April it begins to get hot in Florida and all of those migratory birds that visit the state during the winter months are mostly gone from here.
I took a few shots to give you an idea of what can be photographed in the park. The image of the trees in shot No. 2 called my attention, I do not know what trees they are but their presentation caught my eye.

Hopefully I will visit again Sunday, I will take my camera with me but like this one it will be a visit to explore this beautiful place. A friend, an avid videographer and influencer in social media invited me to a barbecue in the park.
I have nothing spectacular here to present but it will give you an idea of the photographic opportunities available to the photographer.

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Nice series Linda. I like all of them but the last one immediately caught my eye.

Old San Juan must be in your schedule. San Felipe del Morro castle, worth a visit.
Visit the old cemetery by the ocean, just ask and you will be directed there. I believe there is a trolley that will take you there for free.