Practice makes perfect, topcat!

Sorry, but I am concerned! Did the snake die after biting you??
And no. I think maybe you should have used a 3x converter. I think the IQ would have been fine!

BEAUTIFL!! I think Peregrines are one of the most beautiful, and spectacular birds of prey in the world!! I was canoeing on the Green River in Canyonlands N.P. years ago when one of them came dropping down at a couple hundred miles per hour into the canyon and hit a flying Swallow so hard it sounded like a .22 caliber gunshot. Instantly dead and tenderized at the same time! He came around and picked him up out of the river and flew back up, out of the canyon, screaming all the way! It was incredible!!

You can use the "Report Issue" button at the bottom of the post to contact Admin and they can delete it! Not trying to give you a hard time. But it is against the "rules". And, as I said, some folks get pretty riled about it!

These are really nice photos, Barb. The concept especially! I went through the post twice to see which lens you were using and finally saw that you had used your phone camera.
I have to say, right up front, that I'm not a smart phone camera kind of guy! So please don't take this personally...but sharpness and depth of field would be better achieved with a "real" camera. Yeah, yeah, let the beatings begin!
What I mean by "concept" is that I like the up close and personal approach with the flowers. Some of the shots look like you got a Bee's eye view of the inside of the flower, very cool!
Are you planning to use your new lens for these kinds of shots? I would be very interested to see some if you do! Thanks for sharing your flowers with us! Keep shooting 'till the end, Barb!

Yikes! You realize, I hope, that it's considered poor form to post photos in another's post without permission? Some people get downright persnickety about it!

I like this set, Barb! Even if you prefer photographing animals (I do), I think you have a natural ability to do landscapes too. I'm not a car guy, but I like the truck also!

Wow! Really nice "macros" with a really nice Nikon zoom lens! I use the same set-up with a D850 and a D500 for "macros" sometimes. Especially with active targets like bees.
Well done TCT!!

Nice shot of a beautiful, ugly bird!
I think you are on the right track thinking about the Nikon 200~500 zoom. A great lens at a reasonable price. I have two of them mounted on a D850 and a D500 and have never thought that I was outgunned by the guys with the primes! Or the after market zooms.

Very interesting!
And, yeah. Where is this? Backstory?

Outstanding photos! I know how difficult it was to put this set together!
Sorry to read about the replaced sky, but one does what one thinks is right!

Cool! Did he catch it mid-air?

I love it, Dave!!

THAT'S why I want to go to Costa Rica!!! Absolutely outstanding!!!

That looks like a lot of mine!!