The Nottingham Eye and Council House, reflected.

hi! your photos are really good. are you a professional photographer?

Hi biva, No, but an amateur of 43 years standing.

Thanks for the visit & comment.

i particularly like your night shots reflecting vivid colors despite absence of light, i'm still a long way to go to capture real good night pics

This is possible with camera set to high ISO (above 400) but better done using a light tripod and the camera's self-timer or a cable release.

Thanks for the visit & comment.

thanks for the tip. greetings from the philippines.

Hi biva, so we should soon be seeing some of your photos on Panoramio then?

sure! i will try to upload some of my fave subjects being in the tropics, i'm more inclined to take pics of sunrise and sunsets, shorelines, blue seas and green mountains. i am yet to take a good pic of the moonlit sky, still learning the ropes of night pics.

Hi biva, All I can advise is 'Go for it'!! Don't be too worried about what you put in, but try to set your shots up, (make sure the horizon is dead level, there's nothing worse than uneven horizons on a good sea pic.) and if you do night shots, even with a sunset or a full moon, use a tripod. This will ensure that your shots don't suffer from camera shake, unless your camera has anti-shake (anti vibration) technology built in, and even then, it's wise to use a tripod.

Looking forward to seeing some shots soon.

thanks for the encouraging words, will take note of the tripod use. i have uploaded a few fave pics. have you taken pics of the newstead abbey and that infamous tree house of Robin Hood?

Oddly enough, I was at Newstead Abbey last week collecting passengers from a wedding party, and I would like to visit in good daylight sometime. Newstead Abbey was the family home of Lord Byron, the poet. As for the infamous tree, I believe you refer to the 'Major Oak' in Sherwood Forest. Yes, I have pix, but on negatives, not digital.

would be interested to see newstead abbey through your lenses and the major oak too

Hi biva, Sorry, but my pics of the Major oak were taken on film stock and I don't have a scanner, and I would like to take some new shots of Newstead Abbey, but don't know when that will happen. Maybe soon, I hope.

wonderful - I like it - greetings from Germany

Hi Sehnwirmal, The 'Nottingham Eye' (as we call it) was in the city recently, but was taken down last weekend and moved to another city. Doubtless, it will make a return next year, around February.

Many thanks for your kind comments.