Earlier this summer we had a couple of swarms of bees at work, this one settled on a large stone finial on top of a gatepost. Luckily I had my camera to hand.

1st.... 9
2nd... 39
3rd... 10

That last shot is seriously weird, Kort. But I like it all the more for just that reason!!

• Andy

I only take mental notes when out with the camera. I use Picasa to organise my pics on the computer and when I put pics into albums I keyword them with the location and one or two words to describe the image, eg. Selby, sunset. 

North Yorkshire - UK !!! - Interesting thread, nice to see how far round the planet we are spread.

We have a similar thing here in the UK - the 'car boot' sale. People load up their cars/vans/trailers with as much junk as possible and get together and pitch up in a field somewhere (usually muddy but this is not compulsary) and try to sell it.

This is a pretty big thing now with some sites attracting thousands. Personally, I can't see the point but I have friend at work who goes round them every weekend and comes back with loads of stuff he doesn't want/doesn' t work etc. But he thinks he's got a bargain, lol.

Oooh! I got picked :biggrin: Thanks very much, and congrats to everyone else. It's a real honour to be in such talented company.

• Andy -

WOW! I got picked, lol!! Thanks very much for considering me, it's a privelage to amongst so many talented photographers.

Typical, I just upload my best ever flower shot to my gallery and then find out the genre challenge is for plants/flowers!! lol.   Oh well, better go shoot some more!

The final framed version is definatly the way to go. You've done a remarkable job on a very tricky image :)

Great capture! I'm always amazed how something as simple as a rusty piece of metal can make such a great image (I've got a few myself kicking around somewhere). I'd love to know exactly what it is that's rusting away here tho? :)

There are some fantastic images here, seems to me that the standard of photos being submitted is getting a lot better. I know I've learned a lot since I started on RR and think my pics have improved. Well, some of them anyways, lol! :)