Some pics for April...

[joe_jackson4]

<p>... are they "art"...? Who knows...? :) To me, they're pictures... Something to look at over a nice cup of tea and a biscuit, and all that:</p>

<p><a href="http://koti.welho.com/pwilkins/title.html">http://koti.welho.com/pwilkins/title.html</a></p>

<p>Lenses used: DA 35 Ltd and M 50/1.7.</p>

[snik75]

<p>Interesting as always, Paul. Thanks for sharing! Hee hee hee creepy baby....</p>

[markus maurer]

<p>Wasn't that beer and... before Paul? Refreshing views anyway :-)</p>

[andylynn]

<p>Nice. I especially like the shot with the bird in it - I have no idea what's going on but whatever it is, it's cool.</p>

[joe_jackson4]

<p>Haha, cheers guys... I have the flu, so I'm kinda housebound and sticking with the hot drinks at the moment. Will have to make up it for it some other time... :)</p>

<p>The creepy baby lurks in my friend's cool'n'cosy cafe, BTW:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.villipuutarha.fi">http://www.villipuutarha.fi</a></p>

<p>The name translates to "Wild Garden"... If you're ever in Helsinki, it's a great place to chill out and unwind, despite the ever-present attention of the Chuckyesque one there...</p>

[bob-c]

<p>Interesting as always, Paul. Is it art? Of course it is. It is creative and you obviously have fun doing it. I also really like your friend's web design. Do you take the pictures? They are certainly Wilkinsque. I would love to visit there sometime. Thanks</p>

[joe_jackson4]

<p>Thanks, Robert... Appreciated...</p>

<p>Yeah, the web site design is cool, but nah, I didn't take the pics on there... There's currently one of mine on the cafe's <a href="http://villipuutarha.blogspot.com/">blog</a> though, under the April Fool's stuff... (Not a great pic, but OK, it was just one that my friend wanted to use on the blog to show the new "trainee".)</p>

<p>And yeah, taking pics is still fun for me... Like everyone else, my motivation goes up and down at times, but unlike smoking it seems I can't kick the habit... :)</p>

[brendonmeyer]

<p>Awesome stuff, Paul. I like the bird one, too. The shadows almost make it look like the ceiling is painted that way (unless it actually is?), and the colors are very interesting. I like the bokeh earring, too (even if unintentional). Better watch out, people may start accidentally calling you an artist!</p>

[joe_jackson4]

<p>Cheers, Brendon. Yeah, the earring bokeh came out quite nicely... :) All credit goes to my trusty M 50/1.7 for that one, of course (although I did notice the sparkle through the viewfinder at the time...). And hey, you're very astute to guess that the ceiling may actually be painted that way... It is... :)</p>

<p>As for any accusations of being an "artist", well, let's leave such judgements to our superiors... :)</p>

[jgredline]

<p>Paul, Love the third and the fifth. that quiver with the arrows is superb!!</p>

[rparmar]

<p>3, 8, 9 are my faves. Always like browsing your shots.</p>

[shots worth sharing]

<p>Interesting & evocative as always, Paul.</p>

<p>"... are they 'art'...?" As opposed to what--cat food? (The cat says they're definitely art :~)</p>

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[shaloot]

<p>interesting stuff as always, i'm going with the hand with the arrow in this series...</p>

[joe_jackson4]

<p>Javier, Robin: cheers for the comments there.</p>

<p>(BTW, if anyone is wondering why there's a blue tint to the light on my friend's face, it's because she was fiddling around with her laptop PC at the time...)</p>

[joe_jackson4]

<p>Dave, Sommana, you wrote just as I did... Glad you found 'em peek-worthy.</p>

<p>And Dave, I'll be quoting the cat for days here... :) Cheers :)</p>

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[jptreen]

<p>Interesting views!<br>

love these...9 had me looking around it like an idiot, twisting my head and asking 'what the (insert favourite expletive here)...'<br>

looking foward to next month...</p>

[andrewg_ny]

<p>Paul, hope you feel better soon. Glad to see this nice set...#2 while nice doesn't seem very typical for you. I like #5, (OoF blonde on phone) this is a type of shot that tends not to occur to me.</p>

[joe_jackson4]

<p>Cheers guys... This set was originally intended to lean a little more towards a straight "documentary" approach, but OK, maybe it didn't turn out quite like that after all. Well, maybe next time.</p>

<p>BTW, these were with taken with my K100D Super. My recent plan to invest in a K20D was kinda self-scuttled by some stubborn common sense here... Well, I've only had the K100D for a year and a bit, and it still works fine, so I think I'll hang on to my cash for a bit longer and see what Pentax has to offer over the next year or two...</p>