@Ana Lúcia: Thanks Ana.....this is a new telephoto lens that i got just before going to France for the Easter break so I'm still very much in the early learning stages with it exploring a whole lot of new compositional possibilities.

@Alun Lambert: Thanks Alun!

@Putter: Thanks Putter.....it's a new lens and I'm relearning evrything I thought I knew about composition with it!

@GJC: Thanks GJC....this is my first true telephoto zoom lens (nikon 70-300vr) and i'm relearning all that I thought I knew about composition!

@IanSmith: Hi Ian.....that's very kind of you.

This was one of my first photos with a new telephoto lens and it's meant exploring composition from afresh.....frustrating and rewarding in almost equal measure!

@amy: Thanks very much Amy!

@hugo poon: Hi Hugo....thanks very much!

@Guillermina: Hi Guillermina.....it's been fascinating yet frustrating using this new telephoto lens. This is the first time I've been able to try photos like this but I still feel like I've got a lot to learn about the best ways of composing photos with it!

@Lorraine: Hi Lorraine....sorry about the snow but i took a fair few while I was away as it was the first time I'd seen it this winter - although I can imagine how hard you'll find that to believe!

@Viewfinder: Thanks for that.....it was the first snow of the year for me so I've got a few shots with the fluffy white stuff in :-)

@Observing: Thanks very much!

@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael.....I'm really pleased that you liked the photo!