I really love this lens... despite there being a small flaw in it I can't do anything about.

This is an example of Nikon's 20mm f/2.8D AF wide angle lens... and something that is rarely out of my camera bag.

The compact ultra-wideangle lens construction with Close-Range Correction (CRC) system offers 94 degree picture coverage with edge-to-edge sharpness.

Do I sound like a salesman?

While I often use this lens for landscapes and seascapes, it also comes in handy for capturing images like this:

and this

Or perhaps I should say...

This...

IS

That!
(clicky for biggy)

In the quiet of the countryside....

...or jetting off to somewhere exotic?

A comment on one of my posts yesterday made me stop and think a bit...

I'd made a social comment on being a responsible adult having stumbled across the remains of some unthinking sod's barbecue party held in a public place.

Perhaps I ought to have explained when making the post that the discarded barbecue trays and associated trash had been left at a picnic site adjacent to a children's play area...

This was the sight that greeted me when I arrived at the popular spot and caused my blood to boil; the threat to children, wildlife and the environment is unacceptable.

I'd assumed the perpetrators had been a family with children, but on second thoughts maybe that wasn't the case.

This morning I've been looking at the strewn rubbish with a slightly more critical eye... here's a brief list of what I can see:

• barbecue trays
• beer cans
• peroni bottles (Italian beer)
• cola cans
• orange juice cartons
• mayonnaise jar
• mustard jar
• lamb grill steaks
• melon peel
• kitchen towel, plastic bags and wrappers
• a carrier bag with unknown contents
• various unidentifiable leavings

Maybe I was wrong... this could be family type trash, but there's nothing there that definitely indicates kids.

What are your thoughts folks... what kind of individual has a barbecue in a picnic area and dumps rubbish like this?