Francis,
First for the forum yes best pic of the year, yes best pen today yes.
Now amateur photographer no, IT professional yes, published nature photographer extraordinaire yes.
Absolutely talented no question about that.
I wandered through your web site completely convinced you have the photo media under your belt, you have an eye for extreme timber you chose a beaut mix of burl , sapwood and kit.
Viva la kit I have mixed feelings somewhat like watching my motherinlaw driving over a cliff in my new car regarding non kit pens something about graduating rumours from one to the other.
Why most cars are to be likened to kits like rabbits lots of them but accessorised to make them individual, horses for courses.
Now this forum is replete with accessorising penmakers and I dabble as well but show me one soul who would disagree your pen is in there proud and clean lines proclaiming the best
way to display exceptional burl.
Noting you know the value of a pic is worth a thousand words I must say again how utterly impressed I am with your first submission to the forum, more than a breath of fresh air it is invigorating, what the site is dedicated to true penmanship and sharing talents, skills.
Surely a front page if ever I have seen one,by this I mean when you open the site a pen is displayed for a time as a feature. Your pen is worthy, now for the duration of the bash featured pens are off the menu however?.
Lately pen submissions have taken second place IMHO to general news gossip etc, bring back the pens. I am so inspired by your pen. I have a set of Amboyna from my side of the world crying out now for release into pens.
Francis I can hardly wait to see your next and so forth, thank you for the revitalising pen.
Kind regards Peter.