The Alabama 3. Extraordinary. A good introduction is the albums La Peste and Outlaw. The other one has to be the sadly departed Warren Zevon.

Al

Beautifully composed, perfect expression on the model and very good B/W conversion. What's the lady on the right doing with her finger?

Al

I'm not generally a fan of flash sites but I think this one works quite well. It shows how web-building technology has come along in leaps and bounds if this is your first attempt. The other guys have covered most of the bases. I think the portfolio tab should take you back to main portfolio options. It seems to stick on the option you last selected unless you hit the "back to portfolio" link. I'd lower-case "child", for the sake of consistency, and stick in an apostrophe.

Impetuosity is one of the membership qualifications here. Must be some volatile chemical in the Pentax body finish.


Amazing piece of work for a first try. More photos and an ad-free site would help a lot.

Al

They show up quite clearly on my monitor.

Al

Interesting. I'm going to try this.

Al

They're both excellent. The second one has, as Dr Mhuni (a medical doctor, I presume) mentioned, a beautifully layered effect that captures the scene. My vote goes for No.1, though, because of the tension between the ominous sky and the ancient, redoubtable village below. I would have been delighted to have taken either.

Al

Your recommendation came at just the right time, Edumad. I was looking for a head to fit on a monopod that's been sitting unused for about 10 years. My 234RC arrived today from Morris Photographic and it's ideal -- well-built, smallish and works a treat. Great suggestion.
Al

George and Don have pretty well summed up the lenses you should be looking for. I wouldn't get too hung up on "weather sealing". None of the best photographs taken up till now have been taken through weather-sealed glass. Look after your lenses and they'll look after you. If it rains, stick your camera in a bag. There are only extraordinarily rare occasions when a good photograph is to be found in conditions that would warrant weather-sealed equipment. I could be wrong. I'm just back from the pub.

Al

The more I look at this, the more I like the original crop. There's just enough detail in the foreground sand to add that extra level of interest and make the scene complete. By the way, Lidy, English may not be your first language but at least you know you need a comma before the vocative case "dear" -- a technicality that eludes most British folk these days. Nice shot.

Al

Eneloops, Hybrios and similar are certainly the way to go. I bought some Camlink AAs a while back from 7 day shop (same principle as Eneloops but a lot cheaper) and they work fine. Just checked my AF360 and it's ready to go after a couple of months sitting on a shelf - normal NiMH batteries would have been flat long ago, even without use. The self-discharge problem has ruled out NiMHs as far as I'm concerned.

Al