ACR or Lightroom profiles. I would like to know how to experiment with making my own profiles.

Apologies for always asking bizarre questions, but one thing I love about this forum is people's willingness to discuss unusual topics.

I want to try and make lens profiles for two types of laminated windows that I shoot through regularly; is this possible, and does anyone have any idea how I could go about it? I know that infinity doees not work through both types of window, especially at longer focal lengths (above about 60mm), and this has led me to think there may be some way of compensating for it. One window has fairly uniform curvature throughout the part I use and the other is compltely flat. Both require focus at slightly less than infinity, regardless of aperture, for subjects over 2 miles away. Is it possible that there could be a way of correcting what I would guess is fairly uniform distortion? Or am I talking complete bollocks?

Watching this thread with interest, as I am hoping to have two bodies, one IR body and the K5, very shortly....but I would like a sling-type pack. I have the Lowepro 100 AW at the moment, and would like something similar.

Nice shots, NY does look great in mono, and you've done a good job here. I really like #3, but as David said, the central tower could do with the exposure dropped a stop or two to give it a bit more contrast. I think 1,2,4,6 and 9 could all do with a grad filter applied in Lightroom if you have it, to reduce the exposure on the sky. I prefer your original version of #5 to the crops suggested, but again it's a touch over-exposed.

If Pentax/Ricoh came out with something like the X100 with interchangeable lenses, and a pancake 24mm f2 lens as a k mount kit lens, I would not be able to resist...the only thing that has stopped me buying an X100 is the fixed lens.

Excellent images, David, congratulations!

I dropped an Olympus fit Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 in the sea once, with no lens caps on, then immediately rinsed it under a tap to get the salt off. It seemed to suffer no ill effects at all, and the guy I sold it to 6 months later(quite cheaply, I told him it's history) is still posting pictures taken with it on Flickr 2 years later. It's inspired me with a lot of confidence in using the lens in any conditions. I would expect the WR lenses are pretty impervious to rain.

I just heard back from them and they have agreed to give me $75 for non-exclusive rights to the image for web use, subject to the image being chosen in the final selection for the photo gallery, which seems a bit odd since they are obviously keen enough on the image to offer me $75 for it. I will have to read the small print if and when they send it to me.

They made it quite clear that they were not prepared to go beyond $75, so I didn't bother trying to negotiate further. I'm happy enough to get $75 for an image I did not think I would ever sell, and very much doubt I would ever have attempted to. It's got me thinking about selling images of Doha though......

The agreement is for unlimited web use. They also stated that they were not prepared to negotiate further, and that their budget for images was capped at $75 per image for web use. No doubt some people will think I have sold out, but this image was not likely to ever make me any money. I figure $75 is better than nothing. To be honest I was surprised they even replied to me.

I wonder how many people just let them use images for free without even attempting to get payment?

Thanks John. I have written back saying I will accept $75 as long as I retain all copyright and they give me credit and show a link to my website as per the original offer. At the end of the day, it was not an image I ever expected to sell anyway.