Lovely, I prefer this one, but the first one was nice too. The lighting seems to give more contrast in this one..

Nice set, especially the colour one on here and the tree.

I think it would make more sense to get a film camera that at least some of my existing lens collection will work on: as for medium format, the 645D is very tempting but luckily too expensive and difficult to get at the moment......

Delicate Work






Fishermen mending nets in Doha Port.

Taken 5th July 2010
Pentax K7
Sigma 10-20mm @10mm
ISO 200
f 16
1/60th sec.

I would guess 3,5,7 and 8, but I'll go and have a look now. I sent my first submission (4 pics)a while ago, and they accepted one, but not the one I would have expected to be the sole choice. I have sent in 4 more, but they seem to take an age to review them.

Today I received my Tokina 80-400 and a Sigma 10-20 so I tried those out on the K7. Was too hazy for the Tokina but got a couple of good shots and lots of bad ones with the Sigma which makes me wonder whedther to get a film camera so I shoot a bit less and spend a bit more time thinking about it.

It works for me: I like it. Looks like part of a machine, reminds me a bit of Babbage's calculating machine. It could maybe have done with a little more of the frame of the spanner below the cogs, though.

Yes , that is the rule, but it would never have gone to penalties if Uruguay had not cheated by blocking a goal-bound ball with an arm.

Well this time the ref saw saw it and quite correctly awarded a penalty, and sent the Uruguay player off. Unfortunately the Ghana player missed the penalty, hitting the crossbar.

The fact remains that Uruguay got through because one of their players stopped the ball going into the net with his arm.

Well cheating still pays in football: nothing has changed since the infamous Hand Of God incident when Maradona scored with his arm against England. If that Uruguay player hadn't stuck his arm in the way then Ghana would be in the semi-finals. I feel so sorry for Gyan, missing a penalty he should never have had to take. Surely the ref should be able to award a penalty goal in such circumstances? I hope Uruguay get well and truly stuffed in the next round! Fifa needs to sort the game out.