You might find this Layer mask tool useful. I've only just downloaded it, but it looks OK to me ....

Andrew

I have one and use it. Yes, the f4 is constant. It is very sharp. It is always in my camera bag - a definite keeper.

You might also checkout what others think on this "other" forum

This is one of lots that I took with it on holiday in Clachtoll (Sutherland) a couple of years back. I claim no artistic merit for the photo, but the crops show that it is pretty sharp.



100% crop



and another 100% crop



If you are patient, you might get one on ebay for £25 or so. At that price it is a real bargain.

Andrew

Doesn't Lightroom 3 use Adobe Camera Raw for conversion? Won't the results of the conversion be exactly the same as that by Photoshop Elements 8 using ACR 6.2, which can be had for around £50 ?

Andrew

I watched the first 10 mins or so and then fell asleep - missed the rest.

Maybe I need some strong black coffee for next week's rivetting installment ....

Andrew

Nope, the rock stops the bonnet from flying away in the slightest breeze. It's only the rock and gravity that keep it in place.

I think the Suzi is permanently parked on the beach, just beyond the perimeter of its owner's garden. Unless the Suzi owner also owns the bit of land he drives over to get from dry land to the high water mark then he commits an offence under s34 of the Road Traffic Act (Scotland) 1988 by driving somewhere other than on a road. He definitely commits an offence by not having a valid tax disk and insurance when he drives on the foreshore (the bit between average high and low tides) as he cannot possibly own that. The foreshore is an area that the public have a right to use (often belongs to the Crown Estate) - but on land you do not own yourself, the vehicle has to be street legal.

On the other hand, he's a local lad and you can bet that no one gives a tinkers .....

Andrew

The first photo and those of the chapel were taken with a Pentax 18-55mm ALII kit lens. The others were taken with a manual focus Sigma 24mm f2.8 Super-wide II.

Some more rust - towing a boat!! (note the rock on the bonnet, to keep it closed)



I doubt that any difference would have been detectable if they had all been taken with the kit lens. In my view, it is a great lens.

Whilst I'm here, have a sunset. The island is Gigha. If memory serves, I took that with a Pentax-M 75-150mm zoom with *TWO* ND grad filters.



Andrew

For some of them, yes. I've several of the chapel and the rusty Suzuki.




I'd love to be able to take longer in planning a shot, but family hols rarely seem to allow that.

Andrew

A few photos from our hols in Scotland. All have had a whizz through PSE8, but no major surgery.

Do they still hang folks at Ardgartan??



Rest and Be Thankful



As rust seems quite popular round here, I thought I'd post a bit. Despite its appearance, this Suzuki is used every day for launching a boat from the beach at Muasdale on Kintyre



A rock monster(?) on Macrihanish beach



A bit more rust and a load of old rope



This is the chapel at A'Chleit near Muasdale. I was rather disappointed that they had recently painted it. When I last saw it about 5 years back, it was a drab grey and looked a bit like something from a Stephen King novel



A curious rock formation at Drimnin - a volcanic dyke known as "The Wishing Stone"




Any thoughts, comments & criticism will be gratefully received.

Andrew

Yes, I remember it well.

I was hoping to see some photos also from those folks who claim that the 16-45 is a worthwhile upgrade from the 18-55mm ....

Andrew

S'cuse me folks, but isn't the best way of conveying the relative merits of two lenses to post photos taken by them - of the same subject, at both full frame and at at 100%?

Looking forward to seeing some ..........

Andrew