Since you had premision to use a try pod I would have gone for HDR, that works very well in a church.

I do like how you compose the shots though, it shows you how big the church is.

Only with your last shot you choosed your focus point wrong, it's to close.
You should have placed it around the point the light hits the floor.

yes indeed, although like said I can just vote without any photos uploaded so it must be that you're a member and nothing more.

Yeah what you see sometimes, also with voting you see photos where you wonder why they upload them to begin with.
I think I give 50% to 60% a thumbs down though
Is it with you the same way Martin, or are you even harsher?

If your photo is in the premiere collection then that says something about the photo.
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Yes Martin, I've no accepted photo but I can vote though.

And the rest is like you say, the ones that get through voting will need to be approved by Pentax before they will be submitted to the gallery.
Thank you for clearing that up
I meant to say that PPG does not give comment on your photo.

this is a part of the FAQ about voting copied from the PPG site.

How does my vote influence what images appear on the Photo Gallery?

Your vote determines what images are presented to the selection committee. The Photo Gallery artist community makes sure the best images are presented for acceptance.


What happens to my votes?

Your votes are used to sort the images so that the best are presented to the acceptance committee. PENTAX makes the final determination of which images will appear in the Gallery.


Who is voting on my photos?

Other artists who have been accepted into the PENTAX Photo Gallery will vote on your photos. These votes are used by PENTAX as input in selecting images for the Gallery. PENTAX still makes the final decision to approve or decline each photo. You will not be able to vote on your own photos and all voting is anonymous.


Can anyone vote?

No. Voting is only open to PENTAX Photo Gallery accepted artists. We value the opinion of the artists who have been selected to participate in the PENTAX Photo Gallery, so these are the only people who can vote.

Like Tim said 50mm f/2 with extension tubes is an good option, you can also reverse mount the 50mm f/2.
I'm not sure how close it will focus but I can say it does focus very closely.

I would not go for zoom with a macro function, the macro function isn't really macro but it means that the lens can focus closer then normal.
The problem is that zooms have a quite curved DOF so a subject might be in focus in the middle but might go out of focus in the corners because of that and zooms aren't that sharp.

Here are some photos with a reversed 50mm lens. link
It's done with Nikon though but it gives you a good idea what you can do with it.

If you post them in your portfolio not a lot will see it or comment on it.

If you post them here link and ask for feedback (constructive comment) or express your concern about the photo then you will certainly get some replies to help you.

Szymon your photos look really good, I truly can't shoot landscapes, just don't have the feeling for it so I can admire every landscape so you don't have a lot on me though. ^^;

What focal length are you after?
There is quite a difference in that so would be helpful to know.

Around 50mm is considered useful for objects and things that can't run a away, but bugs and such are better photographed with longer focal lengths, around 100mm most of the time.

Write PPG you want to join and they give you a number that allows you to join and that's it.

PPG does not review your photos but the other joined photographers do and you can only give thumbs up or down so no review of a photo.

If you want feedback I should post your photos here in the "my photo" section of the forum.

Yeah, yeah altering the terms at the last moment

How does the DFA100 preforms on film btw?

Enter competitions, that might help.
If you come high they will probably showcase your photo meaning more people will look at it.

Reminds me of a story I read a month a go.
It was about a boy who won a competition and a company phoned him the next day saying they want to use his image and offered him a 4 digit number I believe. The boy was unsure and said he needs to think about.
Two days later the boy calls the company and says he wants to sell it but the company had no interest because the boy had put the photo also on other sites where it could be used for 1$ fee

George, welcome to the forum