Thanks for the advice, I'll need to check out the system requirements for PS Elements, as I'm using a laptop which is a few years old and I'm not sure if the processor and the RAM will be up to it.

I do need to get sorted out with something though as I quite often look at my pictures and think, I wish I could change this or remove that etc.

Hi Matt,

I normally only shoot JPEGs and do some really basic stuff in Picasa2.

I've also got the Pentax Photolab which came with the K10D, but I haven't used it.

You're both right, it was shot behind glass, with lights and shadows all over the place behind me when I was taking them. Had to take quite a lot, using jackets over the camera etc., to get a few half decent ones. This was one of the better ones.

I don't have PS yet so I can't really sort them that way.

(I've added numbers as requested)

I realise that most of the 350+ shots I took in Japan recently will probably be regarded as holiday snaps, which I suppose is what they are, but I thought I would post a few more to get some feedback. The ones below were all taken with the kit lens.



1. The Cenotaph, Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima.




2. Torii Gates, Miyajima.




3. Senso-ji Temple Pagoda, Asakusa, Tokyo.




4. Kyoto Station.




5. Tokyo Tower.




6. Nakamise-dori, Asakusa, Tokyo.




7. Nade Botokesan Buddha, Asakusa, Tokyo.




8. Tokyo from Roppongi Tower.

Welcome to the forum.

Enjoy your camera. Look forward to seeing some bird shots.

Hi xbow, thanks for having a look.

The first one was taken with the kit lens at 31mm, but I cropped it a bit as well.

Here are a few images from my recent trip to Japan.



Crossing the road at Shibuya, Tokyo.




Shibuya at night.




Shinkansen, Tokyo Station.




A-bomb dome, Hiroshima.




Torii Gates, Miyajima.




The Inland Sea, off Miyajima Island.


If anyone wants a look, there are dozens more at the following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/browngo1/Japan07

Happy New Year to everyone and best wishes for 2008.

I'll get some photo's from my Japan trip posted soon.

Goju-no-to Pagoda, Miyajima Island, Japan.

I'm not going to drink any more!










But I'm not going to drink any less!