Anyone else upgraded???? Is it just me or does it seem more responsive than 3.4??? Particularly the brush tools....

Thanks Andrew, that first shot was also the very last shot I took...

I walked out the pit thinking I had nothing to show, when I got home I was really pleased with the shots I did end up with...

First gig of the gig season after a very busy festival summer, good to shoot indoors, but then that brings the problem of indoor lighting & narrow photo pits. I was the only photographer present for this show so had free reign of the pit.

The stage had a walk way assembled all along the front of the stage which did not enable any photography of the other band members, I think the stage set up was more suitable for an arena show, alas The City Hall I not an arena sized venue...

Lighting was once again dreaded LED, but the K-5 & the GX20 did well under the conditions. I made the mistake though of using the 50-135mm on the k-5 when I should have used the Tamron as the GX20 focussing truggled compared to the k-5 & I used the 17-50mm focal length more. However my best shot was with the k-5, first image below...

Soon as you charge you are a pro....

I haven't looked at a Kodak compact for a long time so just had a look on Amazon and can only say no wonder. I wouldn't want to own any of those cameras, for the same price you could own a canikon or even a Pentax compact which looks far more stylish than any of those offered by Kodak. Most digital compacts are the same now so it basically comes down to style & in brand favour, which usually means marketing spend & I cannot remember the last time I saw a Kodak advert...

Some good ideas are shining through these images, unfortunately they are let down by the old 100-300mm lens which is not sharp & has a limiting depth of field.

Using a prime lens or a faster zoom then I think you will find a vast improvement in your final image's quality.

Using the glass you have however shot 2 the model if further forward from the leaves would create a little bokeh which would seperate the model from the leaves & would also make a smooth red background. I also noticed you used f/13 for this shot, can you not alter the output of your flash?? If you lowered the output you could have used a wider aperture which would have narrowed the depth.

Number 3 I really like, very much like a vogue shot. However the title is fashion so I assume these are to sell clothes?? The dress is very overexposed & needs detail bringing back.

Hope this helps you a little, like I said some great ideas but let down by the lens you are using.

Don't church yards belong to the church??? So therefore private property similar to shopping centres???

Price for old k & m glass is getting insane, listed at the minute is a k 35mm f/2 for £400 why??? You could get an FA 35mm f/2 for less... It's crazy..

Oh and how they did it...

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Have they not seen the Matrix, or am I missing something???

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