I logged in last night for the first time since this all kicked off nearly three weeks ago now, since joining the forum I have logged in nearly every day so this is the longest break I have had from the forum.

What I have read and seen in this thread has really saddened me. When I originally joined the forum I was studying photography at college and used the forum for constructive criticism and self improvement which the forum gave me in spades in return I gave feedback and took an active part in discussions and even made a couple of tutorials recently despite me moving to another brand. I like to think I have given back to the forum far more than I have received and been a good ambassador for the brand.However the bickering and heavy moderation recently has made me consider my membership of this forum and I really wanted to delete my account.

Last night I logged in to delete my account but held off and I think I am just going to take a long break from it instead which makes me sad. I do hope all the problems can be ironed out.

I remember that Porsche passing through the docks here, very rare colour

I shot this from the back of Leeds arena a show I attended as a punter




I stood to the left of the soundboard, by being further back reduces the clutter a little too. It's not the best of shots. It shows what can be done from the crowd

Here's a shot from the right hand side of the stage showing how much difference portrait mode makes

I like them first shot I really like the composition. The levellers first shot is the weakest of the set technically it's fine it's just nothing moment I would have left that out.

Most guitarist are right handed so always try to stand left of the stage to get a good shot of the guitar. If you are on the right hand side of the stage shoot in portrait mode as the guitar is narrower so suits the portrait mode better. Hope that helps your next shoot


But well done, shooting from the crowd is always difficult, if I know I'm shooting from the crowd I take one of those little plastic steps to stand on.

Do not under any circumstances wade in with cease and desists or make threats for success you need them to engage with you not make them hostile. Also with a cease and desist they will think removing the image will be the end of the problem.

Not sure how copyright law works in that part of the world but here's how I handle it

1) ask them to show you the licence they have to use the image. This gets them engaged and might show further usage.
2) send them an invoice using Getty calculator to calculate the licence fee and explain you are willing to accept that as payment. Payment is expected within 7 days failure to pay will result in court proceedings etc where you will be pursuing costs for copyright infringement plus the original fee.
3) if they don't pay unleash the lawyers there are lots of copyright lawyers now working on no win no fee the one I use here in the uk charges just 25% of any winnings.

Seen as p-ttl been improved in the K-3 i.e it works can the p-ttl be fixed on the k-5 variants via a firmware update?

Yes this is how I use my iPad mini with the iPhone 5s, once it's setup just forget about it as it works by itself

The mini is so much better than the full size, fits in the hand a lot better too.

Still has to be paid for and unless VAT registered is only going to save you 20% on the income tax bill.

If you are going to go for a high spec Macbook Air then you may as well go the whole hog and get a MBP Pro Retina

To be honest though since I bought my iPad Mini Retina it goes everywhere with me, I started wearing cargo trousers just so I could carry the iPad in the side pocket. Its a fantastically powerful piece of tech.

Why would a photographer not have a smartphone? A camera thats always with you seems no brainer to me