Well, in England's absence, I had decided to cheer on Italy, having just got back from a holiday there.

Kiss of death as usual then!

Might switch to Holland as I thought they were brilliant.

Chris

ist DL, 1/250th @ f5.6 ISO 200

Some really good pictures here Steve, particularly some of the landscapes where the detail is excellent.

Presentation is simple, as it should be, to be able to get to the pictures as easily as possible.

Chris

Brilliant judging Will and well done Tony - it was one of my favourites.

My shot was taken from the Ponte Vecchia. Thankfully the sky only threatened so I didn't get wet!

Chris

*ist DL, DA 18-55, 1/350 sec @ F11 ISO 200

A quick Google for 'free dvd burning software' found some free software called Burn4Free. I haven't tried it but it may be worth giving it a go.

Chris

The George Inn, Lacock

K10D, DA 18-55, 1/125 @f6.7, ISO 100

I thought I'd chip in on this.

First of all, well done Lilly, a really great shot. And John, it can't have easy to judge. As has been said in other posts, the standard was very high in this week's competition and demonstrated the use of a number of techniques to deliver the final image.

I don't think it really matters what you do to get the required result as long as it produces something worth spending some time to look at. Take my image, for example. I actually converted this to monochrome in camera not long after I'd taken the shot. I thought the scene would benefit from the conversion and wanted to see the effect there and then. When I then transferred the image to my PC, I didn't think it needed anything else (other than removal of dust spots).

So I think we should judge the final result and not get hung up on the technique used. We can all learn something from the info each submitter may give on how their shot was produced - but I don't think there is any reason to crtiticise the technique actually chosen.

Chris

A stormy afternoon at Lake Garda




*ist DL, DA 18-55, 1/90 @ f5.6, ISO 200

Chris

Lovely shot, Lilly.

Did you use a tripod or was it handheld? If the former then I need to make more effort to use mine. If the latter, I need to work out why my shots are never as sharp.

Chris