Roger you are a star, great set , looks like a great day trundling around .

Regards

Just a great set of images - genuine spontaneous art by real people and very well captured.

Well done love it.

Ditto x2

Stunning subject , stunning photograpyh Alan; seen them most years but never got such photos. As good as it gets by my estimation.

Regards

Lovely moments, lovely well captured set

Regards

Great photocraft Roger, to take us into this fascinating world sitting on your kitchen table.

Marvellous work, keep 'em coming

Daronl

I cannot imagine how anyone viewing this image with a modicum of basic photgraphic principles would feel positive or interested in such a photo.

As regards why there is 213 likes - Cliques resiprocate "ego massage" and mutual protection; it just seems to happens in any group to varying degrees; " I will like you if you will like me" as long as you don't criticise my work I won't criticise you etc etc

Luckily in PU there is a god body of competent and interested enthusists who give and take objective criticism and praise in a proper balanced way.

However my experiences as a long time member of several other forums associated with major photographic equipment manufactures has been "quite a yawn" to say the least.

Not like PU, at all; Some camera clubs suffer from the same BS too so we are lucky I think.

I suspect the comments about that photo might relate to the place and the somewhat poetic sentiments, which obviously mean something esoteric: but not with the photo, which is totally abysmal clearly not taken by a competent student of the craft .




as for the photo maybe it was taken as a reminder or nostalgic memo not as a

18-135 wouldn't go out without it

1. Sold 18-270 in both Tamron ( slightly shorter range) and Pentax ( not good outside mid range mid apertures, high shutterspeeds)

2. Sold 16-50 DA* SDM Issues

3. Now have DFA 24-70 and DFA 28-105 and still the 18-135 which I bought on a very special offer because the 16-50 was a little limited and a little unpredictable.

Read John Rileys test at the time and thought I would give the 18-135 a go.

I have kept my first well used and somewhat Battered K3 body just for the 18-135 which is my travel/ holiday and walkabout lens, even though I have a K1 and K3II .

However the 18-135 is much more capable than any old walkabout kit lens and my PU portfolio has numerous shots taken with this very underated but fantastic little lens.

See below ( sharpness is stunning)

Wonderful set Andrew,
The first image and the last two draw me a little but that could be a little unfair as they are all super images; great "photocratft" a word that to me describes a superb photographic result that is derived from attention to all creative aspects of the image, by the photographer, captured with great competence and technical skill.

Great photocraft as always Andrew

Regards

Daron

I was lucky enough to have a K1 as a family funded birthday present but I also have K 3 II and a K3.

Neither are overshadowed by the K1 so I have no plans to shed them in the forseeable future. The K1 is stunning but so are the other two for the uses I put them too: the K3 is my most used camera, travel, social and macro;, the K 3 II more or less permanently mounted to my 300 DA* or HD 150-450 (wildlife) and the K1 is used for commisions and paid work; it is good though, for BIF in special circumstances but generally I am happy with the K3 II

So don t have any reservations about the K3 it is a great camera.