I've been trying really hard with lightroom over the past few days - but still struggling somewhat... There are things I know it will do that I just can't get going...

Looking at guide books and there appears to be a choice of 3...

1)Scott Kelby
2)Victoria Bampton
3)Martin Evening

I'm leaning toward Mr. Evening's publcation as I'm not sure how much use a load of 'laid out' questions and answers will be (Bampton) and I found Mr. Kelby's series 'Digital Photography' to be written in a manner that suggested he thought his readership were slightly disabled (I learned more on this forum than from that series) and thus hold him at a level of contempt at best...

Is Kelby's Lightroom book any good? Does he again write as if his readers are barely more than trained apes?

Is Bampton's 'FAQs' actually helpful in its layout or will I end up holding her in similar contempt? (As I suspect...)

Have any of you fine Pentaxians read Evening's guide? Should I go with my gut and order a copy from my local bookseller?

My thanks in advance

Dave

I'm sure you probably have but...

You have set 'allow aperture ring' in the menu? (You need do this only once) and lined up the 'red dots'?

that's the one... But it ain't from 'Sun' that's for sure!

Just had a facebook convo with a friend who is a regular attendee of Whitby.. He gave the impression that many goths will be deliberately avoiding anybody with a romotely serious looking camera and there's particular annoyance at a recent article in 'Advanced Photographer' (although I have not seen it) which appears to promote what he termed as 'bad behaviour' from photographers...

Either way... I'd rather go to Scarborough (or any other coastal town) that particular weekend...

I was being asked if I wanted to 'save' or 'run' a file... Norton seemed to be on top of it though...

4 and 7 are stunners! I really like 5 too...

Something distracts me in the first but I can't put a finger on it... Might be the natural curve of the landscape... Not sure...

Deffo a lovely set though... I need to get out to the lakes again soon...

I've just caved and gone back to lightroom...

Picasa just doesn't the same kind of power... Photoshop has too much going on - and there's not much else in between of any worth...
I need to start shooting RAW again so it makes sense...

I did find a piece of open source software for those running Linux OS's that appears very similar to lightroom - 'Dark Table' I'm going to try it on my old laptop at some point...

I'm going surfing!! (a birfday gift from my better half) So a trip to Scarborough is on the cards

Photography wise... Unemployment suits me... Money wise... Not so much...

I shall be job hunting and pottering about with my camera - taken to carrying it with FA35 attached and DFA100 & DA50-200(in-case-of-rain) in the bag everywhere I go...

Nobody going?

Am I destined to be the only Pentaxian there? (although the last time I went there was a lady with a K10D...)