I think it's a great idea, I would do my best to make a meet. I don't really have a preference for a date or location, it may be an idea to do one 'North' and one 'South'?

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David

Not sure of my shutter count Judith Ann, but I've had my K-3 for about 5 years now and I've experienced the crazy shutter flapping a few times. I've come to the conclusion it is related to low battery power, it behaves itself again when the battery is replaced. I would think yours has plenty of life yet, the shutters are rated at least for 200,000 shots.

I'm not looking to upgrade my K-3 or K-5iis, I don't do commercial photography, I don't display in galleries or exhibitions, it's just for fun. I don't think I'd get any more fun shooting with a K-1, plus I would have to spend a lot of money on new lenses.

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David

I still love my K-5iis Gary, In think it's a classic in the line of Pentax crop sensor cameras.

These look great, very sharp and defined.

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David

Lovely set Derek, it's nice to see some non-macro images from you although the macro ones are superb.

Great location, where is it?

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David

Thanks Phill, Bill, Gary, David & Derek, it's nice to have a warm welcome back!

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David

You are a real expert with flash Nigel, these look very natural and unforced, well done indeed.

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David

Thanks to everyone for taking the time to look and comment. It's nice to get a fresh set of images on here for the first time in a long time! My life is too busy.

Cheers
David

I had a lovely day last Sunday, just me and my cameras on a day out, which is a real rarity, I haven't had this opportunity for 18 months. I went to two locations; Old Moor RSPB Reserve, followed by a walk down a stretch of the sublime Chesterfield Canal, close to where I live. These shots are from the Chesterfield Canal, all taken with either the K-3 or K-5iis and exclusively with telephoto lenses (DA WR 100 Macro, DA L 55-300 and DA*300). I've tried to include some different styles, notes are added where appropriate. Hope you like.

1. Abstract Flow - This is a run-off channel for the canal, shot with 2 exposures, the first very slow to get blur on the water surface, the second faster to freeze the motion. The second image was merged with the first and areas of the sharp image selectively removed to reveal a mixture of detail and blur.





2. Dog Roses





3. Grey Wagtail - ready for take-off





4. Grey Wagtail again





5. Lichen & Lock Gate





6. Lock & View





7. People & Reflections





8. Some Reflections





9. Some More Reflections





10. Even More Reflections





11. Run-off





12. Run-off 2





13. Turnerwood Bottom Lock




Thanks for looking, all comments welcomed. BTW, if anyone has never been to this stretch of the Chesterfield Canal, I would highly recommend it. Access is easy, from various places along the route (Thorpe Salvin, Turnerwood, Shireoaks), it's in NE Derbyshire / N Nottinghamshire close to the M1. There is a wealth of photographic opportunites, especially if you take a telephoto lens of some description. This location lends itself to telephoto, if I dare to be controversial it's not for wide-angle landscapes.

Cheers
David

These are glorious, I think the subject matter suits IR particularly well. I can't pick a favourite, they're all great.

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David

Great images Derek, very well done. I think you should go the whole hog and do some at F2.8, if you upload a few I will show some I did a few years ago to compare. Mine were not with a K-1 however, I think they would be either K-5 or K-x, but I can't quite recall. They were with a Sigma 105 macro though, on the end of a full set of extension tubes.

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David