These are great, so different to the norm on here, well done and thanks for posting them. I tend to agree with John on the contrast, but perhaps that works in their favour?

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David

The second is 'streets ahead' (pun intended) because it's a natural and candid shot, whereas the first being posed looks a bit unnatural. As Nigel says the person in the second image fits perfectly into his surrounding and this puts him in context.

Just my opinion of course, I'm sure many will disagree!

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David

For what it's worth, the other reason I like 3 and 4 is that they look natural, whereas to my eye the first and second look a tad over processed? In particular the cliffs and sky don't look quite right, almost as if they've been separately processed to the foreground?

Nigel will probably be able to shed some light on this.

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David

Very nice Nigel, 3 and 4 are my favourites as they show off the beauty of the heath with nothing to distract the eye.

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David

What great fun shots! These really capture the essence of the day.

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David

The last one is my favourite too, I like the hint of context the ship is placed within. I tried something similar with some of my Santorini shots (not yet processed) by using the 55-300 lens to compress the perspective of the crowded buildings.

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David

Thanks all for the observations and comments.

Hi David, yes K-5iis and K-3, very little to choose between them, both reliable performers. I also took the MX-1, although this was mainly used on board the ship and for evening duties, when carrying a DSLR around was not practical. I also took my Redsnapper tripod, but never again, only used it once!

Cheers Bill, the light was actually quite difficult in Santorini, these were under-exposed by a minimum of one stop to avoid burn-out on the whites. I have the Samsung version of the 12-24, I agree it is a superb lens, I was lucky to pick one up second hand but never used, for £350 a couple of years back.

Thanks again to everyone, it makes it worthwhile posting images on here when so many people take the time and trouble to post their thoughts.

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David

Thanks David & Gary, much appreciated.

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David

Some more images from recent holiday destinations, these are of Santorini, Greece. This place is staggeringly beautiful, very photogenic, but many views of it have been seen so many times. I tried very hard whilst there not to take the typical 'tourist' shots, not sure if I've succeeded.

All shot with the K-3, lenses are a combination of the DA L 55-300 and the 12-24 (Samsung variant).

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Comments and constructive criticism encouraged as always.

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David

Welcome Pedro, you will get lots of help and encouragement here, Good to see a Spanish Pentaxian!

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David