It also occurred to me a white K30 would be ideal for shooting weddings.
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I also use a K30 alongside my K5. Its not a back up, they are equal partners as far as I'm concerned. A longish zoom lens on the K5 and a shorter one on the K30 means I'm not changing lenses all the time. That's a big issue in wet or cold weather.
I don't miss the top screen on the K30 and it doesn't bother me in the least that the controls are not identical. They produce equal quality images, better than any other Pentax bodies apart from the K5 developments.
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Wasleys has covered the main points worth seeing. But you live not far away Geordie so you must be aware of some of the Durham attractions already. The Market Place is also worth a look.
I can vouch for the Victoria pub in Hallgarth Street. Its full of character - and also some characters. The landlady, Angie, is one of the outstanding characters.
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Despite the fact that several images were removed from last month's competition because they weren't taken during March its happened again in April. The first two entries for this months Standing out in a crowd comp were taken last November and in March.
David

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Now that's the sort of HDR treatment I like; when its used to improve the photo and not for bizarre effect.
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Hope you don't mind me crashing your excellent thread Alan but here's the train you photographed. It was the steam hauled Wansbeck charter train which went from Newcastle, round South East Northumberland, back through Newcastle and then on to Redcar and Saltburn. It had two steam locos, one on the front and the other on the rear. Here's the train coming into Newcastle Central, with the Castle Keep in the background.
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Very good action shots. My favourite is also #3.
David

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Well done Geordie, great result.
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What a wonderful set of portraits Adrian. Those young faces are full of character. You certainly get the best from your prime lenses.
The relaxed attitude of the French to phographing children, and people generally, is in stark contrast to here in the Uk and seemingly in Slovenia as well. Having said that I've never been challenged while doing street photography in England and Scotland but I'm always aware that it could happen at any time.
David

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I was in that area about three or four years ago and potographed this ship but never knew why it was there. Thanks for your post, now I know.
David
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