Shocked to hear that Cliff P has had a heart attack. I'm sure everyone will join me in wishing him a speedy and full recovery. Barrie Forbes and I spent a very pleasant day with him and John Whit at the East Lancashire Railway recently.
As for the pictures Howard, are they at Arley on the River Severn between Bewdley and Bridgnorth? Wherever they are very pleasant.
David

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Well done Joe. Its a cracking image.
David

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I've been saying it ever since I got my K30 when they first came out in July, its a superb little camera. Your test photos prove it, they are excellent.
David

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Thanks for all your comments. The colours in No 2 seemed more vibrant
on my monitor than they do now its been uploaded.
Stan: This wasn't shot from the viewing platform on the top floor but from the viewing area inside the building on the floor beneath. You still have to shoot through glass and reflections can be a problem.

Mike: I didn't think it blue enough for what you have in mind. Also it was taken last month but perhaps that is less an issue.
David

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Superb light, stunning set of images.
David

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Yes they work Barrie. The control of light in #1 is superb, the textures are good in #2 and #3 is a very interesting image. I can't place where that is at Beamish.
David

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Good effort Ted. I really like No. 2 but sharpenss is a slight issue. As in all forms of photography you can only get better at this with practise.
David

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Bridge of Dreams




The newest bidge to link Newcastle and Gateshead over the Tyne - The Millennium Bridge - seen from the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art.
K30+DA*50-135mm lens


Autumn in Durham


After a visit to my favourite coffee shop in Durham I had a walk over Framwellgate Bridge with the K5 and DA*50-135mm lens yesterday. Prebends Bridge, built in the 1700s, is in the distance.

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Superb lighting and a beautiful location. What's not to like? As for the blue in Fairy Glen, surely that's the point, it creates a real feeling of fantasy.
David
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The list of previous weekly subjects that Glyn has kept updated shows that so many subjects have been used already that its difficult to come up with an original one that isn't too obscure.
However I see no disgrace in re visiting a previous topic, providing it wasn't too recent.
So I'm going for Street Photography which is currently very popular among photographers and a subject I love.
For guidance: Street photography doesn't mean just taking photographs of streets. There must be human presence, unposed and caught candidly to display, juxtaposition, scale, poignancy or humour etc.
The rest is up to you.
David

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