Many thanks Karma for the competition and congratulations to Dr Orloff.
David

Your photos have made my mind up - I must visit the Crewe Heritage Centre. Is Royal Scot about to return to mainline duty soon?
David.
PS has anyone been to Steam at Swindon, the Great Western Museum in the former railway works. Its a fantastic place to visit for anyone interested in railway history.
Dean Goods
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Brunel
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Evening Star
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Hope you don't mind me gatecrashing your Crewe thread but these from Swindon might interest you.
David

If you go in summer take a liberal supply of Avon Skin So Soft it repels the midges. The guys who maintain the overhead power lines across the Highlands use it.
As John and Gartmore have said you need a lifetime to 'do' Scotland, its a vast and varied country. Most people head for the Highlands, say Glen Coe or Skye but much further north there is the spectacular scenery of Glen Torridon and north of Ullapool there's the Inverpolly area.
But there's a lot to see in Scotland in addition to the Highlands. Fife has some wonderful fishing villages and the heritage village of Culrose.
The Borders are beautiful, from where I live I can pop up there in the car for a day trip as easily as I can visit the English lakes.
Like I said earlier, two days just aint enough.
David

That's very close to where I live Barrie yet I've only been there a few times. #2 would be my pick of these too.
David

Two days aint enough. but I agree with Beginner, Isle of Skye or Glen Coe/Rannock Moor area, you wont have time to do both properly.
David

The Duke again
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I hope this works better than the first version I posted. The treatment is solarization, not posterization as I said earlier.
David

Colour clash
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Where: Newcastle on Tyne.
What: Pedestrian precint
when: May 20 2011
Gear: K5+ DA*50-135mm lens at 50mm
Settings: f6.3 at 1/250th second
ISO: 250.

Jeez they make me wish I'd been there.
David

The crop is very tight which is good for getting close detail but I believe the racers need a bit more space to move through. Have you tried lifting the dark areas slightly to get more shadow detail?
Panning is an art which improves with lots of practise and your practise is certainly paying off.
David

I love the mist, it adds atmosphere in more than one sense. The picture of the flags at half mast is strangely compelling.
David