Industry in all its forms - landscape, people working, the effect of it on the environment, whichever way you creative people wish to interpret it. I anticipate a wide range of interpretations so long as you don't wander too far from the topic.

The regular rules still apply. The pictures must be taken between now and 6pm BST Wednesday September 29. Only Pentax cameras or closely related Samsung models to be used.
The winner must be prepared to choose and judge the next topic and nominate 1st, 2nd, 3rds places and award any appropriate commendations.

Stay tuned JudithAnn.
David

Gee thanks Tim. Just got in from the camera club (Barrie was there as well so like me has just probably just seen the results and his HC).
It was a great subject Tim, where have I come across this before?
I liked your comments on all the pictures and enjoyed the other entries.
Its now about 11pm so I'll come back in the morning with next fortnight's subject.
PS Hyram, the location of my shot was in the centre of Newcastle, I was there recently taking pictures which I entered in The Gallery a couple of weeks ago. When Tim announced the subject for this competition I went back because there is a choice of plain coloured walls. I lurked till the right figure came along. Can't believe my luck at the colour she was wearing but the auto focus on the DA*50-135mm lens played up a bit, locking the shutter, as it sometimes does at the wrong moment. Instead of having a few pictures in sequence to chose from there was just one usable image.

Bradford seems to be one of the more enlightened LAs, I'm sure there are others too. Lets hope councils keep employing helpful people like you HG and get rid of the jobsworths.
David

In the 'current climate' to use an official phrase I think you could safely turn up with your camera in the park and start happily snapping away with little fear of being challenged. Public spending cuts will mean massive jobs losses so there just won't be any park keepers to interfere and police officers will be far too busy dealing with far more serious matters to be concerned.
David

I agree entirely with Mike, Will and Alan re the improvements - and oversharpening.
David

Good subject JudithAnn. Please will you get back to the tradition of naming 2nd, 3rd and any HCs whenh you do your judging. We seem to have lost these in the last couple of weeks.
David

Super shots. Do you work in an incredibly high tower block or are you an airline pilot?
David

As everyone else says the tree in #1 is fantastic but I also like the last one, above Holford Down. I'm not so keen on the sepia toned Watrching the Round-up though. Would it not have been better in the rich black and white so excellently portrayed in the others in the set.
David

Peter, I'm not clear whether, after your treatment of the contacts, if the DA* focussing improved.
I only ask because I've had similar frustrations with the shutter locking up just at the crucial moment when I'm trying to grab a shot.
The lens focussing mechanism makes a noise like a mouse squeaking when this happens.
It happened again just yesterday with my K10+DA*50-135mm combination as I was doing street shots in Newcastle to get something for the fortnightly competition.
This never happens when I use my almost 20-year-old FA 70-200mm zoom on the K10.
David