I really like the mistyness of these shots and the faint blue tint which adds atmosphere to the scene.
David

Good sharp images which capture this colourful event perfectly. The K7 seems to handle high ISO noise very well - I wish my K10s could handle 400 ISO and above better.
David

Yellow Alley
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City Gent
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Soup kitchen door
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Another morning spent wandering in Newcastle with a K10 and DA*50-135mm lens.

Well said JudithAnn. BTW I like your new avatar.
I wish the new competition every success, it's further encouragement for members to take and show their pictures, but it does seem a little complicated to my simple mind. Perhaps with time it will become more streamlined.
What I like about the weekly and fortnightly competitions is the one thing that seems to put some members off entering; if you win you have to select the next topic and judge it. Judging other people's pictures is a great way to learn more about photography because you really have study the images in detail. Judging by a poll vote means you get no feed back.
David

Good crisply sharp pictures all round but like Barrie my favourite is No. 4 for its graphic use of colour.
David

No. 1 for me, no contest Tim. A wide angle lens is great for this sort of picture. Gold and blue make a lovely colour combination. Have you tried bringing down the exposure in the blue sky just a little bit to intensify the effect?
David

Its an arresting image and very well done. I agree its bettrr without the bright spot in his glasses and I think there is just enough highlight in his hair to seperate the top of his head from the background. Good stuff.
david

Neil I'd love to be able to tell you I have such lightening quick reactions I leapt to safety within a split second. The truth is Durham station is on a gentle curve and I was safely wedged against a fence at the far end of the station just a few feet from ther track. Because of the tele compression it looks as I was on the track.
David

Thanks for your comments - No. 1 is my pick too. Barrie likes the doorway - and so do I for the same reason he gives and that's that's why I left it in.
I didn't get the titles on these pics when I uploaded them but No. 2 is called 'Exit Left' and that's why he's well across the frame, as if he's heading to that door.
Is that colour pink? I would call it magenta.

Good action shots Mike. What length lenses were you using?
David