This is first class mono work with lovely contrast. I'm with Gary, #3 is my favourite.
David

Its time I started taking a few pictures around Staithes and Robin Hoods Bay. I only ever seem to get to Whitby. I like these Gary they capture the atmosphere of the area. I think I prefer the colour picture from RB best of all.
David

Good result Stan.
David

Both of them absolute crackers Stan. Well done.
David

I like it. Handheld at 10sec is very praiseworthy. What the picture lacks in critical sharpness it makes up for in atmosphere.
David

Dramatic stuff from Teesside Gary. The Transporter Bridge is always a popular choice for photographers and you've done it full justice here. I like the way you tackled some challenging contre jour light and how you managed to control the flare. Also these remind me that the old *ist D can hold its own against many more modern cameras. I started my digital photography with one of these and I still have it.
David

Was she happy with the other photographs you made of her? Hopefully she found them more to her taste.
David

I never use a grip because carrying cameras and lenses around all day is quite enough weight without adding to it. People say it helps to balance the camera, especially with a long lens attached, but never having used one I have got used to working without it. For action shots I have the camera in continuous drive mode and I've never had a battery run out of power on me so I don't feel the need.
David

If Press and TV media only want pictures in JPEG it's for quicker processing in a world of immediacy where speed is essential.
To suggest it's to reduce the risk of manipulation is plain silly because JPEGs can also be manipulated in PS and in any case, as we all know from past experience, clever geeks will always find a way to cheat with digital media should they wish to do so.
David

Sorry to hear of your accident at Whitby Alan. Sounds like a good piece of advice to insist on cash rather than a replacement camera. Having said that the K50 would be a very good replacement camera. I believe its basically an updated K30. I have one of these and I love it, the images from it are a big improvement over anything I got out of the K10d. I agree it hasn't got the top screen or a grip facility but I never use a grip and found I can live without the top screen.
Best wishes, David