Very effective Bill. I particularly enjoyed #8 and #12. I did a few multiples last summer at the Edinburgh Fringe, you've inspired me to do more.
David

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That's a terrific rescue job Malcolm and proves the worth of the K30, of which I'm a huge fan but the successful outcome here is probably mainly due to you shooting in RAW, I don't think you would have got away with it in JPEG, even with the K30.
Last year I had the opposite problem with my K30 - I took some photos in manual mode not realising it wasn't in my usual aperture priority mode and the pictures were extremely over exposed. I still managed to get usable images from the RAW files.
David
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I thought it was just me, or my computer losing the plot. However it seems others are experiencing the same problems. I find it slow to load, slow to navigate, clumsy to go from one section to another. And if I stay on too long my computer just crashes.
I have broadband, a modern computer and don't experience these delays when visiting other sites. This is one reason why I have been reluctant to spend very much time going through the Gallery to comment on submissions of late.
David

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I totally agree with this view. Its great to encourage new members and my comment on hoping experienced members win was actually just an expression of a wistful subconscious feeling.
I'm completely behind the idea that the best picture, in the eyes of the judge, should win regardless who took it.
David

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Thanks for that John. Winners who vanish or judges who don't follow the guidelines are becoming all too common. Its usually new members involved and as a result I find myself hoping one of the established suspects wins so you know the competition will be in safe hands.
David

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Yes, I'm going, for the first half of the day. . in the afternoon I'll be visiting the North Yorks Railway. From about 8.30-9am I'll probably be in the usual Sandgate cafe.
David

Congratulations Alan. Your win wasn't just one competition but a 'league table' for the whole year. Three in a row is an excellent record.
David
(2nd last night at DPS in the competition for projected landscape images)

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Yes, these are probably the best cards to go for. Sandisk are rated highly for reliability. As for which one: I'd go for the 16mp rather than the 32 which undoubtedly would give you a large storage capacity but its best to keep downloading your images onto the computer and not leave them in the camera until it fills up.
Also you can get two 16mp cards for less than the price of one 32 so you'd also have a quality spare.
David.

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I shoot everything in RAW.
All the cards I use are 16mp. I'm looking at my K30 as I write this and it has an empty 16mp in it - the rear screen tells me I have 413 shots available. Yet the 16mp card in my K5 has the same size sensor as the K30 apparently has 460 shots available
The K3 which has a bigger sensor has 300 shots available on one of the two cards loaded, the other has 298. I assume the difference between the same size cards has something to do with the cards' different download speeds.
I take it you have at least one spare card with you when you go shooting? If not its advisable to do so.
David

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+1
David

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