The Lakes, Yorkshire Dales and Derbyshire Peaks are all well photographed but the fells of Northumberland less so. People seem always to head for the castles and coast.
But inland Northumberland is magic and you've caught a slice of that in these excellent landscapes Alan.
I love the long line of sheep heading up the fellside.
David

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I can't drink lager, it makes me ill.

As for the Goth weekend, I haven't been for two years but I might just make it this time probably on the Sunday.
David

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Its a masterful portrait and a great conversion from film to digital. I like the 'period' treatment although even in 1981 sepia would have seemed very retro.
David

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Thanks for that info. Just checked, the K30 goes to 12,800 in normal mode but 25,600 in expanded ISO mode, unlike the K3 and K5 which go to 51,200 in expanded mode.
I've had the K5 up to 51,200, just as an experiment and the image was usable but certainly not of exhibition standard.
I've shot with the K30 at 12,800 ISO and had a quite acceptable result.
David

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I had trouble viewing my images on the Pentax browser but I'm not concerned. I always use Fast Stone, which is a free download and its a great way of viewing images before and after processing. It also allows a limited amount of processing.
Unlike John Riley I shoot everything in RAW, as do most experienced photographers of my acquaintance, it gives you so much more control over the final processed image.
David

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Is there much difference between the K50 and the K30? I have a K30 which I bought as a second body to my K5. When I got the K3 I thought the K30 would be retired. No chance, its a lovely little camera, terrific as a lightweight walk around 'street' camera.
Most importantly it delivers high quality images and is good as the K3 and K5 at image quality, and also at high ISO resolution, if not better.
If the K50, which I believe is an updated K30, is that good or even better then its a winner.
David

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That's an eye grabbing start to your five-in-a-row Simon. I love the vibrant colour, bold composition and the wide ranging colour palette.
David

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I agree entirely.
David

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#4 lacks drama as a few have commented, I wonder if this is because it requires some strong focal point to give it foreground interest. Darkening the sky seems to help a little but for me does not solve the problem.
#5 The Spitfire is an excellent capture, you must have good reactions to get this so sharp.
David

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The night time colour shot of the Millennium Bridge is an absolute stunner Carl.
David

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