Of course not. But forum rules say you should only post pictures taken with a Pentax body.

There is an argument that the reverse should be true, since the lens affects a picture more than the body does. However, we are where we are.

I don't know why the perpetual whingers (Yves and Cabstar being examples) continue to post here. If they don't like the forum, surely the answer is to stay away. But something always draws them back....

So, for that reason, and many others, I don't think the forum is going to die.[/quote]No it doesn't ? To be honest reading the rules I can post an image taken with a carrot if I want, well if we are all for making up rules as we go along.....[/quote]I'm still waiting for Pentax to announce their new full frame carrot.
David

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Tanfield Railway in Co. Durham staged a weekend of steam to celebrate 175 years of steel rails on Britain's railways. The home fleet of locos was augmented by a former Co. Durham colliery engine, 0-6-2t Number 29 which now operates on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway.

Grounded at Causey Arch
Number 29 appears to have gone off the rails amid the track weeds and trees at Causey Arch.



Train crew



Through the tea room window



Saddle tank at work




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The brass instrument player's fingers and the wrestling shots are my choice Barrie. They and the sheep have good quality punchy blacks and whites.
David

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Saturday October 4 seems fine by me. I may stay long enough to get some dusk shots before heading off.
David

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The processing is especially attractive Maria. The picture has a magic touch.
David

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Its a good set.
The Baltic has some interesting possibilities and its easier for photographers since they lifted the general ban on photography although they always allowed us to take pictures providing we got special permission first.
David

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Its a yes from me but avoiding the weekend of October 11 and 12 (wedding anniversary) and the week October 19-25 (I'll be in the Scottish wild north west). Day time is best for me; as night falls and the tripods come out I generally slink off to find other exciting activities.
David
PS: Malcross has just posted a fine set of pictures in the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art. That and The Sage are also in the Quayside area.

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No.4 is lovely Maria, one of your expert child photos. The colour is superb and to me there is a vaguely impressionist feel to the photo.
David

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This is a wonderful colourful set Alan. The Newcastle-Gateshead Quayside area is a terrific place for photography and you've nailed it perfectly here. They are all good but if I had to pick a favourite it would be No.3.
I spend a lot of time photographing in this area, but always in the daytime when the area takes on a different character. Much as I love these colourful night shots I hate working with a tripod so that rules out nocturnal adventures there.
David

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Lovely set of images. They underline the message that its not the camera that makes the picture, its the photographer who takes it.
David

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