Like Barrie and Malcross I know Frosterley well. I often drive past Raby Castle and quite often you can see the deer herds from the main road but its years since I actually visited the castle.
I like the two shots you posted, the floral example in particular. Its beautifully sharp and colourful.
David

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I agree about a having a new thread for each set of five. I asked Ken what he thought and like me he hadn't really considered it until then. At the time I thought it would be tidy to keep the project altogether, but now its obvious that eventually this could have become a marathon of Pointless Thread proportions.
David

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I invited David Storm to take over the next 5-in-a-row and he kindly agreed.

David

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5 of 5

Early steam



This completes my five in a row - I've PM'd another member inviting him to take over the next five. I've not a reply as yet. If he's unavailable I'll ask someone else.
David

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I can't imagine why anyone would rubbish the K30. The one I have is superb, great at high ISO and relatively light for street photography among its other strengths. Sure it doesn't have a battery grip facility (I never use one anyway), It doesn't have a top screen (I've never missed it).
As David Storm says, the differences in results between the K30, K5 variants and K3 are subtle rather than dramatic.
I use a K3 and a K5 Mk1 but I hang to to my K30 which still gets plenty of use, I wouldn't part with it.
David

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4 of 5
The Connoisseur




A couple of years ago when the Turner Prize short listed candidates were exhibited at The Sage Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, some members of Durham Photographic Society were given permission to freely photograph them. Here I selected part of a video installation by artist Hillary Lloyd and waited for a suitable figure to appear.
David

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Don't be sorry Michael, these pictures are posted to test the varying opinions of other photographers. I just wish more people were taking part. My idea behind No.3 was the pattern caused by this store with advertising posters in the windows, four squares, two of them with poster faces and one with actual people passing by and one fairly blank. Just a daft idea.
David

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I don't have a DA*300, wish I had, but I do have the DA*200mm 2.8 and that is the best lens I have. It focusses faster than anything else in my camera bag whichever camera body its on. It doesn't have the reach of the 300 but its a slightly faster lens, f2.8 against f4.
David

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City types, Newcastle: No. 3 of 5




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You're right Dave, depth of field was difficult here. I was using a 200mm lens, I wanted to be in close without getting covered in mud. Also they were writhing about a lot, not much consideration for photographers trying to keep track.
David

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