LOL best point I've read for a while.

I'm afraid the test does not sell the extra expense for a K5II or K5IIs over the K5 to me anyway. Which seems contradictory as surely the K5IIs is for Pentax diehards? I mean your up in 7D money or even 5D mkII?? In general why would the neutral go K5IIs over them?

No I'm afraid it's back to the waiting game, a game at least that appears to have become more optimistic.

LOL, yeah you might need to start a sect of photographer monks to finish this one

Yes really need it 'in camera' I think

I have 2 3rd party bat. for the K5, generally they are OK, however I have noticed the charger indicator can be all over the place, e.g. take a shot with the flash and all of a sudden the bat. nearly finished, go off and shoot some JPEGs and it still lasts all day? Strange.... the Pentax bat. seems to have fared better.

I used 2 3rd party bat. with my GX10 for 2yrs and never noticed this issue?

I'm wondering if it's from long exposures, I did not really do many with the GX10?? Maybe using video as well?

Ahh, not to worry David I think you have misinterpreted my 'shaking the head' comment. To elaborate:

From developmental experience both personal and success of others I have followed, I was suggesting, very positively and particularly with regard to this photographic genre, that you will carry on this curve of evolution to a point where you will process more heavily and better than you do now.

You see comment like that annoys me, now if your seriously trying to say your talent will never increase, then fair enough I retract all comments and leave you to simply 'enjoy it'. However I am strongly optimistic that this will be proved wrong in the future. You've always said your eager to learn, and the very fact your wandering around the Lake District at 4am shows you want to do something, to push the boat out and get better. If your aspiring to Shaun's or marklj's stuff (and there's no reason you shouldn't) then PP is going to play a very big part.

Golden hour landscapes simply demand PP, and if you keep at them, the PP along with all the other skills will increase.

So... I believe you will look back on these threads and shake your head with a smile at how they have become obsolete/naive.

Damn, should have just wrote that!

1 - I'm afraid I've looked at so many images I can not tell or indeed barely care anymore. Similarly nature has also astounded me in it's variation and beauty. This looks pretty and has atmosphere, which are the main things with a shot of this type IMO.

2 - No.

Playing with your images to produce your own personal interpretation is in no way having 'pretensions of grandeur'. I promise you will look back at this and the previous thread at some point and shake your head. Gradually you get more experienced, influenced, independent and well... more bored

Spend some time on 500px.com, the photograph is almost lost in PP with most of the popular images.

I've found some of the blurb that enthusiasts like to attach to their shots far more revealing to 'pretensions of grandeur' and insulting to my intelligence than any PP they've done to them.

"I was on my way to the Bullring to get some Krispy Kremes for the guys in the office when I spotted this lovely scene, luckily I had my camera, tripod, filters and remote and managed to get this quick snap of a perfectly composed 9min long exposure at the Loch side in the Highlands at 4.30am."

Well, OK, it was a decent image, but for some reason I hate it now.

Even if you were magically transported to those places and times you'd still need the equipment and 99.9% most importantly the skill and vision to get the shots. I'd like to think I would but....

They're all too strong to pick a fav, but I'd go for #20 simple because it makes me laugh thinking of the tog imagining the shot and frantically hiking it ahead of the expedition to grab it.

A subject(s) relaxing & chilling out, or a particularly tranquil scene that induces the viewer to chillax. Could be a guy reading a newspaper to a picture of the Andromeda galaxy, anything that would appeal to a 'space cadet' like myself.

I would ask for no throw away holiday snaps (unless it was a nudist beach.)

Couple of links as well

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Wow that's great news Shaun!

Hope there appreciated by your average ASDA shopper... (no offence to those consumers inclined on here )

Watched 'From Dusk 'Till Dawn' a few nights ago, kinda reminded me of the last time I was in an ASDA!

No1 easy, through the burning to highlight the trees feels OTT.

No2 has been hit by a processing Tsunami.


Any chance of putting the RAW up for download (don't as k me how) so we can have a go?