Anyone looking for a camera club in the UK would be best checking out the PAGB website to find out who's who and whats where

http://www.pagb-photography-uk.co.uk/

I dont get any grief over my PENTAX at my camera club, they all know what it can do.
I should also add that any camera club who's members are more interested in kit bashing than photography aren't worth joining as they probaby know more about kit than using it...or at least THINK they know about kit .

Sorry, quick edit..... check out the "member federations" link for clubs in your area

Ted, thants a nice shot of the church, where is it?
I think Tony has made a nice job of adjusting it, but you need to overexpose 1-2 stops for snow shots, bright snow can fool the cameras meter into thinking theres more light than there really is, so the camera underexposes.
My only gripe is that birds nest in the tree on the right, if you dont like removing stuff in photoshop then your going to have to carry a set of ladders around with you

Come on now Mr Ist, blaming your camera when the problem was simply yourself......out on the Piste

Seriously though, I found Pentaxians reply interesting but I was wondering myself if the location had a lot of glass windows and the problems was caused by an irregular mix of daylight and artificial, especially if the sun was in and out all the time, more so if your camera was set on a specific WB setting.

I tend to use mine on AWB all the time and even when converting RAW files I often find the AWB setting has produced far better results than any specific setting, strangely enough with the exception of "flash" :

TREMENDOUS!!!!

I especially like the last one showing the plughole in the space shuttles bathroom

Just below the horizon on the left

English Summer my arse, if it was the kid would be BLUE not green

Seriously though.....

Thats a nice shot but as youv'e posted it here you obviously want a bit of feedback.

Its a bit half and half, the horizon is too central and the kid is too low (and central) in the frame, and from a personal point of view I dont like that red... Lifering?
Too much sky (could you drop those clouds lower I wonder)

Not a Prizewinner but still a very nice pic, I'd have been happy with it.

PS; love the idea of the upright letterbox format.
PPS; love your Avatar Belinda....its almost as cute as mine

Whats everyone else think?

Well folks I'm always criticising everyone elses images so heres a chance to get your own back

Took advantage of the light today and slapped on the Bigma (still only shooting at f6.7 though) God this beast EATS light.
Drove down to Fairburn Ings (my local RSPB reserve, local been 20mins away) got to my usual haunt and waited for the newly arrived Bramblings, waited about 2 hours in fact I did manage to get a few unprintable shots but did manage a few other goodies while waiting, this is one of them, and NO I didnt put superglue on the branch, yes I know I may have considered it but this little darling just sat and posed

I will get a decent shot of a Brambling (eventually) but heres a blue tit to put you on

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Maybe if you'd also grabbed a tripod you could have shot at f16 instead of f1.4 , the increased depth of field would have turned these "OK" shots into something much better.
There are three words to remember in landscape photography and those are Tripod Tripod Tripod

PS; I think you should shoot those grasses again but include less of the base and more of the sky (assuming its a nice sky)

I just fell In

Dont forget Steve Zodiac and Venus and the adorable Zooney, Fireball XL5 was a classic, forget your Stingray and Thunderbirds, XL5 was the best, where else could you venture into space without a space suit simply by swallowing an oxygen pill

.....Welcome hoooome

Or maybe I'm confused and The Proff was in Supercar : : :


Now THAT has really shown my age