Lack of noise is one thing, but sharpness is another !!!

Is the subject matter ok, 'yes', but you don't seem to have caught it, sorry !!!

This type of image needs sharpness or 'artistic' blur.

You have achieved neither

Hi, all the pictures seem a bit soft.

Were you using a tripod, or just using the in-camera SR ?

I know the K5 is good at high ISO, but at these shutter speeds, even the K5 will struggle with hand-held shots.

I don't know much about the quality of the 18-135mm lens, but zooming in on a couple of the images, I suspect that camera shake is causing you problems.

John.

Surprised your not posting from Guantanamo Bay.

If you are, can I have the lens, it appears to be a cracker

Good to hear from you George, these days Lerwick is full of Goths's and Eastern European's, the only wooden boats are in the fantastic local museum

Oil has brought local riches here. I remember on a trip a few years ago the Shetland Isles Council were debating if they should spend the 'excess' on a dual-carriageway from one end of the Isle to the other ?????

If it weren't for the local scallops and huge 'Green Lipped' mussels, the friendly people, the isolation, the wildfife, the photo oppertunities, the Unst beer, and the hot women, ( 10 women to every man ), I would probably stay at home !!!

This was the ferry leaving Aberdeen, I was on the back deck and could see that the setting sun would be cutting through some of the harbour landmarks, I just waited and took the shot, ( about 5 or so ) the small aperture and the sun-set made the picture.

There is always a picture, sometimes we just walk past it

To

'Pentaxophile',

No, just a shot of a guy that thought his LBA had subsided, then he finds out that you have a 30mm 1.4 Sigma on offer.

You dirty swine.

I also visited one of Shetland's most famous places,





This picture is for information purposes only, not for comments !!!

My 'OCD' mind wants the green boat to be in the middle, but my artistic mind likes it where it is, what do you you, duh !!!!

Go Artistic ?

Hell Yea !!!

The K7 had lived in it's box for a few months, but thanks to quite a few positive comments to a recent picture escape for the K7, I packed it for a working trip to Shetland.

Unfortunately, there was a lot more work time and only a little picture time, but I got a few I liked.

All taken with the K7 and the Samyang 85mm f1.4 or the Pentax 'fishy', you will know which is which.

Leaving Aberdeen




Sun-Burst on a crane in Aberdeen




Lerwick Harbour




Bressay Ferry leaving Lerwick




Zoomin' the 'fishy'




Will i or Wont I, ( get closer and I bloody will )

Bloody Hell !!!

Nothing like a vote of confidence from your peers to spur you on, thanks for that !!!

I will have to source the cash from somewhere else for the motorcycle

Again, thank you all, look out Shetland - here I come