Cheers all, thanks for all of comments once again.

I prefer the original crop of Echoes, now that I have seen them side by side, but can see that the square crop may have its own attractions too.

Veiled I had a play with before I posted the first set. I decided then to use that particular crop, on account of the line that I wanted to lead out into the top RH corner, and because of the way the rule of thirds grid worked with aspects of the subject. Hear you though re a tighter crop Tim, that was one of the options a tried out too.

Tony - fragility perhaps, and it may also be nostalgia (like Colin and Mat have indicated) - either that or because we are watching these things slide into a history that is unfolding behind us.

Maybe we are privileged to be in a position to not just watch this, but to interpret aspects of it with images we create.

Maybe photographers (unintentionally for some) take on a responsibility for stewardship, just as we look to images left for us by others who have taken similar paths.

#3 brings out the character of the individual for me Tim - big improvement.

+1 for the grass obscuring the beastie's friendly face Tim.

Hi James - the causeway looks beaut, I wonder though if the Mount might look better if totally converted into a silhouette? At present, one might be tempted into thinking it is merely underexposed.

The portrait orientation suits the long, receding causeway, helping the impact of its vanishing point. It's a nice touch IMO.

Let's see what happens next!

Ajar (the only six I've got)

[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1417-1R.jpg[/IMG]

Now this was taken week before last, as per the EXIF which should still be intact.

FA 31 on the K-x, f5.6 at 1/4 second handheld (and lucky to get away with it too), -0.5 EV, ISO 400.

Indeed David - you have a point!

I'll put it down to an ink blot then

I thought my camera had a jpeg setting for finery - now I know it's true that it does!

Thanks Andrew, Gareth, Iqbal and Kris. I appreciate all of your comments.

We're each only as old as we feel I guess, and each of us is only getting older one day at a time.

I have two other ones of the Wolseley Gareth:

Rusted
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1419-1R.jpg[/IMG]

Dimmed (I got a giggle out of the part number moulded into the lens)
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1422-1R.jpg[/IMG]

And the square crop herewith Kris:

Square Echoes
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1434-1-2R.jpg[/IMG]

C&C from everyone welcomed on these also of course.

No - not about Andrew - to some of his style of shots!

Came across an old barn converted into a cafe / grocery store, in the middle of nowhere. It contained some interesting memorabilia, as well as pictures from the 1800s, when the area was being extensively logged (clearfelled) for construction and mining timber. While I didn't take pictures of the pictures, I did poke around some of the bric a brac they had on display.

Veiled
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1409-1R.jpg[/IMG]

Winged
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1412-1R.jpg[/IMG]

Sprung
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1417-1R.jpg[/IMG]

Echoes
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1434-2R.jpg[/IMG]

Hub (note the prophetic name)
[IMG]http://i772.photobucket.com/albums/yy9/i_berg/Johanna%20Valley%20in%20Winter/_IGP1448-2R.jpg[/IMG]

C&C welcomed

Hi Nigel,

I see you wrote on Flikr that you are relatively new to all this (welcome!).

While this won't solve any issues specific to your individual K-x, it may help you understand some of the underlying principles better. It's a great resource IMO - link