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Hmm, tricky isn't it when the boundaries are stretched, but it's always been seen as valid when triptychs are entered in camera club competitions.

In fact, previously I have entered multiple-image pictures where there have been as many as nine separate images.

It left the judge totally unimpressed, so I don't think we can assume that it was an advantage!

Like everything else, I'm sure this entry will just be judged on its merits.

Comment by johnriley posted on Discussion: Weekly competition No. 26 at 01/01/2008 - 22:51

Thanks for that, Mac and a Very Happy New Year to you and yours as well.

Comment by johnriley posted on Happy 2008 at 01/01/2008 - 12:58

Martin, many thanks for the judging. You have clearly spent a lot of time and careful consideration over a very large entry and have been fair and insightful. Well done.

Lilly, congratulations! Another win and another challenge now for you to set if you would ....

A cracking selection of images, we have some excellent photographers around here!

Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 07/01/2008 - 08:07

John Ryland's Library, Manchester:

Pentax MX
SMC Pentax 15mm f3.5
Ilford FP4 developed in FX39

Comment by johnriley posted on Weekly Competition No 26: Buildings at 02/01/2008 - 22:04

Toot away! Very well done!

Comment by johnriley posted on Can I Toot My Own Horn? at 24/12/2007 - 22:17

It's in hand.

Comment by johnriley posted on can someone please do something about "Clothes"? at 24/12/2007 - 15:31

What you have shown is pretty demanding in terms of CA. On most subject matter you won't really notice it, but fine branches against sky can be a bit of a problem. It will also be less abvious when printed out at normal sizes. Enlarging images, especially taken at wide apertures, will show up lens defects.

The 18-55mm is a very respectable lens, but does need stopping down to get the best results. It is probably the best of all the kit lenses from any manufacturer.

Comment by johnriley posted on CA with 18-55mm kit lens at 28/12/2007 - 09:21

Cheap and cheerful I would imagine, and probably cheap and dismal when the 2x converter is used.

I don't think I could lift one of those beasts, never mind hold it steady.

Bear in mind that a tripod should be attached to the lens. If you used the camera on a tripod with that lens it just might rip the lens mount out, or perhaps the base of the camera. That would be some leverage for the camera to withstand.

Comment by johnriley posted on Opteka zoom lens at 30/12/2007 - 21:39

If you are going to the trouble of shooting in RAW then I would suggest it is better to save the conversion as a TIFF file. The reason is that you have avoided using a lossy format (JPEG) in the camera, so there is no point in using one to save the RAW file. You are losing some of the information you have worked to keep.

Hope that helps!

Comment by johnriley posted on Silkypix at 23/12/2007 - 09:34

You could mitigate the costs slightly by putting your 18-55mm on eBay. Even £25 would help, but they sometimes go for quite a bit more than that.

Comment by johnriley posted on The old chestnut: 16-45? 18-50? or even 15-30 with 28-70 at 23/12/2007 - 16:20

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