In theory that's a good idea JAK, but the reason I don't do that is that when I've tried to the runner up often doesn't reply for some time, causing yet more delay. I also have some uncertainty about whether if we did that the competition might not go live immediately, wheras I know if I do it then it goes live straight away. Especially at this time of year, if we had to wait for IT to pick it up there would be a delay there till they checked in.

I think Wednesday evening is long enough to wait.

It's a compromise David. I guess we have to realise that not everyone is as attentive, especially at Christmas, and it's all for fun, not run as a military exercise.

I'll give it till 5pm before posting a new competition.

One way round this is that you don't need the Pentax disc at all. Use Photoshop Elements or similar and just open your JPEG files in that.

https://www.pentaxuser.com/article/organising-your-digital-files-252

This is a simple way to organise your files and one that's served me well without having to buy any additional software.

A PM went out as usual to advise on the win and a reminder was sent this morning. If there's no response by Wednesday evening then other arrangements will be made.

It's a good time to remind everyone that if you enter the competitions, please be aware you might win and if you do then it's your responsibility to create and judge the new competition. When people don't we don't get as fair a chance to sort out entering the new one when it's posted late.

There are also new ones available from dealers such as SRS.

It's pretty bad in town centres such as Wigan and Rochdale, and the Irwell in Manchester is close to bursting its banks. Here, flooding is localised around a few local streams, but the East Lancs Road is closed between Higher Green and the Greyhound Inn, which is quite a stretch to be impassable. I hear a bridge in Leigh has collapsed.

The A55 is also flooded at Bangor in North Wales.

Very nicely done. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone!

Pixel Shift resolution does make a visible difference to the sharpness of fine detail. It's fine where we are on a firm, solid tripod, using the best lenses and have a stationary subject. Then we have to have a need for large prints to really take advantage of the improvement.

I think I could find it useful for very detailed still life images.

Merry Christmas to you! Excellent shot.