Changed to link as requested.

Steady on, Peter!

It's a very small quibble, but I feel that the picture balances better if the space to the left of the flower is the same as the space to the bottom of the frame. It shifts the position of the flower very slightly, but I feel it then clicks into balance.

The colour and DOF choice are spot on and I wish I'd been there to shoot this scene.

Two images in, one sadly removed already. Do please ensure the image you enter is shot in October 2014.

Out of time images are removed, so please note the basic rule of the monthly competitions is that something new has been shot for the competition. It's intended to encourage us all to get out with our cameras.

I agree with that. I wear glasses and already a DSLR viewfinder is as far away as is reasonable. Add something to it and you'll see even less of the screen.

If anyone is having trouble viewing a screen clearly, don't forget that the dioptre adjustment should be made with the lens defocused or removed. Adjust the dioptre setting until the etched lines in the viewfinder are at their sharpest.

Short sighted users might find their reading/computer glasses make non-adjustable SLR viewfinders much easier to see. The virtual distance of the image we are viewing is about 1 metre, so we need to be able to comfortably focus at that distance.

I've had a look, very interesting indeed.

You've asked this question elsewhere in the forum, if you can just ask once Bruce that makes life easier. Please refer to Lenses forum to see the main thread on mounts.

You can use pretty much any Pentax lens, all the bayonet ones certainly and even the screw thread ones dating back to the 50s and 60s, with a simple adapter.

I only rarely shoot RAW images, mainly using JPEG. providing you are not doing masses of manipulation then JPEG capture is absolutely fine.

As for copying any file to your PC, I'd recommend using a card reader, which is fast and convenient and you don't need to keep connecting your camera to the computer.

The pentaprism finders of the Pentax DSLRs are so much better than the penta-mirror alternatives that I think it's as good as it gets. I've just got used to it, and although an ME Super finder, for example, is bigger and brighter I don't use those routinely any more.

I wouldn't add anything to the finder, even if something were available, it would probably add bulk as well as expense. And proper quality would be definitely expensive.