The new hall was demolished after WWII and being trashed by the MOD, but the outbuildings survive as does the lake, and terraces. It's home to a garden centre and today the Farmers' Market.

In between trying and sometimes buying various goodies, I caught a few images before the sun went back to bed.




I love finding derelict structures! This was the Pentax MX-1, my current constant companion.

The second image in particular is very impressive. It has a very interesting quality to it, it's simple, it's direct and I don't think you need any advice about it.

Excellent image.

Will has already alluded to these not being "high key" but just over-exposed. High Key is where an image predominately contains the lighter tones in zones VII, VIII, such as a portrait perhaps. Nothing in the image would be burnt out.

Here we've taken the image of something not isn't made of light tones and deliberately blown it out, but that's OK if that's the desired end result. Does it work? I'm not sure it does for the subjects chosen, but it might if it was applied to a menacing dark figure, looming out of a background of over-exposure.

Good experiment, I'd look for different subject matter personally.

Just to let you know I'll be putting this on eBay on Sunday.

Well caught, it certainly was a storm, although here it didn't last long.

It's no problem at all compared to dust on negatives and the requirement for spotting prints.

The card issue is simply the lack of room for fingers in the K-5 design. The tiny Q has more spacing and doesn't cause the same problem.

It's not a huge issue, it's just that it doesn't need to be an issue at all.

No original box I'm afraid, and nothing to do with aminstar.

Complete with caps and hood. This is the Samsung badged version of the Pentax lens. I've checked it against my Pentax one and the performance is identical. Slight signs of use on lens hood, otherwise pretty much spotless.

Price: £350.00 including shipping to anywhere. PayPal or UK cheque/PO only please.

The grip is now on its way, via Royal Mail Air Mail.