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When we have a shot with such a lot of movement in it, it's useful to have something sharp in the frame to give the eye something to compare with. The other thing to watch is distracting highlights behind the main subject.

Lighting is everything in photography and can make or break a shot.

Comment by johnriley posted on Which do you prefer and be honest. at 01/07/2012 - 14:08

We were at Montacute House last week and it was quite amusing to see us Pentax Users outnumbering everyone else. Admittedly five of them were us!

But seriously if you get a chance do visit Montacute - brilliant for photography. Nearbly is the equally fantastic Barrington Court.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax Users Rule! at 01/07/2012 - 13:10

bforbes wrote:

johnriley wrote:
You do have some night, by which I mean after sunset and before sunrise,

Tripods out then

Not necessarily, but that's up to the individual. The purpose of the monthly competition is to get us out doing things, so keep an open mind.

Comment by johnriley posted on Monthly Competition #1 - Night Shots discusion at 01/07/2012 - 10:06

If you can post a picture where the lens has had difficulty focusing we might get some clues from that, if, for example, the problem is the subject matter being difficult to lock onto.

Cleaning the contacts on lens mount and body mount and making sure the lens is seated with a firm click may help. Also making sure the AF switch is positively set to AF and not just slightly off.

Comment by johnriley posted on automatic setting at 01/07/2012 - 08:47

I did think of that, but there are some parts of the world where there's no night for 6 months of the year. You do have some night, by which I mean after sunset and before sunrise, so my apologies for keeping you up late or getting you up early!

Hopefully, there will be enough night for everyone who wants to enter.

Comment by johnriley posted on Monthly Competition #1 - Night Shots discusion at 01/07/2012 - 08:44

The first monthly competition is launched! Here is a thread to discuss it, ask any questions, make any comments. After the first image is posted I will remove myself from the thread and will judge the results after the competion ends at the end of July.

Have fun!

Comment by johnriley posted on Monthly Competition #1 - Night Shots discusion at 01/07/2012 - 00:21

On reflection, I do have one anecdote. We were on Skye with friends and came across a derelict house. One room was inaccessible apart from pointing the camera through a small gap into the dark interior.

Our friends, both with D200 and D300 cameras, were totally defeated and the cameras would not focus or give a usable exposure. The K20D had no problems whatsoever and delivered a correctly exposed image of the hidden interior.

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K20D vs Nikon D200 at 22/06/2012 - 22:33

Would it not be better to post the lenses?

Comment by johnriley posted on Are these M42 lenses worth bringing back? at 22/06/2012 - 22:29

Was the lens WR? If not, the mount may have let in water.

Comment by johnriley posted on K-7 Fail!?!?!? at 22/06/2012 - 22:28

Not correcting you Donald, just wondering what you're getting at, but in fact it may be because you're thinking of buying the K20D on offer in Classified Ads. You need have no fears about the quality of the model. I still use one and it produces superb images.

The difficulty is you're unlikely to be able to make a comparison - I'm guessing you also have an option elsewhere to buy a Nikon D200?

Comment by johnriley posted on Pentax K20D vs Nikon D200 at 22/06/2012 - 21:19

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