Was out in central Leeds again yesterday getting to know the K10.
Got this shot of Leeds Bridge. Have added a touch of HDR.

Coments, suggestions most welcome....

I've tried and failed to post an image hosted on a new flickr account I have set up.

Is there a special technique involved in order to do this?

I was trying to disguise the fact that it was rubber

Spot on Dangermouse!

It was still alive....

Nice flower, I would be tempted to see what it is like with all the gubbins at the bottom cropped off - leaving a simple stalk and a flower.

I think this is a superb image. The black background really makes this picture special.

Thanks very much for your comments chaps. And, yes it's good to be back.
Just upgraded to a K10 from a K100 and it has really got me back into photographing again.

I had the camera set at ISO 200 for all shots.
Building 2 is cropped from an original immage twice it's size. Would this create grain?

Other than that I wouldn't have expected too much noise at a low ISO.

The last shot I really like, I think it may look a tad underexposed though?
That said, I did de-saturate it to reduce colour from the buildings, perhaps this is why.

The fire escape does look American if you didn't know it was in Leeds.

Cheers again - nice to get the feedback!

Karl

My wife fancies getting into photography. I've given her my K100 so this might be a good thing for her to go on and get her started.

I have a K10.
The aim of my question is to ascertain what would be the best lense within the ones I already have.
I want to do head and shoulder shots with a shallow DOF.

I think I am leaning towards the M50 (or possibly the 40-80) but just wondered what others would select.

Spider the 55-300 is an interesting thought but I don't know if it's just me, but I find the background can be a bit noisy with that lens in certain situations. I think the magnification amplifies the noise.