Bltyhman, the image quality on number 1 look inferior to the other two - a little less sharp?
However I think 2 and 3 are remarkable efforts and results. I say this because I have also experimented with welders glass and did not get anywhere near your achievements. Mine had a horrible green cast to them.
For future ref can this cast be removed in elements (I don't have Lightroom)?

How did you fix the glass to your lens without light leakage?
I stuck mine to an old lens hood with Blutack.
Think the glass was about 2 quid - bit less than a Big Stopper

I agree somewhat with nanhi.
I am quite prepared to be ripped to shreds if it helps me see things from another angle and improve. I might not agree but I certainly would not be offended - the opposite I would be grateful. I often feel that serious critique is lacking on this forum. It's the only one I post on and it is at times frustrating and impossible to know whats going through people's minds.

In fact the only way to get any serious feedback is to enter the competitions.

However, I do appreciate that this is all easier said than done. Personally I don't always feel accomplished enough of a photographer to criticise or suggest that something could be done differently with the images posted by other members.
Perhaps this is the root of the problem?

Thanks Smeggy, I think you are correct there, a person would have added something to that shot.

Met up with my mate yesterday for an informal meet and just to run off a few shots. I felt completely uninspired and found it difficult to get started. Remarkably I actually ended up with a higher than normal number of use-able shots.
BTW none of these are HDR, I have tweaked them in Elements.
Comments appreciated...

Balconys



Train Station



Bridgewater Place 1



Bridgewater Place 2



Canal Basin

Note to self.....buy a Sigma 10-20.
They all look great!

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three

After reading through this am I right in gleaning that older M primes are not going to give as good results as newer DA primes with a digital camera, in my case K10D?

I am looking at the very well priced smc Pentax-DA 35mm F2.4 AL lens.
Would this give better results than the manual primes I have?

Sill 4 for me. The vignette works well with it.

I like the Orton effect on 4, it looks interesting and the burnt edge works well.
1 also good, the framing works for me but could be a bit smoother.