These are all amazing images. For my the shot of downtown from the Empire State is the best, although the one from the base of the building, Little Italy and the ferry images are all remarkable.
I never really shoot B&W but I think I will have to try it out!

Cracking images - Another vote for number three, I think it's because the trees/housing are almost completely black.

BAM! STAY DOWN!!

I've been working in MK the last month, I do love the theatre district. I like #1 but it doesn't feel quite straight on the left.

I like the perspective in the last image, shame about the guy on the right.

Really like the last two, I don't think you've lost too much IQ, and so worth it for the shot of a bird in flight especially.

Love the windmill shot.

I think the B&W images don't work as well because of the somewhat overcast sky, there is not enough focal lighting so it comes off a little grey.

also the more I love at 5 the more I like it, the detail on the trees is impressive!

I'd pick up a roll or two of colour and B&W in boots or poundland without worrying about it too much and just have a play. See which lenses you like, get a feel for the camera and go from there. I'm also new to film and that's what I'm trying, I think it's better to have a go as cheaply as possible to get used to the camera and see wether you want a more sensitive film etc. later.

So I've been playing around with cropping a bit recently, I really can't quite fathom what to crop out and what to keep in. I'm still learning the art of framing a good photo, and often end up with a bit of something else in the edges of an image. I first imagine it's best to crop them out so as not to distract the eye, but often I'm not sure whether it makes the image feel out of proportion.

I've got two examples below, uncropped then cropped slightly. (It's more for illustration of what I mean than the photo)





IMGP0447 (2) by ldsandford, on Flickr



IMGP0447 by ldsandford, on Flickr

What do you reckon? Do other people crop their photos a lot?

http://www.cbc.ca/news/yourcommunity/2011/09/where-do-you-store-your-photos.html

This Canadian news agency is reporting that 4% of all photos ever taken are stored on Facebook. Pretty impressive.