Chris,

I didn't know that this was a North American thing, but yes, our young folk are often paying big bucks to be walking billboards.

As well as loving cameras, I play and teach guitar. The Fender, Gibson, Martin wars are always in full swing with caps, tee shirts, beer coolers etc.

Sports take this to a whole other level. In fact, this is probably where this type of thing started

You seldom see these items given away.

How much does a Manchester United shirt go for in England?

Dwight,

I've found that contacting a US seller with your Postal Code, and asking if they'd be willing to ship a specific item to you, very often yields a positive response.

Also try the UK (SRS is a great start - talk to Chris).

A few advanced searches on eBay - where you specify Canadian Sellers, should yield more local dealers. I've dealt successfully with a few - no problems.

If there's a camera store near you, why not drop by? He needs to know you want Pentax, and he could use your business.

Let us know how you make out.

With ivy covering the rightmost tower in the picture, I wonder if you could try leaning everything to the left a wee bit to lessen the (paralax?) caused by the wide angle lens?

It's a lovely shot and worth tinkering with.

Cheers

Nicely done!

#1 is my favorite. I like the way it's composed and the wings are more displayed.

I assume this was your 70mm macro?

Very nice.

You seem to be getting great Depth of Focus(Field).

What lens are you using?

Probably can't beat any B&W filter - I'd say you've got a great one.

WAY, WAY better!

Ain't digital great?

Wow!

I LOVE polarizers, but #2 is probably over the top.

What make of CPL is it?

Love it.

Good focus, enough Depth of Field, lovely bokeh.

Could you PhotoShop out the leash?

It looks to me as if you were shooting with the zoom lens set as wide as possible (18mm?).

With wide angle lenses, unless you are quite close to the subject, just about everything will be in focus at f4. This allows you to use higher shutter speeds if you want to "freeze" the water.

I find that whether the water is blurred or static is a matter of taste. I usually shoot a selection and choose later. Kinda like you've done.

Watch those slippery rocks

Cheers