Lovely images but no 5 is a cracker

http://www.obviousidea.com/windows-software/light-image-resizer/ - easiest/fastest software for batch resizing I've come across over the years; there is even an option to trigger it from right click menu.

Just stumbled upon this thread in my quest to find some flash using tips and this write up with supporting images is absolutely brilliant. Should be a sticky for newbies like me Seeing the results of your actions in form of photographs made it extremely easy to understand. Thank you so much!

Awesome. Just ordered an adapter of Ebay as well. Only have the 55-3 00mm though so your result is way more exciting

Wow...beautiful shots, especially the last one. Just stunning.

You can't go wrong with the 55-300mm. It's cheap but simply fantastic. For some reason they are super cheap used. Don't quite understand why but second hand or new, it's an investment that does not disappoint.

Aha! Nice one John, thank you. Surprisingly blind for someone that likes to run around with a camera In that case, no; that is not the software I had in mind. I know nothing about it, sorry.

Hmm...can't spot the LAtest Posts regarding the offer. I just assumed it's Topaz Labs as that's what their plugin is called. If someone else is using the same name I'm not aware, sorry. To be honest, I would not buy it just in spite in that case haha. Hate it when people try to use other's good rep to make money with less effort....

I got denoise few years back and got so used to using it that I never really bothered denoising anything in LR, so I can't compare; however, I find the interface really user friendly. It's not complicated at all. The base presets are not necessarily perfect, but they are a good starting point for your own adjustments which cuts the time needed to modify a pic. One thing I do like is the add grain option. Not sure if you can do that in LR easily. All in all - I enjoy using it but to be frank, if you are happy denoising in LR, I'm not so sure this is some sort of a miracle replacement

They are brilliant. Took the suggestion from someone on the forums and went with them to buy my K3 II. Missed a deal by one day but gave them a call and they sorted me with the camera at an awesome price plus a lens bundle regardless. I live in North London so it's easy enough to drive to Wattford to pick up stuff from the store. They were super. Friendly, knowledgeable and a good laugh. Well worth every penny spent there.

More businesses should be run that way. Also, the store itself reminds me of old times - when you had proper photo shops that actually had stuff 'in stock' - stuff you can touch and staff whose opinion you can trust.