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Comment by MarkD posted on Rule of thirds grid at 22/07/2010 - 20:57
O'Connel Street, Temple Bar, Trinity College itself and the River Liffey are all within a few hundred yards of each other.
The Guiness Brewery is worth a tour as well.
Bring an umbrella......
Comment by MarkD posted on Dublin for three nights at 19/07/2010 - 07:29
No 3 I like but don't think it's what I would expect to find in the PPG.
The others are good photos , just not great photos.
Harsh.....but fair
Comment by MarkD posted on Spot the PPG reject (8 images - sorry!) at 05/07/2010 - 20:33
I'm afraid it's quite likely the photographs are being blocked by government censorship.
I don't know if there is any way for you to get this website put on their "approved" list.
Comment by MarkD posted on How to see pictures? at 30/06/2010 - 07:36
Some people have too much time on their hands....lucky bar stewards.
Comment by MarkD posted on shooting with Lego at 26/06/2010 - 12:32
Of late some of the entries to the gallery ,although good or "nice" photos, are lacking the impact I expect for what is supposed to be a world showcase for Pentax equipment and it's users.
I like Gobi trails as it is a well executed photo of a very unusual view, I like Blown out. It is a striking composition. Yes it is blown out but photographs don't have to be technically perfect to be stunning. sometimes you can't get everything perfectly exposed, in fact quite often you don't want to! Look how many grainy old black and white photos are iconic images.
Photography , like art , is a very subjective subject, but many of the recent entries to the Gallery (IMO)are no better and in some cases worse than many of my own images, but I still wouldn't consider my photos worthy of the PPG.
Comment by MarkD posted on PPG results at 22/06/2010 - 07:28
Comment by MarkD posted on To grip or not? at 10/06/2010 - 07:13
I have now invested too much money in DA lenses to start again for full frame for my hobby. Although saying that, I do have quite a few manual focus FF lenses, which is why I stuck with Pentax in the first place when I went digital.
Comment by MarkD posted on Full-frame Pentax? I hope not! at 08/06/2010 - 11:27
Although I have to say I have been quite suprised how sharp many of my lenses (older primes and DA kit zoom) can be at maximum aperature under the right lighting conditions.
Comment by MarkD posted on K20D and P(MTF) at 03/06/2010 - 15:08
Comment by MarkD posted on K20D and P(MTF) at 03/06/2010 - 09:01


The big square is as near as damn it on the one third and two thirds point horizontally. (and only slightly taller than a thirds grid ) Vertically the thirds lines run about half way between the large and small "square" markings.
Save your money unless you take a lot of buildings or seascapes.
Basically tuck your point of interest just inside the curved corners of the large "square" and that's it.