Thanks Mike

Yes I agree, 52 cameras project sounds very cool. I am not far away either...

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Hello all, just thought I would share a couple of pics from my summer hols along the theme of Atlantis...

First up is a shot from the Foyer of a huge Vegas-style resort called Atlantis, located on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. Taken with the 10-17 fisheye on my K5 looking straight up at their wonderfully decorated dome...:




A great place to visit for half a day (magnificent aquariums), but a bit too 'in your face' for my tastes (and considerably beyond the capabilities of my wallet!)

Second is something a bit more truly 'Atlantian', taken while snorkelling at a dive site called 'Hollywood Bowl' with my Optio WG1 - it doesn't have the refinement of a DSLR but is really great fun underwater (in fact it's a great fun holiday camera) - a bit hit and miss (especially given the environment) but a lot cheaper and more compact than a K5, flashes and Ikelite housing. I've used mine in the Ocean a few times now and it hasn't leaked yet (touch wood)




Hope you like them

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I think if you are concerned about weight then something like the 55-300 might be a good bet, or the sigma 70-300 (I personally prefer my battered old siggie to the Pentax lens, but perhaps I it's just my copies of the lenses - it also has a pretty handy 'macro' (ish) capability) - the DA* 200 and 300 lenses are great performers but they are heavier. The 200 is not so bad (pretty compact actually) but I suspect that you might find yourself wishing that you had 300mm (or more).

Other possibilities might be the sigma 100-300 f4 - now discontinued but might be had second hand; tends to be expensive and is also a heavy lens, although it does work well with the sigma teleconverters giving even more reach; or perhaps a Sigma/Tamron 70-200 which might also be used with a TC if you have one - more compact than a 100-300 but again, will be heavy and big compared with the 55-300 or 70-300...

Not sure I'm really helping much...

Nice set - There's something fascinating about seeing things in decay, even if it is not always the most uplifting way of seeing things - makes you think though. I like the processing in number 3 here, I think it works well for this subject, although if I were being picky, like David, it would be nice to get the tail tip of the boat...

Very high standard though, as ever - nice one

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2 and 3 for me - agree that the portrait of Fernando Alonso is a corker - he's definitely got his mind on something there...

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Agree with everyone else - these are ace! especially like the London 2012 ones. Good job

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Cool set - the fourth in particular is very good - you can really see the movement in the horses legs. Looks like fun

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I think...

FA 50 f1.4
DFA 100 Macro
Tamron 17-35 f2.8-4
Sigma 100-300 f4
Sigma 180mm Macro
Sigma 70-200 f2.8

and one or two ancient cheap primes somewhere, and if one or two of the DA/DA*s are full frame compatible then I may have one or two more

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Some more cool shots of these really endearing creatures I especially like the second one - it looks as if he is looking at you saying "is this pose alright?"... In my head at least