You're right David, wow can you just imagine that moire if it was a K5IIs

Interesting about the colour vs B&W - I remember not that long ago (your pano bandstand shot Alistair)), saying it needed colour, and being shouted down ... 'No, the mono gives it a timeless quality ... go and study the art of photography Nigel' (something like that!) , and here people like the colour !?!?.

If this is not a shot that demands the 'timeless quality' then what the heck is ..???

3 and 4 are special, I love the front-on view which makes the wingspan look very impressive. You're clearly starting to enjoy that 560 beast ... I'm sure it takes a bit of getting used to.

A very good selection there giving a great overview of a fabulous location. They're all sharp and nicely made, good exposures and colours as far as I can make out on a telephone ! Looks like that camera is serving you very well there ...

That's a nice looking blog and website, and some good positive points about the Pentax advantage ... Thanks for showing us and I look forward to seeing more of your work on here. Nigel.

Now really people, this is not supposed to be about internet connectivity issues in isolated areas - its about the OPs photograph at Belton House .... so back on topic please.

That fishy effect works well there for sure, and the quality is great!

A week in Lincolnshire John ... sounds rather isolated, I guess it was hard to get any signal in places 😉

No indifference here, yes a simple shot but I can appreciate how the various points of interest in the flower and surrounding ferns and pot all occupy a specific space in the frame, making for a most relaxed natural compo.

Thanks Barrie, i tried to emphasise the shadow contrasts as much as possible, and tried to make some of the others a bit 'low-key' as well.

Excellent birdy shots David, I especially like the strong dividing line between subject & backgrounds (caused I think by good metering on the subjects - what metering settings were you using?)

Its a nice 'setting the scene' image at first - I wonder if you may have overdone the grad darkening on the upper sky a bit (it looks like a grad effect - perhaps a longer transition would be better?)

Not keen really on the final B & W - very busy and the sky is problematic - perhaps a longer telephoto into the right-hand distance would work well? But you had another great photographic day out!

Thanks guys, I thought they had a rather sinister aspect as well! I didn't linger too long outside each window, thats for sure


hmmm, yes I'd heard that, then also that you go for the eyebrows! In either case it was hard to get a good lock-on with some of these strangers

Thanks also to Barrie & Will for that feedback - is it that No2 has stronger angles, a better viewpoint? The others are plainer, straighter type of shots. I'll work at that for my next series