Great variety David - you've got a big job ahead, but keep them coming! I like the muted pastel tones throughout.

With the Remote Control F (or other compatible device), on the K7 at least, I can set a menu item to activate AF on first press of the remote button, then fire on second press - or, not to AF at all but just fire on first press. (This is my usual setting for static subjects as you would get the framing and focus set up first). But for moving subjects you could use the remote to focus first from a distance then take the shot, and keep repeating that.

I usually order a batch of 7x5s first, just to check for any colour issues. I've had variable results in the past with different online printers, but I keep reporting on the great results from FOTO.com, at all sizes, even up to massive 100x70cm.

The colours and brightness always matches exactly what I see on my computer screen - I send max quality JPEGs. Always very happy - never had any of the colour issues that I seem to be getting with my shots when displayed on the internet

I've had a go at adjusting the skies in a couple of the forest shots ...

Do these look better ? I'm loath to remove all blue because then it just makes the huge DR too obvious.














Thanks for all the help !

Thanks for the feedback - the skies should be easily sorted. They're not actually 'blended' or anything - they were whiteouts exposure-wise and I used the magig wand to select all pixels of tha tone, then in levels pulled down the red output, but I think in the forest ones it looks a bit too cyan ?

The ones in the open are OK though aren't they? I'll re-do the skys in the forect ones and you can see.

Colour balance has me confused a bit - varying reports, and I see them differently in Chrome & IE browsers on my working machine - in chrome they look OK as in my image viewer. On my work PC using XP & IE6 colours are iffy. Noe sure if its down to colour management or just different monitor profiles?

There's some similarity to the K5II / IIs issue I think - there's a clear difference / 'improvement' with one, but the real question is who exactly can and will benefit specifically based on their photo outputs and methods.

The price difference remains significant here, but is nothing compared to the upheaval of a system sell-off and re-purchase. However, moving to FF will presumably offer up all sorts of additional goodies ???

The problem is defining these clearly for different types of photography and output - Its frustrating sometimes that those who choose to move a FF system do not really list with any great clarity the exact need they've identified and the perceived failure of what they are leaving.

I know now that I won't be getting FF anytime soon - but that's because it will be beyond the budget - I cannot justify it when I'm not making a living from it. But whether I'd actually get it if the price dropped or I won the lottery ... that's the interesting question.

Cheers ! Here's another one just hot off the press ...

And if you're lucky it might even be the start of the Nudes shooting season over there somewhere.

Its really got me thinking, I must say ...... about an all-new DSLR Nudes-Specific Shooting Checklist

No harm to have it mentioned again