brilliant !

A few from this hidden gem in a rather attractive part of South London. The very hot spell we've had sometimes didn't provide many photo moments, but I think it made this place shine, both under and out of the forest canopy.

K7 plus Samyang 14mm, had to handhold unfortunately.
























































Hope you enjoy seeing this great spot! All C & C gratefully taken

He was right then !!!

Luckily I don't do any of my own printing

Is it not true though that for many applications 300ppi would not be needed?

But at least its actually the biggest one this time !

I think these days for many jobs 300dpi may be more than needed. I've read that 240 is commonly used, even as low as 180 can be fine for certain situations. I guess at greater viewing distances you may get away with less as the eye can't resolve the detail anyway.

My FOTO.com big posters are obviously upscaled by some method, but because you stand back to see them you probably don't need all that high a dpi figure. Take a look at some billboard posters which look stunning from a distance - when you get up close they are made up of great big dots which look terrible.

In relation to the FF issue, and the decision for people - its not a straight megapixel equation really - megapixels on the sensor is supposed to relate directly to maximum output size. But you can get 24mp on an APS-C and the same on a FF - people will still say the FF is 'better quality'. What I think needs to be more clearly defined is what precisely these 'better qualities' consist of.

Not sure where you get your ideas from on maximum print sizes, but I have about 15 of my landscapes printed by FOTO.com at 100cm x 70cm - all shot on my K7 and from about 5 feet viewing distance indistinguishable from the 1mb web versions! And where do I store them ? A few at a time on my walls, the rest rolled up in a cupboard

The files sent to FOTO.com to produce these were JPEGs, about 12-16mb filesize - no problem at all!

I can't believe we need 18mp cameras for a 10x15 print

Thats right, that'll make them look real pro! But come on Smeggy, have you forgotton your composition rulebook?

hmmm, not really for me. I think the main problem with both composition-wise is that you're splitting the scene in the middle - building on the left then receeding view on the right. The two don't quite 'gel' IMO. Much better to try and get the building across more of the frame, not just on one side - worth a try I guess

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Finally, I've been waiting to do that

Its not too bad at all really . If the building is going to be part of though, then yes, it has to be more centrally placed somehow, and ideally we want to see the whole building - it looks odd being cut off I think.

But colour and texture wise its great - nice muted tones, well balanced exposure .....