I'm not sure why you would prefer it not to be there. It is there in real life.

The image is 'dusk' and the lights are on on the pier, so it is not out of place. Perhaps a wee toning down could be done, but I would prefer not to remove it.

Glad you like the other one. I am still working on it to enhance the sky with a graduated filter effect. I will post the result when it is finished, if an image ever is finished.

Some images from a recent visit to Cromer.

The pier at dusk:




Sunset:




Pentax K20D, Sigma 17-70 zoom.

I have been to Venice twice now, but on neither occasion did I have a high end DSLR with me. Now that I do have one, I must go back to take better images. It is a truely majical city, somewhere one should go to before one dies. Next time I would like to go in late autumn, when the crowds are less and the weather a bit more angry. The early morning light and the mist.....

I prefer the monochrome image. it is timeless and adds some tension to the shot. The colour version, for me, lacks the wow factor needed to make it an image I would want to see again and again. This is emphasised by the colour and reduced by the monochrome approach. In black and white, I see a totally different message, one of loneliness and desolation. I would look at the monochrome again.

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Thank you John, I thought you might be here as well. Nice to have a friend from the other place!

Good morning all,

I have been posting for some time now on the AP forum. I have just signed up here. I own a K10D as well as a Z1-P film body and several Pentax lenses.

I'll need a bit of time to get used to how this forum works before I jump in feet first!