Between the showers last week:

1. Clock Tower:



2. West Door:



3. Overgrown Cemetery:



4. Headstone Lichens:



5. New Growth:



6. Showered Leaves:



Thanks for viewing. Any comments welcome.

Cheers.
Philip

The second image looks the best one of these, but still seems too light. When thinking about the church windows I've seen before, the colours here don't look quite right to me. The stained glass is usually quite vibrant and contrasty, with more defined blacks from the designs and from the lead, e.g. from #2 -




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Philip

How discouraging. It would seem that whatever gear one chooses, competence in photography remains unattainable when, other than for a brief trip to the lavatory (and even then usually on autopilot), 5am and the hours around it exist only as concepts in conscious reality.

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Philip

Nigel, my preferred image is #7 - I like its composition. However, I would prefer it to have the level of colour saturation of #9, in which the greens look about right to me. But, of course, you might not be aiming for a "correct" look!

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Philip

Thanks Ken - done.

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Philip

Hello Ken. I don't know the technicalities of the web site structure (and probably wouldn't understand them anyway!). However, presumably the ads are entered into the Classified Ads section of the forum, so they must have a data flag attached to the post to record that location. Currently all new posts, whichever section they have been posted into, appear in the New Posts list. Perhaps that location flag could be used to separate the ads out. But, as I implied, that is one for boffins to comment on.

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Philip

Gwyn, I did not say there was a problem. I started the paragraph with a "minor point" about something that "annoys me" about the forum. To clarify, I would prefer not to have to scroll down all the members' new classified ads (unless I want to buy something) to find the photography posts. That is why I suggested separating the two sets. I am entitled to express an opinion and make a suggestion - if you disagree, that's also fine by me.

Philip

A few months ago I was considering leaving PU, as my experience tallies with the sentiments Jim has expressed above. However, I am still here, mainly due to encouragement from Nigel, and partly due to looking at the Unanswered Topics section. Seeing the names of regular posters there, suggested to me that a dearth of responses probably did not mean that someone, his images, and his opinions, were being actively excluded by the other regulars.

I am always grateful for any comment on an image, however brief. Suggestions for improvement are especially useful but I wouldn't expect more than a sentence or two from someone who is freely giving their time to reply. Even a "Nice" from anyone is helpful, and particularly from an obviously experienced member, as it suggests that the photography might be on the right track.

Sometimes I get the impression that members who are experienced and perhaps professional photographers forget that photography might be a relatively new hobby for others, including myself, who perhaps come here with much lower experience and skills, and hence with a desire to learn more. Constructive criticism is valuable, sometimes essential, and does not need to be sugar-coated, but posts that come across as just dismissive, pompous, or arrogant are of little use to anyone.

Just a minor point about the forum content - it annoys me wading through all the ads to find the photography. So one structural change that would improve the forum for me, would be to separate the New Posts section into two - New Photography Posts and New Classified Ads.

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Philip

My K-5 II locked up in the first week of use when I got at the end of last year. I installed the firmware update and it has not locked up since then.

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Philip

That is a delightful shot Nigel, and the ice cream on the tip of the nose is great - makes me wonder what happened next!

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Philip