Northgrain

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Another fine, frosty day here . Explored an old gritstone quarry with the dog. I'd originally intended to get out for the dawn, but a combination of sloth and domestic chores did for that

As always, C&C most welcome

Cock Hill
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The Old Quarry
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Frozen Bog Pool
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Slabs
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Comment by Northgrain posted on Old quarry at 15/01/2012 - 20:01

Northgrain
Great to see sun and sky again

Nice set. #3 for me - love the reflections here.

Comment by Northgrain posted on At last - a stunning morning in Snowdonia!! at 15/01/2012 - 19:50

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Nice to welcome another landscape fan . Look forward to seeing your photos

Enjoy the K5, you lucky man

Comment by Northgrain posted on I'm a Newbie at 11/01/2012 - 17:12

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Welcome Paul

Look forward to seeing your photos on here

Comment by Northgrain posted on Hi Y'all at 11/01/2012 - 17:08

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Pentaxophile wrote:


Another reason to buy a K5 I suppose!
I wish people would just stop this sort of thing


Another great set for your theme, by the way. I like 'Interior #5', and 'from the outside looking in' best from this perspective.

Comment by Northgrain posted on Decay and Dereliction at 09/01/2012 - 19:05

Northgrain
As the above... great set - with the 1st sunrise shot the standout.

Must have been a rewarding workshop

Comment by Northgrain posted on Northumbria Trip at 09/01/2012 - 18:56

Northgrain
Glad you jumped in! As you'll know this place is highly supportive to us novices - although looking at your flickr you've already been putting the K5 to really good use

Look forward to your contributions

Comment by Northgrain posted on Hello...finally at 09/01/2012 - 18:52

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Welcome Sasha

Enjoy the K5. Look forward to seeing your pictures

Comment by Northgrain posted on New member with a new K5 at 09/01/2012 - 16:11

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SteveEveritt wrote:
Really glad I made the choice I did and the fun you can have with all those excellent old lenses is endless and much better for learning how to use your camera than attaching the latest VR or OS AF lenses. I urge all new Pentax owners to get hold of a fully manual lens and learn to use it, this will teach you more about your camera in a much quicker timescale, and its great fun.
Wise words...

Comment by Northgrain posted on Why did you choose Pentax? at 07/01/2012 - 00:42

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I was initially drawn to Pentax because of (i) the compact, well fashioned camera bodies (ii) the lure of the Ltd prime lenses (things of splendour and a joy to use) and (iii) WR.

One night in a pub a friend announced to the assembled that I was looking to invest in a decent camera. One of the folk there said 'which make'. When I said 'Pentax' they said 'why not Canon/Nikon, you fool'. So I said 'partly because everyone defaults to them'. They came back with 'don't you think there's a reason for that'.

At which point my decision was made. I am not a sheep

Comment by Northgrain posted on Why did you choose Pentax? at 06/01/2012 - 23:41

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