I'm more of a Photoshop user. I can't see myself using Lightroom yet, probably because I can easily go all out on the creativity side with Photoshop.

Having trouble with layers? It's as the name states, layers on top of each other. Once you get the hang out of using them, the sky's the limit for you!

Photoshop in a nutshell:

1. Select/create layer. (which can be blank, a photo, a text layer, or something else)
2. Work on the said layer. Work it hard!

That's it. When I first started using Photoshop, I was a bit impatient. Asking myself why do I need to select a layer when I can just click on it. Over a decade later I won't have it any other way.

A simple workflow on Photoshop for me:

1. Open JPEG/RAW in Photoshop.
2. Camera RAW settings/adjustments application.
3. Image opens within Photoshop.
4. Slap on an adjustment layer (or two, or three, like one for the levels, one for saturation, and another for Black & White).
5. From here on out, it's like putting on transparent film on top of each other, each film has a special effect. Removing one, changing the ordering of the layer, tweaking the layer.

And that's what I love about Photoshop. I hope this post wasn't too much!

Might be a feature request for the forums?

Anyway, thanks for reporting in the feature for the K5-II. That alone might be a worthy upgrade from the K7!

Very nice portraits! I like both, but more so the second one.

Better with the camera and lens than none at all!

Nothing wrong with the photo! But will have to agree that it deserves a revisit!

Welcome to the forums RickJ. It's a fun and welcoming forum. I look forward to your posts.

You hit the nail on the head on this one! I think the K10D was just below the perfect camera weight for me. K5 is too light for my liking. Still, it's my favourite ever camera and can see myself using it in the next three years at least (especially with the K5-III & K5-IIIs coming next LOL).

Well done! I look forward to your photos. One other thing that the K30 excels at is video!

Welcome to the forums! Please feel free to ask anything (make sure to search first!).

Wow! Fantastic photo! That cloud (sundog?) at the corner is superb!

Have you tried cropping it to a wider ratio? Just might work!

I like it as it is though.

~I love your subject title! LOL

Fantastic lens BTW!