Thanks guys for your words of praise!

This is one of the few I was very keen to see on a proper monitor rather than the small(ish) laptop running only Picasa. I did quite a few shots of this guy but mostly from his other (i.e. left) side. This one was the most dramatic shot, though (and in many shots his long (fishing:wink rod hadn't made it in the frame uncut).
If only I had made my way through all the Kaua'i pictures, yet, I could work on the Gran Canaria ones a bit more...

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65% left and the dancer turns both ways (but I cannot control which way she turns).

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I wasn't with Ian at the time but EXIF data says it was the K100D...

Tis guy was sitting on the only spot that didn't get soaked by the incoming waves...

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K20D, Sigma 70-300 DG APO Macro @ 210 mm, 1/1000 s, A8, ISO200.
Taken near Las Palmas on Gran Canaria last week.

Nice selection! Seems that no one told you that you cannot do architecture shots with the 10-17 fisheye (or you just didn't listen) I like those city shots with the fisheye.
It certainly that #3 is striking a cord with us, I think it is also my favourite. I like them all very much, though.
#1 and #2 are perhaps a bit bright at street level but not as much as to ruin the pics.

I'm sure there will come more our way in the coming weeks, a couple of thousands (and I thought I was promiscuous at shooting :lol.

I'm looking forward to see more from the Big Apple (and that includes you, Kris, as well).

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Excellent examples why black and white hasn't "had it's time" as was claimed in another thread.
Wonderfully simple and powerful at the same time.

Great work Joshua!

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You got yourself a keeper there, Hefty. Great looking pictures. My favourite is #1, though for me it could be a bit brighter.

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Thanks GivingTree,

both were declined for the Pentax Photo Gallery, though.
That doesn't make them any less precious to me. The second one I'm especially proud of, as it was taken on a 7 hour stop over in Sydney. One day I will visit again...

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Well, communication with my wife is sporadic at the moment (she's on a research cruise).
I don't think, however, that the lenses are the problem. I only have fairly recent ones and I think the last time I checked I had the DA*16-50 on the (camera)-body.
As I said, I need to have a look in the manual but I can't be bothered, really.

Thanks for the hint, though,
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Nope. Funnily enough, my dust alert entry in the menu is grayed out. Haven't got round to look in the manual why that could be.
I had once used it, though, and it just came up with some specs that I had previously identified in some small aperture shots.
The Arctic Butterfly now get's rid of dust whenever I see too many blobs appearing in my pics.
To be honest, I don't really need that dust alert.

What do the pictures look like when you take an out of focus pic of a white(ish) wall with, say, A22? What does it look like when you use "auto levels" or "auto contrast" on it in your post processing software?
Same picture?

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