Capturing some Autumn colours while they are still around.

K1 + D-FA 24-70. 1/180 f8.0

I like the pano best I think Gareth.

Interesting what you say about not being happy with much of your shoot. As we grow as photographers I think we become our own harshest critics and I think that is a good thing. I often come back from a session and review 40 or more pictures and end up binning the lot !

Well done, and nice to see the setup too.

Very true David, I wasn't given a second glance.

I was photographing the River Wey at Weybridge when I came to a short footbridge over the river. I took this picture of two groups of people crossing from either end. The picture is a reflection in the water turned 180 degrees.

One thing I can't fathom out is how your bike is so clean in all the shots.

Nice action, but I think a tighter crop would improve some of these.

This is why it is very important to check on the lab's website before sending off your files. At DSCL for example they dont recommend, they require you to send your files as they specify. They do not resize.

looks like I will have to send the dogs out to work again.

Do you know what the 15-30 discount will be Chris?

It depends on the printing service. DSColourLabs require the image resized to the specific print size at 300 ppi. ProAm require the same but use a different ppi (402 I think). You should always check on the printing services website.

The advantage of creating your file to an exact specification is that you dont then rely on the printers software to make any adjustments. In the case of DSCL or ProAm it wont make any adjustment at all, your print will just be wrong. This enables them to keep costs low yet still produce a high quality print.

For a service that offers the ability to crop on the website itself or has software that will do it for you then Nigel's advice is probably correct.