I did not find the first picture particularly appealing. I often see this in my own pictures when sometimes it is just not possible to capture in an image the splendour of what we saw ( or remembered) with our own eyes. I think this is particularly true of landscapes where there is no reference point or significant feature to put the landscape into perspective.

The second picture you posted is different. I like the colour of the sky and the image flows from the left taking my eye off into the distance of the horizon on the right hand side.

That one should be on your wall for certain. Well done.

I, like Terry do not have my images stored in the default location. I use an external hard drive. When setting PSE up for the first time you need to tell PSE where you want them stored and you are done.

+1 for Alan at AM Technical.

I will do John.

Thanks for that doug. I did make a habit of operating all my old cameras at least once a year. I geuss it's time was up. To be honest I am not sure if I will replace it. My first Pentax , an MX from 1980 is still going strong... see thread in Film Camera section.

I had two rolls of Kodachrome sitting on my desk for six months and finally decided to use them today brfore the processing stops at the end of November.

So I dug out my old kit and after problems with my Z1 camera I ventured forth kitted out with the following:

MX + autowinder + K50mm 1.2
ME Super + FA* 24mm 2.0

The first thing I noticed was how easy it was to focus....the viewfinder is huge compared to digital Pentax's. The ME Super is a wonderful camera to use in aperture priority, with the shutter speed displayed "in the wiewfinder". I never used it on film before (it is a recent acquisition), unlike the MX which was my workhorsefor over 10 years. I did find the MX shutter dial awkwardly positioned at first but soon got the hang of it again as I was transported back 30 years!

With the K50mm 1.2 and autowinder on the MX it was not the lightweight camera I remembered, but with the very satisfying click/whir every time I pressed the shutter, I felt like a real pro!

I can't wait to see what the slides turn out like, and if they are any good I will get them scanned.

The most exciting part for me was just the experience of shooting film again. Making sure my exposure and framing was correct. No instant photoshop fixes for slide film !

I urge you all to have a go.

I tried to use my old Z1 film camera today (with a new battery) and everything was working fine..menu/autofocus, but when I pressed the shutter button the mirror flipped up but no shutter sound.

The camera is now stuck with the mirror in the up position. I removed the battery and tried again later but the shutter wont fire... I just get a sound of a motor trying to do something when I press the shutter release.

Anyone else had this crop up before ?

I know Gwen was not looking for software suggestions, but using PSE as I do makes finding/viewing photos a doddle.

I categorise things such as trips/days out, or holidays, or photographic competitions etc. with susubsets of the name of the place I visited etc.

It is also possible to tag photos (lens used is very useful) so there is another way of looking things up.

Finally you can select date order if you wish.

All my actual files are stored in an external hard drive in date order. I never have to actually hunt through them as the directory in PSE does that for me.

When you select the OK button to do your auto focussing, your shutter button just has one role.... to operate the shutter. So the behaviour you describe seems normal to me.

I think George has had plenty of time to settle !

Over 4.5 years by my reckonning