thanks for the feed back, spot on Nigel it was very dull when we started our 5 mile walk around Lechlade and got better as the day went along. i believe this is as far inland that the Thames is navigable, probably about 15 miles from the point it rises, at least one of the disputed points in the area. the house at the back is a roundhouse and i thought it looked "off" so i gave it a tweak, checked the vertical with a level so not sure what is happening with the front one as the extensions to the side are right. trying to get rid of some of the dull sky lost me the tree tops. did not even process a colour version. i could take the frame off, it is part of the preset i used in Efex Pro 2, they seem to have added this to a few presets in this version of the software.

thanks to Nigel for giving us some interesting and well executed images to look at. while not being as "techie" as Nigel in my approach to my images i hope somebody will find something that appeals to them.

1. taken on a walk along Thames yesterday,Sigma 17-70 f8 1/60 ISO100
processed in Silver Efex Pro 2

like this one best, great colour, wish i could get up early, good composition and subject matter. definitely best till last.

good colour ,strong composition. if i was to remove the rocks i would clone them out not sure about the crop but certainly keep the water patterns intact in the foreground, again not a fault just a suggestion for a different look

beautiful set, 1,2,4 and 6 for me but the whole set stands out as very different to the usual zoo type images. excellent

i think original sky was definitely better in the 1st, the sea and the level reset has made it a easier on the eye, really liking the 2nd, nice composition and colour, great textures in the cliff,rock and beach. i think it would work well as a b&w also because of these features.

just pulled the rh corner down and can see little or no difference in the cliffs

a good start Nigel but i find the sea colour too strong for my taste also it is dropping to the left

if my memory serves me correctly there have been mirror problems from the original K5 in one form or another, my K5 suffered a mirror lock up last week, even removing the battery did not cure it. thankfully the menu was available and did a factory reset which released it otherwise it was going in the bin, just taking single shots at the time

certainly quicker with me than the old one and a better layout