Well i'm currently working the graveyard shift at work.
Rees, there are some fantastic stones there, let me know when you're planning a visit and if I'm free I'll tag along. Karl, make sure you share your shots with us. I'm hoping for a cemetery theme in a comp soon !

Very interesting colour & texture Don. Are these markings natural or have they been "bled" for sap ?

Yes, all good thanks. The grass is always greener as they say but I don't regret trading the 12-24 for the 14. These are not the kind of shots I wanted the 14 for, I'd been frustrated by the close-focus ability of the 12-24 on a number of occasions when I wanted to capture something up close whilst giving the background some perspective distortion. When I come across a suitable opportunity I'll post it up to illustrate what I mean.

I've settled on primes to try & instill some discipline into my photography. I usually have little patience, but with photography I seem to have it in abundance. So the extra time swapping lenses & getting my position sorted isn't an issue for me. Of course I may well miss a few "kodak moments" this way but c'est la vie !

John, it's a little too busy for me with all the thin bare branches. It may well work better in a large format where you can see the texture better but going on the posted size it has no real impact. Maybe you could try again when there are more leaves on the trees, I don't think you'd need spectacular light to make a nice image at this location but it certainly wouldn't harm your chances


I also feel like it needs to be wider as there's no obvious "ends" to the image, or it may just be the squarer crop that's giving me this impression - of course I don't know what's situated either side & it may or may not be pleasant to view !

edit: poor typing proficiency after a 12 hour night shift

May I point you toward the Panasonic DMC-G1 (Olympus have a model coming soon) & they're not technically SLR's any more, as there's no prism, there's no need for the mirror either.

edit to add: The Panasonic looks like a traditional SLR, but I think this is to coax people over from bridge cameras. No pentaprism means they can be any shape really, the new Olympus has a retro rangefinder look to it.

Since taking up photography I find myself visiting local attractions that I've never bothered with before. I thought I'd share a few from Llandaff Cathedral. It was only a fleeting visit but I'll definately be returning, as I saw plenty of pleasing images in my minds eye (providing my brain calculated the imaginary environmental conditions correctly) & I haven't even seen the interior yet.

These 2 were taken as an excuse to break out my new (to me) DA14mm - certainly nothing wrong with its resolving power.

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We enjoyed a brief stroll through the graveyard, I'll definately be returning here too as it is quite large with many old stones & unfortunately (but photographically pleasing) parts of it are being reclaimed by nature.

Taken with a Sigma 30mm.

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£240 is a very good price for new. Is this Retail with full warranty ?

Hi Paul, there's been a surge of us Taffs joining the ranks lately.

Croeso.

Hi Robert,

thanks for confirming that the lord endorses Pentax !

Welcome to the forum & more contribution is just what we need. I look forward to you sharing your work.


Bob

That was something I thought of Mike. It depends on whether the new one will be a replacement or will sell alongside for a premium.

Of course if the new one is a replacement & turns out to be a lemon then the old one will go up in value, I can't see that happening though personally. Sigma haven't released a poor lens for quite some time now it would seem. I love my 30mm & 70mm.