A modest sort of chap!! I've never seen another photgraphers website that features so many pictures of themself He even has a section dedicated to him called 'Hero'

I think the adjusted version is better. There could even be room for more tweaking (IMO).

1, 2 and 4 for me. Have you considered converting with a coloured filter applied or playing with the contrast and brightness, they look like straight conversions. Higher contrast might add to the drama.

I use pretty basic stuff, I never use noise reduction because I don't shoot over ISO400 and I very rarely apply sharpening, just occasionally local tone mapping. If at work I use the Microsoft Camera Codec with Microsoft Office 2010 Picture Manager (believe it or not!). It's actually pretty good for B&W conversions. At home I use Painshop Pro X3 or recently, Perfect Effects Pemium 8, which has a surprising number of tools under the hood. Below is an image converted with just the MS combination.

Welcome Drago, you have some very good shots on your Facebook and website. Good choice of camera too!

Plus holding it to your ear in public, especially with a telephoto on!

It wouldn't be a 'phone' you could easily carry in a pocket, plus you'd either have to swap sim cards or run two mobile numbers. I can't really see the idea taking off.

I think Pentax was given a new lease of life by Ricoh. Everyone seemed to be writing obituaries beforehand. The DSLR is tough but that's the same for for all makers. I'm not convinced there's going to be a FF anytime soon, it would eat into the 645 sales. Anyway Canikon pro's aren't going to change their kit unless something truly exceptional comes along. If Pentax can stay profitable in the low-mid DSLR ranges they have a good future.

Nice shots. I don't think more detail is needed in the shadows.

I always used to shoot slide film, careful metering became a habit.

No.1 by far for me.