I use these for exhibition/gallery frames..reasonable prices & good quality frames

http://www.framesandmirrors4u.com

Simon

Here's another shot as mentioned...

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/Conwy_Castle_winter_sunset_3.jpg[/IMG]

Thanks for the suggestions...can't believe I missed the lean on the castle (now corrected).

with the composition I have several other shots, some of which have tighter framing on the castle, so for now I'm resisting too much cropping on this one until I can compare with the others - I'll post one when they've been processed

Simon

Stunning sunset over Conwy tonight - the snow-capped hills & frozen river conwy hopefully add something a little different to this shot too. This is the first of sevral I have left to process. All C&C appreciated

Simon

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/Conwy_Castle_winter_sunset_2.jpg[/IMG]

Set off early down to Snowdonia today to catch a few shots of the recent snow falls, unfortunately the decent weather lasted about 45 minutes so only managed a couple of shots.

The 1st one is a shot I've tried a few times but it's never really worked, be interested to see if you think it does this time?

thanks

Simon


[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/crimpiau_craigwen_snowdonia.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.landscapephotographyuk.com/images/moel_siabod_snowdonia_winter.jpg[/IMG]

Hi Jon,

Pity it didn't meet your needs either. I have considered the prime option but having read a few reviews the DA 12-24 seems to be at least of equal quality to the 14/15mm options, with the added flexibility.

One reason I'm considering the 12-24 is that whilst I'm very pleased with the DA 17-70 it does show some distortion around 17mm, the DA 12-24 I believe is distortion free in the 15-20mm range which sounds quite appealing

thanks

Simon

Hope everyone is having a good Christmas !!

I'm currently re-considering UWA lens options although being honest I'm not 100% sure if I need one. The reason I say this is that I previously owned the Sigma 10-20 and never found it quite to my taste, distortion was a bit too heavy and I often felt that UWA just left landscapes feeling a little lost/distant (hope that makes sense).

I currently use the DA 17-70 most of the time but I'm thinking again about adding the option of UWA but with a DA 12-24. Perhaps the range would be more suitable for my needs than the 10-20 and the 12-24 should exhbit much less distortion than the DA 17-70 in the 17mm focal range.

Although it's obviously up to me to make up my own mind I'd appreciate any thoughts on this from others into landscape photography - it's not really about the qualities of the 12-24/10-20 etc, more about the usefulness of UWA lenses for landscapes

thanks

Simon

I used to own the Epson R220, killed it using compatibles, Jettec which I think are the best non OEM) - in hindsight the prints were never as good as the original ink/paper either.

I now have the Canon MP540 and always use original ink - I save some cash by using Ilford paper instead of Canon, this way I get the best quality prints & hopefully the printer should last

simon

I find that the banners/adverts on the R/H side often overlap the images/threads posted and "spoil" the forum, I've mentioned it before but thought it was somehow limited to my PC?

Simon

I use Noise Ninja occasionally and have always found it pretty good, I always reduce the settings though as it's usually a bit heavy handed at default.

Most of the time I find that noise reduction in ACR is very effective and NN isn't required

Simon