All Forum Comments
Comment by simonkit posted on A secret Welsh lake.... at 20/02/2009 - 22:23
philstaff wrote:
The river needs to be dead calm Simon and with all that goes on in a river with wildlife and also the boat trips going up and down as well as the students rowing you dont often get the calm setting you need. There are also some nice shots to be had in the streets surounding the city plenty of nooks and cranies to get some nice street scenes hope you enjoyed your stay its a real nice place to visit.
Ian
I see what you mean Ian, the 1st 2 shots were taken from the the "launch area" for the Uni, fortunately they'd just packed away when I arrived..it is a nice City and I'd definitely visit again, bet it's a bit of a nightmare in summer though with all those tourists in such a small placeThe river needs to be dead calm Simon and with all that goes on in a river with wildlife and also the boat trips going up and down as well as the students rowing you dont often get the calm setting you need. There are also some nice shots to be had in the streets surounding the city plenty of nooks and cranies to get some nice street scenes hope you enjoyed your stay its a real nice place to visit.
Ian
simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Durham - Cathedral and reflection at 10/02/2009 - 18:15
philstaff wrote:
I go there regular and have only seen such a refelection as this once you have been lucky to choose such a day lovely shots.
Ian
Funny you should say that as I was wandering around the Durham indoor market where there's a stall selling photographs of the city/area and I was very suprised not to see a reflection shot like this, I thought it would be quite a common shot but maybe I was luckier than I thought ??I go there regular and have only seen such a refelection as this once you have been lucky to choose such a day lovely shots.
Ian
thanks
simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Durham - Cathedral and reflection at 09/02/2009 - 22:47
Thanks for the comments, I was very lucky with the weather...the following day was my "Tynemouth storm" shot so definitely no chance of reflections then...
pp wise the shot has had some contrast added aswell as the usual RAW edits, it was taken with a polariser hence the reasonably good colours
simon
pp wise the shot has had some contrast added aswell as the usual RAW edits, it was taken with a polariser hence the reasonably good colours
simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Durham - Cathedral and reflection at 09/02/2009 - 17:17
Thanks for the comments...
Marky..the pier was all closed off so I couldn't get anywhere near (fortunately)...this was taken at 70mm with my Sigma 17-70 and has been cropped a little...should have taken the 55-300 !!!
simon
Marky..the pier was all closed off so I couldn't get anywhere near (fortunately)...this was taken at 70mm with my Sigma 17-70 and has been cropped a little...should have taken the 55-300 !!!
simon
Comment by simonkit posted on Storm at Tynemouth at 08/02/2009 - 23:42
Another shot from my trip to the North East, this was taken at Tynemouth pier just as one of the large tanker ships was leaving the safety of the pier walls
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Tynemouth.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Tynemouth.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by simonkit posted on Storm at Tynemouth at 08/02/2009 - 21:04
Just got back from a couple of days in the North East, had a nice wander around Durham and managed a couple of reflection shots
All C&C welcome
Simon
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Durham_1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Durham_2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Durham_3.jpg[/IMG]
All C&C welcome
Simon
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Durham_1.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Durham_2.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/Durham_3.jpg[/IMG]
Comment by simonkit posted on Durham - Cathedral and reflection at 08/02/2009 - 20:06
Like the shot, unfortunately got a bit bored of the news readers going on about how bad the snow was, for London perhaps...welcome to our world
Comment by simonkit posted on Snow in London at 03/02/2009 - 22:44
johnriley wrote:
I have been using the K10D and K20D alongside each other for a while now, and I'm quite sure that the latter is a very significant step forwards.
On paper you might not think so, but in actual day to day photography there are lots of things that have been redressed or refined.
At the current price it's even better value, plus of course you could sell the K10D on eBay (we got £330 for one of ours) so the upgrade will not cost very much at all.
Thanks for the feedback John..it is difficult judge "paper specs" so some real world info is very helpful, I must admit though I really need to know what the K30D is going to offer firstI have been using the K10D and K20D alongside each other for a while now, and I'm quite sure that the latter is a very significant step forwards.
On paper you might not think so, but in actual day to day photography there are lots of things that have been redressed or refined.
At the current price it's even better value, plus of course you could sell the K10D on eBay (we got £330 for one of ours) so the upgrade will not cost very much at all.
Simon
Comment by simonkit posted on K10d to K20d upgrade? at 31/01/2009 - 14:18
I'm in a similar position and considering an upgrade to my GX10, must admit though that the K20D probably doesn't provide enough of a step to convince me to get one, the K30D may do however so I'm watching developments
simon
simon
Comment by simonkit posted on K10d to K20d upgrade? at 31/01/2009 - 14:02
All C&C welcome
simon
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/G109233.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/G109228.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e68/STKITCHIN/G109222.jpg[/IMG]