Nice set, which I really like.

You have asked for CC, hopefully my scarring by Photo Club judges does not come through too much here

Image 1, the pillars could do with a little bit of a lift , a touch too dark for my taste other than that very much the shot I would have wanted to take.

Image 2, is my favourite. The sweep of the rocks in the foreground round to the headland in the distance allow you to travel comfortably around the image. Only comment on improvement would be to crop off the bottom 10 to 15% (where the foreground rock lack the sharpness of the rest of the image)

Image 3, As image 1 the pillars could do with a little bit of a lift, and like image 2 the immediate foreground is not as sharp as the rest of the image so maybe a slight crop. To my eye (which is probably not the best by some distance!) image 3 is a series of horizontal zones which do not marry together / flow as well as the first two images.

The main lesson from this is probably not to listen to / take to heart what club judges say! (apologies to any members who are judges )

Great set. I had not considered using the 1.4 TC with my Irix 150mm, maybe time to try!

Looks like you had a good afternoon at the South Devon Railway .
Lovely images, thanks for sharing

Nice set. I particularly like images 1 and 4 for the use of panning to show the speed

Nice shot. The istD may have its limitations compared to its younger siblings but (as you have proved) under the right circumstances can produce some great results

Nice set of images - always appreciate a steam train

Stephen

Completely agree.
The depth of field this lens provides has served you very well, particularly in the 1st image

Stephen

Can only agree about the Irix, it is a super lens with that solid quality feel

When it comes to lens regrets, I have plenty (regrets that is - never have too many lenses!) My major regret is parting with the FA*85mm F1.4 - so now tracking a couple of copies. I would have indulged myself but who would believe that a timing belt and water pump on the car would set me back more than the lens!

Stephen

Thank you all for taking the time to comment. The k-7 I used was one I bought new when the model was first released. I then sold it to a work colleague who wanted a camera for a once in a lifetime trip to Australia, and now I have it back. I had almost forgotten what a great little camera it is

A few from this morning. Because of the heat even early in the morning we opted for a nice shady woodland walk to keep Starr as cool as possible.
The camera of choice this morning was a K-7 mated to a 50-200 DA L
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