I hope Patrick wont mind me starting this thread. Good wide subject should invite many many varied entries.

For all chat about the latest weekly competition.

Congratulations! Wonderful Capture.

I have had very similar experiences with the K7 and K200D. I have also made the choice of keeping my K7 away from this as the top LCD flashing is very un-nerving, I also find that the software works so much better if saving directly to the hard drive on the laptop although this can cause some time delays. All in all good software though.

One of the courses I train the portfolios the students produce is one that is "out of the can" that is to say no PS work (Purset). Their second folio is what I phrase "image improvement" that is to say using the PS tools to adjust and improve. (crop/levels/dodge/burn/rotate etc).

However I train digital art as a seperate subject - using multiple digital images, distorting, colour popping etc.

I like to "swing both ways" as can be seen from my folio .link and accept all images as art. The greatest crime is passing off PS images as "as taken" that denial makes it pointless. Just enjoy, experiment and have fun, leave the arguments to those who cant.

More...... normal stuff and avoiding the temptation to stick wings on things...... I think it's just a phase I'm going through.

Hi Colin - great place to gain advice from a good bunch of togs. Welcome.

Well done to DrO, what a great varied entry. brilliant

Hi Sally - welcome to the site..... let us know who he is! but look forward to the site being brilliantly supportive. Welcome

GX-20.... a rose by any other name.

Now are you sure guys????? This has destroyed the illusion that I was quite happy with in my small but happy mind..... Please tell me it isn't so.