K20D, Auto-Takumar 55mm f/1.8 lens.




Kris.

Pentax K20D, SMC Pentax-M 100mm f/2.8 lens.




Best wishes, Kris.

Crop it square!

K.

Quite a few of my acceptances have been in B&W so I do not think so. There is more of a bias to "nice" rather than quirky, gritty, news-worthy etc. There are, of course, many exceptions but on the whole birds, insects, landscapes and sunsets seem to do better than some other types of image (and I have plenty of landscapes, sunsets, one bird but no insects accepted).

One of the main pieces of advice given to people wanting to sell images is: know your customer. The same is true of the PPG!

K.

Best wishes, Kris.

I remember the chap with lots of excellent LX and macro stuff he was selling because his Dad had died. I bought a couple of nice items from him.

Although it may be rude just to sell without introducing oneself a bit, we do get some bargains that way. After all, with no ebay fees etc. it is a win-win isn't it?

Unless we have a flood of scam artists all of a sudden, I'd rather stick with the current system.

K.

I deliberately had the sun behind the tree so that the red mist would show more clearly and the highlights would not blow (or the shadows be utterly black).

K.

You're very welcome spider...

For a change these are all digital (I've run out of Ektar 100 in 135mm...) The dawn light through the low lying fog was amazing, but I don't feel I did a good job capturing it.

Best wishes, Kris.

Pentax K20D, SMC-M 100mm f/2.8 lens.

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Best wishes, Kris.

I use The Darkroom UK or Peak Imaging. Neither are cheap but the quality is excellent. I am in the process of trying the Ilford lab for BW but so far they seem very slow. The Darkroom UK normally turn things around very quickly indeed.

K.