I agree. You shouldn't have any problems selling it on again at that price.

Where did you say it was for sale, BTW?

K.

The first one is an interesting idea but I don't think it works (a problem I often suffer from ). I really like the second one but am tempted to cheat and clone out the cranes. The third one I love! Great alternative viewpoint. The last two suffer from what I called the "intermediate converging verticals problem" which is the converging verticals are not not so dramatic to be decidedly deliberate and therefore forgivable, but in evidence enough to be distracting. The BW conversions are spot on though, and the exposure on the last one excellent too. Just an idea, in the last one I would try getting really close to the statue thingy so it dominates the foreground then tilt the camera up so the roofing forms a frame around it. Might work, might not!

BTW If you can take the pictures quickly (the K20 can take bracketed images with one shutter press) you do not need a tripod for HDR as Photomatix will align the images.

best wishes, Kris.

I cannot see the halos associated with over-sharpening so it looks good to me. K.

That is a very useful website. I think I'll pass this one on to my students. Thanks! K.

Well, maybe, but you get my point

I don't. Too much Pentax gear and the K10/K20 works perfectly well for what I do. If we jumped ship every time a manufacturer introduced a newer better model we'd be changing brands a dozen times a year.

I am going to take my KX out for a try out now. The "sensor" is a roll of Delta 100...

K.

How annoying!

Really excellent location. I love the third shot best but it could do with a tweak of curves I think. (I am not on the right computer to try that).

K.

I have had days where I have banged off a hundred or more digital images and not one has been worth a pixel, and then days when the photographic muse has been with me and I have had a few keepers. I could never go "professional", I am far too inconsistent!

The two things I find help are (a) being alone. I often work better when someone is not waiting for me no matter how patient she is (and she is extremely patient) and (b) when I use a tripod. Just the discipline of setting it up makes me think more about everything.

Best wishes, Kris.

Actually I was hoping for the puns... love 'em

K.