colinb

John- in LR when exporting/saving you have a drop down box with export location, etc and within that box is: 'Image Sizing' for web use I almost always use 1400px and at 90 ppi below that is 'output sharpening' I set to 'screen' and 'standard'. I find that works well for most websites but you could try the high setting.

Tim I'm not sure if you are aware but the numbers on the lens usually refer to the widest figure eg f/4.5 I think you will find most (apart from some primes) will narrow done to f/22. Having said that I'm curious to know why as I don't think I have ever set the aperture to anything near f/22, it must restrict light and shutter speed?

Most camera manufacturers stick a basic kit lens in the box which usually opens up to 4.5 at widest. I have a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 G lens which you can often find a used version. I am assuming you are aware you can/maybe able to use older film camera lenses on digital cameras? Although you may find auto focus does not work - a member by the name of Fuji . On the other hand I find using my 'cheap' 55/300mm f/4.5 -5.6 can give a nice short depth.

£200 is not a great budget to work with but you will find something out there. I can't speak for Canon as I have always had Nikon but in your price range you should be able to find D80 D90 D7000 DX bodies. I would avoid the likes of eBay unless the seller is close by and you can view and test the camera before buying. London Camera Exchange have shops all over the UK that sell used and are trusted https://www.lcegroup.co.uk/Secondhand-Search/?Order=Price&View=Grid&SHMake=&SHModel=&SHType=Digital+SLR+Cameras&Location=&Results=12

I think being/the chances of a Professional are pretty slim these days. If you have a studio somewhere you are more likely to get portrait work for families, children, pets. I managed to get a job within a company as the marketing manager which involved a fair amount of photography and location work (mainly building sites) for use on their website and advertising I really enjoyed the work but never considered myself to be a professional photographer - (I should add after 4 years I've now moved on). During my years I increased my knowledge of Photoshop / Raw files / Wordpress and website creation and used Adobe InDesign fairly extensively.

The Singer in Focus - focal length 180mm 1/250sec at f/5.0 iso 2000

Thank you All for your very positive comments, makes it all worth while When I get the time to sort through the images I will have a section called something like 'Lincolnshire People' I have to agree John and my old website was probably guilty of that. Hopefully with this one I will chop out and change and it might even make me think more before taking the shot. And your purchases also gave me the encouragement to keep going, not for more sales just because someone liked a picture enough to put up on their wall at home, so thank you :-)

Not not the TIPF website ... I thought it time to update my own website, this time using Adobe Portfolio. The original 'lazy load' site was starting to become very slow and the Koken format seems to be forgotten by the owners so it was time to move on. I still have a couple of galleries to sort out such as Sports and General Nature and will no doubt be changing and removing some of the items now uploaded. Hopefully this new version will upload the pictures on mobile and desktop etc pretty quickly. If you have the time please have a look around and if you spot any typos or have any suggests feel free to comment. Thanks in advance Colin

Dakota in the Mist.

Aliens ... aliens... it has to be

I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks that Denis. Hi Polly - we plan to have a dash camera fitted in the new year. Yvonnes Mokka X (as is her replacement) is fitted with a system called OnStar which called the emergency services as soon as the airbags were deployed. She also had 'a voice' in the car with her trying to keep her calm whist informing here the police/ambulance were on their way. I thought this OnStar system might be a waste of money - how wrong was I ?

Thank You Dee, I hope its a good one for you guys down under too :-)

Hello All As Christmas is almost upon us I thought I would drop in and wish you all the best for the season, glad tidings and all that kind of thing. And perhaps I had better account for my absence over the last month or three. Firstly work and as some of you may know I had a change of career and went to work for an old friend of mine. We did expect things to be steady but maybe the word ‘manic’ might have been a better option and things have been going far better than expect, fortunately the Christmas holidays will give us a good break until early 2019. My photography has taken third place for a while and so I haven’t really been out and about with my camera and evenings have been spent mostly at home with my feet up rather than browsing the www. Now you may have already moved on to the photos below so I’d best fill you in on these… Just before 1am one Sunday morning late November I received a phone call to informed my wife had been involved in an accident about 2 miles from our home. Needless to say I was soon on my way over to the scene expecting some minor bump. I arrived to see something that resembled a bomb-site with blue flashing lights everywhere. I had better say that Yvonne is ok (ish) and although her Mokka X was on its roof the front offside wheel was some 15ft from the vehicle along with the ‘complete’ headlight unit, the near side wheel looking to be at a strange angle and debris all over her side of the road she has been one lucky lady. This was about 4 weeks ago (I prefer not to show the pictures until now) Yvonne is now back at work but still feeling the aches and pains that come when someone tries to turn right across the path of an oncoming vehicle. Since the accident we have received a letter from the other car owners insurance and he is now claiming: 1) No Police or emergency services were called (You should always take some pictures on your phone if you can) 2) My wife was inebriated (both drivers were breathalysed, both clear). 3) He was stationary and she hit him (I’m not sure the pictures agree) We have passed this letter onto Yvonne’s insurance company and the police along with the pictures (and a few more of same) below. As he is a Turkish national he also refused to be interviewed on the night stating “no English” funnily enough around 10 of his friends turned up All who spoke no English. Because of this it has been 2 weeks before the police called him in for an interview. We are now waiting to see what happens next. So a very Merry Christmas to everyone on TIPF and may we all have a better 2019.

Sorry and thanks again Polly, I think I had best not enter any of the comps for a while at least until I am able to do my bit if I win any of them .

A good choice Kate

Thank You Rye, POTW is always a nice surprise on a Monday morning.

Colour and Curves

The start of another hot day - 34c or higher expected (and achieved)

I missed the original post but WOW certainly deserves the POTW.

whilst at the Scarecrow thing I spotted this rather clean MG and being a sucker for a nice classic ...

A worthy winner, well done Paul.

The Last Bus Home. ...somewhere in the National Park Fuerteventura, the bus is on the horizon.