ChrisLumix

On a channel ferry... (water, throbbing engines, seagulls, and flapping flag)

To be honest Korks, though those pictures are up to your usual high standard they are not better in my opinion. Given what you can already do with your existing software I'm asking myself "Does he really need this?"

Just now, Black Pearl said:

Too much user input, I'd start with good intentions but it would stop quickly and become pointless. If/When I get fibre I will look into it but for now its not a viable option.

I've got fibre and I can tell you - upload speeds still aren't fantastic. And they might be limited even further by the server you're uploading to.  

2 minutes ago, Black Pearl said:

My problem with cloud backups - very good and getting more affordable - is the speeds I have available for uploading data. Currently I have a 1 to 1.5Mb/s upload speed so my current (almost full) 4TB drive would take forever and a day to sync and I don't even think it could keep up with the amount of data I shoot each day.

Perhaps what you need is just to upload your best pictures only to the cloud?

You've all forgotten the other way to backup AS WELL AS those mentioned. The SD card in the camera - when it's filled up, failures deleted and filled up again... I remove from the camera and store. That's full of decent images (well, not FAILED images!)

Welcome to the forums  Van  

Hmm. Better look through my Jim Morrison folder forthwith...

Nice one.. 

Tina, this is bad news yes. Look after yourself as well as John. We will think of you and wish you well, and hope that you and John are able to make the most of the time left. <3

Congratulations Dee - good shot, well deserved win.  

57 minutes ago, Clicker said:

Sometimes Colin I just wonder where the hell the week goes...  I swear there doesn't  seem to be 24 hours in a day anymore and how I ever found time to actually go out to work years ago  I'll never know !!    I think remembering  stuff starts to be an issue for us Old Timers ... Lol  ....erm... what was your name again ? 

"Oh look - a castle"

"What's a castle?"
"I don't know. Why d'you ask?"

"Ask what? Oh look - a castle".

Aww, I'm so sorry, Dee.

Damn! Left it too late to enter! (Again...)

Welcome to the forums  

I could probably make it to Bristol, but no further north than that.

 Good choice.

On 14 January 2017 at 04:05, mikejduk said:

In my short time I have learned that the quality of a photo is as much, if not more, down to the quality of the lens as to the camera.

Welcome to the forums  Mike. 

I'm not sure you can be "alone" with a smartphone and social networks?  Good picture though.

In my time I have learned that the quality of an image is more down to the eye & brain behind the viewfinder than anything else... just wish mine were better!

Welcome Danny - I think you'll find you've made the right choice. One of our leading lights BP has replaced his DSLR kit with a Fuji mirrorless (I'll leave him to wax lyrical about his current kit). My own Lumix is fixed lens, but I can take it anywhere and very much enjoy using it. 

9 hours ago, Clicker said:

Drat ... missed the deadline .... Sorry Chris

Aww. No problem, Polly.

Two and a half hours left to enter.. Tomorrow it opens for voting.

 A lone shark sheep (what appears to be noise is actually film grain!)

Cool. Well done Fuj.

Brilliant!  You even included my favourite advert (the professional generic 'Taste Of India' advert with the local Tandoori crudely spliced onto the end...).

The only thing missing was Lord Harlech's BBFC certificate classifying it for public viewing.

Great picture - it was posted to a pedants' group in Facebook too. (Oh wait, how on earth would I know that?  )