Shel, I would most certainly agree that peoples views vary about photography, but to myself, whether or not you like the subject, you can admire the execution of the photo by a good photographer. I will try and get a website up and running and display some pictures for creative criticism.
It could well be the case that I never need a copy stand again, but I can think of some uses for one. Or am I trying to justify its purchase? The one item I need you can't buy, and that's taking lots of photos in different surroundings with different light, before I buy anything else. I can't see any short cuts to this. I am very fortunate that I live in an area were you could not miss opportunities; local markets, reservoirs, very old buildings and forest land. It is the element of transferring the thought to the film :-) Thanks. Bob, Cotty and William, Well, the photos (about 70) were taken in natural light, in an all glass conservatory with the LX tripod and children's whiteboard / photo stand. Film used was Kodak T400CN, but if I had had time I would have tried to obtain b and w transparency film - haven't seen it for ages. I couldn't take all the photos I wanted as they were so badly stored (in a tin box secured with a rubber band) and some would not be put straight. Had I more time I might have tried placing a sheet of glass across them, but I didn't know if this would damage them and if it would give me problems with reflections. One bit of news, getting the tripod out revealed a 24mm lens with a receipt from 1981, I'd forgotten I had it - another good reason not to buy more stuff at present! I happily take on board the idea of finding out why a picture is a failure, otherwise you keep getting them. Thanks for the advice and Cotty, thanks for the offer of transferring them to CD - I hope the results are worthwhile. Malcolm - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
