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Really like 7 and 8 - I much prefer detail shots than the wider shots. I like 9, though would like to see a tighter crop on the opening to add more effect to the repeat openings. Am not a big fan of the rest to be honest. There isn't a clear enough subject for my personal taste.

You are not a bad photographer at all. A bad photographer misses shots and never asks why. Looking at your exif data, your shutter speed is very slow both for being handheld and for a live subject. It should be 1/200 sec or better instead of 1/4 sec. This is hard to achieve indoors unless...

Thank you, very kind and appreciated (y) Thank you, also very kind and appreciated (y) My photos can be very hit and miss. I've learnt a lot about using the 18-200 and you can get some great depth of field with it, even without the low f stop. On the day I took these, I wasn't worrying...

Thank you for the feedback, it's much appreciated. I've tried the crop and blur on #3 and the crop works better. My lightroom skills are not sharp enough yet to get the blur good enough to show it here, however it works well. For #2, I've cropped it tighter and centred the flower more and...

I had the chance recently and would really appreciate feedback and advice please: All shot with a Nikon D90 and 18-200 VR. Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Plants and Flowers (2 of 11).jpg by Rob in Essex, on Flickr Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory Plants and Flowers (2 of 11).jpg by...

Found in a back street in central Detroit. When you see the poverty and homelessness there and the division in US society, this is sadly so relevant even in a first world country! The Justice of Eating by Rob in Essex, on Flickr

Detroit Grafitti Lost Girl by Rob in Essex, on Flickr

Don't be afraid to try their live chat and haggle, ask what offers are on. Also, keep an eye on the Dell Outlet site for some bargains. In my experience, and I have bought loads from there, they always look like brand new stock. Also Flash Sale on until 10pm, 10% of laptops. Code is SAVE10

The important question is what do you want to use the laptop for e.g. photo editing with Adobe CC etc... Also, how much is the laptop in order to compare it ? I would personally be concerned with the lack of RAM - can this be upgraded and how much by. for what cost. Also, it's a slow...

Thank you, that's a very helpful real world perspective on the differences. It's the scaling in 4k and the immaturity of it still that puts me off. It's a funny one. Literally it's 2.5k, although the market generally calls it 2K or QHD or 1440p when marketing the monitors. It's QHD 2560 x...

Thanks everyone. Agree HD is not going to be enough at 27". Have had iMacs in the past and they have been great at 2k and 27", bearing in mind i'm not a pro and don't print commercially. 2K IPS at 100% sRGB (c. £250-300) or cheap IPS 4k (c. £450), although the reviews of the latter are much...

Very true. I notice this now on the 15" laptop screen, particularly with CC as it's can scale but isn't perfect i the execution. Scaling does seem to help and would presume it looks larger on 27" than 15"?

Thank you. A non-Dell one that I'm looking at is IPS and has 100% sRGB and Rec .709, so I guess that's what you mean ?

Hi everyone, I'm buying a monitor to hook up to my laptop. It's a Dell XPS9550 with 4K, a GTX960 Graphics card and Thunderbolt 3 port. The monitor will be used primarily for photo and video editing and I'm looking at 27" Screen. I have the full Adobe photo and editing suite. Here's the...

OMG...just for the guitar