Theyre actually really very good.  Really good lighting and dynamic range.  Theyve got a very gothic feel about them - nice work! :thumb:

The window one is the weakest, the skys a bit dull but thats natures fault not yours ofc - up the contrast perhaps?

A few people have said they are covered in dust spots.  I was struggling with the lens cap on my Sigma 10-20.  It has a tendancy to fall off on its own in the bag.  Any recommendations on what to do to clean the lens whilst on the go.  Will pick up a dust blower, but have a feeling the lens may be a bit mucky and with more than just dust.  Is there a special cloth I can get to sort it out?  I have a wiping cloth that is built into the bag (Lowerpro Slingshot), but its meant for cleaning screen (would that suffice for the lens? I am presuming not?

Suggestions very much welcomed.

Thanks for the comment on the photos.

Quote from: neXus

First two are dogs bollux pro
The fire keep clear signs spoils the other though

Thanks very much.

Was meant to put some comments in the post.  The fire keep clear sign was the reason I took the photo.  I just saw this amazing road with such beautful buildings, and then totally destroyed by the sign.   I would be very very hacked off if that was outside my front door.  I am totally amazed as it was so unnessary to place the sign there.

The window shot was taken as more of an abstracty thing, the photo was taken whilst sitting on the toilet in the cottage we were staying in.  

Ahh why comments on pics is always good to get their meaning

Noticed in other thread the dots, annoying that spoils the pic a bit but fixable in photoshop, wish I had the camera and the knowledge of the setting to do something that good

The first two are amazing, I love the colour of the stone and the water. Top notch. Are they HDR as egg said or did you just manage to get a very good dynamic range?

None of these are HDR rendered.  To be honest, you can get a very sharp and subtle HDR toning, from purely making sure you have a very sunny day with clear bright blue skies as we had this weekend.  Also you have to make sure the sun is directly behind you which will heighten any colour that exists already.  Only processing on these was a tweak of the exposure. And a slight increase of black.

Thanks for all the comments, am still learning at this and really love critique whether it is good or bad.

A few people have said they are covered in dust spots.  I was struggling with the lens cap on my Sigma 10-20.  It has a tendancy to fall off on its own in the bag.  Any recommendations on what to do to clean the lens whilst on the go.  Will pick up a dust blower, but have a feeling the lens may be a bit mucky and with more than just dust.  Is there a special cloth I can get to sort it out?  I have a wiping cloth that is built into the bag (Lowerpro Slingshot), but its meant for cleaning screen (would that suffice for the lens? I am presuming not?

Suggestions very much welcomed.

Wouldnt use a lens cloth, the first item is always a blower brush, but if its really anky then go into a poundland and ask if they have any spectacle cleaning tissues. I got a load of damp ones from one and they work great. Not really good to use them too often tho.

A good tip (nicked from tipsfromthetopfloor.com) for removing smears on lens, is to use a scrunched up rizla, as the rizla is softer than the coatings and glassware, but as serious says, use a blower first