Thanks Christine. That's the picture that says to me that there's nothing wrong with my K7's colour balance (and I'm pretty pleased with the composition and the light too!).
Yes, it is a lovely place to visit. If you ever come to the UK it's well worth putting on your list of places to visit. Just a 25 minute flight from Southampton... Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of > Christine Aguila > Sent: 19 August 2009 22:37 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: GESO Fortress Guernsey > > Hi Chris: Seems like a lovely place to visit. I enjoyed your pics > > > --and I especially love the light in this one! > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Fortress/slides/_IGP0487.html > > Cheers, Christine > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chris Mitchell" <chris.mitch...@which.net> > To: "'Pentax-Discuss Mail List'" <pdml@pdml.net> > Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:47 PM > Subject: GESO Fortress Guernsey > > > > I'm on holiday in Guernsey - the home of my wife Karin. Guernsey is one > of > > the Channel Islands (the other main ones are Jersey, Alderney and Sark). > > They've been part of the British Isles since the Norman Conquest (so not > > very long really!) and are still Crown Dependencies, albeit with a level > > of > > independence and tax haven status... > > > > Guernsey is only 9 miles by 5 miles and is an intriguing mix of English > > and > > French. English is the main language (although many of the older people > > speak the Guernsey patois which is a combination of Norman French, > modern > > French and English), the pound is the currency and they drive on the > right > > side of the road (i.e. the left). The names of the parishes and the > street > > names are mostly French in origin. > > > > The threat of invasion has always been taken very seriously as the > islands > > are much nearer to France than to England. The GESO here shows some of > the > > defences - including those built by the Germans in WW2. The Channel > Isles > > were the only bit of the British Isles to be occupied by Germany in WW2 > > (there's a famous propaganda picture of German troops marching outside > > Lloyds bank in St Peter Port, Guernsey's town). Karin's parents were in > > Guernsey during the occupation and her mother is really good at telling > > the > > fascinating stories from that time. > > > > Hope you find this of interest: > > http://www.mitch.myzen.co.uk/Fortress/index.html > > > > K7, mostly with DA* 16-50 and some DA* 50-135 > > > > Chris > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
