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Steve,
Many thanks for such a detailed critique - it really helps to have such good feedback. You've made some good points, and i'll definately take them on board.
The second shot was aiming to show the scale - the fact that the people are so tiny. I wasn't particularly happy with it, and cropped it to remove a bunch of cars parked off to the right, and other associated stuff. I always find it difficult to emphasise a subject with shots like this. There wasn't enough scope to block things off, and leave a central focus.
The shot of the people at the crossing I particularly enjoyed. York seems to be a great place for taking pictures like this. I slightly scared to zoom in, as I was standing on the walls, alone, above a 4 way junction - I stood out like a sore thumb! I will try take more of this type of picture, and will try to be a bit bolder :-)
Thanks again for the feedback. The 350D is really nice (although has one or two obvious design flaws), and the Sigma lens matches it nicely. I still have a lot to learn - i'm finding a lot of shots are being taken at 1/50 or 1/60 of a second no matter what ISO i'm using. Need to re-read the manual and make sure I haven't locked the exposure or something daft :S All good fun though!
Matt
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