Oi Oi!!

Sunderland Point Sam York 2, originally uploaded by Bay Photographic.

...an old Essex expression for 'Hello there, how are you?', but which is also a bit like 'eye eye', a Photographic term meaning ' I used an Ultra Wide Angle, which is why the verticals converge'.
I am aware that it is possible to correct Fisheye distortion with rectilinear correction software, or with Fisheye-Hemi, but as my new, Ebay purchased, Nikkor 10.5mm is such a novelty for me at present, I am rather childishly reluctant to do so. In any event, I thought the transom gantry on the Sam York did rather a good job of framing the rest of my shot, taken at Sunderland Point this weekend.
But shooting trawlers with a fisheye lens is not my only discovery of the week. I stumbled over a Photoshop plugin called 'Topaz Adjust' while looking for a current link to Lucisart (which is now discontinued), shortly to be replaced with 'Lucisart Pro', (which will cost about a gazillion pounds by the way).
Topaz Adjust is a remarkable tool for finishing photos off with a range of detailing, sharpening, exposure correction and saturation adjustments. It has a number of presets, but they are all adjustable and you can refer to the original image at the touch of a button. And best of all, it is fairly cheap.
Two bargains in one week. I have saved a fortune on my gear buying recently.
Does that make me a semi pro?