This week we have two topics, the new eyes one gets when taking up photography and the implementation of the county indexes relating to locations we have and will be defining.

We are implementing the county index of locations to visit this week. Initially there was no need for this, but as the number of places increases this will become far more relevant. In addition we have three pages relating to this:-

• Counties, in relation to locations and why we have chosen ceremonial counties, what they are etc
• The History of Counties and how they came about. You may be surprised to see that the counties on a map at the time of the Norman Conquest is very similar to today, so the county structure came from when, the dark ages, perhaps the period of king Arthur.
• An index of town to ceremonial counties, you won't normally need this as you can just click on the maps, but it may help occasionally.

The main article we have this week is:-

Photography Gives You New Eyes

This looks at the way photography can have a positive impact on the way you see things and rejuvenating effect. We also tie this to the idea of looking at history, it may often have been said the 'The peacemaker shall inherit the earth', but they often forget to add 'but the victors shall write history.'  Read More.......

Of course much of history is uncertain and we look at:

• King Arthur and the locations connected to him, plus location guides for some, so you can visit and photograph them.

• The question of if King Arthur existed and if so who he was. Read More.........

• Heritage Truth looks a little more into what is and is not true and what misconceptions you may spot, as well as possibly giving you areas to think about.

Nikon DSLR Price Comparison

Following on from our comparison studies, this week we take a look at what prices photographic retailers are currently selling the Nikon DSLR cameras for. As before there is no significance with the list of suppliers we have used only that we have tried to keep to the same ones we used for the previous price comparisons and are those that we feel are the most well known/major suppliers of Nikon kit. Within the the DSLR Price Comparison we have listed the body only prices, but also for some of the models we have given you kit prices, these are relevant if you have been attracted by the Nikon Spring Cashback Offers currently on until the end  of  June 2008. Of course you don't have to buy the kits as specified here to take up the offer, you just have to buy a body with one or two Nikon lenses. If the camera/lens combination you want isn't shown within this comparison then see our Lens Price Comparison analysis to find your preferred lens choice.

As we now know the D40x has been replaced by the new Nikon D60 and therefore it will come as no surprise that the D40x was only found on two suppliers lists in this exercise and these were special offer deals which probably means they are trying to get rid of their remaining stock. The other interesting  thing to emerge from this exercise was that the D2Xs is no longer being listed on the majority of these suppliers websites, in fact it was only listed on one. So does this signify another new model coming out soon!!

Locations Featured This Week

Caerleon, Nr Newport, South Wales. This is one of only three Roman Legion Headquarters in Britain. Today its the only Roman legionary barracks visible in Europe and has one of the most impressive amphitheatres, in Britain, added to this you have two major museums including a roman bath complex.

Lodge Hill Fort, Caerleon, South Wales. Just outside Caerleon, and not on the normal tourist trail, you will find an Iron Age hill fort known as Lodge Hill Fort/Lodge Wood Camp. This encloses an area 400 metres by 200 metres, with ramparts 19 metres, or 30 feet high in places, but quite a large area of it is woods now. The Romans built a road from the North Gate of Caerleon right up to the fort and used the hill top as a summer camp.

Tintagel, Cornwall. The castle remains we see today date from the 12th century. Before this there was a high status Celtic monastery and some say a princely fortress and trading post in the 5th and 6th century.

Maiden Castle, Nr Dorchester, Dorset. The largest Iron Age hill fort in Europe and covers an area of 47 acres, a large area, equivalent to 50 football pitches. It is situated just 2 miles south of Dorchester in Dorset.  The earthworks are immense, some ramparts rising to a height of 6 metres (20 feet) today, they have previously been even higher.

Cadbury Castle, South Cadbury, Somerset. An ancient hill fort, near South Cadbury, in Somerset. It has for centuries at least linked to King Arthur as the location of Camelot, and has an old road sign showing this. This local tradition, first written down by John Leland in 1532, states that Cadbury Castle was King Arthur's Camelot. It is an impressive site once you have recovered from the climb up. The views from the top are fantastic, you can see Glastonbury Tor, 12 miles away.