Hi Malcolm and thanks for that,

You actually describe, more or less, what I had decided on. I tried a Canon D 40 today with a 105 macro and couldn't believe the speed and simplicity.

Tony.

Right first time, Batmen!

I.D., Please!

Hi Mark, How ever you get on in Scotland, consider visiting Bishop Middleham Quarry near Sedgefield on the way back down. You may be a little late; I went there on 8th June and they were all over the place. Both salamacis and the white spot artaxerxes were seen. It's a really beautiful little site a...

Hi Eccles, Many thanks for your informative and considered reply. You are certainly right about 'what you put in....' Last year I spent an entire day on Witherslack watching grey clouds scud across the sky and seeing absoutely nothing. Eventually, at about 4.15, a tiny break occured exactly where th...

What's a little smart USM? Or even a large slightly dopey one? The picture is exactly as it came from my old Sony Cybershot to Picassa (apart from a reduction to have it accepted on the forum).

A confused Tone.

Thanks Lief, I thought my Peacock was pretty good - we live and learn.

AM.

Hi IAC,

Thank you for your kind comments and encouragement. I have taken on board the various pieces of advice and will probably end up, as suggested, with a Canon and a 150 lens. I anticipate a steep learning curve with lots of disappointments!
Enough, already. Over and out,

Tony Moore.

GERONIMO!!

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First attempt at photobucket. If it works, I can't believe how easy it was.

A.M.

Hi Roger and thanks again for your comments. As you say, members have been very generous with their advice and I shall certainly heed it.
I have had a lot of trouble resizing images as I'm very much a computer learner. I'll try the photobucket route that you suggest.

KInd regards,

Tony.

They both look a bit 'moth eaten'

AM

Well, I've stirred up a bit of action, if nothing else! Hi Gruditch and many thanks for your useful comments. I imagine that the DSLR will render the background out of focus so that it doesn't detract from the subject (something I hadn't considered - I'm already learning). How about this one? Tony M...

Me too, on Friday in Wyre Forest.

Antonym.

Hi Y'all, I post some pix taken with my Canon compact (IXUS 950). They have had to be considerably resized to get the website to accept them; the originals are significantly better. I would be interested in any expert comment - I'm pretty thick-skinned. Could I expect a sufficient improvement with a...

Hi Jack,

Very nice. I am considering a flexi-screen (Sony A350). What was the rest of your setup?

Antonym.

Hi JKT and very many thanks for your advice

Antonym.

Dear Hamearis,

You may be happy to cart 10 or 20lbs of equipment up Langdale Pike, but I ain't. I don't even take lunch!

AM

Hi eccles, Rodgerdodge and Gruditch and many thanks for your help and advice. Back to the drawing board, I think.

Antonym.

Hi,

Looks like MR to me. Where and when?

Antonym.