Well, as one of the people who has PM'd Rich recently and received very constructive advice and assistance from him (Thank you Rich!), I'm all for this - I'm desperately trying to learn how to take better photos and although I can sometimes capture a shot reasonably well, I lack the technical knowledge to make it a great photo - this is where help and advice is useful.

Comments in the gallery are all well and good, and it's a great place for "advertising" yourself, but without people like Rich (and I must also add in here Joe, as he has also PM'd me about a recent upload to the gallery), then it would take a very long time for me to ever achieve the level to which I am striving.

I must also stress that I am all too aware that you all have private lives too and any comments passed are welcomed and appreciated and I'm sure each and everyone of us feels the same, but with this in mind, this suggestion of Rich's makes a lot more sense and relieves the burden from him and Joe (and any others who help out) from helping all of us "newbies" single-handed.

I will wait with baited breath for this new thread to start here in the forums and hope that one day, I too may be in a position of offering advice and guidance rather than just "taking" it!

Hugs to all of you - I really do appreciate all the efforts made.
xx

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I enjoy every minute of it."
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