No problem Marc, Hope it helps. So back to the subject I am slowly getting the idea that there might just be a composition rule to explain every picture composition LOL. Nice approach Alpha, I must agree, when something of interest catches my eye I explore with my lenses and the camera angle before I take my pictures, but I will always take a number of shots never just the one. I like your comment about capturing the atmosphere of a shot, This I find a lot harder and very often am disappointed that I cannot capture the sounds and the smell of a subject I like your pond picture you have really got the stillness of the water, The more I look into it, The more I get spooked by the remoteness of the place. :O)

Yeah! But you can't take pictures through a lens cap Marc :O)

Thanks Michael, I will just scribble that down and av a go. :O)

OK hands up film shooters, me. But I must confess to having a digi too. Film still good, you got to be having a laugh, the digi word is still in new toy territory I grant you its all new and very exciting and fantastic for some applications but you cant beat a good photographic print. :O)

My god Marc you are on a roll here. Sorry no pun intended. I now only bracket when I am copying from digital prints to film stock, from slide to slide film. But I now have a wizz camera which not only has spot metering, has centre weighted and matrix metering, Boy! does that make the difference no more trying to asses the scene, just switch to the appropriate one and shot all very lazy and automated, but I spent loads of years doing it the hard way. :O)

Im not sure but I think there was a thread on mac/pc monitors and image display I think the conclusion was as you say washed out on the mac ok on pc. You need to post the image Marc if you need us to comment on it.just a small point LOL... :O)

Marc a small comment about your picture, I think it would be better with a crop from the top the hard black area is really competing with the soft light in the rest of the picture. what do you think? :O)

Fantastic image Marc waterfalls are on my list of thinks to shoot we just don't have many around here, well none that I can find. Composition is always a tricky thing and while there are some well know rules breaking them works in some cases so I've concluded there are no rules just pictures that work and them that don't I know this is no help at all if you are looking for the rules of composition so here are a few examples Rule of thirds split the image into three in both directions position your subject on the crossover of the dividing lines. Diagonals compose your subject so its diagonal across the picture Horizons never on the centre of the image Always use odd numbers of repeated components in pictures. I am sure there are others but as I said breaking these rules works too so Im more confused than I started better go before I dig a deeper hole. :O)

Yeah sign me up for this event... lets hope my modem can cope with the DL, how big is the file 25mb?

It has all been said, one UV filter 20, one new lens 320, what more can you say and if like me you keep loosing your lens caps... :O)

Yes, Thanks Michelle. I am very interested in how you made your own brush must take a look into that, not done that before is it easy? :O)

It started to rain here in the UK first time for a long time, so looking at your pictures is just what I need to cheer me up. Thanks Niko, love #4 a great feel of depth to the landscape and the water, Oh for the summer (sigh!) :O)

Like you rose Misha and the borders are very nice too, Do you use a PS filter to get that effect? :O)

Slynky, get free with your art ... sounds good to me and gets your stuff out there no telling where that might go. Id make sure my contact was imbedded in the image somewhere. I would be interested in how many down loads you get; will you be able to tell?

Thanks for the link Peterke, Looks a great resource site Have it my favs for later..