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A really good choice Cheryl. Your Garden just seems to be stuffed with wildlife. Another great shot Paul.

That is a nice thought both for you and for the future. Ar they glass Denis?

Stella Image. Love at first site.

Any single one of the set would have qualified. Congrats Geoff.

Do it all the time Fuj. Also use it to look at locations of internet companies (that's when they have the courage to declare an address). It's surprising how many turn out t be based in normal residential property.

Still can't see your image but welcome.

Nice set of images Denis. Love the sunset and the rainbow is a real catch (I can see the skid marks from here ). Showed the van to the other half ................ wish I hadn't. Love that clip Fuj!

Went totally haywire for me as well.

That looks great. I'm totally jealous. Just think of all o the sunrises you can be on the spot for.

This is what Professor Chris Whitty, the UK’s Chief Medical officer, has been saying about people obeying the rules. We are going out and about taking the occasional picnic to a deserted location but otherwise we're staying put. “If people hear a distorted version of what’s being said, that says ‘this is all fine now, it’s gone away’ and start behaving in ways that they normally would have before this virus happened, yes, we will get an uptick (second outbreak) for sure. It is absolutely critical people stick to the guidance that has been given; yes it’s a changed guidance but there are still very significant restrictions socially and there are very significant restrictions on businesses of different sorts. I would be surprised and delighted if we weren’t in this current situation through the winter and into next spring. I expect there to be a significant amount of coronavirus circulating at least into that time and I think it is going to be quite optimistic that for science to come fully to the rescue over that kind of time frame.” Those [measures – hand washing, use of face coverings and the 2-metre rule] are going to carry on really for as long as this epidemic continues.”

Thanks Dee.

Thanks Paul.

Thanks Geoff.

Thanks all for the comments and thanks CM for the choice. I've never had this printed and I'm wondering what it would look like on canvas.

I build my own as well but because technology moves on so fast and new builds only happen every few years, there is always the suspicion that you have done something that is no longer appropriate. Because the price has come down substantially, I've just installed an M2 NVMe drive. All went well in the re build but when the boot went wrong in the old build I was questioning my own competence.

Clicks ask me to post some detail of my computer woes. I have Photoshop CC loaded on my Desktop Computer and on my Laptop. Legal under the licence provided you don't use both simultaneously. My laptop has been under warranty repair for a new camera and a sticky keyboard button since the 15th May. More on this later. For some time I had been suffering little glitches on my desktop, some but not all of which affected the use of a number of Photoshop tools that I regularly use. Adobe tried but could bottom the problem except to determine that the problems went away when I unchecked the use of graphics processor support in Photoshop "Preferences". I reverted to the on board (the motherboard) graphics to eliminate my graphics card all of which changed nothing except to introduce lag into the cursor movement in PS. In parallel, I had also decided that it might be sensible to move my photo folders onto an external USB drive that I had going spare. This would normally slow down access to image files but my ASUS motherboard came with a software package which amongst other functions, claims (and does) boost the access speed by about 10x through a dedicated USB 3.1 port. However, the Boost function was corrupted. I had never used and it may well have been corrupted from the outset. All attempts to delete and re install the ASUS package just caused the computer to freeze. ASUS didn't help. Apart from slow response times, they suggested two fixes. The first was clearly for a different Operating System because the file and its folder they wanted me to change didn't exist in Windows 10 even with hidden files exposed. The second was an update which didn't cure the problem but in the process removed those functions in the package that did work so 0/10 for ASUS support. I then noticed that my system drive (C drive) was almost full. It's normally recommended that a computer works best when it has some head room on this drive. So on the basis that this might have been causing the glitches I was suffering, I bought a larger drive to replace it. Fitting this required me to clone the old drive onto the replacement. This I did, fitted it and it worked first time.......but not the second or the third or thereafter. So I re fitted the original drive but that didn't work either. The inherent glitches were taking there toll. Hence a complete re build of my Desktop computer which is now humming along nicely with no sign of the original problems. However, ................ sporadically, Photoshop won't let me in unless I log in using my ADOBE account credentials, giving as the reason, that the software exists on three computers, two of which, totally against the licence terms, are being used simultaneously. When I rebuilt this machine, I gave it a new name and so assumed that the three were my laptop and the desktop under two names. Intending to delete the old name, I logged onto my ADOBE account where I noticed that under a listing of "Active Session", my software was apparently being used on a Windows 8 machine using Internet Explorer. I stopped using Internet Explorer about 5 years ago and I have never owned nor used a Windows 8 machine in my life having jumped from W7 straight to W10 whilst it was still free of charge to do so. What's more, the usage logged by ADOBE occurs in two locations which suggests it's mobile and therefore another another laptop ........... and guess what, one of those locations is Preston where I live but the other is where the repair shop currently repairing my laptop, is based. I've come to the conclusion that there is a distinct possibility that some one who commutes from Preston and possibly the repair shop, has copied my copy of PS and has loaded it onto their own lap top. I have no proof of course but there is a lot of coincidence involved. I have given these fact to John Lewis from whom I bought the laptop with an appropriate warning about proof, and they are investigating. So why do I say that there might be lessons to learn. 1. It surprised me how much info ADOBE collect. Might be to my advantage on this occasion though. 2 If you are in the habit of keeping a copy of software downloads locally on you machine as a convenience for future need as I am, remove them before giving someone else access. 3. If you are in the habit of allowing your computer to automatically store frequently used pass words to save you logging in each time, remove them before giving someone else access to your machine. I must admit, I'm selective about this one. I only allow this for information sites never where there is private info or money involved. Hope this is of interest and informative.

Not seeing much in the in the way of insect life this year but the squirrels are always there.

Fujis are the same Geoff. I use a usb3 card reader built into the side of my monitor but I often wonder if there is any wear and tear to the card caused by regularly inserting it into the camera and reader slots. There is a blue tooth option but it's sooooo slow.

One of your best Fuj. Congratulations.

It might even be the chemicals used to sensitise the printing paper. I do a lot of this for the family from time to time but I scan the prints rather than photograph them. The same problem hasn't materialised that way (so far). It might also be a problem caused by the polarisation of the reflected light from the print surface. Have you tried using a polarising filter to cut through the luminescence.

Enjoy. Nothing like some new kit to take the enthusiasm up a notch. Not that you need it mind.

Makes the best bread BP and that looks just right. Makes my mouth water. Was my staple for quite a long time but unless I baked really regularly, I found I was using more flour in feeding the starter that I was using for the actual bread so I reverted to a halfway house and now use the sponge method instead.

Priorities are sometimes cruel Paul but I'm glad that you are once again finding the space to enjoy the hobby once more. I know we will all benefit. You know what they say; "It's the man behind the camera wot make the picture.........."

Nice image Geoff. The dark BG helps a lot. What is it?