Thanks Peter.

Adrian

Thanks for all the suggestions.

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Adrian

Thanks K10 & Smeggypants
We literally only had five minutes in the room with the carpet makers, with quite a few tourists in one another's way

Turkey was indeed very nice, thanks Andrew (or at least the little dot on the country's map which we actually visited).
Cheers for the mono Gareth.
The un-cropped picture of the young lady contained much more of the radiators, not much that could have been done unfortunately.

Another young lady had her back facing us, so I didn't bother posting that one.

Cheers all.
Adrian

Thanks i-Berg, by aiming high I also managed to avoid getting fellow tourists into the shot

Don't know why Gareth, but I'm a bit wary when taking pictures of people (notice how the old lady is looking at me from the corner of her eye...).

I took a couple of the old lady (landscape & portrait), plus another of a pretty young lady who even smiled for me

Both have been cropped.

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Old lady (portrait)



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Adrian

Some images taken recently whilst on holiday in Turkey.
All taken with the Sigma 18-50.

1 & 2 Bodrum Castle, Bodrum







3 Calcium 'cliffs' at Pamukkale




4 Hand made carpet making




5 Ruins of the Library, Ephesus




6 Old Mill, overlooking Bodrum




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Adrian

I don't own a flash gun, but recently have been considering buying one.
My current use of the built-in flash is limited to taking portrait type images in bright/daytime situations.

My aim with this thread is to ask how could a flash gun expand my photographic experience (bounce flash, off camera etc).

From what I've read, the Metz 48 seems to offer the best value for money.
I would aim to off-load my Tamron 18-250 if I decided to go with a flash, as I never use this nowadays.

Thanks
Adrian

Thanks all for the feedback, all appreciated.

To get the 'old' feel to the image, I experimented with the presets Color Creative - Yesteryear 1 and 2.

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Adrian

Some images taken a few weeks ago from parts of the old slate quarry, called locally Dorothea, located in the Nantlle Valley.

The flooded lake is very popular with divers from all over the UK.

All taken with the 10-20.

For a different feel I've tried using a few of the presets available within Lightroom.

I've tried adding the images into this post (try is the word), failing this links are also included

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Adrian

Thanks again for the suggestions.
A letter has now been sent to Currys head office, see what happens.

Will update when I return from holiday second half of September.

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Adrian

Again thanks all for the advice, greatly appreciated.
I must confess that the EU law is new to me, but adds another string to the bow.

As planned I visited the Currys where the laptop was purchased, where the guy I spoke to was initially unhelpful; have I spoken to tech support etc.

I immediately specified that under the Sales of Goods act that the item was unfit for purpose, and that a laptop should last for more than thirteen months, he wilted a bit.

He tested it with a working AC adaptor, still the same, so we now know that the fault lies with the laptop itself.

He then rang their tech guys, explaining the situation; no joy as the warranty had expired. Whilst he sympathised, 'nothing could be done at store level'.

His advice was to contact head office, explaining that the laptop is unfit for purpose (his words then, not mine), and should last longer etc.

So with the Sales of Goods Act and the EU law, we'll have a two pronged go at Currys.

By the way, re-seating the RAM didn't work.

Thanks again.
Adrian