Couldn't think what else to call it at the time .

Another vote for Photoshop Elements.
I have PSE6 at the moment but will be upgrading to 9 soon. It does all I want, and a whole lot more.
PSE 8 will be cheaper now, and nearly as good if you don't want to spend on the latest version.

At a later date, as you become more experienced you could add Lightroom too - it is very compatible with Elements I'm told.

The free version doesn't do RAW conversion - and it costs $99 for the version which does. Photoshop Elements is cheaper in that case, and I know and trust that.

I never do any editing of photos on my netbook in any case. I have Irfanview loaded on it to view my photos and throw out any obviously dodgy ones.

Not sure it is true on the K20D folks, but it is on the K-5 and K-r so probably on the K-7 and K-x too.
I didn't realise either which was why I initially was annoyed that SR controls are now in the menus not as a switch on the back.

I agree the cheetah might have been better with a landscape orientation, to give the cheetah somewhere to look. As it is it is looking out of the frame, which is a shame.

We all know the feeling of the monitor lying to us .

Do try the timer function. It is very easy to use - it means the shutter opens 2 secs after you press the release, so things are a bit steadier. I use it even with the remote.

SR only switches off automatically with the remote or timer functions. It has no way of knowing you are using a tripod otherwise.

Don't be too despondant. We've all been there.

You tried, and I hope you enjoyed trying.
Maybe you could make a date with Ken to try again?

It certainly makes a change from weddings anyway.
Maybe some of you wedding photographers and soon to be wedding photographers could offer it as an option too? A little discretion at the start of proceedings and more active as the wake progresses.

I took a couple of photos at my mother's funeral. Sounds a bit weird, but I'm glad I did it. Mostly of the flowers it's true.

I wish I had taken some at my father's too - so many of those who went to his wake are no longer with us. It was a good wake too - we all sang happy birthday to him, as it would have been his 81st birthday.

A funeral photographer

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-11678482

I agree. Maybe we can look into another meet next year sometime - if you go to Whitby in spring then maybe somewhere else in the autumn?

We may yet pluck up courage for Drymen in the winter. If we do I'll let you know.

Edinburgh or surrounds would be interesting. DFDS offer some short breaks to Scotland for a good price. We were considering one to Drymen, but decided against it, for now at least. But they also have city trips to Edinburgh for about €150 pp. TT could join us too - she knows the way from Glasgow to Edinburgh .

That said Studley Royal would also be good - I have a brother who lives just north of York.

Either way the more notice the better - I can then see if I can get a cheaper ferry fare.