Are you trying to map a folder or the entire drive? I have several folders on a WD MyCloud NAS mapped as drives in File Explorer (one for photos, one for music etc.) in Windows 10. That was done some time ago and was straightforward. Then Microsoft updated Windows 10 (early this year?) and made life more difficult. Something to do with security, apparently. Can you see the MyCloud under Network?

Steve

By George, I think you've got it! Keep drinking the coffee

And then there's that sliver of light to the rear and below the horse, just enough to give foreground depth (if that makes sense...)...

Steve

A remarkable picture. I've come back to look at it several times and it seems fresh each time. That, for me, is one of the signs of a truly great picture. It must surely be a prize-winner. Just got to choose the right competition - preferably one with lots of £££ as the prize .

Steve

Stunning, absolutely stunning!

The last one is indeed a Brocken Spectre. (Learned about that sort of thing up the road at University of Sussex over 4 decades ago - hard work dragging it out of decaying memory!!)

Steve

Good picture. Yes, the 06 does do that sort of thing rather well.

A Q-series + 06 works well with sunsets, too. And a lot easier to carry around than an SLR + equivalent lens 'just in case'!

Steve

Well seen, well taken. The fungi are spot on. Love the glow in the first one.

Agree with LennyBloke about the black in No. 4, perhaps cropping to just below the lowest fungus cap would make it less distracting.

And I'm jealous - 50mph winds stopped a planned woodland trip a week ago, keeping fingers crossed that there will still be some fungi left next weekend.

Steve

Good choice. It's only worth getting something fancier (and pricier...) if it can't do what you want. I still use it for some things in spite of having paid for something fancier.

Steve

That's a bit like asking which is the best car for general motoring - ask 5 people and you'll get 6 opinions!

pschlute asks one of the right questions - What do you do/want to do in pp? The other one is - What experience do you already have? Answer those two and (a) it's easier to give useful advice; and (b) it will be easier for you to make a decision. There's a big difference between the best tools for minor tweaks to jpg's and major, creative editing with RAW (DNG or PEF) files. And it depends on the computer you'll be using - Windows PC, Mac, Linux PC, Android tablet, iPhone .... some packages don't work with some operating systems.

The only advice I can give without knowing your answers is keep it cheap (or better still, free) until you are sure you know what you want to do and keep it simple until you understand what all the complicated bits are for and know you need them. Free software (either freeware or bundled with a scanner or printer) kept me happy for many years - only paid money when I knew what I needed and couldn't get it easily from the free stuff.

Good luck!

Steve

If those stunning colours are a true reflection of the weather, I can see the attraction of the place

Nice to hear the words "Finally finished a roll of..." - haven't heard them for years!

Steve

A wonderfully evocative set of the seaside in a winter storm (OK, it's still autumn but it looks like winter...). I lived in Brighton for a few years, was there when the West Pier closed in 1975. Subsequently lived in Weymouth for a while. The grey sky, the crashing waves, water flowing onto the esplanade... you've caught the feel of it superbly.

Hard to pick favourites, but if pushed it's Nos. 2 and 4 for the power of the sea, No. 7 for its bleakness of the beach and distant seafront and No. 8 for capturing the magnificent decay and desolation of a once grand old lady.

Steve