SRSmicrosystems is a retail store and if you'd clicked on the link to their website you'd have discovered that they use some rather old fashioned technology, known as the telephone, as a backup means of communication.

These are a couple of shots from our local fiesta last weekend which might illustrate why flash could be needed in daylight scenes.

The flamenco dancers were directly between me and a very low sun, as is evidenced by the shadows. I used flash here to throw a bit of light onto their costumes and faces in an otherwise wholly backlit scene.

One was taken with a naked AF540FGZ (no diffuser or modifier). Actually the other should have been as well, but it didn't fire because it hadn't recharged in time.

Hopefully you can distinguish the difference. If not, perhaps you don't need flash.

And yes, the male dancer does look like Mick Hucknall, but it's not him.

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BTW: The 'official' photographer used a Nikon 90D and a zoom lens of some sort, no lens hood, and on-board flash, but only used the flash when it really got dark.

How much do you want to pay?

I might be willing to part with mine for the right offer.

PS: I don't need a 100mm Macro, I have one already.

Thanks Gwyn, fortunately we have a very pro-animal welfare vet, rather than a pro-rip-em-off-for-as-much-as-we-can vet. It takes me 1.5 hours round trip but I'd rather him have the business than our local vet who wants 190 Euros, and no discount, for the same job.

Regarding the cost, I'm happy to do it, it's only money after all. I didn't come in to this world with any, and I won't need any in the next . . .

That said, if you want my bank account details, all donations will be gratefully received. So come on all you lottery winners out there, do something useful with your winnings

We will catch her next week and have her spayed but keeping her confined afterward is a non starter. We have been feeding her for 2 years and will never be approachable I fear. If we get within a few feet of her, even after 2 years, she's off like a shot.

Re. RSPCA. We live in Spain and there is no neutering scheme in place here.

The cat that died was 9 months old and we suspect he had a heart attack. I started this thread last November when they first turned up, drowning in our swimming pool. To be outside at night and at 9 months old was normal for him.

That's exactly what we did with the first two, Pepe and Izzie. There was another kitten in the same litter that we saw regularly until it was about 12 weeks old, then nothing. We assume it was killed or died, but it could of course have been captured and is living a good life. We can only hope.

I'm afraid we have no plans to do that for these latest three. We will continue to feed them regularly but they'll remain wild now unless somebody else takes them in. We'll neuter any females and worm them all, but that's about it. I'd have to sell my DA*'s to take them in, and I have to draw the line somewhere.

We would normally have taken these latest kittens in but they are such a tie and a drain on limited finances. My wife and I are semi-retired now and we want to see a bit more of the world whilst we are able.

We'll certainly look after the kittens and their mums as best we can but they'll have to live outside. When we go away it'll be simpler to get somebody in to feed and water them without having to empty litter trays etc.

Up until we lost Izzie, we had two inside cats, we still have Pepe. Outside and feral we have Izzie and Pepe's mum, two other cats - both male and intact, their mum and her latest batch of three kittens - gender unknown. It's almost a full time job just feeding them all. But we love 'em to bits.

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For the cat lovers, this is our latest batch.

From left to right, Cherry Pie, Jaffa Cake, & Chocolaté.

And we have to leave our cars in the road now because they love to sleep in the engine bays. We still check under the bonnet every time we go out though.

It certainly does Tim. The mother of our cats has had another litter since, none has survived to our knowledge. We've never even seen them.

That said, there are a lot of stray dogs and a few foxes around.

The only offspring of hers that is still alive is our cat Pepe, and only then because he followed his brother into our swimming pool at 4 weeks old.

Anyway, she's next for the trap and the dreaded operation. I just hope she's not pregnant already. There goes another 95 Euros. Good job I made a bit of money on my recent lens sale to fund it. I didn't really want a K7 anyway . This time though we're doing it for her to save her the trauma of carrying young, having to give birth to them, then only to have them die.

I think you may have misread something Tony, we buried Izzie this afternoon. Izzie was originally named Lizzie. Shows what we know about sexing kittens.

Sadly no Gwyn, we are funding it ourselves at 95 Euros a go. Our vet has discounted his normal 130 Euro fee because they are feral cats.

An update.

We decided to keep these cats but sadly, Izzie, the tabby in the photo's, died last night. I found him dead on our drive this morning. We suspect he had a heart attack as he was always the least active of the two and had gained more weight than his brother, Pepe.

We have another batch of 3 kittens from another feral queen cat, and to prevent any more, we caught her in a trap we borrowed from the vet and had her neutered a week ago.