I'm going to try not to think about where the 'grip' is located

Terry - I am sure everyone realises Stefan's point was tongue in cheek! (Hence the 'wink!)

To be honest I find comments like that a breath of fresh air because the overall mentality of most people - or at least the ones that bleat loudest - on here is rather stoically anti-PP, and they do not worry about making comments that belittle people who have built PP into their workflow.

Back on topic - This is as close to 'impressionistic' that I can find (no PP here - extremely rare for me!)

You can see where the Norse got the idea for a 'Thunder God' from!

It's a great little go-anywhere camera. The digital microscope looks fantastic too! But when you click on the shots for the larger image, the IQ is not quite what I'd hope for.

This might be due to Ned compressing the jpegs for uploading, so I'll look out for a full test.

I did a wedding VIDEO once, in my teens. The classic shot of the day was the bride and the Scottish groom, sitting on a grassy mound in front of a rather impressive fountain.

Watching the video back with the happy couple, I realised I had managed, somehow, to line the shot up so the fountain appeared to be gushing upwards out of the groom's kilt, in an incredibly obscene manner!

Well done and the new found fame is well deserved!

I hope I am not being presumptious about how experienced you are Spacus, but I think if you are starting out, it pays to keep your kit versatile and be wary about spending lots of money. Also, keeping it simple makes life a lot easier. Concentrate on improving your photographic skills, and you could achieve shots like the cover of John's book with the set up you already have.

I am sure there are a lot of excellent books out there which will help with your questions re settings etc... there's no one correct answer to that sort of question, but a book with illustrative photos will show you what you can achieve... a picture paints a thousand words and all that.

Also why not practise in the house and out in the garden, if you have an understanding partner to act as model... post the shots on here and there will be plenty of advice, you can be sure of that!

I meant as a general suggestion for restructuring a kit that has lots of duplication, and unleashing some capital for flash purchases - rather than suggesting lenses specifically for weddings. (And I'd try and get by with my 16-45 and 50mm, speaking personally!)

Not that I would ever dream of doing anything so stressful...

If I were you I'd be considering which of the 70-300's to put on ebay along with the spare 18-55, and probably also the 28-80. That should help offset the cost of these endless purchases.

My favourites are the first B&W and the last shot from the first set Mike. What superb shots! I think the PP on the second set is slightly unnatural but they are still great images.