Yes, but I think this modelling is going to his head. He insists I wear a cap now when I drive him and his brother to the common for a walk.

For this one I used a snoot on camera left but beyond the subject pointing back. A weak fill light (softbox) was used on camera left. A reflector was positioned behind Rio to add more fill.

The weak fill effect gave a quite unappealing low contrast result in colour. But I am much happier when i processed it as a b+w, where I think the tones come into their own.

K1 + FA*85mm 1/180s/f8 ISO200

Its the bluebells again that win it I think.

Thanks for that suggestion Yves, I will put that in my notebook to try out.

Gosh, the detail in the first fly pic is quite frightening.

Not quite correct. You have those rights up to 30 days from purchase. Between 30 days and six months the retailer is allowed one attempt to repair the goods if they do not wish to exchange the faulty item or give a refund. As "repair" will most likely involve the manufacturer, it makes sense that the item is sent back from the retailer to the manufacturer which is what happened in this case.

I love it Nigel, not just for the description of using the twin flash set-up in bright daylight, but also because you both seem to be holding back a grin. Keeping a secret from the photographer no doubt !

I have used win7 64 bit for years and I dont recognise your complaint here at all.

Would not advise the OP to go down the win7 route now though, as i believe support runs out in 2020.

It is down to the retailer because that is who you have your contract with.

But if the item is under a guarantee, the manufacturer also has a liability.

So faced with Dave's problem, i would do as he (I think) did. Go through the retailer and let them deal with the manufacturer and get the problem sorted to your satisfaction.

Alternatively you could go to the retailer (whoever they may be) and tell them it is their fault and you demand a replacement on the spot. To which any retailer would be entitled to send the product to the manufacturer for a report as to whether the item had been handled with proper care.

You want the retailer to be on your side in cases like this.

Send the photo to someone like Christies. They will be the ones to know.