Thanks for the comments.

It is a real trial to get him to sit still for a picture. My dilemma is that if I hold the camera he is a) likely to move before I take the shot and b) he tends to be looking straight at me which leads to same-ish pictures.

Using the camera pre-focussed and triggered by remote means I can interact with him and keep him from moving, but I am not getting perfect focus using this technique. I did have some much more animated captures but had to bin them due to focus. At the distance i am shooting I am getting a total DOF of about 7 inches even at f11. That may be fine for human portraits but with the canine sitter one has to allow for the long snout !

I will have to bribe my partner to be my photographic assistant !

Another go at portraiture this time with little Ripley.

I lit this with a reflector dish and sock from the left as main light and a softbox from the right as fill light. The background I lit with an umbrella, but i think it could do with more light? Or not?

I change tacticks tonight by setting the camera on a tripod pre-focussed so I could interact with him more and get a more animated expression.

Coffee please !

I can only imagine how much "change" was spent on the ad agency that came up with that one. I find corporate slogans very tedious. I had the misfortune to work for Enron at the turn of the millenium. "Endless Possibilities" was their catchphrase.... in double quick time they went from the US 7th largest company by market capitalisation to the largest bankruptcy in history. Didn't hold that record for long though....It was very popular to go spectacularly bust in the early noughties.

According to him, he uses medium format film, with a long exposure, usually 2-4 seconds, sometimes up to 10.

You might find this thread interesting ....... https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/10-pentax-slr-lens-discussion/346352-k-1-dfa...

If you are not actually staying there, take a trip to Riva at the far end of the lake. Sirmione is suposed to be very quaint too. Hire a car and drive up into Switzerland via the passes, not the tunnels. Some great views there. Also Verona is very close to Garda, very touristy and overpriced but worth a visit nonetheless.

The model may have moved John, but i don't think the wall did !

Nope, i couldnt find it either. Is this repeatable with the lens and settings the same?

Perhaps a one-off glitch with the SR ?

Going to be honest Gareth, this is not doing anything for me. The waterfall itself appearing suddenly out of nowhere seems not quite right and spoils the shot.

You have got nice lighting reflected in the milky water, perhaps a crop of just the lower half would be better.

Just my opinion of course.

Thanks Nigel, appreciate the honest answer. Sometimes one can put so much effort into a picture that it blurs the objectivity...."I have put a lot into this so it must be better"

I always welcome a response and will only learn more from the critical ones too.