thanks once again for comments. had a great time John and hoping to get over again in a couple of years which by then the Riverfront Park in Spokane will have been completely re done plus another trip to Yellowstone to see what we missed this time and have a bit more time to photograph it.

creative is definitely the one for that, excellent

thanks for looking and comments. it had a lot more to offer but time and having others to consider was a limiting factor in how long i could have as a photography holiday

excellent set Gareth, getting the old you back by the look of it

just had holiday of a lifetime, so far anyway, in the USA. most of the time spent in Rural or Real ,as i call it, America. first batch from our base which was Spokane . the next lot will be far more rural. tourism is catered for but not i think to the extent of the well known tourist traps except when we went to Yellowstone at the end of the first week. i will shout this NO RESTRICTION ON PHOTOGRAPHY ANYWHERE I WENT, no security telling me to put my camera away in, shops, malls, bars, even in the carousel it was allowed. more images to follow if i can get away with it, as i said more rural areas with some subjects that to me you could only find in America. thanks for looking

1. Our first Night stay before moving on to Spokane



2. The Columbia river across the road from us



3. Fun on The Columbia



4. W. 9th Avenue, Spokane. Our base



5. Monroe Street Bridge, carved cow skulls over arches on top of columns



6. Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture, home to a beautiful collection of Native American Artifacts



7. Spokane Court House



8. Japanese Garden at Manito Park, a stunning botanical park in Spokane



9. A View over Spokane



10. Old Spaghetti Factory



11. The Fox Theatre, Art Deco era ,unfortunately closed



12. The Davenport Hotel , built around 1910. extreme oppulence with marble and gilding everywhere. you can just walk in and snap away, i could not believe it. try that in the Dorchester



13. The Great Northern Clock in Riverfront Park, once part of a rail station that was here. the clock faces are 9 ft in diameter.



14. Spokane River Lower Falls, taken from a cable gondola that takes you down under the Monroe Street bridge then as it returns upwards halts for a while over the falls for a few minutes.



15. The Carousel in Riverfront Park, brought here from an old fairground a few miles out of Spokane.



16. Fountain in Duncan Garden, Manito Park



17. The shoppers go forth, my Wife and long lost Family sisters. the reason for the trip.



18. O'Doherty's Irish Grille, great food and proper GUINNESS



19. Spokane River Upper Falls, viewed from a foot bridge over them



20. Reception Room of The Campbell House, a historic Victorian Mansion

really sorry to hear ,Derek plus the loss of your input to the forum will be missed

MIRRORLESS i wonder with all that is going on at the moment , oh sorry that would have to be a K1iii

another vote for Black Rapid wrist strap

thanks for looking and comments. do like playing with the NIK collection, there is a guy called Robin Whalley who has done a series of tutorials on youtube which have opened up a whole new world on the use of it.

good choice. just try and find a right angle viewfinder for it and the missing articulated screen is not so much of a loss.