Try getting some shots from the boat heading across Jamaica bay towards Ellis Island. You should get a pretty good shot of the Manhattan skyline, and with any luck, a few planes taking off or landing at JFK. If you are going next week, I believe the NY Fashion Show's on, so lots of piccies of the garments being moved to and from the venue on garment rails, with lots of colourful fabrics to work with in the shots. Sometimes, the pro photog's get the models to pose for a few shots in Central Park, usually around Madison Avenue. Plenty of gaudy neon lights to work with too, without even having to go near Broadway, Times Square, or Madison Square Gardens. You won't be stuck for ideas - that's for sure!!

I'm considering laser eye surgery. It won't improve my photos, but at least I'll be able to see just how bad my photos are!!

I never even knew this place existed!

It's not too far from where I live too!!

Dave - there is a thread here (somewhere) about a guy in the Teddington area that does camera repairs. I think he also fixes opticals too. I'll try to find a link for you...

UPDATE..

I couldn't find the specific article here, but thankfully I (sorta) remembered this guy's location (one of my drivers lives not far from the repairer) and done a web search. Try this link

Best of luck!!

My wife had a similar incident whilst on holiday a couple of years ago, only it was a charger for a Fuji camera. The LED failed to work on hers, but it would happily recharge the battery every time!

So long as you don't get water inside the actual battery itself, you'll be okay. If you hear a loud banging noise coming from the battery, it's safe to assume that water's got into it!!

John - they might not be technically perfect (in your eyes), but they convey the intimacy of the concert just by capturing her "rapport" she has with her audience, and the feeling that she's enjoying what she's doing. Nice one!!

Barrie - the last one works for me. It has a "sketch" feel about it, making it a bit more pleasing on the eye. I reckon it wouldn't be out of place on a cd cover.

Having just read this thread (I'm having a rather rare lull here at work), I was wondering if the answer perhaps lies in having a local optician making a transition lens filter, either by coating a pre-existing filter, or more likely, shaping and mounting an actual transitions optical lens into the ring of an old (scratched/broken) filter ring? Although this might be prohibitively expensive, it surely cannot cost that much more than having a pair of prescription specs made with the same lenses. I'm thinking along the lines of say, £90 for a pair of specs, and a similar price for the optician to make and mount a single transitions lens into an old filter ring.

Moral of the story - don't wear Reactolites!!

I could try cloning a copy of my disc, if it helps. If it's a success, I can PM you for an address to send it to, or if you are heading to Africa via LHR, we could perhaps meet up since I live close to the airport.