Big Al

First welcome

As to your butterfly problems I remember reading somewhere about a man in an electric wheelchair who had some gear fitted to his wheel chair so he in practice had a tripod fitting mounted on the chair - now I'm searching in my memory - I think that Manfrotto makes some gear that can be adapted in this way

Hope this helps

On the whole retirement is great - I recommend it thoroughly

Since I'm back in College I'm off on the weekly homework caper again.

This wee it was to be Aperture - BIG and using Av or Sports mode or Tv try and get the pigeons in George Square in motion - or get some similar pics of your pets .

Weather frustrated me [ Class was Wed. ] so in disgust took the K-x to Edinburgh with me this morning [ Church is there - don't ask ] Normally the area is overrun by pigeons , seagulls and the like .

TODAY ------- hahahahahahahahahaha

Took some pics of moving traffic - but it's not what he asked for , got a family out walking 2 dogs [ on leads ] not great , action is certainly frozen but I don't like them.

Out of 19 shots perhaps 6 are what he wants - and they are not great shots

Wish I could make it

BUT

I've told my elder daughter about it - only recently discovered that they have an elderly Pentax ist D [ I think it is ]

I see someone is going to have a very quiet home life now

This latest venture could prove damaging to the wallet

very wise words

Does it have to be an upstairs one ?

I just open the back door - seems to work well for me

you've got something there - but I really don't think I could stand it

Gwyn,

Ann Widdecombe a dancer ??

the mind boggles

There was a very recent thread about this and IIRC, someone said that cold cream worked just as well for fungus removal !!