After photographing my Lambrettas in all manor of UK locations with point/shoot compacts over 5 or 6 years I recently decided to expand my interest & buy my first DSLR - a Sony A300. Then I realised how expensive lenses were....BLIMEY!!!!  Ah well, we're in now, so there's no going back!

I also quickly realised that 5 or 6 years of using PaintShopPro would do me absolutely no good at all in this game either, so I'm very much at the bottom of the PhotoShop learning curve too.  See, I'm getting my excuses in BEFORE you scroll down to look at my work (did I mention I'm a novice, by the way?!!)
I'm enjoying the club involvement & activities therein, and am set for the long haul, trying to learn the subject thoroughly so I can enjoy it into my later years.  Time for some more revision now....

I must ignore the "AUTO" settings
I must ignore the "AUTO" settings
I must ignore the "AUTO" settings
I must ignore the "AUTO" settings
I must ignore the "AUTO" settings
(repeat to fade).

David