Thanks for the website details Bobtrips, it is a great site and I've registered already . Russell, I did try a local camera club but didn't continue with it, partly because it seemed to finish rather late after a days work and partly because it seemed to focus very heavily on competitions rather than technique and criticism. I may give it a second chance for winter and early spring though (I'm a gardening nut - spring, summer and autumn are taken!).
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