Thanks for looking Paul. No need to apologise I know that the blown out areas can be distracting. I appreciate your constructive criticism and advice on metering which I'm still trying to get to grips with. I feel very encouraged by your comments on the composition. I'm enjoying using my dslr and experimenting and comments such as yours and others I've received on here help a great deal in the learning process

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