Well here's a surprise.  Despite a pretty grim forecast for today it's currently dry with the occasional glimpse of sun.  I doubt if it will last though as the cloud seems to be piling up over Whernside and spilling down the valley so no doubt we will return to precipitation again shortly.  It was a foul day yesterday, but despite all that the elements threw at us 18 happy snappers spent an entertaining day up at Colt Park on the landscape photography workshop.  I came away with a much better understanding of the power of the macro setting on my digital camera and some shots that I am quite pleased with.  I found that I could get some really good images focusing down to about an inch away from the subject.  When transferred to the PC they explode on to the screen showing the finest detail such as minute hairs on the leaves of plants and the puzzled expression on the face of a stone fly!  Our riverfly day the weekend after next will be a good opportunity to experiment further with this setting.

I plan to do a few jobs around the Tarn later today if the weather holds off.  Simon needs to come in for the remainder of the summer (what summer?) and the place would benefit from a bit of general tidying up.  I plan to stock the Tarn again early next week so expect a few days when the fish will be both disturbed and stupid.

Ian