July 2014 wins

3^rd - I was notified by Smooth Radio that I had won ticket to the North home show taking place in Manchester

17^th – I received an e-mail from Creative Tourist informing me that I had won a Photography Course with North West Photography. 

Taken 26^th July- I arrived at the Pack Horse Inn at Birtle near Rawtenstall where the course was to take place and was greeted by one of the course instructors.  Gradually the other participants and another instructor arrived and introductions and explanation of the course took place over coffee and biscuits.

The course was billed as being for people who enjoy their photography but rarely use anything other than their automatic settings.  We had a brief explanation of how to best use aperture settings and shutter speeds.  We also had a chat about changing the ISO settings and adjusting the autofocus settings.

We then set off for a walk in the countryside with a chance to put the theory into practice.  My close up work using a narrower depth of field seems to have improved, let’s see if I can keep it up.

24^th – I also won two hours of Wi-Fi when travelling Cross Country Rail. Not sure this will get used.