goosey

Sorry to rub it in but I had a fabulous sunny foray in Minley Wood this morning with fellow 'wabber' Leif Goodwin. Pics to come. No more Fly Agaric but lots more interesting species and he supplied a tentative ID for a yet unidentified poroid specimen of mine - see latest Summer Fungi post. Your library of Fly Agaric pix must be of interest to Waarnemings/Nederpix in that case if images and records are lacking.

My humble apologies for not returning to this site for many months ~ distractions in all shapes and sizes keep me busy for long periods. Thanks for the compliments about my pics, I have been very lucky indeed with some of my finds! The cage fungus was a find indeed, and so exciting, being my first! Then of course the other phallic beauty ... ;p
We weren't busy at all during the World Cup - much too far away from the stadia. We had all of one lonely tourist from Germany during that month.
Hpoing to find some more interesting things to snap soon ... au revoir

Glad to see the IT equipment is back in service and we are seeing the results from your new camera (the panther cap is lovely!) - How are you finding it? I'm in the market for a new one too.

Ta for the welcome! basquesteve has pointed us in the right direction re the beetle!

Acher

Best way to learn - lots of trial and error Good luck and have fun.

Note that there is a difference between the Exposure Compensation controls and Flash Exposure Compensation controls and, like my Canon, it appears from the specifications on yours that you do in fact have the latter as well. (Both +/- 2EV)

Another way of compensating for low light and giving you a bit more leeway is to increase the ISO rating (up to 800 max I suggest) but be prepared to see some graininess starting to appear in the image backgrounds.

Look in the manual for anything which might relate to Flash Exposure Compensation. Adjust accordingly (between +/- 2 stops on mine) The latest image of Piptoporus I've uploaded shows how NOT to set it up - way too much flash; as can be seen from the harsh shadow.

Good luck with getting to grips with the new camera I'm sure it wont be too long before you've mastered it. I always find a touch of fill-in flash in the darker lighting helps - adjusted to a level where its shadow is hardly discernable if the spec on your equipment allows.

Hi Shirley
Thank you for your help, lovely Hawkmoth I have found larva Hawkmoths but never the adults in my present garden, obviously they visit but I miss them
Steve