The 2nd “General” shot of the icicles is stunning…would grace any wall.

So the way things were done 100’s of years ago is acceptable? It may not have been the done thing back then to admit something was wrong & issue and apology but havent we moved on a bit?

And you think that if something is revealed, that shows a horrendous act perpetrated by a government but hidden for years , you honestly think that you should not feel shame for what happened and the way your government has mishandled it over the last few years?

Absolutely not.
We should concentrate efforts on sorting out the problems that are relevant now, apologising for 10 generations back does no good at all.

Half the world starves while the other half throws away enough food to feed it. Whether it’s pure waste from over-buying, or the horrific policy of throwing (eg Apples) away at the picking site because they are not 2.5″ diameter and a perfect colour match to a card that some shiney-**** in an office has decided it’s the colour the shopper wants.
That’s something realistic to feel guilty about don’t you think?

Thanks for the Advice H

i dont know why but last time i went i had my ISO on 100 – maybe thats why i was having a little trouble with the blur

im glad you think my pictures are getting better makes me more positive 🙂

Take care

Most A/c shots are far enough away to have a large depth of field at a small F number (Big hole in iris). Small F number means fast shutter and vice versa.
So, if you use the camera on shutter priority, and use 500th or a 1000th for jets, the motion will freeze nicely, the camera (Set on ISO 100) will probably go off at F5.6 or F4 on a bright day.
For props, use no faster than 125th or you will freeze the prop blade, which always looks dreadful..in my opinion.

I was told to go and sort out a troublesome Troll.

As a female I have always hated the commercialism of it. I told my husband if he wanted to mark the day spend £2.99 on a bunch of flowers from the co-op – non of this £5 for a rose! I want to feel appreicated every day, and I am, so Im lucky, every day is Valentines Day!:D

{Blush}
Thought you were a chap.
Send yer man to Aldi and get twice as many flowers for £2.99 and they will last a damn sight longer too.

No stereotypes, even thought the stereotypical stereotype is 90% correct.
It’s like shooting fish in a barrel sometimes.
GA will be annoyed if we carry on, leave it at nil-nil.

Did the Brits ever apologise to Germany for the obliteration of their cities? There was a movement to do so…..same movement that wanted Bomber Harris declared a War criminal one presumes.

On the main topic, the “Theft” of these children seems to me to be a case of the right idea but totally incorrect action to do it.

Right idea to integrate (If the Aborigine wanted such) but a typical colonial way of doing it.

And, who is to say that some of these children were not happily given over? It may sound harsh, but even now when travelling to the poorer parts of the world, women will beg you to take their children because they cannot afford to feed them and they know the child will have a better chance in life in the West. Many a Soloman’s choice still faces such dire poverty stricken areas.

Well that confirms the intention of your initial comment anyway.:mad:

The original intention was merely an observation.

But your protestation in defence of the country that cannot do wrong in the world was an opportunity not to be missed. It would not be British of me to allow it to pass.
And I am not a USA basher, I love the place. Don’t like the politics, don’t like the over-sensitivity and outrageous political correctness…but it’s one of the most interesting places on the planet. I will be there yet again in 2008, hopefully fleecing the DoD again. Well, I say fleecing, but if they agree to pay for stuff they cannot invent/design/build/integrate…we are both winners.

As a matter of on topic, have any Aborigine people ever settled in the USA? Genuine question, I wondered how they integrated there. Don’t think there is any in UK either.

I know its not going to be a popular comment but I dont really celebrate Valentines Day as I’m happily married and we do nice things for each other whenever we can – just dont think it should focus on one day, but thats just me – its just very commercial.

You are dead right, in the tradition of things.
But as a male, you are wrong in the eyes of the female. 🙂

My wife would support the view if I wanted to ignore the day, she hates commercialisation and money wasting. She even hates shopping….for food OR clothes.
As I said, flowers frequently anyway, she will like the card and chocs…most of which I will eat 😉