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https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/happy-valley-hebden-bridge-calder-valley-catherine-cawood-b1056472.html John Morrison lived in Hebden Bridge some years ago. I currently live a couple of miles down the road. Alan

Ditto, especially since we have both lived in the Calder Valley and both appreciated the alternative culture that thrives there. Alan

I had a PU yesterday. Alan

The other three names are all fairly near each other, south east of Brienzersee, so it's likely to be in that area. The only similar names I can find are Schwarzhorn and Schreckhorn. Alan

Oh yes! I once went on a trip all round Europe with a camera I'd just bought secondhand. When I got home I found that everything was underexposed by a couple of stops. This was in the days of film when there was no RAW file to ride to the rescue. Alan

This one, Wycoller Barn in Lancashire, is around 1650 but it's reckoned it used timber from an earlier cruck barn. Alan

Early morning on the Oxford Canal Narrowboat on the Rochdale Canal Restaurant boat "Tattershall Castle" on the Thames Alan

Back in 1985 I did a business mailshot and signed 1200 letters in quick succession. It fried my brain and since then I've faltered every time over my signature and it's never the same twice. So far I haven't been done for fraud - fingers crossed. Alan

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I think historic transport will never cease to enthuse people. Classic cars, steam trains, vintage aircraft - each new generation will be fascinated by them. Alan

Yes, but those of us who eschew fast food ( rather than chew it 🙂) can easily tell the difference and can obtain good quality food anywhere and everywhere. It looks as though the same will not be true of AI. Alan

I've made a number of YouTube videos with a 5D2. I guess the 5D is not dissimilar? As Steve says, don't film long takes. Shooting in HD the 5D2 has a maximum of 12 mins per take before it stops filming. Also if I do a sustained period of filming without breaks between takes the camera overheats and shuts down. As long as you take heed of this it's a great camera for filming. I use Cyberlink PowerDirector for editing. I've always found it more user-friendly and better suited to the work I do than Adobe Premiere. Get yourself a good external microphone and recorder. You don't have to pay a fortune for one that's perfectly adequate for vlogging and it's vastly better than the onboard mic in the camera. I've got more sound gear than I need because I made a feature film, but for vlogging something like my Tascam DR40 recorder would be ideal. It has built-in stereo mics but you can also plug in a cheap lapel mic for really good voice recording. Alan

I've thought about it on a number of occasions but haven't actually done it yet. Alan

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Thanks Mark, I'm sure that everything you've said will be useful when I get down to the next batch. Alan