Hello James, and thank you for the welcome and comments.
I've just started trying to actually take photos as opposed to pointing and shooting which is pretty much the way I did these pictures several months ago. The last couple of weeks I've been reading and listening to everything I can get. My brain is in overload. (didn't take much, it's kind of small) Really though, photography at the level you guys on this forum acheive is really hard, impossible for me so far. But I'm listening, looking, reading and practicing so hopefully I'll improve.
Thanks again, Dean