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Davy - as always, very well done with nice, slow transitions. Hope you soon get your PC sorted. Maureen

Thanks, Don. I do listen to what people say and I agree this show is better for the slightly longer slide duration. I'll bear in mind your comments about controlling the show by the space bar. Maureen

Thanks, Davy. Now you have the set I hope you won't be dashing down to the local car boot sale this weekend. Have just watched your latest offering. I love the Charles Trenet version of La Mer although very different from Bobby Darin's. I wonder what you will give us next as I always look forward to seeing your shows. Always entertaining. Have a good weekend! Maureen

Yes, Mick, you are right. Just a little longer. Maureen

Mark - what a beauiful album - one any girl would be proud to have. A very sad story but we can only hope and pray that it will indeed bring a smile to Julie's face and who knows? Maybe......... Maureen

INTO THE PYRENEES - PART 3. The third and final part starts off in the Pont d'Espagne above Cauteret. From Cauteret we travelled onto Oloron Sainte Marie where we drove into Val d'Aspe as far as the Spanish Border. We also visited Borse and Lescun on our way to St Jean de Luz before going onwards to Bilbao to catch our ferry back to UK. I have left the slides on slightly longer and reduced the transition times. Hope some might find this better. Bill at www.beechbrook.com/pte has yet again kindly agreed to host. Grateful thanks as always, Bill. Maureen

Thanks to all of you for your comments. Very encouraging. Maureen

Davy - I downloaded especially to see the hot chick. WOW! Where do all these great ideas of yours come from? You always come up with something new. Maureen

Mick - recently I have tried to keep the majority of slides on for 7 secs with a fade of 5 secs. Of course, to fit in with the music and to ensure the show is not too long I do make some variations, but I am definitely keeping the slides on longer than my earlier shows. However, I do prefer to have a slow transition. Certainly the first few slides with the clouds over and around the mountains are on for a shorter time. This was intended to prevent the show being too static. I know that I should really get around to trying animation which I feel would be appropriate here. Maybe sometime.... Maureen

Hi Gilio I'm glad you enjoyed the show but note you have reservations about the music. 'The Lonely Shepherd', the first piece I used, is said to be written by James Last who is German and was played by Georges Zamphir on the ROMANIAN pan flute. Whilst we tend to always associate pan flute music with South America I believe this piece has no such connection (I may be wrong) but for me it suits the mood in the mountains I was hoping to create. Regarding the French/Spanish Pyrenees, I did say when I posted Part 1 that we were going into both the French and Spanish Pyrenees but it so happens that both Bagneres de Luchon and Cauterets are in France. I took a look at your website today and have downloaded some of your shows which are very enjoyable. You, like me, have obviously had rather a creative week. Maureen

INTO THE PYRENEES - PART 2 - starts in the High Pyrenees above Bagneres de Luchon where we stayed 3 nights before moving on to Cauterets, a ski and spa town in south-western France. Pictures taken over this time whilst exploring the area. The area may be familiar to fans of the Tour de France which took place a short while before our visit. There will be a third and final part sometime. Once again, Bill at Beechbrook is kindly hosting at www.beechbrook.com/pte Maureen

Thanks to everyone for your comments. When I took these pics I had no idea I was going to buy a 24" monitor so recently, when it came to processing and cropping to the 16:10 format it gave me a few problems in shots where I had photographed narrow streets,houses, etc, where I had already framed tightly in-camera. Consequently, I was not too happy with some of the results. However, I have now just to remember to leave a little space around the top/bottom. Thanks again. Maureen

Andrew - we have just watched your show and enjoyed it immensely. Stirring stuff and very well done indeed. Wnsoft Forum members never cease to amaze me with their original ideas for a/vs. Maureen

Part 1 is set mainly in and around St Jean Pied a Port in the Basque region of France. It is a quaint little town and is the traditional starting point for the Camino de Santiago de Compostela. The Camino de Santiago de Compostela, also known as The Way of St James, is a collection of old pilgrimage routes which cover all Europe. They all have Santiago de Compostela in north-west Spain as their final destination. For more than 1000 years pilgrims have been walking along the Camino de Santiago. We spent 3 nights in St Jean Pied a Port in September 2009 whilst exploring the surrounding countryside before travelling further into the Pyrenees. This is the first part of a selection of photographs taken over the ensuing two weeks during which time we were travelling through mainly the French and occasionally the Spanish Pyrenees. The music I have used is Basque. Bill at Beechbrook is again kindly hosting the show which can be found at www.beechbrook.com/pte Maureen

Nice one, Mick. I haven't yet got around to trying pan and zoom but yours seemed fine to me. Unlike Eic, it seems you were exceedingly lucky with the weather here in the Lakes. I look forward to your next one after your return visit in May. Regards Maureen

Re the old age comment - tell me about it! Maureen

Andrew - a very nice a/v but the music ended rather abruptly. I'll be the first to say I'm not too clued up on music editing, but I think a slow fade out would have been better. Certainly a place to visit when in the area - thanks for this. Maureen

Thanks very much for the offer, Peter, but I will pass on that one. Regards Maureen

Hi Peter I'm afraid I was unable to create a MAC version of 'Autumn Days in the Lakes' as I don't have the version of PTE which enables me to do so. However, I was able to create a MAC version of a slightly earlier A/V 'Lakeland in Winter'. Maybe you have already seen this but if not it can be found on http://www.mediafire.com/?otqujxqmm05 Maureen Maureen

Hi Mick I'm sorry, but I don't have the photos on any other website. Maureen

Davy - you always do this sort of thing extremely well and are never afraid to tackle something a little less comfortable. Choice of music excellent. Maureen

I thought this was very well done. Maureen

Hi Barry I would echo Mike Davies' comments regarding the second piece of music you chose. Also, and I must stress that this is only MY opinion albeit everso humble, the use of borders is very subjective. Some workers dislike them but I always use them - just a very thin 2 pixel line, in a very light grey. It is considered that a WHITE line tends to distract the eye from the photograph and I think your pics are strong enough not to need the border you have used. Keep the a/vs coming Barry. Nice to see someone else contributing. Maureen

Thanks, Mark. Something to think about. Maureen