This is my first SLR for many moons friends. My first was a Zenit which I bought from a Freemans catalogue with my paper round money

. Then progressed to second hand Pentax and Olympus gear. My thing then was motorbikes. Had some pretty good shots of Barry Sheen and his ilk. Ah, those were the days! Got hitched, had a kid, and (some years later I should add) got unhitched somewhat acrimoniously. Ex decided that all my photo gear should go in the dustbin along with all my photos. As you can imagine, we don't talk anymore

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I think I've just forgotten the noise a mirror and shutter can make. I think I was more surprised that modern cameras had not managed to dampen the noise somewhat (or maybe I've forgotton how noisy that old Zenit was!). Anyway, a few shots later and I'm getting used to it already.

So I have recently remarried and an urge to take up photography again was surprisingly sudden. Hence the 520 (after much research) and CS3. My word, there is so much to learn and re-learn!

PS. Anyone that could point me towards a good book/video tutorial that explains CS3 layer types and what they are best used for would be gratefully received.

PPS. Memo to myself: stop jumping around from place to place like an idiot and create a structured training course for yourself