And on a happier note....
If you've been reading my blog you'll know that I spent an eternity mulling over what camera to buy, eventually plumping for the Minolta A2 - which, I'm happy to report, has proved to be the dog's bollocks!

Unfortunately, I'm too busy trying to sort out the server problems (see below) to post up a proper gallery of the photos I took in St Ives, but here's a taster, taken on Porthmeor Beach at sunset.

No filters or Photoshoppery involved - this is how it looked!