Thanks Izzie...I feel as if my diligence and practice, practice, practice approach to my photography is starting to pay off

My images are getting much better technically and I am starting to have to think about these things less which is allowing me the freedom to tackle other areas like composition and developing a sense of what the finished image will look like before I even release the shutter. It is a really nice feeling when things start to come together naturally in the field. - much less stressful too!