@kairospix: Cheers Kairospix.....and thank you very much for the votes which I take as the ultimate compliment!

@Nimrod: Thanks for stopping by again Nimrod...its great to hear from you again. I hope things are going well with you!

Yes, I used a tripod and a great hulking thing it is too. I carried it for up to 6 hours a go on several occasions for some night photo excursions in Paris!

@jkjond: Thanks John...as always you make me think much more closely about composition. I'm with you all the way on the issue of bisecting lines but I think I got away with it on this one as the rest of the image is strong. I'm not sure who the 300 crowd is so I'll have to guess.

By the way, I did some experimental Paris Metro shots and I'd value your opinion...they are posted here http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&message=26356650&changemode=1 and if you find the time for an answer by all means post it here rather than there as my intention is not to try and tempt you back although I do miss your analytical and thoughtful commentaries :-)

@Calusarus: Thanks Calusarus! - I love night photography for the peace and calmness that it can bring as well as the dramatic lighting of course.

@ManuelaR: Thanks ManuelaR.....yes, please do try and pass the tip on to other AM3ers.

@Steven: Thanks again for looking Steven!

@eddy: Thanks Eddy!

@Sujit Sudhi: Thanks very much!

@Guillermina: Thanks Guillermina!.....Well my favourite song of his is "ne me quittes pas" but its a bit too dark for this photo which makes me feel very happy. I'd be glad for any suggestions you have!

Maybe Edith Piaf's " La Vie en Rose" would be more appropriate?

While I'm thinking about photos of Paris I'd appreciate your thoughts, if you can find a moment, on some experimental shots I've done of the Paris Metro http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&message=26356650&changemode=1

@GJC: Thanks GJC....you've read a lot into this...perhaps you're giving me too much credit. I simply set up the tripod where I thought the light shining on the stone paving setts was best and because the colours were just wonderful and I simply waited to try and get one of the painters in the shot. I'm really pleased that you liked it though!

Ohh, I nearly forgot....If you get time let me know what you think about these much more experimental shots of the metro...http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&message=26356650&changemode=1

@jkjond: Hi John

Thanks very much for spending so much time on this.

As you say, Alex's lovely supportive comment was a gem....although it was short and sweet it was a bit of a life saver as although I wanted and asked for honest criticism I was feeling rather bruised and battered by then. Even though I pretend to be matter of fact about the whole photography thing it's all a lie really LoL!....it's deeply personal and posting those experimental pics felt like running naked through a crowd full of strangers!

With regard to adding a black keyline to the white borders, I did start off with pure white but on some shots where white met the border in an uneven way the photo ended up looking really unbalanced. I'll give it another look though as you've clearly given this issue a lot of thought.

Linda's got a lot of potential but is very hampered by her post-processing and I wanted to help as much as I could (with my limited ability) in exactly the same way that you did with me in a more expert way when I moved forums at DPReview...I'm sure you must have spotted the similarities in approach and hope you took it as a compliment.

I'm still not using layers apart from auto stuff like text and levels....I just need to sit down with a book I've got which has a chapter on the subject as its getting ridiculous really...it should be easy. On the plus side though, that wacom tablet is brilliant and really easy to use.

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine! - if you're after drama just wait till you see tomorrows shot even if I do say so myself.....another night one but processed in B&W. It was such an exciting moment ....one of those when you know you've got a great shot even before you press the shutter button which for me is as rare as hen's teeth!

@Laurie: Me too Laurie! - it was worth every moment of getting up 5.30am on hoilday in the winter. My lone walk in the dark with a large tripod and two small cameras with hardly a soul in the streets was fantastic!

@Michael Rawluk: Thanks very much Michael!

@See The Light: Thanks very much Mary!