I have just returned from the Festival with 1800 photos to sort through, but if they are considered boring, maybe I will just keep them to myself. I have never known practice week evenings to be so dull, and I did not get a single half decent shot, although I did try some different places. I was pushing the ISO up to 1200, but the pictures still looked like they were taken at night.  We had some lovely days, but as soon as practice started, the sun dissapeared and darkness fell. One evening, the sun came out again as I got back to my lodgings, just to rub it in.  With all the restrictions there is nothing like 37.75 miles to choose from and new locations are difficult to find.  I agree with Sticky, that the direction of the sun and not wanting to be stuck in one place all day, all add to the problems. Also, some of us are not as young as we were, and long treks across the countryside are out of the question for me.