The cost of printing the image on the right is prohibitive. And yet that is the best way to see how successful the image is in terms of focus and exposure.

I took direction from Which magazine and tried a couple of sites that sell their version of HP cartridges. The savings were not huge. In fact, I settled for original HP cartridges in a deal from W H Smith.

This is a quest worth pursuing. HP have a subscription service which for my level of output might only require 99p per month. I suppose I am hesitant to add yet another to my bank account. As it is I do not think I get full value for my subscriptions to Amazon and Apple. To do that I would be downloading every day, probably. So, I am able to print my photography again and have delayed a decision to try some re-inked HP cartridges.