Thanks Shep / Ridge,
Im gonna try a similar shot again tonight with a lower ISO (400) and a lower f stop and see what I can come up with.
Thanks for the link too Shep - just what I am after. There is a group on Flickr too which meet up in my local area who are trying to organise a bit of a begginers course, so I am hoping to join in with them once I am back from my honeymoon and have some free time.