Thanks @trucklife-family - at some point I am going to need to involve myself in some external learning - I don't want to pretend that just auto-didactic exploration is sufficient to increase my skill level ad infinitum. It is a very fulfilling activity, to be sure, and a lot of fun - but it has its limits. However, that's where my efforts in the next few months to get more involved with the Mycological Society should come i :)