Once again I am without a flashgun!

Strangely the Jessops unit stopped working for some reason so I took it back for a full refund. Luckily I got all the money back so now I'm going to put some more money together and get the Canon 270EX unit that is in Argos.

Backlit Leaf macro

This is a 1:1 shot of a leaf from the garden (Greater celandine) I used off camera flash to backlight it, balancing it with the ambient light so as to keep some detail on the front surface. Theres also a spider web behind the leaf too, which I did'nt notice before!

Dandelion a la Blossfeldt

This is an unopened Dandelion flower, photographed against a plain background (kitchen door) and using available light. I was emulating the style of legendary nature photographer Karl Blossfeldt,(1856-1932) an early pioneer in the world of close-up photography. Full size image here

Finally got a flashgun!

Bought this unit from Jessops yesterday for £79. It has a GN of 38, a bounce head that also swivels thru 180 degrees, as well as auto or manual zoom. It has 4 power setings down to 1/16 power, and a LCD screen with backlight if needed.
All I need now is a bracket so I can use it off the camera and a good diffuser.
For now I have something that works ;)

Street 'togs

A photographer and his mate spotted in the town and snapped with my phone. Cropped and adjusted slightly in PSE.

Locked Out

Playing around with using in-camera mono settings-so far it seems useable, especially when you can adjust contrast and sharpness for a different look depending on the scene! Man I love this camera ;)

First shot with 30D

The underside of a Peppermill at roughly lifesize.