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Photo5 Box Arrives (SPOILER) and 5D MkII Announced!

Photo5 Box Arrives (SPOILER) and 5D MkII Announced!

This morning my Photo5 Competition box arrived, and I opened it with excitement and curiosity to see what was inside. If you don’t want to find out till you get yours, don’t scroll down ;) Also, very exciting news for serious amateur photographers, my next camera, the long-awaited Canon EOS 5D MkII was announced!

More garden grunge - P365 Mar05

More garden grunge – P365 Mar05

Several weeks back I took some macro photos around the garden, which ended up having a very “grungy” look. A few weeks after that, the blog post was linked to from a Smashing Magazine article titled “Grunge Style In Modern Web Design“.
I thought that maybe there might be interest in some similar photos, so [...]

Benchtop zen garden revisited - P365 Feb27

Benchtop zen garden revisited – P365 Feb27

The last time I photographed this little sand garden toy , I only had on camera lighting, and I had to bounce the flash off the ceiling to make it look decent. Now that I can put the flash anywhere I want, I can really show the cool textures and patterns in this fun benchtop [...]

A Fork - P365 Feb19

A Fork – P365 Feb19

Just a photo I need for a blog post I’ll be making soon ;) A fork, illuminated by one flash from behind, background illuminated by another gelled flash, and a reflection card reflected in the tines to givea bit of texture.

More Household closeups - P365 Feb16

More Household closeups – P365 Feb16

As I did last week, I spent some time wandering around the house looking for some interesting closeups.