I think it's rather nice; the photos on there certainly seem up to the standards of the trade as far as I'm concerned. The navigation is relatively straightforward and on my (quite fast) broadband connection it all flew along quite nicely.

My only complaint would be along the same lines as the others above; ditch the music! It's annoying and a waste of bandwidth. For every (potential) customer who finds it a pleasant backdrop I can pretty much guarantee there'll be 10 who find it a complete turn-off.

Good overall effort though - your photography has come on in leaps and bounds!

Any other year and I would, unfortunately I can't make this Sunday due to other commitments which I've been trying to duck out of without success...

Have fun - should be plenty of good photo ops!

I like the brown of the GP edition - would go nicely with my silver 43

Now that's interesting to know. I've had no problems at all with the wireless function of my Pentax 360 - even with its back to the camera it seems to register the control flashes and respond accordingly. Perhaps this is one of the reasons the Metz units are cheaper; less sensitive remote sensors?

I've not used any remote triggers personally so I can't give you a recommendation, however, for the money I've heard good things about the Cactus V2s's that you can get on ebay. They're not as well featured or powerful as Pocket Wizards but they seem to give reliable results (I hear). Have a look here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Wireless-Flash-Trigger-V2s-for-Nikon-SB-800-SB-600_W0QQitemZ170183391690QQihZ007QQcategoryZ64354QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

Maybe I'm grabbing the wrong end of the stick here but were you hoping that the AF assist would work while the flash was set up off camera? As far as I know, the AF assist beam will only come on when the flash is mounted on the hotshoe (or maybe when it's off camera with a cord - haven't got a cord to try that scenario).

Great job on capturing the seagulls feeding!

For flower photography (and other small items) you'll find that full-size backdrops are unwieldy, expensive and complete overkill. Your best bet would be to go to your local art/stationary shop and buy single sheets of thin A3 card in all the colours you want. About ten pounds should get you enough sheets to cover just about every colour of the rainbow and they're easy to use, highly transportable and should suit pretty much any occassion you care to shake a stick at.

In addition to the cards themselves I also carry some assorted clamps that I bought from B&Q and blu-tack - voila! A cheap, flexible mini studio and enough change from a £20 note to buy yourself a drink to celebrate...

I see no halos - I think you might need a new monitor Mac...

Yes, being on or off makes no difference. It's quite normal.

Help yourself buddy