Me too! And mine must have been built quite early in the week

Thanks Chris, good for close-ups then, to mask off the light from the surrounds....

Here's another one from the same shoot, hot off the press...

Definately interesting Phil! No6 has an amazing texture. Its all more painterly than photographic, but hey, we don't worry about that around here I think that technically you're handling things very well. Beautiful colours throughout.

Finally we get some signs of spring! I though it might have given up this year ....

Lots of deep colours Gary, and those challenging ones towards the sun have been well controlled . That last close-up one has a great impact!

Very evocative, and retaining some deep blue in the sky is a real plus . Must be tempting to be out when the hordes are still asleep!

Thanks guys .....

Chris, my flags have been limited so far to on-camera work only. I'm not sure about a practical application with off camera flashes. Have you you any photos showing them in use? I had my shoot through brolly up very close, only just out of frame, but fortunately the curtains seem to have absorbed the light spill ..... The grey carpet floor was a problem though, and some shots from the shoot will need a little clone work to replace bits of carpet with curtains !

Ha ha, wasn't sure if we weren't looking at some fancy PhotoShop work, but I guess not! Surprised that the tulips can hold it ....

Bright and colourful, direct flash I presume ....?

Thanks Stuart ..... Just glad I've got a solution to the problems I was having in that small space. By zooming in I can eliminate the areas with light spill, and I kept the subject further away from the curtains.

Another close up critter in superb detail! I'm always in awe of your skills in focusing and stealth with all your bug work.

Great stuff, I love the gentle play of light across the foreground rocks, and you've got the low viewpoints and huge depth of field all perfectly done! I like No2 best overall.

Do you mind mentioning your method of focussing for these, and where exactly do you target the focus ....(I assume its at an approximate hyperfocal distance),but just wondering if there's any special approach in practice that gets you such good depth?