# 1 is a very good shot indeed. # 2 and 3 are not up to your usual standard Clarky....I tend to expect the best macro shots from your hand every time

Very nice set of shots.

Good way to kill some time

#2 and def. # 4 as well. Wow

I have to say - I'm a bit amazed about the kit lens here. Very good shots. I have to dig my kit lens out of the bag now.!!

To answer you question - you will need a flash (or better 2 flashes) to get better closeup/macro shots. It will give you more light to play with - and give you the oppertunity to use f8-f16 - which suits macro work better.

The second shot lacks a bit of sharpness on the head - which would have been better with f8-f11 I recon.

Ken, I'm pretty sure you can avoid the noise - and have the same result as # 1 if you use some level correction and some dodge and burn.

After all it is a very powerfull shot - lovely light and it deserves some hard work

Very good set - and the BW conversion is very well done.

I remember some time ago you adviced Lilly how to do BW conversions. Are these images converted with the same procedure? (if you can't remember what you told her - I wil have to find the thread again )

Well done Martin.

Always difficult to make something everyone likes. This one is a very good one - colours, composition and all.

Thanks all - but I'm not looking for something to fire studio lightning - but only the pentax 540 flash or a 360 pentax flash.

I have asked in a shop here in DK, and they told me that the infrared triggers for studio light would not work on the FGZ540 or 360. I do not know if this is correct, but I have not spend the money to try it out

I want to use the fgz 540 flash with my eazybox hotshoe softbox.

After my last photosession which went very good, I have decided that I want something more reliable than the K10D "wireless" system using the pop up flash.

I use the FGZ 540 flash. I have to fire it off camera. I want a radio trigger or infared (if it works) or a long cable (at least 3-4 meters).

I have looked on a few radio triggers from ebay (Cactus triggers). Anyone using them on the K10D with a 540 or 360 flash? Or something else.

I want to spend around 100-150 £ in total.

(Nathan you gave me a link for a cord once. Do you know If I can have that cord in 3-4 meters lenght? - I have not beed able to find one yet..)

HDR is used for many things - and you can achieve many results with programs such as Photomatix.

I have done quite a few HDR images (see my website if you want).

To fully use the complete dynamic range the button on the K20D is not enough. It sure helps - but to master the dynamic range you need 3 or more exposures. The ev spacing depends on what you want to achieve. A higher EV spacing increase the contrast in the final shot.

If you want to play with multiple shots and real hdr - try and get the Photomatix trial version from Hdrsoft.com. It is an excellent tool and good fun.

It is my fave lens - no question about it.

Nice results you have here - and well balanced sunsets!