Same here. Thanks Steep

This is all very fascinating but I'm disappointed that no one is upset about missing my timelapse

I rang the insurance company today to confirm that they had received my email. A very nice lady said; "hang on, I'll check the inbox"

"Oh yes, here it is, did you get a report, oh, I see, the report is attached. I'll pass that on for someone to review for you..."

So, 24 hours after they got the email they have only just opened it, with my prompting them.....


.....I'm not expecting a quick response on this

It's a secret link, of mine, that reads your mind and shows you your own desires a bit like the mirror in Harry Potter

Insane is all I can say

One photographer that I admire and follow is Joe McNally. This is a link to how he, as a professional photographer, captures similar images:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30_b22TVY7s‎
Slightly safer but still takes b*lls

Just had a service report back from JPS:

REPLACE MIRROR MECHANISM
CALIBRATE AND ADJUST ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BOARD
CHECK AND ADJUST FOCUSING
CLEAN CCD

Total £264.

It doesn't indicate any action with regard to the lens, so I assume that it suffered no damage in the fall and is okay

I've forwarded the report to my insurers who shouldn't have any problems with that. Let's just hope they're quick.

Wouldn't you use the "little green button" to take pictures of "little green men"?

Tim I posted a topic, a short while ago, on what I use with a list of all the kit it carries.

I find it to be very comfortable and easy to use: link

Definitely recommended.

Regardless of how they look I can see some benefit in having a different background from just black or white if you're limited to shooting indoors or in a studio.

However, at £165 I just cant see it being value for money. If a portrait photographer started to use this than all his photos would look the same. At least with black or white you can use gels, backlights or distance to make them look different.

Ahhhh, the educated guess method . I like your style

Mark excellent photo with a very good balance of ambient and OCF lighting.

I know it's slightly off topic but would you mind explaining your process for choosing the correct gel for the flash and what make you use?