LOve that shot Matt !!!! great colours
and have to say the pixel one is interesting... I think
so glad you like it, the Pixel on is different, I'll be honest I need to re-visit that one as I've seen it done so much better in the past 
Just caught up on your challenge while in Hong Kong!
I was shocked when the previous thread was closed, thought you'd given up!
Glad to see you are still going strong and some awesome recent shots.
Matt I love the Petunia , the colours and a great focal point also
Brightened up my morning
Hi Matt,
Love the latest macro flower in this new thread (boy you are popular!), the first I thought the OoF white bits int he foreground were a bit distracting but this one is spot on: colours, composition and focus - top marks!
Edit: Ooops, in my rush to comment on the flowers I forgot to say I love the WW with the reflection. Just checking out the exif data to get some pointers. I will bite the bullet and have a go soon, have the kit for spinning now
Gary
I agree entirely on the first macro flower the OOF spots spoilt it for me but I've been a lot happier with yesterdays effort..
Give me a shout if you want to ask any questions on spinning, though hopefully my guide should give you all the information that you need
Matt
Cheers Matt, I will do. Just popped to the local decorating store to pick up a couple of packs for practice. Off to Scotland at the weekend so there should be loads of wet open spaces to practice on!
Actually, there is one thing, for overhead spins, roughly how far away should I be from the camera without hitting it with molten metal?! I guess a bit of it depends on spin speed and stuff but I'm guessing about 20m?
but 20 metres would be more than enought, I tend to be about 10 metres away, something to consider is wind direction, try and avoid being down wind of the spin as that will carry the sparks further 
That's a really good question, and as you've rightly pointed out it does relate to how quick that you spin
Wind, yes, didn't think of that...although now thinking of crative uses for windy spins!!!
Cheers Matt and sorry for momentarily hijacking your thread!
but I do enjoy a good macro photo and these flowers are really small less that 10mm across, and beside all the butterflys were hiding this afternoon 
More pretty in Pink Matt , works well pal
I can look at macro all day !
it means while I'm in my macro mood I'll have a viewer glad you like it
My dcr250 might have to have a dusting today
More like an onlooker trying to pick up tips
while you know I'm happy to help Nice shot Matt, not sure if they are that bright or if it's a little overexposed but I like it either way!
Is this what you do when you run out of motivation for your challenge, go out and buy more kit?! I like it but doubt the missus would
glad you like it I don't always do that but on this occasion some of the new kit was a necessity as I had broken some others were because I wanted to have it in my bag, it's nice to be able to do some decent macro
evey single photo in this challenge has involved looking through this eye and into the camera 
but I liked it
Self inflicted flash eye at that time of morning... I tend to drink coffee
I was just playing around seeing if I could get a decent photo and I did what a super shot Matt, nice and sharp and great detail
braveboy2012 said:Hi Matt, no eye-dea what to say about this!
Nice H-eye-light
Better stop with the crap jokes!
Great shot, amazing detail in the eye. Did you have a diffused flash pointing straight at you? Trying to work out from the catch light. Too many more of those and your eyes probably would have been a bit redder!
So I guess this eye wasn't looking through the viewfinder this time? Did you shoot tethered and have the laptop facing you?
this was shot with a mirror and live view AF was a bit of fun but worked well and just my 430EX2 with in build diffuser
I doubt it... but the grass will probably still need cutting :bang:Hopefully things will be better for the weekend
Matt
