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14-JAN-2009

20090114 - I Heart New Toys!

For the Flash Us and Minimalism challenges for January.

My new 580EX II flash arrived today :) The buttons on my old 550EX are getting tired and you need a pen to push them. So the 550 has now been demoted to a slave to go with the 420EX.
Two slave flashes... more fun than you can poke a stick at!

Canon EOS 5D ,Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/200s f/3.5 at 100.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time14-Jan-2009 20:48:40
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 5D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length100 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Mode (-1)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programprogram (1)
Focus Distance

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Richard Chapman27-Jan-2009 17:46
The heart is just great! Enjoy your new flashgun!
carol j. phipps24-Jan-2009 20:46
Maximally wonderful minimalism. Love the heart shaped handle and shadow! V
Ted Parkins22-Jan-2009 04:12
Extremely well thought out image. V
Laryl20-Jan-2009 18:38
excellent
Neil Horner18-Jan-2009 21:50
Great shot Phillip , I've given up trying to get anything decent with my flash, always looks rubbish......I guess I am just a natural light sort of guy !
Richard Chapman17-Jan-2009 02:17
Excellent!
Norbert Fortelny16-Jan-2009 18:30
Masterful!
Love it very much!
Jeff Lobaugh16-Jan-2009 00:01
Excellent lighting and composition!!!
beverley harrison15-Jan-2009 19:51
fancy us both getting new toys on the same day...hahaha!!
jlm15-Jan-2009 19:12
Simple, pure and fine quality
Doug Cruden15-Jan-2009 18:29
lol @ Johnny JAG & laine82!!
A beautifully abstracty-minimalist 'shades-of-white' composition, Phil...love the gradations throughout this image, great shot. V
Walter Otto Koenig15-Jan-2009 16:38
Cool shot. You can never get enough toys and slaves.
Guest 15-Jan-2009 13:23
Shadowy vision at least. :)
Yvonne15-Jan-2009 10:44
Absolutely superb!
Maaike Huizer15-Jan-2009 08:15
You did so well. Must be fun to work with two slave flashes.
Guest 15-Jan-2009 07:41
I thought they abolished slavery?!
Sam X15-Jan-2009 04:07
fabulous shot
Sheila15-Jan-2009 04:05
I always knew you had a good heart.
Fabulous minimalistic, still life with flash.
BleuEvanescence15-Jan-2009 03:22
Promising start for the new toy
I love this
Scott Browne15-Jan-2009 02:37
Excellent shot. Hooray for new toys!
Inga Morozoff15-Jan-2009 01:11
~Bravo~
Jola Dziubinska15-Jan-2009 00:58
You did so well, Phillip, excellent composition and I love the delicate soft tones. Vote.
Oh, it's HEARTistic :)
Kathryn14-Jan-2009 23:56
You're getting known as the 'flasher'.
Even I must admit this is pretty good, love the heart too.
Is this your flashy denby crockery?
Gail Davison14-Jan-2009 23:22
ahhhhh.... I 'heart' the shot.
Sheena Woodhead14-Jan-2009 23:16
You are King of the Flash of is that the Flash King:-) This is absolutely beautiful. V
McGarva14-Jan-2009 22:43
Perfect pure pciture ... V
Nancy Lobaugh14-Jan-2009 22:18
oooh nice! looks like the slave is well-suited to its new role!
Stewart Mitchell14-Jan-2009 22:04
Nice one Phillip, just goes to show....one can never have too many slaves ;-)
Victoria14-Jan-2009 22:02
Beautiful , gorgeous shadow, votes!
J. Scott Coile14-Jan-2009 21:52
Your world just got BRIGHTER!!! Fantastic Phillip.
Ray :)14-Jan-2009 21:47
So one slave does the washing up and the other one hoovers?
Guest 14-Jan-2009 21:46
Wow, using three flashes now makes a perfect mini macro studio! My congrats for your new bright&clever toy ;) V
laine8214-Jan-2009 21:34


Do those slaves sweep the floor as well ? :)
Beautifully placed.
Faye White14-Jan-2009 21:33
excellent work!
Mairéad14-Jan-2009 21:24
Just the thing for these dark evenings.
Bob Floyd14-Jan-2009 21:22
This is sweet work! LoVe the white on white.
Ann...14-Jan-2009 21:20
Awesome flashing!!! :)
Nicki Thurgar14-Jan-2009 21:19
Fabulous image - I love the little heart!
Máire Uí Mhaicín14-Jan-2009 21:16
Casting more light into the darkness! This is amazing.
Johnny JAG14-Jan-2009 21:15
Flash bugga!