If you intend to do a fair amount of studio work, it might be worth looking on e-bay for a radio trigger for you strobe. They can be bought for less than $50. They consist of a receiver that plugs into the strobe and a trigger device that fits on your hot shoe.

I would then experiment with your single strobe and a white or silver reflector. Move them both around and see what the results look like. 30º to 45º above and to one side for the light and the same on the opposite side but slightly below for the reflector is a good start.

You can control the exposure by altering the power of the strobe or bringing it closer or further away. Without a light meter, you can use your histogram on the camera to judge when you have the exposure correct.

We are all proud of our country. I feel the same way about the Union Flag.

Reinactment of WW2, England

I use Pentax equipment and a Mac with two external hard drives. I store all my images on the externals, original DNG raw files on one and in an iPhoto library on the other. iPhoto lets you see the RAW files by generating JPEGs but stores the RAW files separately. It will do basic edits but you can set it to edit the originals in Photoshop or whatever editor you have. It does not alter the original RAW files.

The Pentax software is rubbish.

Hi Kyle,

That so-called photographer took your shot at ISO 1600 that is why at 14 X 11 you see all the speckles. That is digital noise. The white balance is way off. That's why they look too red. I cannot understand why he took the picture at f 6.3 when he had a 50 mm f 1.7 lens on the camera or why if the light was too low he did not use flash.

Anyway, I have done my best to clean it up and i have cropped it for printing at 14 X 11.

Great effect. You just can't beat a punchy mono.

Great shot. I love the vintage feel and the mono HDR effect that makes the image look more like a pen and ink drawing.

Great shots MWAC. Full of energy. This one was taken from the London Eye.

Good shot. Try getting closer and lower if you can. Also try using a tripod and slowing down the shutter speed a bit.

Thanks Steve.

Thanks Wizz.

Thanks Angler.

Thanks Jay Pat.

I wil post some more when I get round to it.

Great shot. You really captured the desolation of the place. It works well in mono too.

Thanks Hal.

Nice shot. I like the moody feel.