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Don Ellis

Kitchen Gecko*

When he's not in the kitchen, he's in the storeroom.
He's about four inches long and here he's
hanging vertically off the tile wall but Techo
wanted to see him eye-to-eye, so I've rotated him.

Canon PowerShot G2
+15 Macro Lens and 550EX External Flash full exif

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Canon DSLR Challenge09-Nov-2004 04:53
Thank Goodness you rotated it! Was annoying me the "right" way. NOW I really like it! :) ~ Lonnit
Don Ellis09-Nov-2004 03:24
Just a good flash, I guess... a 550EX. I don't really care for flash photography and because of that I got the best in the hopes that it would improve my flash shots. Occasionally, it does. Thanks, Rod.
Rod 06-Nov-2004 20:26
Don, how do you get such a nice soft light without bad shadows when using the flash? Especially up that close, & don't just tell me it's because you're a good photographer.
Techo 02-Nov-2004 18:08
Oh it's a fine photo alright :-) Perhaps rotate this one 90 degrees counter clock wise and we'll all be happy. I'm wondering what the others think about it?
Don Ellis02-Nov-2004 09:13
I struggled with that dilemma... horizontal definitely throws more attention on his eye... but then I thought the wall-clinging ability had some appeal. I'll try rotating and see if that makes you happier (and him more of a candidate :-)
Techo 02-Nov-2004 08:18
Hi Don :-) Was just wondering why you decided to post the photo the face side down instead of up, you can then also rotate it horizontally, that way more focus will go to the eye, which is cool.