I went on a photography workshop today with Mike Moats, http://www.pbase.com/mgm123 and learned a lot - for one thing, I know that I need a new decent, solid tripod! I would also like a macro lens, so I can take yeractual macro images like the lovely ones that Mike takes.
This image is not a macro image, but thanks to Linda letting me use her lovely new Manfrotto tripod, I got a nice shot of this backlit leafy scene, with a slow shutter speed to capture the moving waterfall behind.