Not much to report really, although I am pretty excited about the number of favorites I now have on one of my works. I never imagined it would be so popular when I uploaded it, but If Music Be..., which has been by far my most popular work for a while now, has just received its 300th favorite. I really can't believe that a photo I took one afternoon when I was bored out of my mind has been so well received, so thank you to everyone that has added it to their favorites.

I am absolutely loving my EOS 450D, although I haven't gotten round to uploading anything taken with it yet. My dad has given me the tripod he had for his old film SLR, which has saved me a small fortune, I don't think I could have afforded such a good tripod for a while, so I am hoping that I will have something to upload soon. I am trying to find the time to go to a couple of local landmarks to attempt capturing some sunsets, so the tripod is definetely going to come in handy. It has also proved useful for my latest obsession - taking photos of the moon. I had given it a go before with my PowerShot, but it had always come out as a tiny little white blob. But now I have given it another go with the EOS 450D I am starting to love it. I couldn't believe just how much detail I was able to capture, with craters clearly visible, and am now reguarly to be found stood out in the cold in the garden taking photos of another lunar phase to see which produces the best results. Sad isn't it, lol.

I recently posted a monochrome thread in the thumbshare forum asking for members to share their work that was made up predominently of one colour. It received a great response, and below are the pieces that really caught my attention...

And here is some of my own monochrome pieces...

Some of my more recent work...