The Hot Shoe Diary

I am reading for the moment the following book on photography with Flash:

The Hot Show Diaries by Joe McNally

http://www.peachpit.com/store/product.aspx?isbn=032160248X

The author wrote the book in the form of a funny (well this is subjective, and one has to understand American slang) diary showing you different situations or assignments he had to solve and how he did that with small flashes (speedlights). It is especially handy for people use to Nikon systems (unfortunately I shoot with canon) This would give one surely some inspiration or even solutions to difficulties one had in exposure of certain pictures.

The book animated me to shoot a series of macros on my balcony. This was not the main intention in fact. I was just sitting there and reading the book while enjoying the beautiful and clear weather. I read perhaps 2 pages and then I was not able to resist grabbing the camera and shooting pictures of whatever is in front of me,playing with the flash a bit. The result was an aromatic shooting as I was shooting the plants on my balcony between plants of thyme, basil and chive as I did not have any hot babes in front of me to take pictures of.....

In My Balcony #2