The Dead Gecko

Remember my recent Abstracts post? It was during the same day that me and my friend found a dead gecko on the bathroom floor. It was tiny, but it presented a good photographic opportunity and allowed us to occupy some of the long free boring time we had on hand, hit the jump for the full story.

Flash Series - Part 1: Canon Speedlites Chat (580EX II vs 580EX vs 430EX)

Left: 580EX, Right: 580EX II

This post is the first in a series of posts where I will be talking a lot about flashes and their accessories, if all goes as planned I will post about the following:

• Canon Speedlites Overview (430EX, 580EX, 580EX II)
• DIY Gels
• Rogue Grid for Speedlites
• Built-In Wireless Flash Commander Limitations + Ebay triggers
• Lumiquest SB III
• Cheap Chinese Studio Strobes
• Directional Popup Flash Followup

Today I am going to talk a bit about my Canon speedlites, it will not be a purely technical post but rather my story and experience with them, I also made a measly effort at a comparison video, so we'll see how will the viewers respond. Click through for the full story.