Hartsord's Random Stabs in the Dark

Cactus V4 Packaging , originally uploaded by Hartsord . I have long been a fan of Strobist mindset of lighting in my photography. I have built up my strobist set-up around a set of modded V2s triggers and receivers, but I must admit that I have not been completely satisfied with their performance. In particular, the V2s triggers are quite temperamental, especially with the hotshoes. My most reliable set-up is a modded set that links my Vivitar directly via PC to the receiver. It really works well, but does not really promote confidence with its looks. A couple of weeks ago, I was browsing around the Gadget Infinity website, looking for a possible additional flash to add to my set-up. My Vivitar 285HV has pretty much been discontinued, but I heard that Gadget Infinity (which supplies the Cactus V2s triggers) are coming up with a 285HV clone (warts and all). And so, I was browsing around their lighting stuff, when lo and behold, I find that they were now offering a new trigger set-...

Ash Wednesday , originally uploaded by Hartsord . I posted some of my Pics from this year's Lenten celebration over at my Flickr site here . Unfortunately I wasn't able to take much pictures because I joined our Parish's grand choir. Whenever there was a photo opportunity, I was most likely singing. Oh well. Hope you like my pics. Lent 2009