I am a practising Dermatologist.My hobbies include digital photography,playing & watching Tennis & Cricket on T.V.I also enjoy watching the National geographic &Discovery channels.

Weather was lovely today, and as such, I decided to go out into the garden and take some photos. Here are my personal selections:

A photo of a lavender bush, with blue sky as a background.

I took this Macro shot today at about 12PM. I like it...

I finally got around to installing the stitching software on a computer, and stitching together those panorama shots that I took in Sydney.

Here's a REALLY nice one of the harbour.

Continuing my playing around with digital photography, I took this shot from my verandah, overlooking the River Derwent at about 10PM. I took this picture using extended shutter - I left the shutter open for 15 seconds, which gave a very nice effect on the lights. Take a look:

Today, I took a road trip with my dad up to Launceston, in the state's north. On the way up, we took a detour via the Great Lakes of the Central Highlands.

It had been snowing overnight, and since Dad left his Digital Camera in the car from a previous trip, I had the opportunity to play around with it. Here's a nice shot of snow beside the road on the way to Poatina:

There's been a lot of rain in the Midlands recently, and they're looking greener than ever. This was taken at about 5:00PM heading South, Towards Hobart.

I was picking tomatoes in my garden the other day when I came across this big ol' dragonfly. He must have been a sucker for attention, because not only did he stick around while I fetched my digital camera, but he also cooperated for a few shots.

This got me to thinking that a brief howto on taking close-up shots with everyday equipment is sorely needed. Sure, you could rig up a laser guided super camera, the likes of which will plant you on hackaday, but there's a heck of a lot you can do with an average consumer-grade digital camera if you follow a few general tips.