After admitting my failure with a point and shoot (although the camera is more than good enough for my every day use), I found a blog which shows some of the benefits of having proper equipment.
There you can see a much better quality picture (the joys of tripods) and links to three more images on Flickr – all of which are excellent.
If I had the money I’d buy a Cannon with all the tools 🙂 (If you feel bad about my poverty feel free to Paypal me!)
Thanks for linking me here TW, and for checking out my pictures!
You are welcome – the pictures are excellent, much better than my efforts!
Wow, what beautiful pictures.
(Yours were very good as well but the camera wasnt still enough for close ups. It was still much better than I coudl see with the naked eye. Here there was a sort of relected skirt of light that was too dazzling, until the red bit)