well i'm back. My g/f sent me a batch of photos she took with her phone, so i loaded them into photoshop and got a cropping. a couple stand out pretty well as good stock for manips. one is up now, more to come later if i get motivated.

still haven't got my digital camera, looking at the Pentax *ist DL now, its about $1000 here and has everything i want. just gotta move out of home, get a better/more stable job and prioritise my spending....