These are my entries for the challenge. I used a Fuji Finepix 7000S for these. I bought the camera on ebay (used) and have to say that I'm over the moon with it. The camera allows you to point and shoot which is great when you start out, but also has manual overrides to adjust shutter speed, exposure etc.

I also bought a really good book about photography which suggested taking close-ups (portraits) what aren't centered but where you cut off parts of it like in those two pictures. It does make for far more interesting pictures, I find!

http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle...191615&cat=689

http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle...191614&cat=689

Hope you like them!