Great pictures man. I see you've "studied" with The Strobist too
I did some of his tutorials although it's not exactly my cup of tea. But thanks to him I built my own softboxes, a light tent and got three flashlights to experiment with.
Look under Macro:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zaktheevil/
The water drops and leaves were shot using multiple flashes and softboxes indoors.
But back on the topic. I knew it might be to early. I know even Catskills can be lots colder than NYC but I really needed to get away, I couldn't wait another month, some stress at work, ya know
