I've been a little busy lately so when I wrote this:

Today's quicky hint: Ditch the flash. Especially close up it has a tendency to wash out the photo. Please note that we are talking about the nearly useless pop-up flashes that are part of your camera. I feel they are too directional, directional meaning directly at your subject.

With this photo:



And continued on with commentary contrasting two different photos I guess it would have been helpful to actually see both photos, right?



So here's the other. Can you see the difference now?