Oh you are doing fine, just takes some practice. I shoot with one hand a bit. Most of those really close shots end up with me needing to hold a leaf away or something. It can get tough,but it can be done. I know what you mean, need to take pics, always have to,just something you got to do. You can do it easy,remember you can focus at 3/4 of an inch. Wow a 1gb one,thats so cool, I just got two 512mb,lol. I mean it took me months to figure out how I liked the flash to work. Just a bunch of trial and error. So keep it up, and try to focus on it and not the itchy itch.