A few shots I took of myself with my new remote for the EOS 30D.  That’s the cable dangling down from my hand in all these shots.  What’s good about the remote is that it sets focus and exposure correctly, while I’m sitting in front of the camera, unlike the timer, which sets both as soon as you press the shutter release instead of waiting until just before it takes the shot.

These were taken in an ad hoc test of the remote while I was sitting on the steps leading down to my art room.