what I meant was, worst in term of number of butterflies I shot. first time I went there, came back a very happy man
anyway, my usual settings are f9-11, 1/60 to 1/400 (depending on subject), flash always set to +2. I use a monopod coz its lighter, but for crisp image, tripod is still the best option. Unless I'm lying down on the dirt track shooting butterflies, everything else would be tripod/monopod setup
go practise shooting,,, most imprtly is get comfortable with your setup. then post here and get people to comment then improve somemore
anywy, here is some of my newest additional
http://img28.photobucket.com/albums/v84/simonsng/