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December 31, 2008

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year 2009
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Happy New Year 2009
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October 04, 2008

Life...as I see it

April 26, 2007

Photo Hunter

Theme: Steps

I just came home from a conference in beautiful San Diego. I added these steps to my daily run...

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See more Photo Hunter entries here Photo Hunters

April 19, 2007

Photo Hunter

Found the perfect challenge to practice and learn shooting in manual mode with my new camera... Photo Hunters a fun site with a weekly themed photography challenge.

Theme: Hobbies

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Scrapbooking...creating life art...my hobby! 

March 15, 2007

DSLR 101 Challenge #2

Flower and Macro Photography Challenge

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Canon XTi, Aperture Priority-AE, ISO 100, 1/200, f 5.6

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Canon XTi, Aperture Priority-AE, ISO 100, 1/400, f 5.6

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Canon XTi, Aperture Priority-AE, ISO 100, 1/80, f 9.0 

Notes to self:

  • Come up with a convenient way to document settings to have info to use for comparison and improvement.
  • Keep rule of thirds in mind.
  • Try settings to get a blurrier background.

March 10, 2007

DSLR 101 Challenge #1

Candid Photography Challenge

I've started photography challenges on the 2Ps Photo MB that are specifcally for learning to use and get comfortable with the DSLR. After a week of photos I finally have a few shots I'm willing to share:

Very low light (need to work on that). Alec playing Nintento DS!

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CC welcome!!

Be sure to check back for DSLR 101 Challenge #2!

February 28, 2007

Challenge: Object that tells something about you

Two Peas 2007 Photography Challenge

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Something about me...I collect pink coffee mugs. My first ever "collection".

February 26, 2007

Challenge: Funky

Her Space: My Space photo challenge:

A little bit of funky goes a long way. Find 'funky' in your space.

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Funky? I immediately think of my daughter. I never have, and probably never will, be condsidered funky, but my daughter on the other hand has that spunk. She loves funky, colorful and bling right down to her journals. A little bit about what makes my daughter who she is...very cool!

February 25, 2007

Challenge: Rows

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Her Space: My Space   photo challenge:

Rows can be natures patterns or our way of organizing, where are there rows around you today?

The Beginning

It has been 10 days since I got my new camera...a Digital Rebel XTi! I have so much to learn. The capabilities of this camera seem endless and at first a bit intimidating. So join me, my XTi and my Canon Digital Rebel XTi/400D Field Guide by Charlotte Lowrie and PS7 as I learn the art of capturing life in photographs.

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Well said...

  • ...but the biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while doing this. I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of the three on them sitting in the grass on a quilt in the shadow of the swing set on a summer day, ages 6, 4, and 1. And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in a hurry to get on to the next things: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less. Anna Quindlen
  • The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see without a camera. ~Dorothea Lange

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