Hobbies and Interests
Dec
21
I finally made it to see the “The Muppets” It was such an awesome movie. I found myself transported to my youth. I remember always watching The Muppet Show on television with my dad so I dragged him and my 18 year old nephew. My nephew didn’t really catch a lot of the references to the past …
Oct
04
Steve and I joined my dad last Sunday for a nice slow ride around Strawberry Resevoir in the boat that he lovingly calls “Queen Mary”. It was fun to see my dad’s face light up as we came into the Renegade dock for a potty break. There was another boat at the dock and the …
Jul
27
Well another lapse in posts. We are 3-1/2 weeks into the lay off/unemployment. I must say that I am starting to feel a little unsettled. I know intellectually we are going to be fine but it is the small reality in my head that keeps sending little fits of insecurity through me. Luckily the relationship …
Aug
04
I just have to say I love software. I am not just saying that because I work with the greatest business software and used to work for the greatest business software company – SAP. No I am saying that because with software you can do some pretty amazing things. Since we have gotten into photography …
Jul
20
I thought this was a funny way of putting it because that is what movies tell you to do when you pass on – Look To The Light. Photographers, too, need to learn to see light. What colour is it? From which direction is it coming? Is it hard? Soft? What kind of shadows is …
Jul
19
So this weekend I finally got motivated and put my den together. I got rid of the twin size bed in my spare bedroom and put together some shelves and a desk and now I have my own little ‘cave’. The desk and shelves had been taking up space in my garage for quite some …
Jul
15
It is crazy how I am not traveling for work anymore and yet I seem to have even less time on my hands. I guess when I was traveling I may have felt like I had more time but the reality is that less was actually getting done. So I have been slow at posting …
Jul
10
Due to a sprinkler system fiascal and terrible cloud coverage yesterday, I was unable to 3rd excercise finished. Tip 3 is all about perspective. If you want to show something different, show it differently. So I quickly went out this morning after we dropped off our waverunner for repair. I grabbed some perspectives of our …
Jul
08
Well I am on #2 on David duChemin’s list of ‘10 Ways to Improve your craft. None of them involve buying gear.’ Today it was all about contrast. This one was tough for me because I had to step out of my normal way of thinking when shooting my camera. I really had to think …
Jul
07
Steve and I have been getting more and more into photography over the past year. Last year he received a EOS 7D for Christmas and he handed down his Cannon Digital Rebel EOS Xsi to me. I purchased me an 18-200mm lens and love it. I have gotten better while Steve has gotten really good. …
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