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Next to the reflection pool is a field full of empty chairs. There are 9 rows, 1 for each floor of the building, and each one bears the name of someone killed on that floor. 5 chairs stand separate from the rest to represent those who were killed outside of the building. Altogether, there are...

The gates on each side are stamped with two different times. The East Gate is stamped 9:01 and represents the moment of peace and innocence right before the disaster. The West Gate is stamped 9:03, and represents the moment the world changed. You see, this act of terrorism was wrought by...

April 19, 1995 - A man with malicious intent parked a rental truck, packed with explosives, on NW 5th Street with the intent to do extreme damage to the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. At 9:02 a.m., that huge homemade bomb went off, shearing off the entire north face of the building...

Day 136 - STATE!!! So, I told you in a previous post, that after 8 months of piano lessons, my son was a shining success at his district level trials, and was approved to continue to state. Well... today, he performed at the state level, and for his "tenure", he walked out with the highest...

Day 135 - Local Hero Here's Tulsa's Golden Driller. He's 76 feet tall, 43,500 pounds worth of oil worker, and the largest free standing statue in the world (last I knew, anyway). The shot that made me dizzy as the clouds overhead were moving at a good clip. And my personal favorite...

Day 134 - AROOOOO! Full moon low on the horizon last night, and I actually managed to capture it in the color I saw before shooting. ;) Other than that, the full moon is kinda boring, since you don't get all the cool craters and such...

@dukatum Not sure if this is yours, or if you got it from somewhere else, but this is pure gold! I'm going to print it and keep it in my face in the hopes that, someday, I might finally hit step 4. I'll hang it right next to my sign that says: "If you're going to quit, then quit quitting and...

I beg to differ. Did Ansel Adams have a D7x00, or an FX camera of today's capabilities? I'd warrant that the entry level D70 from years back MORE than eclipsed the capabilities of what one of photography's "Jedi Masters" ever used in his lifetime. Granted, a higher end camera might make it...

Day 133 - 18-55 Only one lens I haven't tested on the D7100 yet, until today. Kit lens - full glory. LOVE the close focus capabilities of a lens many dismiss... Here's a 100% crop, just because I can. A little different variation of the same flower. Anybody know what these are? And...

Day 132 - May showers on May flowers (no pilgrims were harmed during this play on words) 1st, with the pea gravel bed as a background... Then a couple of different edits on a close up. Although I'm usually a big fan of B&W, I think the edge goes to the dark and grungy...

Day 131 - A Logo for a teaching friend... Wife's idea, FIL's artwork on the chalkboard, my photos and edit. Worked on the photos and editing this morning with my wife over the shoulder giving the nod of approval. ;) Color and B&W versions of each. What ya think?

Day 130 - Takin' a ride! (2 of my favorite activities today, riding and snappin' pics. YAY ME!) 1st, as I was loading up the camera into one of the saddlebags, I decided to snap a pic of one of my new Darling Daisies; figured that would make a pic o' the day just in case I decided to keep...

Day 129 - Just messing, nothing fancy Decided to mess with creating a panorama in PS, so went outside and snapped off 4 handheld shots of the privacy fence down one side of the back yard to see what would happen. Much easier than I expected, and I'm pleased with the outcome. Soon I'll work on...

Day 128 - Another day at LaFortune Got a shot of a new friend, and a couple more shots of old friends. 1st, the RARELY calm Barn Swallow (locally referred to as a Blue Martin) Not great shots, as these guys will NOT let you get close, but I shot a few anyway as I've never seen one sitting...

So... I happened to win a 20x30 print from a great photographer in the Colorado area (truly a beautiful shot) and am looking at getting it framed without killing the bank. Are there any online resources anyone has used and trusts, or should I just wait for the sale pricing to hit at the local...

Day 127 - Playoff game in the books, just messing around. 1) A little statue we've had around the house for years... I placed it under one of our table lamps to get a bit of light/shadow and snapped. The 1st is LR5 adjustments only, then messed around with a bit of editing mayhem on the 2nd...

So, Jake ( @BackdoorHippie ), I know this is an older post, but it seems a fair place to ask this question: Given the option of David Busch's Compact Field Guide AND/OR the full guide to D7100 DSLR photography, would you recommend 1 over the other? Having experience with the basic settings...

Day 126 - Grasping At Smoke My rookie set up to try and catch some smoke shots was a folded up piece of printer paper (lit, then blown out and propped over a candle), the SB700 in slave mode, and my jacket hastily hung up as a backdrop. Just toying around with something I've seen others do...

@mikew, don't you shoot both?