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Day 125 - Toyin' around with the new toy. So... it's time to play and learn with a bit more, and tonight I picked: Off-camera flash with the new PRIMAL BEAST in commander mode, with my SB700 on it's stand. 1st, the before test shot, a little desk top knick-knack shot with just the SB700...

Well, the first 5 days are in the books. Aside from a lot of drool and "cool" factor, it's been a much different experience! I'll try to document some of my rediscovered rookie floundering here, and discuss a couple of the major differences. Remember, when reading this viewpoint, I was a VERY...

Day 124 - Another walk on the riverwalk... Yesterday was a day full of riding for the kids... today was an evening of riding just for me and the wife. Stopped at the pedestrian bridge to catch some shots while we were out. 1st, a shot of the PSO plant beside the river. Then some more of...

Day 122 - LaFortune and the D7100 Decided to get in a round of shots with the 70-300 today! :) Started out in the rare hopes these guys would be back, as I had only come across them once in the overflow/drainage area. Luck payed off! I present the Yellow Crowned Night Heron, with no yellow...

For example, here's a close-up crop of the signals before I messed around with removing the purple/green fringes.

Day 121 - First test shots. Inspired by Wreckdiver's recent signal shot, I stopped at a local place where an engine was sitting by some crossing lights for a couple of quick sample shots. I found a bit of chromatic aberration to correct in the two shots, when zoomed in. Is that because of the...

Mad (crazy mad, not angry mad) bald guy with a new piece of equipment here, and on the prowl! Can't wait to delve into the tips and tricks in my new section. ;) 1st victory, discovering how to go from the auto-focus grid to a single AF point. 2nd victory, quick shutter AND aperture control...

Yes!!! Yes yes yes yes YESSSSS! 'nuff said.

Day 120 - Special Delivery! Here's a quick (yes, another iPhone) shot of the new sofa/loveseat combo, guaranteed to be MUCH easier to clean up dog hairs until my little jack-lasses move on to doggie heaven. Then I'm sure we'll have something else hairy... But... wait... that picture is...

Day 119 - Good deeds never go unpunished, but will the be... REWARDED??? Anyway, enough suspense. ;) (never mind, I'll leave ya "hangin'" anyway) We've been deep-cleaning (some call it Spring cleaning) and I've been doing a LOT in the living room. We had a 15 year old couch/loveseat combo...

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Day 117 - BBB (Bad, but Beautiful?) 1st, a shot of the instant SLC (scary looking clouds) that popped up as we were on parking duty at church. From that misty pea-soup consistency of clouds to this in about 2 minutes tops. The clouds were barrel rolling and twisting in on themselves as it...

I was trying to shoot manual, but... I think I was trying to adjust aperture by button accidentally in aperture mode, but didn't realize that 1) I had different control in aperture mode. 2) Was clueless as to what happened until getting back home and fiddling a bit. I should've dug out the...

Day 115 - blah... Short on time, saw an oddly colored bug hangin' out by the porchlight. Shot it with the kit lens. Day 116 - My son's recital day. Found a new way to screw up photos, too. Will see if it shows in the exif info. 1st, my boy with his mom and granny, quick shot before we...

Day 114 - NEW TOY! I've always said, the best tool you ever had is the one you have with you. I ordered this little mini-knife for my collection recently, and it arrived just a couple of days ago. It's called a neck-knife, but I really got it to carry ion it's little tin with a mini "sustain...

Day 113 - Walking the Riverparks It wasn't a photo walk, but more for our health... but I've learned to always bring the camera (although it was a bit harder to to hold the camera steady after a few miles) I started out trying to catch a good shot of this wee bluebird. This is the best I...

Had these posted on my 365, but figured a sharing here wouldn't hurt. :) Snapped these at a local "cruise-in" recently.

Day 112 - Mid-city Woodland Wonder Can't show any of the portrait pics yet, just in case these who were being surprised happen to be Nikonites (which I doubt, but can't be too careful) Here was the setting sun, as seen through the trees of the park where we were shooting though. Artistic...

Day 111 - Rare moment of opportunity (plus some fun with borders) So, I had a request for a portrait session in a "Springy" place, but the park they originally requested has a daily permit fee for "professional" photo sessions which the customer doesn't want to pay, so I was on the hunt for...

Day 108 - WOW That's all I can say... went out to try and catch the moon, but it just wasn't to be at that time of night, so decided to test my camera at the extremes. Cranked the ISO all the way up to HI2, pointed it down the street and fired a hand held shot. Not bad hands, not bad...