Fall Mornings

God's Morning Treasure

I woke up at 6:30 am this morning, before the sun rose.  I wanted to go out and try to capture something special.  I did, but it was not what I expected.  I expected to see some beautiful sunrise colors, soft pinks, yellows, maybe peach and pastel blues.  It didn't happen so I decided to go farther and adventure into the woods... and what a treasure God had waiting for me....

Picture Sorting

Believe it or not I am still sorting through all my picture files.  I am sorting them into files on my desk top and from there I will go through each folder and delete the crappy ones, contemplate the "so-so's" and work on the potentials in Photoshop Elements 7.

Nearing the Finish

I spent another good two hours sorting through my picture folders on my computer tonight.  I am nearing the finish line!  I am guessing maybe one more night and I will be able to take some into Photoshop Elements 7 and make them ready for competition within the Camera Club.  I am so excited that I am working on these projects,.... it is satisfying to check these little projects "off the list".

Oh Boy!

I think I spent a good 3 hours going through my picture files on my computer and deleteing a trillion of them. I am really in the mood to organize them, edit them, and get serious about what I am going to do with them. I  feel the need to stop and do this NOW because I know I will be taking a trillion more and the time to organize is today!

Tired Eyes

I waited too long yesterday to do my reading and I nearly feel asleep in the lazyboy!  Ok, I did nod a few times but I struggled to get my reading done from 10-10:30 pm.  I mostly looked through the User's Guide and read bits and pieces. If in doubt,... read the Guide...and then if you have any questions,... read the Guide.

Camera Club

Our Lunch Buddy
(boy did I get lucky...I got the "must have")

I had my first meeting with the camera club tonight and it was fab.  I love when they judge and make comments about the photos entered for competition.  I write down what the judges look at and comment on and the one element they ALL remark on is sharpness.  They look for a crystal clear image and one that is not cropped in too tight.  Mat color is essential to the photograph as well as true colors.  Make your black and whites... true black and true white!  If taking wildlife pictures capture light in the eyes- its a "must have". And do not over process or "shop" the picture, in other words, do not over sharpen, over color, or over saturate your pictures.

Home Again

We spent the day traveling back to Spokane from our trip to Denver.  I spent a good long time reading through the User's Guide that came with my camera. There is so much to learn and I feel like I have a pretty good handle on about one quarter of its features...  Tomorrow is my first nite with the Camera Club and I can't wait!