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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Another...
I took this pic using a makeshift tripod - my sister's car and a box. Too bad it came out blury! : { Well, at least we have a family pic... we don't get to take too many of those. My family lives too far apart. I love them and wish we could visit more often.
Do you think my edit is too, too bright? I think I may need to back off a little bit - what do you think?
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Do you think my edit is too, too bright? I think I may need to back off a little bit - what do you think?
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Friday, August 24, 2007
A couple more attempts.
Ok... here are a couple more attempts. I'm using these from a little while back. I need to go out this weekend and shoot some more. I only know a couple tricks in PS, so I'm sure I could make them better with a few more tips.
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So fun!
Now that I played around with the template yesterday, I think I'm getting the hang of layers in PS. I created the new header for my blog this morning in 30 min - tops. How fun!! Now, I can see what else I can do. : D
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Christmas in August
Thanks again to the lovely ladies on my photog board, I made this cute Christmas card. I made a few changes and added a couple sparkles.
I will be changing out the photo if I decide to use it - this one if from Thanksgiving last year! :)
I will be changing out the photo if I decide to use it - this one if from Thanksgiving last year! :)
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
My First REAL attempt with Photoshop
I've been wanting to learn how to enhance my photos with the help of PS. I joined a photo board full of lovely, smart, helpful ladies and I'm slowly learning.
Here is my first true attempt at PP (post processing) my photo with PS (Photoshop. CC (constructive critisim)please!
SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera - no editing of any sort)
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Here is my first true attempt at PP (post processing) my photo with PS (Photoshop. CC (constructive critisim)please!
SOOC (Straight Out Of Camera - no editing of any sort)
AFTER
Friday, August 17, 2007
My camera won Camera of the Year!
Editor's Choice 2007: Entry-Level DSLRs
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4241/editors-choice-2007-entry-level-dslrs.html
By Russell Hart and Jonathan Barkey
July/August 2007
Click photo to see images of all the Editor's Choice 2007 products.
Our image of an "entry-level" digital SLR has blurred since we put together last year's Editor's Choice issue. This year's winner, the Sony Alpha 100, is such a full-featured, versatile camera that we initially planned to put it in the Advanced D-SLR category. We changed our mind when we considered its remarkably low price. Our point is this: You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a D-SLR you can grow with.
Camera of the Year: Sony Alpha 100
If you grew up with the big five 35mm SLR brands, it may seem strange to shoot with an SLR bearing the Sony name. That said, Sony's first interchangeable-lens digital SLR doesn't come out of nowhere. The Sony Alpha 100 inherits its ample capabilities from both the venerable Konica Minolta SLR system and Sony's own EVF line. Chief among these is a huge legacy of lenses. But it also includes the camera's sensor-based image stabilization, which steadies shots made with any of those lenses. There's no need to put stabilizing hardware in each and every lens that would benefit from it. The camera's image stabilization combines with good high-ISO performance -- speeds go up to ISO 1600, and we shot at ISO 800 with less grain than you'd get from a comparably fast film -- to give you more freedom with existing-light photography. We shot handheld at very slow shutter speeds to blur moving subjects yet keep static elements tack-sharp, which ordinarily requires a tripod.
The Alpha 100 incorporates a new Sony technology called Dynamic Range Optimization (DRO), which analyzes and manipulates RAW data in-camera, before processing and compression, to recover shadow or highlight detail that might otherwise be lost. (Such adjustments must ordinarily be made in RAW postprocessing.) Especially in its "plus" setting, it improved highlight detail in our Large/Fine JPEG files -- in some cases lessening the need for RAW mode.
Our favorite feature is the top-mounted function dial, used to quickly adjust settings that would otherwise require delving into the menu. These include ISO, white balance, flash mode, metering pattern, AF mode, DRO mode, and image parameters such as contrast, saturation, and sharpness. All that makes the Sony Alpha 100 an advanced D-SLR at an entry-level price.
Sony Alpha 100 Key Specs
• 10.2 Megapixels/CCD image sensor
• 1.5X FOV crop
• 2.5-inch LCD Screen
• Accepts most Maxxum-mount optics in addition to initial offering of 19 Sony-branded lenses, including three co-developed with Zeiss. Saves to CompactFlash Type I/II or Memory Stick Pro Duo cards with supplied CF adapter.
http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/4241/editors-choice-2007-entry-level-dslrs.html
By Russell Hart and Jonathan Barkey
July/August 2007
Click photo to see images of all the Editor's Choice 2007 products.
Our image of an "entry-level" digital SLR has blurred since we put together last year's Editor's Choice issue. This year's winner, the Sony Alpha 100, is such a full-featured, versatile camera that we initially planned to put it in the Advanced D-SLR category. We changed our mind when we considered its remarkably low price. Our point is this: You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a D-SLR you can grow with.
Camera of the Year: Sony Alpha 100
If you grew up with the big five 35mm SLR brands, it may seem strange to shoot with an SLR bearing the Sony name. That said, Sony's first interchangeable-lens digital SLR doesn't come out of nowhere. The Sony Alpha 100 inherits its ample capabilities from both the venerable Konica Minolta SLR system and Sony's own EVF line. Chief among these is a huge legacy of lenses. But it also includes the camera's sensor-based image stabilization, which steadies shots made with any of those lenses. There's no need to put stabilizing hardware in each and every lens that would benefit from it. The camera's image stabilization combines with good high-ISO performance -- speeds go up to ISO 1600, and we shot at ISO 800 with less grain than you'd get from a comparably fast film -- to give you more freedom with existing-light photography. We shot handheld at very slow shutter speeds to blur moving subjects yet keep static elements tack-sharp, which ordinarily requires a tripod.
The Alpha 100 incorporates a new Sony technology called Dynamic Range Optimization (DRO), which analyzes and manipulates RAW data in-camera, before processing and compression, to recover shadow or highlight detail that might otherwise be lost. (Such adjustments must ordinarily be made in RAW postprocessing.) Especially in its "plus" setting, it improved highlight detail in our Large/Fine JPEG files -- in some cases lessening the need for RAW mode.
Our favorite feature is the top-mounted function dial, used to quickly adjust settings that would otherwise require delving into the menu. These include ISO, white balance, flash mode, metering pattern, AF mode, DRO mode, and image parameters such as contrast, saturation, and sharpness. All that makes the Sony Alpha 100 an advanced D-SLR at an entry-level price.
Sony Alpha 100 Key Specs
• 10.2 Megapixels/CCD image sensor
• 1.5X FOV crop
• 2.5-inch LCD Screen
• Accepts most Maxxum-mount optics in addition to initial offering of 19 Sony-branded lenses, including three co-developed with Zeiss. Saves to CompactFlash Type I/II or Memory Stick Pro Duo cards with supplied CF adapter.
Summer/Fall Vacation - Check!
We're going on vacation!!
Abi found and booked the place for us - thank you!! We are going to South Padre Island, Texas for Labor day! Woohoo!! I've never been there, so it ought to be really fun! I am SOOOO excited!! I wish the weekend was already here!
Condo $871
Gas $120
Food $100
Alcohol $50
Timeless Memories with Friends = Pricless
Abi found and booked the place for us - thank you!! We are going to South Padre Island, Texas for Labor day! Woohoo!! I've never been there, so it ought to be really fun! I am SOOOO excited!! I wish the weekend was already here!
Condo $871
Gas $120
Food $100
Alcohol $50
Timeless Memories with Friends = Pricless
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Let the Good Times Roll
Yesterday, we got together for some fun bowling to help a fundraiser. Friends, drinks and colorful balls... what more could you ask for? I almost beat my husband - I bowled a 123 and he bowled a 126. We really only played one game, but a few of our friends played some practice rounds.
Brittany (Mike's little sister) won a trophy for "Most Gutter Balls" and Mike won one for "Most Picked Up Spares"... I think. We went back to Mike and Abi's house to play some drinking games and the wii. I didn't bring my camera inside, so no pics of that fun.
[Photos taken 8.11.07]
Brittany (Mike's little sister) won a trophy for "Most Gutter Balls" and Mike won one for "Most Picked Up Spares"... I think. We went back to Mike and Abi's house to play some drinking games and the wii. I didn't bring my camera inside, so no pics of that fun.
[Photos taken 8.11.07]
Friday, August 10, 2007
Forgotten Photos
I don't know why I forgot to post these photos. I took them at my parents house on my bday.
[Photos taken 7.8.07]
[Photos taken 7.8.07]
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
More Leaves of Our Tree
These are my wonderful inlaws! I couldn't ask for any better. They truely took me in like one of their own and I love them!
[Photos taken 8.3.07]
[Photos taken 8.3.07]
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