This is another one of those things that the kids have no idea what you are talking about when you try to describe it to them. So now I can just point them to my blog.

Manual: page 282 “Custom Setting Bank”

Inspiration: David & Ally McKay

The girls have a new microscope. I think we will be looking at things more closely now.

Manual: page 280 “Custom Settings: Fine-Tuning Camera Settings”

Inspiration: Amber McAdoo

I like the way the light and shadows looked on this lampshade. It can be nice to have a folder on your computer of photographs that can be used for textures, or backgrounds. Of course it can also be used as an abstract.

Manual: page 278 “The Shooting Menu: High ISO NR”

Inspiration: Gregg Martin

While I was at drum corp practice as the official photographer this year making group and individual portraits, I make this quick photo between the shots.

Manual: page 277 “The Shooting Menu: Long Exposure Noise Reduction”

Inspiration: Michelle Lindsay

I started running about three weeks ago so I’m not very fast nor do I know what it’s like to run in the rain. Well, that was true until Saturday. When I started my run it was raining a little, I thought “it will blow over soon.” Before I made it half way through my three mile route everything changed.  All at once there were loud claps of thunder, blinding flashes of lightning, and of course the rain came down in buckets. I could hardly see, so I changed my running route and made it a two mile run instead of three. On the way back I found a spot where the water flows over the sidewalk and brings the mud with it. I slid for about five feet but at least I didn’t fall in the mud. The photograph above is of my shoes with some of the mud from my mud slalom sliding. The mud was still there even after running a half mile in the pouring rain. I thought as hard as it was coming down that my shoes would be spotless.

And on a side note there is nothing like lightning to speed up your running time.

Manual: page 276 “The Shooting Menu: Vignette Control”

Inspiration: Kim Larson

With the cooler weather the birds seem to be much more active in our backyard. It’s neat to see the different types of birds that are around our house.

Manual: page 276 “The Shooting Menu: Active D-Lighting”

Inspiration: Steve Kozak

Three of the boy that came to Kathryn’s party today. Some one suggested they do the old “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil” thing.

Manual: page 274 “The Shooting Menu: File Naming”

Inspiration: Bruce & Josh Hudson

This photograph was made in my kitchen using two flashes. It’s so cool how using small hot shoe flashes and the right setting can kill the ambient light in the room to provide a black background.

Manual: page 272 “The Shooting Menu: Active Folder”

Inspiration: Bev Hollis

With so many people getting their news on the internet, are there many sights like this around neighborhoods anymore?

Manual: page 271 “The Shooting Menu: Reset Shooting Menu”

Inspiration: Jennifer Hillenga