I just wanted to remind everyone to smile.You are loved and have something to smile about. Thanks to Kathryn to being my model.

Manual: page 104 “Protecting Photographs from Deletion”

Inspiration: Kimberly Wylie

After going to the courthouse for the last step in adoption, making Lindsey an official Worley; you can read more about it on Jamie’s blog. We all went out for brunch at Sugar Cakes Patisserie. I noticed the back of the chairs had this cool steaming cup design carved in them.

Manual: page 103 “Taking a Closer Look: Playback Zoom”

Inspiration: Jules Bianchi

I enjoy walking along rivers; there is just something peaceful about the sound of water flowing over rocks. If you look across the river at the trees on the other side, notice that the bottom eight to ten feet of the tree has a brown tint to it. The tint is from the floods that we had in Georgia back in September 2009. In fact the water would have been over my head in the spot that I was standing to make this shot.

Manual: page 102 ” Viewing Multiple Images: Thumbnail Playback”

Inspiration: John Paul Caponigro

Jamie received a Christmas cactus as a gift from one of the ladies at a home school Christmas party. I had to use it for one of my photographs.

Manual: page 101 Highlights and Histogram from “Photo Information” I use Highlights when checking the photo in the display. Highlights are also know as the blinkies. If it’s blinking I check the exposure again.

Inspiration: Julie Klaasmeyer

It was foggy this morning in Georgia.

Manual: page 100 “Photo Information Cont.”

Inspiration: Alycia Alvarez

The stockings are hung at our house. Including the newest stocking for Lindsey, whose adoptions will be final on Thursday.

Manual: page 99 “Photo Information”

Inspiration: Gerry O’leary

The lights add a nice touch to the architecture of the building.

Manual: page 97 “Two-Button Reset”

Inspiration: David Tejada

Techie Stuff: D200 ISO 800, 1/2 sec, f2.8, 70mm

The Fire Guy performed for the Johnson Ferry middle school students.

Manual: page 96 ” Using a GPS Unit”

Inspiration: Lin and Jirsa

Photoshop was use to create a Tilt-Shift look to the above photograph. It’s not perfect but it was fun creating it. Be sure to follow the link below to see about 100 tilt-shift images.

Manual: page 95 “Specifying Maximum Aperture”

Inspiration: Looked at Tilt-Shift images after seeing it on Tasra Dawsons Blog Yesterday.