Links

I have posted a few links I thought you might enjoy.
Rangefinder, Shoot Smarter, and Strobist are all informational with a lot of different resources. DP Review and Ken Rockwell have overviews of camera equipment, B&H is a great place to shop, PLUS has some information on equipment, Joe McNally, Scott Kelby, and Lois Greenfield are all working photographers with some inspiring ( to me) content on their sites.
Have fun!
P

A belated hello

I am so excited to be a part of shutter soup. I wanted to say hi and post two pictures of things I am grateful for. One being travel (I spent my holiday in Seattle) the other being excessive amounts of Christmas lights. I am really looking forward to shooting for fun but also with a purpose.

Blair

Winter - plus and minus

I am posting a few things I am grateful for this week...finally.

The first is the door handle to the outside of my studio area...as you can see, I am grateful for an artic entry...and heat on my side of the door!!!

While out there, I noticed iced up windows, and the second image is that. I love how winter makes such whimsical beautiful patterns. Not to mention the feeling you get all snuggled up in a blanket against the cold, when it is snowing outside.
Look what you are missing Tony!!!
The rest of us get it in spades.
 
The last pic is of my daughter in law and my three grandkids. I AM grateful for them, but mostly I am posting this because I love Max's hand placement.

reCONNECTED!!!!

Ask me how fun it is to be without internet. Uh. Not so much.
Made me downright cranky for a few days, as a matter of fact.
But I am back on task, and hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Tony, do they even bother with that in Australia?
I guess we can be grateful no matter where on the planet we live.
I will get with the program here, and am looking forward to seeing the rest of the things you are grateful for!
P

Coffee anyone?

Soooooooo grateful for my first potent cup of coffee each morning....

1 of 5 and me thinks the alternating weeks versus every week assignment just got trumped with having to get to 5 of 5, best get on with it then.... will need a few more cups of coffee to get me going.

Nikon D90

1/60s at f/9 ISO200

105mm

 

 

 

 

Nikon D90 1/400s at f/10 ISO 400 12mm

I am also grateful for my beloved Melbourne, its reasonably artistic graffiti (note also the lady taking a return photo top right corner), the "summer" festive season (sorry, no snow), and our 3 lovely kids (older lot) and their 2 (younger) cousins....

Nikon D90 1/30s at f/10 ISO 1100 13mm                                                   Nikon D90 1/1000s at f/4 ISO 720 12mm

Nikon D90 1/60s at f/4 ISO 800 105mm

 

Thankful 1 of 5

I am VERY thankful that I am not part of the Black Friday spectacle that goes on every year at this time in our country. These shoppers had been camped out in front of Best Buy for two days, waiting for the store to open at midnight tonight (Thanksgiving Day). Actually, this is a photo of the people out back...the line goes all the way around the store. I asked one of them what made him camp out in the cold instead of being with his family on a holiday. Answer: a $200 TV. Maybe he can watch a real family on TV for Christmas. I would have taken my photo at Walmart (the heart of commercial darkness) but I didn't want to get any on me...

Canon EOS Digital Rebel

17-40mm

| ISO 100 | 17mm | f/4 | 1/2 |

To these we give thanks......

I went outside to do some chores in the brisk -11 degrees Fahrenheit nature provided for me today. After some time, nature had another gift for me. As I went back into the house and into my room, I realized how truly thankful I am for this marvel.

This is #1 of 5.