Shooting Gallery

Those few of you who actually stop by here on a regular basis have probably noticed that the past few weeks my posts have been mostly photographic in nature. In my very first post I stated that I had no idea where I was going with this blog, and I still don't.
I said it would provide a place to vent my frustrations about the world around me. Since I'm not a real political animal, nor do I thrive on confrontation, I haven't done much venting. That's a good thing. Trust me.
I also said I would dote on the grandcrew! Mission accomplished! Of course that is the source of a lot of the photos that have been a part of this blog. Recently though, I have focused on Ruby Tuesday and Wordless Wednesday, mostly because I've run out of topics with thirteen interesting things to post on Thursday. Ruby Tuesday and Wordless Wednesday give me a reason to post photos. They give me a reason to play with Photoshop Elements. They give me an opportunity to share the world around me with the whole world through the lens of my camera(s). I have actually started blocking out time in my week to shoot some photographs and I have Ruby Tuesday and Wordless Wednesday in mind most of the time. When I know I am going to be shooting, I take my Nikon D80 digital SLR. It takes spectacular photos and I love using it. This camera is capable of doing far more than I ask of it or even know to ask of it. I also keep a Canon A620 point and shoot digital camera in the center console of my truck. I think Canon still makes the best point and shoot cameras on the market. This gives me the opportunity to shoot anything I find interesting anytime, anywhere. So, if this blog has taken a more photogenic look to it lately, now you know why. I will probably return to more typical blogging one of these days, but for now, you will just have to get used to the idea that I am going to be taking a lot of pictures and wearing you out with them. So, were do we go next?

Well, I already have the next two Ruby Tuesday's planned and the next Wordless Wednesday as well. I will take you on a tour of the town square one of these days, maybe this fall, and I will shoot more of the grandcrew for sure. I have a couple of more ideas rolling around in my head for future posts so stop by often and see what I've been shooting. Oh yeah, I almost forgot, I will still be posting an inspirational song every Friday. That's something that I look forward to.

Hey Pawpaw, I coulda been a Ruby Tuesday or a Wordless Wednesday!

Back to School Night

I have enrolled in an online PhotoShop Elements 5.0 course. It is available through the local community college. I thought I'd give it a try to see how I like the class. If it works out, there are several other digital photography courses I would like to take. If it doesn't work for me, the cost is minimal, so no harm, no foul. And yes, I know Elements 6.0 is available, but the course is for 5.0 so that's what I'm taking. Once I complete the course, I may go ahead and upgrade to 6.0.
There are 12 lessons over a 6 week period with two weeks grace period to wrap everything up and take the final exam. There are options for discussion groups and asking the instructor questions online as well. I think this is going to be interesting. I have always enjoyed photography although I have never gotten truly serious about the pursuit. I mean I have a digital SLR (Nikon D80) and I can take the photos into editing software and remove red eye and crop them, but I can't do some of the cool things that I have seen on other blogs. So here I am, taking a short break from my online class to tell the world what I'm up to. I'll keep you posted.

I know, the photo in this post has nothing to do with the class...I just haven't posted any pics of the grand kids lately. These are the two youngest helping Nana make cookies over the holidays. For a larger image just click on the photo.