Fred of the Day 10/2/11

Got a new camera (finally). This is one of the first shots, straight out of the camera. It's really a good camera - now all I have to do is get some good photo editing software (a computer that worked would probably help, too), and I'll be all set!

Fred of the Day 6/17/09

I forgot how precious she was as a puppy, and in attempting to organize some old photos, I came across this one. This was taken in the middle of packing to move out during my divorce - she was only 4 months old. I can, with all honesty, say that if it wasn't for her, I might not have made it through with my head still attached! What a cutie!!

New Obsession

I now have a new obsession. Having just been given a Canon XTi (I really only wanted to take pictures of the dogs), I'm becoming a little obsessed with learning how to take great photos.

I need to say that first, I'm scared. TopGun started showing me all these beautiful airplane photos and said that with a little practice, he bets I could do that. I don't know that I'm all that interested in taking them, but I believe that as part of my "job," I'm going to have to do some.

Anyway ... I'm having a great time first learning about the camera and just taking lots of shots of everything (mostly dogs and flowers). It seems I'm on Flickr CONSTANTLY looking at creative ways to take photos and trying to get ideas.

My next step is to learn Photoshop ... we'll see how that goes. Until then, hopefully my pics of Fred will get better!

Just a few favorite pics of my blooms so far ...