Installment #2

    I thought, for starters, I would bore you with my random pics….. Why, you ask? Well, probably because they are my least favorite and I think I will save my favorites for last.   These are, after all, random. Bits of this and that, experiments with various subjects to stretch myself, attempts to learn new “tricks”. My favorite subjects are my kids, Macro (flowers, foliage, bugs, etc…..), and animals.  I would love to do more people if I knew what I was doing……

  These first 2 pics were an experiment I did with shooting manual…… It was interesting but I don’t remember a thing I learned :oP  I had read a great article on manual settings and tried to put it to use. Would have been fabulous if I could have retained it! lol……  Reminds me of something a FB friend said the other day “Of all of things I have lost, I miss my mind the most!”  Lol, yep that’s me!!!

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 This pic my hubby took of my eye. It wasn’t well focused so I played in my Photoshop Elements program to see if I could save it……Colors aren’t quite right but at least it is more focused. I should probably have done a before and after so you can see the wonder of PSE but I did not.  Kind of freaky isn’t it?

 Some of you might remember that I use to participate a lot in the challenges at the wonderful site  I♥Faces.  One of the challenges they did that I could not participate in because of my computer/internet issues was “Sun Flare”. They had a great tutorial on how to achieve it……. I followed their directions and this is one of my favorite shots.  Mr. Cool himself  :o)

I am hoping that this exercise in picture play will help me get through the time while my camera is in getting warranty work done. I mailed it yesterday and already miss it! I am hoping that all flowers will postpone their blooming until after I get it back!  They said 1to 8wks!  *SOB* I am hoping for 1! lol   Doesn’t hurt to wish, does it?

Until next time!