Today was a beautiful day for Barbara and I to take a bicycle ride along the Rio Grande River with grandson Billy. We parked at Tingley Beach in Albuquerque and pedaled about 4 miles along the Rio Grande River. Grandson … Continue reading
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On May 18th, Barbara and I volunteered to serve as chaperons for grandson Jim’s 7th grade field trip to the Albuquerque Bio Park Aquarium and Botanic Garden. I knew that my duties as a chaperon would prevent me from taking … Continue reading
I haven’t posted in several days because I’ve accepted a time-consuming project to deliver a photo book covering the last 2 soccer seasons for the parents of a 7-year-old girl on grandson Billy’s team. The project involves reviewing over 700 … Continue reading
I just entered this photo in a contest featuring sea creatures. The photo was captured in January 2008 with a Nikon D300 camera and Nikon 18-200 mm zoom lens set at focal length 65 mm, aperture f/10, shutter speed 1/400 … Continue reading
Art and photography often intersect. I offer a case in point initiated by an artist friend named Carolyn Huff-Winters, whom Barbara and I have known since high school. Carolyn posted this beautiful painting on her Facebook Page. I commented to … Continue reading
In photography, the area within the depth of field (DOF) appears sharp, while the areas in front of and beyond the DOF appear blurry. In photos like landscapes, photographers try to have the entire DOF within the view of the photo … Continue reading
I ran across this post by DrewB of Mom*tog that I thought was worthy of sharing. Drew wrote a guest post for mpix (Mpix is a division of Miller’s Professional Imaging) that provides some great tips on choosing a family photographer. I’ll … Continue reading
We’re celebrating my birthday one day early this evening as we gather the family for my favorite meal – steak, home fried potatoes, and salad. Dessert will also combine my favorites since childhood (a long time ago) – chocolate mayonnaise … Continue reading
BENEFITS OF A DVD VIDEO OVER A PHOTO ALBUM. In my previous blog post, Let Me Archive Your Photo Memories to Slideshow DVD Video, I shared the virtues of creating a digital DVD Video memory. Yes, there are other ways … Continue reading
