My cousin got married this past fall, and my aunt, knowing my addiction to the camera, asked me to photograph it! I was thrilled...here's some of the results!

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And you can't do wedding photos without a couple of classics...

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took my new camera down to Lake Havasu to give it a test run.

Is that me 007   Waiting for the spring breakers 008   winter tree on golf course 009   winter marsh 010  

like this new camera. It is an update from my D80

I was over at my in-laws on January 1st with my new camera, and I went outside to see what I could find to photograph. I found these red berries growing on the side of their house, and took a couple photos of them. This is one of those.

My mom-in-law didn't even know they were there, so she was surprised when I showed her the photos I took. We agreed it was nice to have plant life growing in the dead of winter, even though we have no clue as to what they are...

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That's right!  I don't think I'm out of my funk but blowing a tire going down the interstate while driving to work yesterday morning ended up being just the thing I needed.  I normally would be off today, but I took yesterday after getting stranded on the side of I-65 for an hour and then taking about 2 hours to get a new tire.  After all that drama was over I decided that I'd get the things I was planning on doing today done and then go find me some pictures.

It was hard (it's been raining quite a bit with a lot of flooding around here for the past couple of days), but I think I succeeded in finding some wonderful subject matter and examples for Pablo's Highlights and Shadows challenge.

What do you guys think?  Did I find some photos or just take some shots?  Let me know honestly, I'm all ears!  I have more of both subjects, but I thought these fit the challenge the best.  I plan on posting them for critiques as well.  I find when I'm in a funk and I take pictures, they're not exactly up to par.

Nuttin' moves cargo like a strong, reliable Fargo...

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 My New Toy , given to me by my sister Vicki...  We need to all take time to enjoy the simple pleasures in life that can give us so much joy...    blessings to you all...   Ms Judi :)

PS  We are getting the house ready for Chester's visit... he should be here next week, the same time as my daughter from New York... we will take lots of photos for all of you to view.. I might be able to sneak him to the wisconsin casino ..

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 DSC06484 , DSC06483 The skies here are just about the most beautiful ones I have seen all year long with the clear blues ranging to the stark pink and oranges all in one sky.It makes the winter cold seem not so cold.

This is one of the first shots with my new EFS 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS lens for my Canon XTi and couldn't be happier.

A great lens at a reasonable price.

My kids give me amazon gift certificates for Christmas to make it possible.

Thanks for looking!

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EDIT: I've made a few adjustments as suggested. The horizon was off by 0.5 degrees! I could only see it by lining it up with a tool in Photoshop. Nitpickers. :D That's what I wanted though. ;) I also reduced the harshness of sharpening and increased the amount of foreground.

Original post:

I was wondering if I could get some more detailed critique on this shot... any little thing. I wasn't sure about it at first but it's kind of grown on me. XD

Thanks!

All were shot w/B&W film (Mamiya 645). Printed in my darkroom on Kodak Polycontrast RC paper,  and toned with Kodak Sepia Toner.

They aren't building any new ones except for the portable models - - :)

Someday they will all be gone - :(

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Decided to give Pablo's challenge a go.

I confess these are from a trip in October, but just went through them again and put a few through Lightroom.

To go to Upper Antelope Canyon you need to hire a Navaho guide because it is on the Navaho Reservation.  It was very crowded, lots of tours going through as well as photo tours, which we were on.  You had to shoot high enough to go over heads but low enough to keep from shooting the sky and getting blow outs. 

A cable release and tripod are necessary for the long exposures.  ISO between 400 and 600. 

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Thanks for looking and have a good rest of the week