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XDrive Photo Lesson 17 – Rim Light
This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 17 – Rim Light. I was going to say this was the most difficult lesson for me. Then I remember feeling the same way with a couple of previous lessons. I think … Continue reading
Her Passion (NaBloPoMo Day 27)
Watching my daughter cooking the Thanksgiving meal was like watching a good artist creating a piece of art. Her concentration, her obvious enjoyment of every moment… everything indicats to me that she has a passion in cooking/eating gourmet food. She … Continue reading
XDrive Photo Lesson 16 – Contrasts (NaBloPoMo Day 26)
This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 16 – Contrasts. Shortly after I started looking at other photographers’ photos online (a few years ago), I became a big fan for some photographers; I wowed at every photo they posted. … Continue reading
Happy Thanksgiving (NaBloPoMo Day 20)
Before I forget… Happy Thanksgiving to all of you! I have to wish you a happy Thanksgiving now, because I’m taking 4 days off. Four days off from NaBloPoMo – is that allowed? You probably wonder… 😉 First, let me … Continue reading
My so-far Journey in Learning Photographing (NaBloPoMo Day 19)
When I grew up, not many people had their photos taken, not to mention owning a camera. Photo day was a special day. We dressed for the occasion. I remember feeling different (excited?) on those days. When I was a … Continue reading
SMNPPA Print Competition Event (NaBloPoMo Day 17)
Last night, I attended The Southern Minnesota Professional Photographers Association’s (SMNPPA) Print Competition event. I didn’t submit any photo for the competition; I just went to find out how it worked. There were about 20+ people in the room. In … Continue reading
XDrive Photo Lesson 14 – Post processing #2 (NaBloPoMo Day 14)
This is my second submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 14 – Post Processing. I decided to try post processing again: (1) randomly process like I always do (2) do it in Raj’s way. 😉 Here is the original photo: With … Continue reading
XDrive Photo Lesson 14 – Post processing (NaBloPoMo Day 11)
This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 14 – Post Processing. Raj said, “Well, there is no limit on kind of edits one can do.” For me, there is. For now, that is. I only know a few basic … Continue reading
NaMo and A Bike Story
Every year toward the end of October, I get excited, not because of Halloween, but because NaNoWriMo is around the corner. National Novel Writing Month (often shortened to NaNoWriMo /ˈnænoʊ ˈraɪmoʊ/), is an annual, Internet-based creative writing project that takes … Continue reading
XDrive Photo Lesson 13 – Raw vs Jpg
This is my submission for XDrive Photo Lesson 13 – Raw vs Jpg. As I said in my previous post, nowadays I only shoot in raw, but for this lesson, I shoot in raw and jpg. In other words when … Continue reading
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