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Well, let me see if LJ eats my post this time. I haven't had the opportunity to figure out my new camera entirely but that hasn't stopped me from taking a few photos. I couldn't really afford an SLR camera so I went for a way more affordable higher end digital camera. After doing a fair amount of researching, I chose the Canon Powershot S3IS. So far, I have been very pleased with both picture and digital recording quality and it even saves to .wmv instead of Quicktime, which is a huge plus in my book. I tried the color accent feature with Abby and the apple, trying to highlight the red in the apple while leaving the rest of the photo in black and white. However, it also picked up the red in her rosy cheeks so it didn't quite work as well as I hoped. I am looking forward to playing with it again soon. Of course, this camera is bigger than my previous digital but everything is a tradeoff, isn't it.

Tiger sleeping.

Tiger still sleeping. (I'm thinking about the Cat's line about what constitutes a good day ;-)

Trying the Macro feature for the first time using my white irises

I liked this one because of the wind blowing the petal.

Meh, a so-so shot.

Caleb, the preacher's son.

Brianna, enjoying some frosting. I love this picture because it highlights her eyes which have
that dark blue ring around her lighter blue irises.

Brandon looking either thoughtful or bored

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In this pic and the next I was trying to get a handle on actions shots, something I have never
been very good at. In the second photo, I really like how her dress flairs out as she reaches
for the balloon.