Noah

Noah came to work yesterday to show off his Halloween costume.  He wore an "Army work" costume like his dad wears on drill weekends.

Fake smile!

This is the look after Billy told him he couldn't have any more candy!!

He's pretty cute. I couldn't resist taking a few shots of him in his costume.

Go Hogs!

My boss asked me last Friday if I wanted their Razorback tickets for the next day.  I was supposed to work at Pottery Barn, but was able to get off so Brad and I went.  I hate to turn down Razorback tickets....especially when they are on the front row right behind the Arkansas bench!  They played Ole Miss and there is always extra excitement with them because that is where Houston Nutt coaches now.

I still like Coach Nutt, but Brad hates him.

The game was sold out and everyone was really excited.

Let's call those HOGS!!

Greg Childs

The first half was great!  The weather was perfect and the Razorbacks were leading 21-3.  But then the rain clouds showed up.

D.J. Williams

It got so bad that they delayed the game for about an hour and made everyone leave the stands due to lightning.  We waited it out and came back only to have the game delayed again.  We just decided to leave.  Not only was it raining but it was a little chilly too.

Tyler Wilson

Tyler Wilson came in the game for Ryan Mallett after the first rain delay.  Evidently, Mallett has injured his shoulder.  

Greg Childs

Even though the weather turned bad, we had a great time and the Hogs won.  It shouldn't mean much to beat Ole Miss but they have actually beat us the last two years, so it was a good win!

Assignment #3 - Portrait

When my photography instructor told us that our assignment for this week was a portrait, I knew I was in trouble.  I DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO TAKE A PORTRAIT OF!!  

Since Brad refuses to let me take a shot of him, I had to use Spatz as my subject.  This is the one I submitted:

My instructor said it was great and her eyes were stunning!  Someone else in the class asked if she was a Russian Blue which surprised me a little since I made it black and white.  

I shot this in Aperture Priority with an ISO of 6400 and a shutter speed of 1/1000.  The ISO should have been way too high for the time of day (it was about 9:30 on a sunny Sunday morning) so I assume this is a little grainy but I think she is pretty sharp and my instructor didn't mention it so maybe not.

My Cat Spatz

I took some shots of Spatz this morning.  Surprisingly, she acted like she didn't mind too much.  With my old camera, she turned out purple in some pictures but in these she looks like she should - a dark blueish grey.

Brad and I can't believe how much we like this cat.  She drives us crazy so much of the time, but the rest of the time she makes us laugh so we allow her to stay!  

She loves to spend time outside when the weather is nice but as soon as it starts getting cooler, she will want to stay in most of the time.   And she pretty much gets to do whatever she wants!

I'm still trying to figure out manual on my camera.  I shot these in Aperture Priority but the only thing I changed was ISO which I set at 6400.  I don't think that is where it should be set for morning light, but I don't really know.  It seemed darker with the ISO set lower.

My friend Dawn is going to help me with my camera tomorrow so hopefully the manual mode will start coming together for me.

Assignment #2 - Nature

For the second assignment in my photography class, we were to photograph nature and we were supposed to start using any of the four manual settings.  I didn't really like this weeks assignment.  For one, I didn't have much time this week.  For two, I didn't know what to photograph for nature.  And for three, I have no idea how to use the manual settings in my camera!  Like NO idea!


I just used landscape mode again and turned in the two following photos.

The Flowering Quince in our backyard

YEP! The spider again!

Depth of field was something he wanted us to pay attention to and both of these photos showed that.   I know what that is but I don't know how to get it.

I thought about turning in this photo:

Pine tree in my office parking lot

Or this one that Brad liked:

The Crepe Myrtle by our front door

I am going to have to find time to figure out how to work my camera.  I guess I thought this class would teach me, but it's really not.  I'm still learning a lot though.

Pinnacle Mountain

Brad and I took a quick trip to Pinnacle Mountain one day after work last week.  We hurried to the top on the "easy" side so I could take a few pictures.  

We really only had time to get just a couple of shots.   By the time we got back down to the bottom, it was basically dark.  I wish it didn't get dark until 8:00 every day of the year! 

I hope we have a chance to go back out there a time or two in the next few weeks. It should be perfect weather for mountain climbing.

For class this week, I have to photograph nature.  AND use all manual settings on my camera so who knows how this assignment will turn out!   I erroneously thought photography would at least be easier than golf!!