Ha - Camera Shy Already

Sign that I'm taking too many pictures? LOL!

My Favorite Picture from Today

I think this is my favorite picture from today. It was difficult to pick a favorite. Between Ray and I, we took about 250 pictures! LOL! It was a nice walk on the Cedar River Trail, and the weather was sunny and warm.

This picture is from one of the trees by the Renton Community Center, and taken with my new camera.

And another comparison...

This final comparison shows how the new camera blurs the backgrounds. Very cool effect. On the top is the picture from my old camera, and the bottom is from my new camera. My old camera seems to have more vibrant colors, but the new camera has more detail and more focus on the objects.

You can click on the pictures to see bigger pictures.

More Pictures...

Above is more pictures from today's shoot. The top, again, is from my old point and shoot, and the bottom is from the new camera. On this one, the top seems like a better picture...the dandelion is so white, and it's composed better. I did use the macro settings on both shots. I think the pictures were taken from slightly different angles, too.

You can click on the pictures to get a bigger view.

New Camera

I got a new camera, it arrived on Friday. Ray and I went out today to take some pictures, I thought I would take a few pictures with the new camera, and try to take the same with my old camera for comparison.

Above, the first picture is from my old point and shoot camera, and the below is from my new camera. Quite a difference in the picture quality.

You can click on the pictures to get a bigger view.

Weekend

We got some good weather this weekend. Ray grilled (buffalo steaks, beef steaks, asparagus), and we let the kitties out for a supervised run. I took a long-ish walk around the neighborhood. It felt great to get out in the sun!

Pic above is of BL loving up to the side of the wall. It appears she's peeking out at me.

Happy Easter!

Easter Domos - found at Target.

Birthday Morning Means Donuts!

Chuck's Donut shop, up in the Renton Highlands, has been around for many years. I remember going there when I was still living at home, and one of my sisters worked there in high school. They always had the best donuts, and they still do (in my opinion!) My favorite is the maple bar, which has wonderful frosting.

When I was working 4-10 hour days, I would have Fridays off. Chloe and I would get donuts before I took her to school on Friday. It was a nice little tradition that had to come to an end when I went back to work 5 days a week. Nowadays, we like to go to Chuck's when we can (which isn't often). It's been relegated to a special treat.

So for Chloe's birthday breakfast, she wanted to go to Chuck's. I got my maple bar, and she got her chocolate bar and sprinkle donut. Ray got two chocolate twisty ones. I really miss going every week!

Chloe's Birthday

We celebrated Chloe's birthday last Friday night (the 3rd). We took a few family members to Red Robin for dinner, and then to a movie - Monsters vs. Aliens 3D. Dinner was fun, it was nice to see everyone enjoying themselves. Chloe opened some presents, and the waiters sang to her and gave her a sundae. I got to have my favorite RR dinner - Cajun Clucks and Fries, and shared them with Ray (you can see his fingers in the pic above - hee).

After dinner, I gave everyone their 3D glasses, and we had a good time trying them on. Below is Chloe with her auntie at the movie theater. It was a pretty funny movie, we all liked it. The glasses were just a bonus. LOL!

Testing it out

My sister told me about an iPhone app (Blogpress) that makes it easy to post from your phone. So I'm testing it out. So far, I think maybe uploading pics may be a little tricky, but just posting seems to be easy.


-- Post From My iPhone

April Fool's Day

It wasn't an April Fool's Day joke, we really had snow in April. I could see it coming down pretty thick from my office on the 43rd floor. Amazing...

I didn't have really any tricks played on me yesterday, but one of the Facebook apps tried to fool me. Little do they know that I really AM related to Barack Obama... ha ha!!