Christmas Party 2006

Sara flew in from Yuma Arizona. She ended up on the floor drunk-texting her ex.

Kids young and old enjoy my fire.

The neighbor's pecan tree, "painted" with a 2 million candlepower rechargeable spotlight during a long exposure.

Fire is cool.

Trying out my new flash combined with a long exposure, to balance the ambient light.

Rare Item Spotted At BestBuy

Not an easy camera to find these days. If I had $600 to spend I would have bought it as a spare.
I checked the date of manufacture and saw that it was built in Nov 2002, making it a year older than mine.
Must have been buried deeeep in the warehouse.

Thanks, Chris!

The mailman brought me something very nice today.
The flash unit is the one designed for my camera, and it works beautifully.
Thanks a million, Chris!

Christmas Day Tricks

Steven jumps over Aaron while his board passes underneath.

DPOTD At Steve's Digicams

My photo "Waiting To Cross Over" is today's Digital Photo Of The Day at Steve's Digicams, a popular site for camera reviews.
I now have a 1 in 31 chance at winning a nice Samsung/Pentax DSLR with a fine Schneider-Kreuznach 50-200mm zoom lens, or a Samsung point and shoot for Sylvia in the monthly contest.
And to think I was angry when the guy walked into my shot.

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Update: This photo just won a different contest at my railroad forum.
See it here.

The Alamo At Christmastime

(Click on all photos to enlarge)
This is a horizontal-format version of our Christmas card this year.
The couple taking a photo is unique to this exposure, and I'm sorry but you can't see the top of the 55' tall HEB tree unless you're on our list and got a print in the mail.