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Buy the The Camera Lens Mug at the Photojojo Store!

I was checking photography tips on saw a post on these cool coffee mugs. Trippy!

Got my 60D from Amazon after my 10 day rental period.  I got a $200 discount which makes up for the cost of the rental. Now I can really get to discovery and open up my inner photographer. :) Of course, I am in the process of finding a walkabout lens for it since I got the DSLR body only because the kit lens are not so great for the moola.

Happy Monday

Another great weekend. I finished another hat while visiting with my cousins, aunt and uncle. Turns out we're having them over for Thanksgiving so it looks like we'll have a group of 11 right now.

I'm getting back to normal duties like laundry and straightening up although I did treat my car to a badly needed wash, wax and thorough interior cleaning. Maybe if my week goes well, I can take it for a nice spin on Friday.

Kings are doing really well so far. Tonight they play San Jose which is always a good matchup. 

I finished another hat to add to the gift pile.



I started another hat....gotta have enough for Christmas giving....

I had fun playing with the Canon 60D so much I ordered one over the weekend. I even got it for $200 less regular price and I think it was worth the rental. My new camera should arrive Nov. 17th which is much faster than I expected.

Too much going on, gotta help Josh finish up his presentation and rehearse over and over to be ready for Friday.

Lovely Friday

More picture taking today at the beach (Torrance beach) where the kids played in the waves and enjoyed the mild weather.

Editing

It's been a long time since I really had to do some more editing beyond levels etc. Lighting is so important and I am constantly working on that.

Yesterday, the kids had Veterans' Day off plus Friday to make a nice 4 day weekend. I kept the kids really busy too; the first half of the day Kat came over and we drove to Toyota Sports Center where the Kings practice and spent about a hour there watching the players. Joshua really wanted to head to the other rink for the public skate and I had to postpone that for another time since he didn't have all his warm weather gear and helmet.



We then went over to Main St in El Segundo where there is a yarn store called the Slipt Stitch. I bought 2 skeins for Noro and browsed. Further down the street we stopped for lunch and Rock n Brew for some burgers and pizza.

After lunch, we drove to El Segundo beach where the kids tried their helicopter launchers and ran around. It was a gorgeous day and very empty except for a handful of people and occasional bicyclists/skaters.

That brings me back to my topic of editing. I take a lot of pictures and with kids there is rarely a picture of them where they both are looking at me and smiling. So that's where the photoshop comes in. I should practice more but I managed okay after a couple of bad attempts.



This is the photo I want to use but Tyler's eyes are closed.



This second photo, Tyler looks good so I will snag his face.


Invasion of the face snatchers....



Pasted on the original photo, edit levels and shadows and voila!!
A great photo.

More from the D60

A spider I spotted on my walk home.







Monday at the beach.



Last installment on my sock yarn club.

Tip A King

11-7-10

Kathy and I had a great time at Tip A King where we get to meet LA Kings players, play silly games and get a photo/autograph.

With Drew Doughty. Such a cutie!

Also goofing off in the photo booth with Matt Greene was really fun!


We didn't really know what to expect and I thought we might squeeze in about 3 players in the 3 hour period but it was well-organized so we got about 10 players, coaches and announcers. Each player was about $5 with the photo booth at $10 and Kathy did the play by player with Hall of Famer Bob Miller with the DVD of her experience!

Definitely gonna do this next year!! :)

Happy Anniversary

Fourteen years ago, Hector and I were married on a gorgeous day. The years we've been together have been wonderful and I look forward to many many more!!

Tonight we are celebrating as a family and having Chinese food. Can't wait!