Mum’s Day 08

This year, we wanted to do something special for the Moms, so Sandy and I planned a five-course meal for lunch. Then Jimi got involved and kicked it up a notch … or should I say 6 notches. The menu became very complex! I had visions of Hell’s Kitchen. It took days to prepare for the event. Happily everything came together without any blood being drawn. Thanks to everyone who pitched in: the cooks, servers, platers, dishwashers, photographers and of course, the Moms.

Wow we have enough leftovers for the rest of the week!

By the way, happy birthday Cait!

Cameras & Photography

I’m often asked what camera to buy…to which I usually reply, I don’t know! I don’t walk around with a digital camera encyclopedia in my pocket.

Any decent camera will take good photos. You have to learn the strengths and weaknesses of the camera and work around/with them.

Here are some shots from my 1st digital camera, a Toshiba PDR-M5 2.1MP from 2000. Now that was a bad camera. The autofocus was terrible, the exposure equally as bad. Certainly by today’s standards the technical quality leaves a bit to be desired. But these are decent photos.

My point is it’s not the camera that makes the difference. It’s learning the principles of light. Photo = Light, Graph = Recording. Photography is the recording of light.

BTW I have a lot to learn yet.

Burds Nest

While I was out of town, Sandy called me up one night asking why I cut the screen on the window. I had no idea what she was talking about, but when I got home I noticed the large gap in the screen and assumed it was from the windy nights.

This morning Sandy spotted the problem…