Since I’ve taken to the hobby of photography, I thought I might take another photography class (the last one I took was in 2002). I also thought I might start posting the photos here on my blog. To liven things up a bit, I’ll post some highlights of one roll of film at a time.
Click the larger image to the right to see the album, or the square thumbnails to see a larger version of that photograph.
This first roll was taken at “the pond” where we waterski here in Eugene.
Maybe I need to quit blogging since I only get into it once a month or so. I’d rather figure out a reason to post more often. Maybe photography, we’ll see… In the last month or so, I’ve picked up my first DSLR camera, a Digital Rebel, and taken to photography as a hobby rather than a passing interest.
Also, like 2 months ago, I signed up for a Flickr account, mostly for a class project. I was going to make some mediocre review of the service, maybe try out Smugmug and Picasa, figure out which one to sign up for the “Pro” version of. Well I realized how many people I know on flickr (several), versus Smugmug (one), versus Picasa (one), and had to go to Flickr by default.
That said, I like the rich feel of Smugmug better, especially the function of the site on the Wii’s integrated browser. I also like the fact that it’s owned by neither Yahoo nor Google. On the other hand, being backed by Yahoo or Google may be a good thing, since neither one is likely to vanish into the night. But still, the ubiquity of Flickr, the reasonable price for the “Pro” upgrade, and the fact that more people I know use it, I had to go with Flickr.
Yadda yadda yadda, here are some samples of the photos I’ve taken (besides the one of me), and also a link to my flickr account.
Started writing this shorly after president’s weekend, and never finished (blockquoted for no good reason):
Last weekend Erin and I went our second skiing adventure. First going to Mt Hood Ski Bowl, and then meeting bits of my family and friends at Anthony Lakes for 2 days. This trip was a ton of fun, and also my nephew got to go skiing for his first time. Check the Pictures page for photos.
About a month ago I went on a solo skibum adventure to Mt Hood (Ski Bowl and Cooper Spur), and one of my tire chains broke.
A few weeks ago I went skiing with a friend to Mt Bachelor and got a flat tire on our way back to town (his fault, but I’m not one to point fingers).
The next Friday, I went to Les Schwab and they set me up with a replacement tire and new set of chains for no cost.
Tuesday morning I found ants in my room in THREE places, this set me back about an hour.
Then yesterday I got a flat tire on my bicycle.
I’ve also been finding myself sleeping in and/or falling asleep in class lately.
And to top it all off, Erin and I both walked away from NRQ’s Pray for Snow Party with some free ski apparel last night again.
So blah.