Watermark

  Well, it looks like the third watermark won out. 

  Thanks so much to all who voted! 

  Also, I'm probably not going to post for a bit; our computer is somewhat in the progress of crashing, so we're having to back up all our stuff and do a factory restore. Therefore, I've had to deactivate my PSE for the time being, so I can't really edit/watermark any of my photos. Ick! 

  Oh, and I've also added another tab along the top (if you haven't noticed already). I've created a "blog" email, and so I've put it there for questions or suggestions. I'd love to hear from you!

  Anyway, it may be a while, so don't give up on me!

Pamela Topping Giveaway

Pamela Topping has wonderful actions and I love her necklace! The ladies at Paper Heart Camera are giving away a gift card and necklace here.

New Watermark

    So, I've gotten somewhat tired of the watermark I have now, and I thought it would be fun to change it around a bit.
    I've come up with four different ones, and I've decided to let you all decide.
    Here they are, just plain:

    And here they are on pictures:

    So, vote away! I'm going to leave it open until January 5, midnight.

Farmgirl Giveaway

Jenna at Feminine Farmgirl is having a giveaway!

My New Toy

    First of all, I hope all of you had a wonderful Christmas; I know my family and I did. 

    Second, I wanted to tell you about my new toy!

    I've been wanting an external flash for a while now, and with my birthday and Christmas money, I was finally able to by it!

    Meet my Nikon Speedlight SB-600!

    Oh, and did I mention I'm loving it?

    Here are some comparisons of it compared to the in-camera flash; the captions tell which are which. 

In-Camera Flash

External Flash

In-Camera Flash

External Flash; I know this isn't exactly the same as the other one, but he would not
stay still!

In-Camera Flash

External Flash

In-Camera Flash

External Flash

    For the record, all of the sets were taken in the exact same lighting conditions. Isn't it amazing? Also, I didn't edit any of the pictures. 

    Nikon has no clue who I am. They are not paying me for this, and it's posted strictly on my own experiences with the flash. 

Marshmellows

    Every year at Christmas, there are a few "big" things that our family values doing together:
    One, we always read our Christmas cards together.
    Two, we always decorate cookies on Christmas Eve together.
    And three, we always put up the tree together; which, by the way, has gotten a lot more fun to do with each other since we got the tree where the branches just fold down, instead of the one where it's color and number coded (tension tended to run a little high).
    Anyway, when we put up the Christmas tree together, we always talk about the ornaments, when, and on occasion, why we bought them.
    While I have many favorites, the marsh-mellows are my all time favorites.

My parents; I love the way the composition turned out! (If I do say so myself!)

However, the Star Trek ones rank right up there too!