tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-923244004963262945.post-63184333576201312292008-04-03T08:14:00.001-05:002008-04-03T08:15:40.643-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/__jWb_PxFSt0/R_TYZ5glMjI/AAAAAAAAADA/PbdzhYdHp_4/s1600-h/DSC_0278.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/__jWb_PxFSt0/R_TYZ5glMjI/AAAAAAAAADA/PbdzhYdHp_4/s320/DSC_0278.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185007010456089138" /></a><br />I am back at home base after a trip to Nashville and from there to Fletcher, North Carolina to attend the Parelli weekend there. The Parelli weekend was the bait that daughter Echo used to get me to come down for another visit. We had a blast, but all too short. I was able to play with the new camera (a Nikon D80) that I had been saving and trading older cameras to acquire. The low light, inside, and lots of action made getting a nice shot interesting. Boosting the ISO to the max helped and by day two, I was getting some acceptable shots. Next I will read the manual and fine tune what I found out by experimenting. The 75 -300mm lens really could reach out and touch someone as well. More later today on drawing and horses, but first I have some actual “job” chores to catch up on.bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16769913144930997567noreply@blogger.com