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Forester321

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I'm doing 22 things
  

How I did it
How to learn to use my DSLR Camera
It took me
6 months
It made me
Accomplished

How I did it: At this point, I feel like I have a good command of using my dSLR camera.  Taking the class helped a lot.  Having it in my hand almost constantly during vacation,was essential.  If you want to get good at somethng, you have to do it a lot.  While, I want to develop my skills further, I am marking this goal as done Read how I did it…

May 19, 05:21PM PDT | 0 comments | 14 cheers


How to learn Polish
It took me
180 days
It made me

How I did it: I’m declaring this goal done.  I don’t think I can speakPolish well, but better than 8 months ago.  The lessons brought me to a point and gave me a good basic vocabulary.  After hearing Amania’s family talk for a week, I could generally pick up on the gist of the conversation but not the specifics.  I managed to make my first joke in Polish.  (While showing a photo of a Lenin statue I said in Polish “Le… Read how I did it…

May 11, 02:12PM PDT | 0 comments | 20 cheers


How to take a photography course
It took me
42 days
It made me
Feel accomplished

How I did it: Tonight I graduated from the 6 week photo class I took at a local photography studio.  It was a good experience and has me no longer shooting on "full automatic." My camera's manual controls are taking a bit of getting used to but I am hoping that two weeks in Poland with Amania will give me enough opportunities to take photos, that as Bob1623 says, the camera feels like a natural extension of my arm.  When I shot with my old 35… Read how I did it…

Apr 25, 06:26PM PDT | 1 comment | 38 cheers


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To record 5 things in which I find joy every day (read all 617 entries…)
615. Carousel

1. Getting an estimate to “fix the windows on the back of the house”
2. Listening to an interesting episode of This American Life
3. A productive day at work
4. Pomegranate flavored Honest Tea
5. Ghost Army – A PBS documentary about a US Army troop who created the illusion of troops where none existed in WWII.

May 21, 05:37PM PDT | 4 cheers | 0 comments


To record 5 things in which I find joy every day (read all 617 entries…)
614. Cotton candy

1. Doing a slide show of travel photos for colleagues
2. Getting to the gym on a Monday
3. Photos in my in-box
4. Vanilla latte and an oatmeal cookie
5. Quiet time at home

American fair-food

May 20, 04:28PM PDT | 17 cheers | 0 comments


Photograph a carnival at night
Ferris wheel

This was fun and a good opportunity to play with different shutter speeds while photographing still vs moving objects at night. It took almost ninety photos, many of which are just blurs. I got some nice photos to use for posts etc. I also got to talk with one of the workers for a while and was even approached by a teenager who asked if I was available to “shoot for her Sweet 16 party.” It’s nice to be asked, but I prefer to keep this as my avocation.

May 20, 01:12PM PDT | 13 cheers | 0 comments


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