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It’s Beginning to Look a Lot….

It's Beginning to Look a Lot....
Photo-A-Day #1334

I think my weakest photography skill is using the manual settings on the camera in low light. I experiment over and over yet I am not fully aware of exactly what I am doing. I have been taking the tripod out and using it each night to get some nice outdoor shots. That is primarily due to getting home when it is dark and leaving for work when it is dark. So I’ll be taking more photos at night.

This one is of my mom’s little ceramic white tree with multicolored lights on it. They did not get that burst of light like the outdoor lights, I’m not sure whether it was the type of light or that there was too much light in the room. I took a photo of the tree at some point in my Photo-A-Day career, I’ll have to go back over it. Surrounding the tree on the sideboard is an army of Santas of all shapes and sizes. There is even a Troll doll one.

In Blogging news, Pownce is closing up shop. I used Pownce a little bit and had my posts automatically go there from Utterli but that was about it. What Pownce is doing right is they are allowing you to export your posts. I’ll probably import them into Google Is Not God, that is my catch all for things that are random. Twitter is the big winner now and so is Facebook. Speaking of Facebook I’ve been playing a bunch of the games and inviting my friends but many people are not accepting the invites. I’d really like to be able to play the higher levels of the games but I can’t do that without a gang, squad, crew or whatnot. You don’t have to play. I get a dozen or so requests each day for lil green plant, I accept them and move on.

In a better use of my facebook time however I have found some old friends from way back and have started making some very good connections with people. I may have even gotten some readers for the blog. If you came from Facebook leave a comment and say hello.

Last night I put together my 2009 Photo-A-Day Calendar. In my haste to get it up and done by December 1st I forgot one piece from last year’s Calendar in the Lulu version. There are no titles for the photos nor a title on the front of the calendar. Today I made another calendar on Zazzle.com. This one has the titles and the cover title but the amount that I get as a reseller is less than the lulu cut. Since I am giving my proceeds, all of my proceeds, to the Relay For Life I’d encourage you to buy the Lulu.com version if you were so inclined. But if you want the Zazzle version that is cool too because every donation counts no matter the size. Another thing with Zazzle, there are always coupon codes that you can use like CYBERZSHIP08 for free shipping no matter how much you order, so in that case you can get an “I’m Not A Famous Blogger T-Shirt” too. A perfect Christmas gift for that ironic blogger in your family.

Come back tomorrow as I announce the winners of the Edge Tech Digital Photo Frame Contest.

BenSpark’s 2009 Photo-A-Day Calendar

Back by popular demand is the yearly Photo-A-Day calendar. I wasn’t sure if I was going to do one but I received quite a few requests to make one. Last year I raised money for the Machinski Family by selling my 2008 Photo-A-Day calendars. This year I am raising money for The Relay for Life. Allison is a team captain and both of us will be participating along with Eva.

I ran a little contest to help me choose the 12 best photos for the calendar. I received a lot of great suggestions and I took many of them. I also picked a few that I really liked. I created the calendar at lulu.com again and it is easy for you to order. Here are the photos that make up the calendar.

Daddy Ducky... PAD #1161
Sky in New England - PAD #1012 Meerkat at the Zoo - PAD #1009 Editables... PAD #1166
Frog Prince PAD #1163 Beach Babes... PAD #1144 Life is like... PAD #1164
Waves crash... PAD #1135 Black Eye Cool Blue... PAD #1079
The other side of the glass Up 'Round the Bend Saturation... PAD #1190

So, who won a copy of the calendar?

Congratulations to Anna of Beth & Cory’s Mom

Order you calendar today. $20.00 each + shipping.

I also made the calendar available at Zazzle for $20.00 + shipping.

If you are interested in just making a straight donation to our Relay for Life Team you can do so through paypal, (until my team page is ready).





Also, please help spread the word: Twitter, FaceBook, anywhere and everywhere.