Fun times ahead for you and the puppy. Great opportunities for excellent photos.
Have fun and post more.

Love the close-up. Great clarity and color. The touch of snow in the background adds to the composition.
Thanks for sharing.

Shows that the next best shot could be at any moment. A lesson for us all to remember.
Very interesting shot. Thanks for sharing.

Great and unique. Another reason to visit the Ugly Hedgehog site. Motivation to try something new. Thanks for sharing.

Very interesting composure of the beaver in the background. Lighting is perfect.
I like the photo. Made me think a bit.

Great shot of the hummer in flight

Very nice work. Lighting is perfect.
Photographing wildlife is difficult.

I just completed a photo and slide scanning project. The scanning of the slides was very slow. 4 slides per scan took approximately 3 minutes. The loading and unloading the slides also takes time. For some reason I noticed more smudges on the flat bed screen when working with slides. Spent a good amount of time cleaning glass. I did not have this issue when scanning photos.
As mentioned before a process to choose just the best slides would have saved me time and effort. My slides are family snapshots from years past. I scanned every slide just to have a complete set.
Early in the scan process I had a sample of the scanned slides professional printed. I am overall pleased with the quality of most of the older slides. For $150 you can get a decent Epson scanner. Do you have the time?

NATO conferences are very interesting. There is an element of peaceful protesters accompanied by hardline anti socialists. This girl was very reserved and her message is similar to the Peace and love of the 1960's movement.
One block away on Wabash avenue the protesters were very aggressive and looking to cause destruction

Nice family shot. I'm in the process of scanning old photos and just finished the early Christmas days. Brings back great memories.
This photo will still be a family favorite 20 years from now

Photo from a past NATO meeting in Chicago.
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