March 8, 2009 What a day we had yesterday weather wise. The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice. All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing. I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo. I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap. She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.

This is a gallery of my attempt to take a photo a day in 2009. Sometimes my photos relfect just ordinary events of the day, sometimes they are more creative. I started this project so that my camera could come out of it's bag on a regular basis. I am currently using a Nikon D90 and a Canon G10 for all the images posted here. Comments and critiques are always welcomed, or if you don't want to leave a comment you can simply select a photo rank of Yeah or Neah by placing your mouse over the image and clicking on the red thumbs down or green thumbs up.

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Dianne M. Ward > March 29, 2009

"The Early Bird Catches the Worm"

I was sitting on my front stairs enjoying the nice spring day with my dog. I saw the Robin in my yard, i went inside to get my camera, anticipating that the bird would probably be gone when I returned. I was pleasantly surprised to see her still standing there, so I started to try and get a shot of her when she reached down and pulled up this worm. She was pretty far away from me and the reach of my camera so this is an extreme crop.

Dianne M. Ward > March 28, 2009

I am really struggling to get back into a creative mode for capturing my daily photo. It was so easy to find photos every day in Ireland, not so easy now that I am back home.

This is a wall hanging in my home. The sun created some neat shadows on the wall behind it, however, it really came to life in the post processing. I used a combination of filters from Topaz Adjust and Nik Color Efex to get this effect, which almost looks metallic to me.

Dianne M. Ward > March 27, 2009

Yes another shot from Ireland, this one was taken out of the bus window as we headed towards the town of Killarney. The brown landscape and setting sun really set the tone for this. It was strange to see brown after all the lush green fields I had passed during the day.

Thank you all for the posts on yesterday's photo, greatly appreciated.

Dianne M. Ward > March 26, 2009

Another Irish post today, but this time out of the city! This was taken at the Rock of Cashel, the castle was behind me, when I looked over the wall I was pleasantly surprised to see the sheep there.

After being away for 10 days, I am swamped both at home and work and have had no time to get out and take pictures. Hopefully this weekend I can get back in the swing of things.

Dianne M. Ward > March 25, 2009

I did get out and take some pictures yesterday, but they were terrible, nothing post worthy. So I am posting another picture from Ireland that I processed last night. This was a music store across the street from Trinity College, which is reflected in the glass. The wax figures of U2 are a bit dated, Bono had a lot of hair back in the 80's :-). U2 is one of my favorite bands, so I had to get a picture of this.

Dianne M. Ward > March 24, 2009

This was a street vendor in Dublin. I loved the posters and he couldn't have posed more perfectly if I had asked him.

I am still trying to get back in the swing of things after my trip. I need to get caught up on all your photos, I have missed so much. I am back filling my dailies with one shot from each day that I was away. I need to work on my workflow, I am a bit overwhelmed with the amount of photos I need to go through.

Have a great day!

Dianne M. Ward > March 16, 2009

While traveling on the bus to Cork, we went through some of the most beautiful landscapes I have ever seen. I took this through the bus window, for me, this is how I always pictured Ireland to look like.

Dianne M. Ward > March 14, 2009

After a long day of travel, we arrived in Dublin at 6:00am (2:00 am Eastern Time). We hit the ground running and were at the Guinness Brewery by 11:00. The area around the factory really reminded me of a scene from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. The brewery was ok, we all had a good time, we learned how to pour the perfect pint of the Guinness. Didn't care for the taste of it though, a little strong for my liking.

Dianne M. Ward > March 17, 2009

I have always been fascinated by the Titanic tragedy, from the time I was very young, long before Leo & Kate! I think that I have read every book available and have watched almost every movie made about this. So I was thrilled to be in the exact spot where Titanic last visited before leaving for America. This is an artifact from the ship which was in the Cobh Titanic exhibit.

It's good to be back from my trip, I have so many photos to weed through. It was a GREAT trip, Ireland is a beautiful country that I would definitely like to return to someday.

Dianne M. Ward > March 13

Ireland Bound.....

My daughter and I begin our trip today, this will be my last daily until I return. I will have lots of pictures to share when I return and will have to get caught up on all of your dailies. I think I am going to go through pc/blackberry withdrawal while away :D!

Dianne M. Ward > March 12, 2009

"Rainy Days and Mondays always get me down......... "

Early post this morning, I am wide awake at 3:00am thinking about all the things I need to do today to get ready for my trip on Friday. Little time for photography again yesterday, this is just a quick shot I grabbed while at lunch.

Dianne M. Ward > March 11, 2009

This is just a quick shot of what I hope is my last wintery scene for the year :D!. I expect to be seeing lots of "green" very soon! The trees were really glistening in the morning sun yesterday after the lovely snow storm on Monday.

Thank you for all the wonderful comments on my picture yesterday!

Dianne M. Ward > March 10, 2009

Another shot from my visit to the zoo on Saturday. I didn't have any time yesterday to take any pictures. I am leaving for Ireland on Friday so this is a very busy week for me as I try to wrap up lose ends in work and prepare for the trip.

Dianne M. Ward > March 9, 2009

My nephew John, #32, and his teammates at their basketball playoff game. They gave a good hustle but unfortunately lost the game and did not move up to the next level. There is always next year.

On a side note, what a difference a day makes! We had the most incredible weather here this weekend, beautiful warm sunny days. Today back to winter, expecting 3-4 inches of snow to fall.

Dianne M. Ward > March 8, 2009

What a day we had yesterday weather wise. The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice. All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing. I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo. I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap. She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.

March 8, 2009

What a day we had yesterday weather wise. The temperature hovered around 60 degrees, it was so nice. All the snow that fell on Monday is quickly disappearing. I have been eager to give my new 70-300 lens a test run so I headed off to the zoo. I think even the animals were enjoying the wonderful spring day, they seemed to be more active than usual. I was lucky to catch this cheetah as she was getting ready to settle down for a nap. She went through her cleaning routine then struck this pose, then curled up and went to sleep. I was surprised at how this well this came out considering it was shot through a filthy glass window.