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This is an image I took at around 5:10 pm last night.  I took it for my 365 project.  I was driving past what is left of the duck pond and what little light remained revealed these two geese standing in the little pond.  I just caught a glimpse of them but I thought I might be able to capture an image.

So I made a U-turn and then found a place to park, walked about three blocks with camera and tripod in hand.  Dodged on coming traffic but got this image.  I’m glad I did.

Photo Specs:  Nikon D3S | Nikon 28 – 300 mm lens | ISO 200 1.6 sec. @ f10

I added a little drama to the original image.   I duplicated the layer, changed the blend mode to “multiply.”  Then I added a mask and painted out the effect to show the geese in a better light.

I have more Galena images to show but I departed from that shoot today because of two wonderful emails I received yesterday.  One from a dear friend from Waterloo.  We’ve been friends for 35 years and even though we rarely get together when we do it’s like we’ve been together every day.  Anyway John just sent a nice email that sparked a few more between us. 🙂

My friend Andreas (whom I’ve referred to many times on this blog) also sent a very nice email thanking me for mentioning his blog and some personal thoughts on the election and photography.

Andreas also had a 365 project and he felt that it was more about producing a picture (quantity) as opposed to a great image (quality.)  Plus he said it got to be a real struggle.

I can understand that.  It is a self-imposed pressure and sometimes I do take a picture just to have one done.  But the thing I’ve noticed (and I’m only a little over 3 months into it) is that so far I’ve captured images that I otherwise might not have taken if I didn’t have the image of the day to shoot.

So at least for now it is doing what I wanted it to do.  I am thankful for my friends.    And for my friend Betty, thanks for your comment yesterday,  I am thankful for your continued support of my blog as well.  Remember to vote today please.

I hope we all make the right choice for the sake of our country.  Thanks for stopping by and be careful.